How to repair broken eyeshadow

First, let me notice about source of this article How to repair damaged eyeshadow .

 Lets try on this broken eyeshadow palette which has 2 damaged shadows.

Step 1

Step 1. Break up blister with a pencil into dust. 

Comments

[eternalwind]

Guess what happened a week after i read this instructable? my brand new blush fell onto the floor and cracked to the point of uselessness Now it works perfectly!! THANK YOU!

[gonzalezchica]

thats cool! How long can you keep eye shadow before you should throw it away?

[jmitrovic]

Eye shadows pencils markers or mascara should never be used for more than one year once exposed to oxygen. Most companies say that you should use a product for no more that 6 months once opened, but I find that difficult to believe. I use mine rarely and i usually write date of opening that product somewhere on it so i would know how long ago i got it and when the year passes. :) Be careful!

[AussieAnglerGal]

uuh, can i ask why? and does this apply to eyeliner pencils and eyeshadow palettes?
thank you!

[uminohoshi]

Not sure about shadow palettes, but with the regular eyeliner pencils a good sharpening takes off any older, iffy sections. The wind up crayons can also be broken off at the tip leaving "new" crayon below. Liquids are a different matter all together, beware after a year, use at own risk...

[AussieAnglerGal]

ok thats good, all i have is the single pallet type (like the way they have powders) pencils and a eyeliner texta/marker thing
so what is it that happens to them? chemical reactions or just plain gross?
thanks, i'm new to makeup so i'd like to know this stuff

[uminohoshi]

Uhhh... Generally gross with texta/marker/liquid stuff... Think of what could be in a carton of juice left open on the bench for a week - dont wanna drink it myself. Sharing your make up, esp with liquids/gels/textas used around the eyes is never a good idea. Thats why chemists and the like use disposable applicators - no double dipping... Hope this helps :-)

[AussieAnglerGal]

haha, thats what i thought, thank you :)

[Latona38]

That is sooooo Freakin AWESOME!!!! Thanks for sharing

[ninjacow258]

This is really cool!

[peace, love, art]

Wow, this is great! I never knew of this, now I won't have to toss broken makeup!

[enji]

good idea,
but wonder how long it lasts

[sherms667]

YAY! My daughter and I can't wait to try this. What a wonderful instructable.

[Carleyy]

Yah this is great! I love the pictures. I hope there are more makeup projects coming soon

[scoochmaroo]

This is fantastic! I had no idea I could repair my broken make-up.