Pigment Pressing Tutorial

[ColourMyDreams]

Sorry for bringing this to the top again, but the alcohol suggested...is it basically rubbing alcohol?

Thanks

 

[glamvixen]

i have been trying to figure out how to press my pigments and ta-da here is an awesome tutorial. thanks a lot for taking the time to post this tutuorial!

 

[electrostars]

where did you get the little scoopers/spatulas? XD hah

 

[kalikka]

Just a warning, but I tried pressing Make-up Forever's Star Powder and it did not work well at all. It crumbled back into a powder as soon as my brush touched it. I think it might be too finely milled to be pressed. Good news is my pressed MAC pigments turned out beautifully!

 

[rnsmelody]

thanks for the help! here is the outcome of my pigment pressing marathon! the only failure i had was the lovely lily. but the rest turned out great for me! i cant wait to do more.. i just ran out of pans thou.

 

[foxyqt]

rnsmelody~ they look perfect!!

 

[MACActress]

Last night I pressed all of the She Shines pigments except the repromotoes, Shimmertime, and Dazzleray. It worked =D No surprising color changes there either. Now I think I'm going to try and make some combinations of pigments.

 

[juniperstar]

i like the green palette in the clear container. after its in the palette and dried...does it work exactly the same as a regular eyeshadow? thx

 

[pugmommy7]

I tried my first time tonight.
I did 6 mac pigments and 3 bare escentuals(i hope they take!).
i am going to post pics and let yall know how they turn out.
all this time i thought they HAD to be pressed in a c-clamp. I am happy enough to have them as they are. I am so excited to get more to press!

edit:
the mac did great!(old gold,gold dusk,sunpepper,blue brown,apricot pink,violet) they all did great but one of the 3 BE did not.

sincerely renee crumbled as soon as the brush touched it.
the others(flamenco,and another purple... have done great so far. I think I will stick to MAC for this though

anyone know the link to the lj page with the pigs that will work and won't?

 

[charismaticlime]

Amazing job, rnsmelody! Kinda makes you wonder how many eyeshadows you can make using one jar of pigment

 

[MzEmo]

do you use any kind of alcohol?

 

[duch3ss25]

wow, those looked great rnsmelody! i'll have to try pressing my piggies now. tho, anyone here can tell me where i can get the pans that will fit in the 15-pan palette? i've been searching at craft stores but have no luck so far.

 

[BlueRose]

wow great idea..thanks

 

[BlueRose]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnsmelody thanks for the help! here is the outcome of my pigment pressing marathon! the only failure i had was the lovely lily. but the rest turned out great for me! i cant wait to do more.. i just ran out of pans thou.

your outcome is

 

[lia_matos]

Quote:

Originally Posted by duch3ss25 wow, those looked great rnsmelody! i'll have to try pressing my piggies now. tho, anyone here can tell me where i can get the pans that will fit in the 15-pan palette? i've been searching at craft stores but have no luck so far.

If i'm not mistaken, Claire's eyeshadows, as well as Wet'n'wild ones, fit. You can buy them, remove the eyeshadows and use it.

 

[exgirlfriend]

eeeeeeep.

how pretty! (and helpful)

 

[iamlelilien]

I have a question... does this only work for pigments? I have two eyeshadows that I want to mix, would I be able to chip some out of each pan, mix them together and press it this way?

 

[heatherbear03]

I'm sure you can! I wouldn't know why not..I mix my pigments all the time.

 

[Malice]

mhh..you can try, but I think you should use a blender to mix them properly. The advantage is that eyeshadows have already some kind of binder, so they will likely be pressed

(not as pure mica, which refuses to hold in the pan

)

 

[asian_beauty]

in case you havent already you should check this out for which pigments are safe for your eyes, lips, body http://precautions.specktra.net/