So Easy My Dog Could Do It: Part I - Fixing Crumbled Makeup

     Hey there Internet world!

     I've decided to add a series onto my growing number of tutorials: So Easy My Dog Could Do It. Named this way because my dog (I love her dearly) is particularly intellectually challenged. This week I'm showing you a SUPER EASY tutorial on how to fix powder-based makeup that may have broken into tiny, unmanageable pieces. Many people just get tired of dealing with it and throw it out, or turn it into something else. While I encourage turning something old into something new, there is now no need to fret - you can still use that eyeshadow that has...err...seen better days.

     I'll even take it one step further and include an easy (hopefully reminder) to clean your brushes as well!

Tutorial after the break.

This happened while I was in Asia, and I continued to travel with it - making it particularly messy, but I'll show you how to get it back into tip-top shape!

What You'll Need:

Your sad, broken makeup

A few tissues

Isopropyl rubbing alcohol

A hard makeup brush (I used the cheap one it came with, but if you lost that or it didn't have one, use a crease brush)

Baby shampoo or your own if you prefer (optional)

How to do it:

1. First use your brush to gently sweep all of the big chunks into the pot where it belongs. 

2. Use one of your tissues to wipe up any dust or smaller chunks off from the window of the case. You can use a small amount of water to get in those pesky corners, but be careful, you don't want to get the makeup wet and this can actually make your mess bigger

Almost done!

3. Next use a dry, clean tissue to wipe any other makeup pots that have been contaminated by the broken makeup. If your makeup is in a single color pot, then you don't need to do this.

4. Take your rubbing alcohol and add a small amount (eyeball it, start small then add more if need be) to the broken pieces. I poured some in the cap then added it to the pot to make sure I didn't dump too much in at once. 

5. Now use your brushes to gently mix the alcohol in with the makeup. It should make the makeup almost creamy. This is almost instant. Smooth out any rough bumps with your hard brush a best you can.

All goopy and ready to dry

6. Leave the pot open to let dry for a few hours and you're done!

7. Optional step: clean your brushes. This process does dirty up your brush pretty quickly (which is why I used the dinky one it came with, that brush is useless and shouldn't ever be used to put on makeup anyway).  Since you've already gotten your stuff out you might as well clean your brushes! Using warm water and baby shampoo wash your brushes until the water in the sink is no longer stained by your makeup. Run your fingers through them at the end to get the fluffier brush bristles to go back the way they should be. Let air dry overnight then re-fluff out the brush. Everyone forgets to clean their brushes (unless you are anal like that), so this is a great way to get it done! You'd be amazed how much makeup collects on your brushes. I found out that one of mine was in fact white, when I thought all this time it was brown...gross, but hey it just goes to show that they actually collect a lot of gunk!

Hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

-M

     Hey there Internet world!

     I've decided to add a series onto my growing number of tutorials: So Easy My Dog Could Do It. Named this way because my dog (I love her dearly) is particularly intellectually challenged. This week I'm showing you a SUPER EASY tutorial on how to fix powder-based makeup that may have broken into tiny, unmanageable pieces. Many people just get tired of dealing with it and throw it out, or turn it into something else. While I encourage turning something old into something new, there is now no need to fret - you can still use that eyeshadow that has...err...seen better days.

     I'll even take it one step further and include an easy (hopefully reminder) to clean your brushes as well!

Tutorial after the break.

This happened while I was in Asia, and I continued to travel with it - making it particularly messy, but I'll show you how to get it back into tip-top shape!

What You'll Need:

Your sad, broken makeup

A few tissues

Isopropyl rubbing alcohol

A hard makeup brush (I used the cheap one it came with, but if you lost that or it didn't have one, use a crease brush)

Baby shampoo or your own if you prefer (optional)

How to do it:

1. First use your brush to gently sweep all of the big chunks into the pot where it belongs. 

2. Use one of your tissues to wipe up any dust or smaller chunks off from the window of the case. You can use a small amount of water to get in those pesky corners, but be careful, you don't want to get the makeup wet and this can actually make your mess bigger

Almost done!

3. Next use a dry, clean tissue to wipe any other makeup pots that have been contaminated by the broken makeup. If your makeup is in a single color pot, then you don't need to do this.

4. Take your rubbing alcohol and add a small amount (eyeball it, start small then add more if need be) to the broken pieces. I poured some in the cap then added it to the pot to make sure I didn't dump too much in at once. 

