repairing broken shadows

[xiahe]

so i was going to go depot my lovely swish e/s (using the straightener depotting method - probably the best method i've ever tried) and of course, clumsy-old me...i dropped the pot and it SHATTERED. i was lucky to not have the whole product on my bathroom floor - some chunks are missing, and the rest of the shadow was still in the pan but somewhat...out of the pan, if that makes sense. so i kinda just smushed it back in lightly.

i know you use alcohol to repair broken products, but does this change the consistency or texture of the product?

 

[heenx0x0]

I didn't know you could repair broken eyeshadows! I too would love to know more about it. Thanks for starting this thread!!

 

[martygreene]

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Originally Posted by heenx0x0 I didn't know you could repair broken eyeshadows! I too would love to know more about it. Thanks for starting this thread!!

Check out the 'Repairing broken pressed powder products' FAQ here: http://www.specktra.net/forum/showthread.php?t=28108

 

[martygreene]

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Originally Posted by xiahe so i was going to go depot my lovely swish e/s (using the straightener depotting method - probably the best method i've ever tried) and of course, clumsy-old me...i dropped the pot and it SHATTERED. i was lucky to not have the whole product on my bathroom floor - some chunks are missing, and the rest of the shadow was still in the pan but somewhat...out of the pan, if that makes sense. so i kinda just smushed it back in lightly. i know you use alcohol to repair broken products, but does this change the consistency or texture of the product?

Occasionally some shadows will change in texture or color very very slightly, usually not noticeably. This tends to happen most often with cheaper products which rely on dyes rather than true pigments to create their colors.