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Eyeshadow mockery

4.5.2020

Translation: machine translated

Do you only like one colour from your large eyeshadow palette? With a little manual dexterity, you can remove it and save a lot of space on your dressing table.

When sorting out and reorganising my make-up, I always come across eyeshadow palettes that I would love to give away if it weren't for that one colour that I'm so attached to. In such cases, I "deposit" my eyeshadows. This means I remove the pans of my choice from the palette case and put them in a magnetic palette.

If you want to do the same as me, you will need:

A piece of baking paper
a heat source such as a hair straightener, hair dryer or electric cooker
A pointed knife and or a pinning needle / a bobbypin
Magnetic discs or a magnetic adhesive strip
secondary adhesive
A waterproof pen
A magnetic cosmetic palette

And this is how it works:

Step 1:

The depotting process requires a bit of tinkering, as each pallet is packed differently. The principle is simple: the metal pans of the eyeshadow are attached to the palette with an adhesive. This needs to be heated so that you can carefully lift the eyeshadows out of the palette. To do this, however, you must first make sure that the heat source is as close as possible to the pan. This is not so easy, as plastic palettes often consist of several components. Therefore, check whether one element can be detached so that you can dismantle the pallet. There is often a small opening in the closing mechanism. With a pin or a bobby pin, you can lift the inside of the pallet out of the housing with a little skill.

To take apart plastic pallets, it is best to start with the closing mechanism.

Cardboard pallets are easier to handle as you can simply peel the layers away from each other. In my example, I first peel off the inside, i.e. the perforated grid, piece by piece. What remains are the individual eyeshadow pans, which are attached to the lid box. I can even remove one of the pans by hand without having to heat the glue. The others, however, I have to heat up a bit.

... the individual cardboard layers from each other. — First I loosen the glue with a knife...

Step 2:

To do this, I cover the smallest plate of my electric hob with a piece of baking paper, switch it to the lowest setting and place the cardboard (also works with plastic) on top. After about 30 seconds, the round things can be lifted with a knife and I can switch the cooker off again. With plastic pans, removing the pans is more difficult: take a sharp knife and carefully insert it into the narrow gap between the plastic housing and the metal pan to lever it out. By the way: If you have an induction or gas hob at home, you can also use the heating plate of a hair straightener or a hairdryer as an alternative.

A very little heat is enough. The baking paper protects your oven.

Step 3:

Check whether the metal container of your eyeshadow is not already magnetic, as in my case, before you attach a small magnetic disc or a piece of magnetic tape to it with superglue. This is often the case and saves you work. You can also use small, narrow photo magnets. Just make sure that the magnets are not too thick so that the magnetic pallet can be closed.

I bought self-adhesive magnetic discs years ago.

They are specially designed for depotten. — I bought self-adhesive magnetic discs years ago.

Step 4:

Label the eyeshadow with the brand, colour name and palette name. If you ever use it up, you can check whether the brand now sells the colour as a single product. This rarely happens, but you never know.

On the back, you can write down the brand and colour name of your eyeshadow.

I have now reduced five palettes to this one magnetic palette using this procedure, which has saved me space. You can also apply the principle of depotting to face palettes or individually packaged eyeshadows. Just be careful with cream products, as they could melt away when heated. And now have fun clearing out and reorganising. 😚

I store all the individual items in my magnetic palette.

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Natalie Hemengül

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Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.ch

As a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.

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