How to Repair a Shattered Eyeshadow

How many of you have a favorite eye shadow that got broken but it is so precious that you will never, ever throw it away? Well, we have plenty. And we recently came across this amazing tutorial that will teach you how to repair it! Yes, no more crying over a shattered eye shadows.

This tutorial is from a makeup artist Kandee Johnson. (Just so you know who to thank for saving you some cool $45 per broken eyeshadow )

Here’s what you need:

• shattered eyeshadow
• coin {I used an American quarter}
• rubbing alcohol
• tissue
• butter knife
• medicine squirter
• {not pictured} plastic bag or plastic wrap

Here We Go:

 

Step 1:

Place the broken eye shadow into a plastic bag holding the bag over the top.

Step 2:

Hold the bag tight across the top of the makeup and with the back of the knife smash all the eyeshadow into a powder.

Step 3:
When it looks looks like this, remove the plastic bag.

Step 4:

Using the medicine squirter put a couple squirts of rubbing alcohol into the broken eyeshadow.  Make sure the eyeshadow is completely saturated with the rubbing alcohol.

Step 5:
After that put the tissue on top of the makeup and press down the coin on top of it as hard as you can.

Step 6:
And enjoy your new eyeshadow! 

credit belongs to Kandee Johnson, makeup artist extraordinaire, and http://petitelefant.com