So my makeup collection went through another cleanup today - there was too much new stuff piling on from the Iherb haul. Nothing big has changed except for the rearrangement of boxes and such. In an effort to reduce the amount of space my palettes take up, today's post will show you how I remove shadow pans from cardboard packaging. Regrettably, the most inconvenient of my stash was the beautifully designed Pacifica Enlighten Palette which is reviewed here. Although the yellow and white packaging is incredibly aesthetic, I find it is pretty flimsy and over sized width-wise for travel. These four shadows will be residing in my 4U Z-Palette.
You will need: - knife, doesn't have to be sharp - Hand sanitizer or Rubbing alcohol - palette you want to depot - storage palette - I actually used the plastic shadow cover from the palette, but newspaper or something will do - washable towel Method: A) Prepare the glue removing liquid as shown in picture to the left. This is why I like to use hand sanitizer because it actually stays in place rather than spill all about. |
B) Slowly slide the knife into the center of the part where the main section is glued to the back (see picture below). Be careful as you don't want to damage the shadow pots nor the pretty packet should you want to use it again. Use sliding motions while scissoring all around the border and under the shadows, until it feels loose enough to lift up easily.
C) I had two ways to do this and it will depend on which way works for you best.
One: Continue from the scissoring motions in the step above, open up the casing until you can hold it it with a finger or few. then use the tip of the knife to push up the shadow from underneath first - then - slide it into the gap from above as shown in the above right picture.
You have to be very careful with this technique as the shadow is very susceptible to popping out too quickly and thus more likely to shatter. As you can see above the pigments were already coming out of the pan as I pushed it up.
Two: this step I prefer. When you feel that you've slid the knife completely under all shadow pots, completely (and slowly) lift up the casing as shown below. Then just gently pull up the pot with your fingers, use the knife as leverage if you must. This makes it so much easier for the pots to be taken out.
One: Continue from the scissoring motions in the step above, open up the casing until you can hold it it with a finger or few. then use the tip of the knife to push up the shadow from underneath first - then - slide it into the gap from above as shown in the above right picture.
You have to be very careful with this technique as the shadow is very susceptible to popping out too quickly and thus more likely to shatter. As you can see above the pigments were already coming out of the pan as I pushed it up.
Two: this step I prefer. When you feel that you've slid the knife completely under all shadow pots, completely (and slowly) lift up the casing as shown below. Then just gently pull up the pot with your fingers, use the knife as leverage if you must. This makes it so much easier for the pots to be taken out.
D) Peel off excess paper and glue where you can and dip the glue covered metal part into the hand sanitizer. Be careful not to let any sanitizer touch you pigment! It will ruin the shadow. Wait a few minutes before wiping as much as you can off the back by rubbing gently on a (preferably rougher than Egyptian wool bath) towel.
E) In the meantime, just label some magnetic stickers - mine came with the Z-Palette - and wait for the pot to completely dry before sticking it on. You can keep the palette like me, for later usage if I ever want to put it back.
F) Place as desired into your palette and voila, it is finished :)
By the way, I don't think I mentioned this in the review of the Pacifica palette, but the colour payoff works so much better if you pat instead of swipe the shadows onto the eyelids.
These pots are just a tad smaller than my other ones, but that's fine by me. Hope you liked today's post and see you soon! xx
These pots are just a tad smaller than my other ones, but that's fine by me. Hope you liked today's post and see you soon! xx