topic Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS in Beauty

RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

Shanus — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:13:35 GMT

While purging, I have an embarrassing number of shadow palettes...some only use half the shades. I'm thinking of getting a Z Palette (magnetic) & following directions to remove the shadows I enjoy before tossing the rest of the palette.

Has anyone else done this with shadows, blush or bronzer?

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

SugarPuff — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:45:47 GMT

I have never successfully been able to remove an eye shadow pan from a pallette. I like Z palettes though for singles .

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

lkat — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:23:05 GMT

I have done this with varying degrees of success. Some pans come out easily, others are more difficult. You might want to try depotting a few of the ones you want to save and if it works, then buy a z palette.

There are a lot of hacks online that you can try. Good luck! I should do this again, I'm drowning in palettes and a lot have colors I never use.

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

Clearsunshine — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:34:19 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
While purging, I have an embarrassing number of shadow palettes...some only use half the shades. I'm thinking of getting a Z Palette (magnetic) & following directions to remove the shadows I enjoy before tossing the rest of the palette.

Has anyone else done this with shadows, blush or bronzer?

Yes, I have done it, particularly with my Bobbi Brown eyeshadows, bronzers, & shimmer bricks. You might want to also order the depotting tool - makes it a lot easier to dislodge. I turn the item over, and place a curling iron on the bottom for awhile - check frequently with the tool to see if it is loose enough. I have the Z pallette but also use the Trish McEvoy empty pallettes, but they don't seem to have as strong a magnetism as the Z one.

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

SugarPuff — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:22:14 GMT

There's a depotting tool? Who knew! The hair dryer idea to soften the glue is a good one.

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

geish — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:26:48 GMT

Check out the "salt New York" site. On the FAQ tab, she's posted an instructional video about depotting makeup. Her palettes are excellent.

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

mistriTsquirrel — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:32:10 GMT

Yes, I have done a lot of de-potting.

I learned to do it on YouTube. It's good to watch general de-potting videos before you begin, to get a sense of the basics. It may also help you learn what not to do.

One thing to do first is to make sure your product is not already held into a compact with a magnet. Some palettes have pin holes on the back so you can pop out shadows. Others--like some Colourpop palettes--don't have pin holes, but the shadows are magnetic. I have heard of people putting a strong kitchen magnet over the pan to pull a shadow like that out of the palette, but have not tried it myself.

Plastic compacts I usually hold over a candle flame until they are soft (some people use a flat iron you would use on your hair; I've not tried that). Then I push a bamboo skewer or a large pin up under the compact where the pan sits and the pan will raise up. Then I can ease it out gently with a butter knife or something. If there is residual glue on the bottom of a pan that can't be pulled off easily, I set the pan in a little Pyrex bowl with a very small amount of alcohol in the bottom and let it sit. (If I accidentally get a little alcohol in the powder, it does not ruin the powder.) Then I can scratch off the residual adhesive with a butter knife or with a nail tool or something.

Some plastic compacts (like Mac or NYX) require you to pop out the plastic the shadow is seated in before you attempt de-potting.

Cardboard packaging involves slicing the cardboard around the shadows. You have to use an exacto knife to cut away the cardboard and then gently pry the pans away from their backing.

Bronzers, blushes and larger shadow pans are more difficult, because they are often similar in depth but larger in surface area. So they tend to break more easily.

The best way to know how to de-pot a specific brand is to search YouTube for videos on de-potting that brand. But most products are housed in either plasic or cardboard palettes, so you may not need to do that.

Some pans will already be magnetic, but if you need the magnetic stickers (you probably will), get more of the little squares if you have standard-sized shadows. The round magnets are larger and work for blushes, bronzers and larger round shadow pans. They stick out on the sides if you try to use them on most eyeshadow pans.

Hope that helps.

I know it sounds like a pain in the butt, but I actually find it quite fun. It's also super-satisfying to throw away a bunch of random compacts that have been cluttering up your space.

Re: RE-POTTING EYESHADOWS

Luv pets — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:48:14 GMT

@mistriTsquirrel

Thank-you so much for all of the helpful information. I appreciate the time it took for you to write such a thorough response. All of us have benefited from your response. I have a huge amount of makeup to purge. Some palettes I have never even used! I would love to have just a few Z palettes I will actually use! Again, thank-you so much for sharing information so generously.