Pressing pigments

littlepaperstars

littlepaperstars

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Originally Posted by brooke
what would you say about Pink Opal and Golden Olive? frosts right? they should be ok i think?

Yup, they should be fine! I'm putting together a list of what can and cannot be pressed
 
Sanne

Sanne

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Originally Posted by littlepaperstars
Yup, they should be fine! I'm putting together a list of what can and cannot be pressed


ooo great!! keep us updated!!
 
72Cosmo

72Cosmo

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Did you just put pigment in the eyeshadow pot, then add some alcohol and let it dry? Did it take a lot of pigment? Thanks. I would love to have violet, pink opal and all girl shadows..
 
Ada

Ada

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I'm bumping this thread-- any updates? I'm specifically wondering about mineral pigments like BE's. I bought a bunch of mineral pigment samples recently (not BE, actually, the brand is "Pure Luxe", but it's the same type of formula I think) and the colors are really great and I love them... but I'm just not a pigment person. I prefer the convenience (and less mess!) of regular shadows.

Has anyone successfully made pressed shadows out of mineral pigments? I'm concerned that the lack of binders and fillers-- which is a good thing for pigments!-- will prevent them from holding together.

Also-- is there somewhere you can buy empty eyshadow pans? Or do you have to wait until you use up old shadows and recycle those pans? I'm not close to using up any of mine, so I don't know what I'd even make these in...
 
mspixieears

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Fantastic work! I love the Violet pigment as an eyeshadow, what a gorgeous colour. Will be interesting to see what colours end up working out better etc. Can't wait to see how your experiment progresses!
 
littlepaperstars

littlepaperstars

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Originally Posted by Ada
I'm bumping this thread-- any updates? I'm specifically wondering about mineral pigments like BE's. I bought a bunch of mineral pigment samples recently (not BE, actually, the brand is "Pure Luxe", but it's the same type of formula I think) and the colors are really great and I love them... but I'm just not a pigment person. I prefer the convenience (and less mess!) of regular shadows.

Has anyone successfully made pressed shadows out of mineral pigments? I'm concerned that the lack of binders and fillers-- which is a good thing for pigments!-- will prevent them from holding together.

Also-- is there somewhere you can buy empty eyshadow pans? Or do you have to wait until you use up old shadows and recycle those pans? I'm not close to using up any of mine, so I don't know what I'd even make these in...

I've tried one BE matte e/s and it held up fine, but I didn't like the color payoff, and the way I had to sort of scrub with my brush to get enough pigment, but that's sort of how it is with mattes...I'd try the brand you mentioned, but I don't have any e/s of theirs.

I just buy milani pans and scrap out the e/s...W'N'W pans work too, but IMO they're filmsy and when you try to depot them, it's too easy to cut them...
 
glamella

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Pressed pigments and pressing pigments

I am so glad I found out how to do this on the specktra boards. I tried it out last night to see how it would turn out. This morning I was able to whiop out a 4-pan and apply them w/o the fuss. And they come out beautifully!

Now I have press the rest and buy more.
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bAbY_cHiCkEn01

bAbY_cHiCkEn01

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What are they like to apply? Are they very rich in color when applied or more subtle? Whats the color pay off compared to pot/pan eyeshadows?
 
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aznsmurfy

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ITA! It makes the pigments so much easier to use and way more convinient! I always worry that when they roll around the caps become loose and will spill. The color payoff is fantastic too because you can control a lot better how much pigment you want on the brushes, it really is fantastic. Less waste and the color payoff is M-Azing! lol Really, I'm not just bsing you, it's GOOD. It might seem more subtle, but I think that's only because you don't get as much on your brush at one time like if you dipped it in a jar. So the color is the same, you just pick up a little less of it so you can build on it. I was thanking God that I had pressed them because I was late to a meeting and needed to wear MU I just swiped on some Coco and I was good to go! I'd post swatches but I suck at taking the pics of it. hehe
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Sorry so long! xP
 
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aznsmurfy

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I just pressed it directly into the pan, but I suppose you could press them into empty e/s pans so they can be removeable/rearranged, or you could make a small pan out of heavy duty aluminum foil, dunno how well that would work, but at least it wouldn't be permanent.
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glamella

glamella

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I press mine directly into the pan, but mix them in a plastic container first. And the color payoff is fantastic. I jus tlove how easy it is compared to fumbling around w/ the loose jars and worrying about spilling.
 
scrapbookromance

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1) can you buy the empty metal pans to put in the palletes so that its not permanent?
2) about how much, in comparison to the amount of pigment in the jar, fits into a slot when pressing?
 
iheartjuppy

iheartjuppy

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Word of warning

I made four "shadows" from pigments last night, and all went well (see pic below). HOWEVER, I was cleaning up around the pans where there was a little spillage and swiped my (clean) Qtip into an adjacent pan where there was some pigment residue and it COMPLETELY removed the black plastic coating on the pan (leaving only the metal below). I didn't have alcohol on the Qtip or anything - just the alcohol that was mixed with the pigment I was cleaning up. This grossed me out to think that when I get to the bottom of the pressed pigments I made, I could possibly be applying plastic to my eye area. I think this may be a good incentive to use individual pans in MAC palettes (or use the CoverGirl palettes that have metal bottomed wells instead of plastic coated bottoms). The second row, second well in from the right is where the plastic came off...but the four "shadows" I made are great! (Dark Soul, Blue Storm, Naval Blue and Cornflower)

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aznsmurfy

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I used regular isopropyl alcohol
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I think it was like 70% alcohol or something, you can see it in one of the pictures. ^_^ I don't know if it matters though!
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HTH
 
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