TOP Beauty : How to depot your MAC eyeshadows

TOP Beauty : How to depot your MAC eyeshadows

 

This is going to be a photo by photo tutorial.
The reason why I've decided to depot my MAC eyeshadows is because it is incredibly hard to find through the clutter,
and it would just be easier if everything was in one palette, and also looks more professional :)

 

Step 1 : Find any kind of flat surface tool.
I'm using a foundation mixer here, other alternatives can be end of a flat hair clip, tweezers, cosmetic scissors, etc.
Do not use a knife, it is way too dangerous!!
Fit your tool in between the little ridge (shown above) and start wiggling, wiggle and push in at the same time.
Some eyeshadows depot a lot faster than others, some will take some time.
You do not need to use a lot of force for this step,
patience is the key.  

Step 2: After you've wiggled it out, it should look something like this.
All 6 of these eyeshadows took me less than 5 minutes.  
 

Step 3 : Take a flat iron, and a piece of parchment paper (baking paper/ cooking sheet), and put the eyeshadow on it to melt the glue at the bottom.
Keep checking every few seconds so it doesn't over-melt,
the whole process should take less than 15 seconds (at 200C)
 

Step 4 : you should have a little small ring in the center after the process,
gently let it rest for a few seconds because it's extremely hot!

Step 5 : using pointed tweezers or cosmetic scissors,
poke through the soft ring gently,
be sure you keep the eyeshadow on the paper while you poke,
so you don't damage the eyeshadow when it falls out. (from falling impact)
 

Step 6 : gently push the silver pan out of the black casing with tweezers or scissors,
DO NOT use your hands as the pan would be very hot. 

Step 7: Let it to rest briefly and your eye shadow is good to go.
You can choose to take the name sticker from the bottom of the pot with step 3 and peel gently.

Do remember to keep the pots and take it back to MAC, as 6 empty containers can get you a lipstick/lipgloss/eyeshadow.
You can easily pop this eye shadow into the pro-palette now!

 

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