Pressing pigments

[neeshie]

help pressing pigments

Hi!

Sorry if this is in the wrong place
i've been reading the posts about pigment pressing and decided to give it a try to help with portability
but
i live in the uk and when i went out to find rubbing alcohol, or another 70% one i couldn't find it anywhere
has anyone in the uk found rubbing alcohol
also, where can i possibly get eheshadow pans in the uk - that fit a mac palette
i did a search but couldn't find anything that relates to the uk.

Thanks in advance!

 

[magenta]

it's also called isopropyl alcohol, if that helps!

 

[glittergoddess27]

Isopropyl alcohol is usually found easily at most drug stores everywhere,..Sorry no help about the MAC pans though,. I just press my piggies straight into the quads.

 

[MACActress]

I pressed pigments

Sorry if you've already seen this on LJ!
So I've been pressing pigments lately, just because it's so fun and I don't particulary care to study for finals. This might be the reason I didn't do too well on bio this morning, but that's ok. I have a feeling I'll have these pressed pigments longer than I'll remember anything about bio. I only had pans for the last ones, because I forgot that I had that palette, but it works just fine without them. Anyway, pictures (If you want swatches of anything just ask):

Pink Pearl is mixed with a bit of Tona & Tina Universal Color Dust in Pleiadian, just as a filler so I wouldnt have to use as much Pink Pearl.

The first one I did, I love it and it has excellent color payoff!

What's this?

Pressed the Tony & Tina is a dead ringer for Parfait Amour! Although loose it's more blue.

Playing with MAC is fuuuunn.

 

[Shavwi]

awsome! I want to start trying that too!

 

[divaster]

Wow! Those look great. I have a Milani pot I saved when I depotted a shadow just in case I ever decide to press a pigment. I might start with Softwash Grey, that looks nice. If you have a chance can you swatch it for me?
Thanks!

 

[cyens]

how you press them?

 

[MACActress]

Divaster:

Sorry its kinda bad, it's dusk-ish over here. I'm NW20 if that helps.

Cyens: I just put some pigment in the pan, add alcohol and mix. I keep adding and mixing until it's full enough, and then I wait until it dries. And once it is I just put a piece of fabric ontop of it and press with something remotely close to the shape of the pan. If you have a circular pan the same size as MAC pans a quarter works well =)

 

[cyens]

how long does it take to dry?
I just mixed a broken eye-shadow with pink opal... but I think I put way to much alcool in it!

 

[MACActress]

It takes a couple of hours. I sped it up occasionally by using a hair dryer on a low-ish setting

 

[cyens]

I stuck it on top on my lamp and it dried in 14 minutes...

But I used a piece of scott towel to suck the exess alcool... because I put so much it was a soup... hehe

thank you so much for the details!!!

do the pigments stay put like this or will they seperate?
Are they as easy to use like normal eye-shadow?

 

[MACActress]

They wont seperate and are as easy to use as a normal eyeshadow =) I find it more convenient than using it our of a jar because there's less mess involved and I feel like I am using less.

 

[cyens]

cool...

Pink opal is my first full-jar... and Im so scared to spill it, I filled a lil' sample jar for my everyday use * cough * so I wouldnt make a mess.. In case *cough*

 

[MACActress]

The only thing preventing me from doing that is lack of sample jars =P I really need to put my pigments away. I've been making glosses/pressed pigments/etc and It's using them all up. And I only have one from the perm collection =P

 

[divaster]

Thank you MACActress! I'm NW20 also so that is very helpful. Looks great!

 

[ishtarchick]

woowza!! those turned out beautifully! and your avatar is too cute for words

 

[Juneplum]

WWWOOOOWW! those came out GREAT!

i love how u mixed the colors and created the 2 in 1 combos.. brilliant!!!

 

[electrostars]

What do you use to make lipgloss? I mean like, is there a cheap brand of lipgloss you use for it that you like? XD

and pinked mauve looks way bright in your picture. did it really turn out that bright?

 

[veilchen]

That looks great, all so neat!

 

[Eemaan]

How did you keep your pan arround the edges so clean and free from pigment residue