Every makeup lover has that heart-dropping moment. You reach for the expensive eye-shadow palette you just spent a good chunk of your paycheck on, it slips out of your hands, and bam! Your prized eye shadows are shattered in pieces all over your bathroom floor.
But there's hope—no need to dump it in the trash while sporting a Carrie Mathison ugly cry face just yet. You can re-press your palette back together, and it's surprisingly easy to do.
Here’s all you’ll need: Broken powder makeup (powder, eyeshadow, or blush) Rubbing alcohol (the higher the concentration, the better) Plastic wrap (optional, but keeps your fingers cleaner!) Directions: 1. Gather all of the broken pieces of makeup into its original container, and crush the whole thing up (even the parts that may not have broken). 2. Add a few drops of rubbing alcohol to the compact, and let it soak in. Use your finger, the back of a spoon, or anything, really, to rub and smooth down the makeup. But for better results, place a piece of plastic wrap over the top of the makeup, and then rub the plastic wrap to smooth out the makeup. If the mixture is still too dry, then add a little more alcohol, and rub again. 3. Once your makeup is all smooth again, all you have to do is wait, preferably overnight. The alcohol has to dry out, and once it does your makeup will be totally back to normal, and the alcohol smell will be gone! Your blush will go back to perfect the next day, and you never would have guessed that it was a crumbled mess the day before.
For application in details, check this video!