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My Laura Geller eye shadow broke.. does anyone know if I wet it will it go back to one piece when it dries

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You can try to press the power into a compacted shape while it's wet, but more than likely it will never go back to the original shape.  

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@pbb wrote:

My Laura Geller eye shadow broke.. does anyone know if I wet it will it go back to one piece when it dries


Look for instructions on YouTube on how to repair an eyeshadow compact.  Basically they want you to chop up the contents into a powder, mix in rubbing alcohol a tiny bit at a time, to make a thick paste, and pack the paste back into the compact with the back of a plastic spoon. Let it dry. 

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@pbb  one of my Laura Geller blush broke, too. And I fixed it by following these instructions. I still use that blush, now.  It doesn't look as pretty in the pan, but it works just fine on the skin.

https://www.makelifelovely.com/how-to-fix-any-broken-powder-or-makeup/

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@momoftwo2007 wrote:

@pbb  one of my Laura Geller blush broke, too. And I fixed it by following these instructions. I still use that blush, now.  It doesn't look as pretty in the pan, but it works just fine on the skin.

https://www.makelifelovely.com/how-to-fix-any-broken-powder-or-makeup/


 

 

@momoftwo2007 Yes, pressing it into compact w/ alcohol works the best.

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

@pbb wrote:

My Laura Geller eye shadow broke.. does anyone know if I wet it will it go back to one piece when it dries


Look for instructions on YouTube on how to repair an eyeshadow compact.  Basically they want you to turn the chop up the contents into a powder, mix in rubbing alcohol a tiny bit at a time, to make a thick paste, and pack the paste back into the compact with the back of a plastic spoon. Let it dry. 



@JeanLouiseFinch.  Just last week I broke a favorite Smashbox blush. I followed a YouTube video and added the 70% rubbing alcohol a little at a time and lo and behold, it worked great!

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@momoftwo2007 wrote:

@pbb  one of my Laura Geller blush broke, too. And I fixed it by following these instructions. I still use that blush, now.  It doesn't look as pretty in the pan, but it works just fine on the skin.

https://www.makelifelovely.com/how-to-fix-any-broken-powder-or-makeup/


 

 

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thanks!

 

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Laura Geller -- bring back your Italian baked eye shadow!