Do your powder compacts wear away in middle first?

Absolutely! even my cream foundation compact. That's just how things go...............

Edges wearing away leaving a patch in the center? That made me laugh!

But yes, my powder compacts wear away in the middle first. They always have. I never really thought about that before.... but it makes sense. I know that lipsticks wear away differently depending upon how you apply them over and over. I hate when I use my powder or blush compact for so long that it starts to break up and crumble. Then I know it's almost time to buy a new compact.

Thanks, Ladies - glad to know I'm not alone!

After I posted this, I did some more googling....it's hard to put the right words into a search to get my question across! I did find a blog post somewhere which showed a way to "re-unite" (so to speak) the broken pieces of a compact powder, like if you drop it and it breaks into pieces.

She said put some (I think she said "a few drops") of regular rubbing alcohol into the compact container, and it will start to blend with the powder pieces, making a sort of paste. Moosh it together and then re-spread the contents in the container. She said you could use the back of a spoon to smooth it out if you want, and then let it dry.

She said it doesn't look "pretty," but the photo she showed looked like it was an effective, usable product afterward. I kinda think that by the time my compacts get so worn away in the middle, they've probably become old enough that I should throw them away anyway, and I'm not sure how sanitary the end product would be with her technique....but, still, might be worth a try if you have a blush color you LOVE that's been discontinued (my usual problem!) or very expensive product that you don't want to waste if you've broken it before it's done its time!

Thanks again for the input!

Thank you for the tip.

I use a lancome compact and it always wears in the middle leaving a big hole. I just use the outside until I get to the mall to buy another. I usually don't use it till it's all gone.

I think this happens to everybody. I do my best to use all the powder I can, right to the edges, but inevitably I reach a point where I can't swish up enough to provide good coverage, and then it's time for a new compact.

Me too! I think that's why a few companies "dome" their powders, but mine are all flat, with a nice, shiny bald spot in the center where I hit pan!