What do you do with your damaged makeup products?
Wasting is out of fashion, chic today is recycling.
Repeating outfits (say the Duchess of Cambridge, or Kate Middleton, as she is still known by many), and who hasn’t experienced the sad situation of seeing any toiletry bag or makeup item broken?
Whether it’s a blush from a brand, a lipstick that has a color that’s super hard to find and really matches your skin, or one that’s discontinued but has a special color that ends up drying out over time.
Let’s agree that saying goodbye to certain products is training detachment too much, right?
Well, not to mention that wasting, as we say, is “out” or super tacky.
With that in mind, I’m going to teach you super simple tricks to recover your products in a super simple way.
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Tips to save your damaged makeup products
Enamel
Has the nail polish dried?
To recover it, just add two drops of water and mix well, with the applicator itself.
The result is guaranteed and that’s it, you’ll wear the nail polish as if it were brand new.
Or, to soften it, simply place the bottle in hot water to restore its consistency.
Repeat as many times as necessary.
Then, store them in the refrigerator to prevent them from thickening.
Be careful when using borrowed products, nail polish can transmit the hepatitis C virus, so it is mandatory to use our own material when we go for a manicure.
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Lipstick
If the lipstick breaks, take the part that came loose and place it in a clean jar or ice cube tray.
Then, just continue using it with the help of a brush to apply, and, believe me, this will make your makeup even more interesting.
Over time, if you break other sticks, you can form a palette of colors to create incredible mixtures.
To use the lipstick until the end, always have a brush to apply it.
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Now, if you stopped using the product because the color is stronger than you wanted, the trick is different.
– Place the broken part in a small container.
– Place in the microwave for five to ten seconds, until melted, or heat the 2 ends over a flame until they soften enough to be able to stick them together.
– Then take it to the fridge and wait for it to solidify.
– The color will be much softer and the texture less dense.
Or, using a hairdryer, melt the broken pieces together and freeze them in a plastic bag.
How about making a lipstick yourself?
See here how to make homemade lipstick, quick and easy
For lipsticks that give less coverage than you would like, try applying a fixative first that increases the intensity of the color and allows the product to stay on your lips for longer.
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Mascara or mascara
When the mask dries, add three drops of the eye drops you usually use and move the applicator well with circular movements.
Avoid the “in and out” movement of the brush in the tube, as this is precisely how the product becomes dry.
Or, use a dropper to pour some hot water into the tube, then just rotate the brush inside to mix well and soften the dry mascara that can still be used.
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Brushes and brushes
To keep them soft, wash them with hair conditioner.
But if hairs are coming out of your brushes, the tip is to wash your brushes once a month in warm water and antibacterial soap.
If you really want to clean your brushes completely, never put them completely under water.
The wetter and denser the brush, the more easily hairs will fall out.
See other ways to preserve your makeup brushes here.
Eyebrow pencil
To prevent the tip of your eyebrow pencil from breaking frequently, place it in the freezer for a while before sharpening.
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Compact powder, eyeshadow and powder blush
Tanning powders are typically made up of finer particles than other makeup items, which is why they tend to break down more easily.
When (or if) this happens, the trick, which applies to any compact powder product, is:
– add a few drops of liquid alcohol,
– press with your fingers or some surface that can give the shape
– and wait for the alcohol to evaporate and dry.
The same procedure can be done with broken shadows.
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To intensify the color of the eyeshadow, use a primer suitable for the eyelids beforehand, which fixes the product on the eyes and intensifies the color.
If the problem is a strong shade, you can wet a brush a little with thermal water (which is sold in bottles at the pharmacy), take a little of the product and spread it well on the eyelids.
What comes first, foundation or concealer? We made an article just to explain this, see here.
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