legallyblond
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Oh God!I didn,t hear of pressing piggies before!That,s a great idea
Pressing pigments
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glitch
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monsta- yes it is rubbing alcohol.
This works very well. I've mixed many pigments and have made many unique looking colors. I just add some pigment, add a drop of alcohol,mix, and repeat that process until the pan is full.
warning: with some pigments, they are so finely milled that after pressing them, they are super fragile and crack/break quite easily.
This works very well. I've mixed many pigments and have made many unique looking colors. I just add some pigment, add a drop of alcohol,mix, and repeat that process until the pan is full.
warning: with some pigments, they are so finely milled that after pressing them, they are super fragile and crack/break quite easily.
ripmyheartoutx
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This looks funn!!
Can we just leave them mixed and let them dry in the sample jars?
Can we just leave them mixed and let them dry in the sample jars?
sallytheragdol
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I love pressing my pigments too, easier to just be able to open a four pan and have four different pigments at hand, PLUS it makes it much easier to use a bigger, fluffier brush(for highlighting or cheeks) with them. And I still get the superior texture, shimmer and....pigment of the pigments, but with the ease of a pressed pan eyeshadow. Granted, the pressed pigments are much softer and crumblier then regular e/s pans...but that doesn't really bother me much in general.
sallytheragdol
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You could definitely do that
| Originally Posted by ripmyheartoutx This looks funn!! Can we just leave them mixed and let them dry in the sample jars? |
You could definitely do that
sallytheragdol
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You could probably fill about four full sized(MAC) e/s pans with a jar of pigment, is my guess. and that's probably a somewhat low estimate. Makes sense if you look at the grams of a normal MAC e/s and the grams of a jar of pigment.
| Originally Posted by scrapbookromance 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? |
You could probably fill about four full sized(MAC) e/s pans with a jar of pigment, is my guess. and that's probably a somewhat low estimate. Makes sense if you look at the grams of a normal MAC e/s and the grams of a jar of pigment.
fireatwill
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rubbing alchohol
here_is_gone_88
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Why do you press pigments...
Im new to this but seriously addicted already...How do you press pigments. I get the alcohol part just why do you do it...for it to become an eyeshadow? Do you recomend it? Thanks ladies!
Im new to this but seriously addicted already...How do you press pigments. I get the alcohol part just why do you do it...for it to become an eyeshadow? Do you recomend it? Thanks ladies!
Piaqua
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I haven't done it, mainly because I lack the palettes for it right now. However, the reasoning behind it is: Pigments, while amazing, are a Pain in the A**! If you spill them, boom, a full jar is wasted. They're messy, no ifs ands or buts. Pressing eliminates the spill factor, as well as makes them a bit easier to put on the eye (by that I mean they don't fall all over your face, know what I mean?). There is a tutorial about this, and you can read all about it there:
http://www.specktra.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37188
http://www.specktra.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37188
here_is_gone_88
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Thank you so much!
katrina_chips
Member
MYy 12-pan palette
Just finished it yesterday. This is how it looks before setting with a heater(in cool setting)
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After turning the heater on for around 20 - 30 minutes, they are all set and ready to be used.
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Just finished it yesterday. This is how it looks before setting with a heater(in cool setting)
After turning the heater on for around 20 - 30 minutes, they are all set and ready to be used.
bellaetoile
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i finished one four pan palette and it turned out amazing. i need to find something larger, like the one pictured above, because i have 40 some pigments. i'm not going to press all of them, just the ones i use the most. i do it because i like being able to take them with me in my makeup bag, and not run the risk of the powder spilling everywhere. that would be a disaster and probably ruin my handbag, which would just about kill me. also, i find it easier to apply, simply sweeping my brush over a pressed pigment, similar to how you would an eyeshadow, versus dealing with loose powder once again, or using a mixing medium. so to answer that in a quick answer: simplicity and convenience.
fairytale22
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Yeah I definitely agree with this...but where you do find the metal pans? Or do you just put it directly into the quad?
| Originally Posted by bellaetoile i finished one four pan palette and it turned out amazing. i need to find something larger, like the one pictured above, because i have 40 some pigments. i'm not going to press all of them, just the ones i use the most. i do it because i like being able to take them with me in my makeup bag, and not run the risk of the powder spilling everywhere. that would be a disaster and probably ruin my handbag, which would just about kill me. also, i find it easier to apply, simply sweeping my brush over a pressed pigment, similar to how you would an eyeshadow, versus dealing with loose powder once again, or using a mixing medium. so to answer that in a quick answer: simplicity and convenience. |
Yeah I definitely agree with this...but where you do find the metal pans? Or do you just put it directly into the quad?
bellaetoile
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i just poured the mix directly into the plastic pan, but it was brand new, and clean. it worked fine. the mixture wasn't too soupy, and didn't seep through to the other side.
| Originally Posted by fairytale22 Yeah I definitely agree with this...but where you do find the metal pans? Or do you just put it directly into the quad? |
i just poured the mix directly into the plastic pan, but it was brand new, and clean. it worked fine. the mixture wasn't too soupy, and didn't seep through to the other side.
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WOW! That is amazing! I reeeally like that ^_^ Is that a Japonesque palette?
| Originally Posted by katrina_chips Just finished it yesterday. This is how it looks before setting with a heater(in cool setting)
After turning the heater on for around 20 - 30 minutes, they are all set and ready to be used.
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WOW! That is amazing! I reeeally like that ^_^ Is that a Japonesque palette?
katrina_chips
Member
This is made in Japan, but it has no brand, I think. Japonesque does similar palettes though.
I've labelled the pigments -
http://img.makeupalley.com/8/3/2/5/454110.jpeg
I've labelled the pigments -
http://img.makeupalley.com/8/3/2/5/454110.jpeg
Piaqua
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Okay, I saw the greatest thing on MUA last night, check this out, it looks like they were straight from the factory:
http://community.livejournal.com/mac.../13855130.html
Anyone happen to know where you can get empty metal pans though?
http://community.livejournal.com/mac.../13855130.html
Anyone happen to know where you can get empty metal pans though?
roxybc
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Pigment Pressing - Check it Out!!
I was just searching through the pics on MUA and I came accross these fabulous pigment pressing pics and instructins. I know a lot of people on here have been interested in pressing pigments andhow it is done, and this girl looks like she is a PRO at it! Her pressing is fabulous, even with hetch marks and everything! I'm going to post her pictures so you guys can see as well as a link to her notebook because she has detailed instructions on it, so I thought some of you guys would really like the link. I have no idea if she is on Specktra or not, I've never seen a post about this, and I wasn't sure what forum to put this in.
PiercedChik's pigments:
Her homemade pigment press:
Link to her notepad with instructions: http://makeupalley.com/user/notepad/PiercedChik/
Other pigment pressing pics from SeReNe512 in a 2005 holiday palette!!
I was just searching through the pics on MUA and I came accross these fabulous pigment pressing pics and instructins. I know a lot of people on here have been interested in pressing pigments andhow it is done, and this girl looks like she is a PRO at it! Her pressing is fabulous, even with hetch marks and everything! I'm going to post her pictures so you guys can see as well as a link to her notebook because she has detailed instructions on it, so I thought some of you guys would really like the link. I have no idea if she is on Specktra or not, I've never seen a post about this, and I wasn't sure what forum to put this in.
PiercedChik's pigments:
Her homemade pigment press:
Link to her notepad with instructions: http://makeupalley.com/user/notepad/PiercedChik/
Other pigment pressing pics from SeReNe512 in a 2005 holiday palette!!
