How many times have you dropped an eye shadow, powder or blush only to watch it shatter into a thousand pieces?  And what’s the next step, you throw it away and sweep up the mess right?

Well not any more.  Here’s a little trick the pros use.  If you break a shadow or any other form of makeup that is in pressed powder form, you can save it for another day.  All you need is 90% Isopropyl Alcohol and a flat knife.

First, put the powder pieces, as many as you can salvage back into the pan.

Second, douse with the Alcohol until the powder is wet clean through and it turns into a paste.

Third, take the knife and smooth the shadow etc down into the pan until it is smooth.

Fourth, let completely dry.

You’ve now saved your shadow and the pretty penny it would have cost to replace it.

Hope this helps!

Method Makeup Academy, Sacramento’s Makeup School