5. Now use your brushes to gently mix the alcohol in with the makeup. It should make the makeup almost creamy. This is almost instant. Smooth out any rough bumps with your hard brush a best you can.

All goopy and ready to dry

6. Leave the pot open to let dry for a few hours and you're done!

7. Optional step: clean your brushes. This process does dirty up your brush pretty quickly (which is why I used the dinky one it came with, that brush is useless and shouldn't ever be used to put on makeup anyway).  Since you've already gotten your stuff out you might as well clean your brushes! Using warm water and baby shampoo wash your brushes until the water in the sink is no longer stained by your makeup. Run your fingers through them at the end to get the fluffier brush bristles to go back the way they should be. Let air dry overnight then re-fluff out the brush. Everyone forgets to clean their brushes (unless you are anal like that), so this is a great way to get it done! You'd be amazed how much makeup collects on your brushes. I found out that one of mine was in fact white, when I thought all this time it was brown...gross, but hey it just goes to show that they actually collect a lot of gunk!

Hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

-M

     Hey there Internet world!

     I've decided to add a series onto my growing number of tutorials: So Easy My Dog Could Do It. Named this way because my dog (I love her dearly) is particularly intellectually challenged. This week I'm showing you a SUPER EASY tutorial on how to fix powder-based makeup that may have broken into tiny, unmanageable pieces. Many people just get tired of dealing with it and throw it out, or turn it into something else. While I encourage turning something old into something new, there is now no need to fret - you can still use that eyeshadow that has...err...seen better days.

     I'll even take it one step further and include an easy (hopefully reminder) to clean your brushes as well!

Tutorial after the break.

This happened while I was in Asia, and I continued to travel with it - making it particularly messy, but I'll show you how to get it back into tip-top shape!

What You'll Need:

Your sad, broken makeup

A few tissues

Isopropyl rubbing alcohol

A hard makeup brush (I used the cheap one it came with, but if you lost that or it didn't have one, use a crease brush)

Baby shampoo or your own if you prefer (optional)

How to do it:

1. First use your brush to gently sweep all of the big chunks into the pot where it belongs. 

2. Use one of your tissues to wipe up any dust or smaller chunks off from the window of the case. You can use a small amount of water to get in those pesky corners, but be careful, you don't want to get the makeup wet and this can actually make your mess bigger

Almost done!

3. Next use a dry, clean tissue to wipe any other makeup pots that have been contaminated by the broken makeup. If your makeup is in a single color pot, then you don't need to do this.

4. Take your rubbing alcohol and add a small amount (eyeball it, start small then add more if need be) to the broken pieces. I poured some in the cap then added it to the pot to make sure I didn't dump too much in at once. 

5. Now use your brushes to gently mix the alcohol in with the makeup. It should make the makeup almost creamy. This is almost instant. Smooth out any rough bumps with your hard brush a best you can.

All goopy and ready to dry

6. Leave the pot open to let dry for a few hours and you're done!

7. Optional step: clean your brushes. This process does dirty up your brush pretty quickly (which is why I used the dinky one it came with, that brush is useless and shouldn't ever be used to put on makeup anyway).  Since you've already gotten your stuff out you might as well clean your brushes! Using warm water and baby shampoo wash your brushes until the water in the sink is no longer stained by your makeup. Run your fingers through them at the end to get the fluffier brush bristles to go back the way they should be. Let air dry overnight then re-fluff out the brush. Everyone forgets to clean their brushes (unless you are anal like that), so this is a great way to get it done! You'd be amazed how much makeup collects on your brushes. I found out that one of mine was in fact white, when I thought all this time it was brown...gross, but hey it just goes to show that they actually collect a lot of gunk!

Hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

-M

     Hey there Internet world!

     I've decided to add a series onto my growing number of tutorials: So Easy My Dog Could Do It. Named this way because my dog (I love her dearly) is particularly intellectually challenged. This week I'm showing you a SUPER EASY tutorial on how to fix powder-based makeup that may have broken into tiny, unmanageable pieces. Many people just get tired of dealing with it and throw it out, or turn it into something else. While I encourage turning something old into something new, there is now no need to fret - you can still use that eyeshadow that has...err...seen better days.

     I'll even take it one step further and include an easy (hopefully reminder) to clean your brushes as well!

Tutorial after the break.

This happened while I was in Asia, and I continued to travel with it - making it particularly messy, but I'll show you how to get it back into tip-top shape!

What You'll Need:

Your sad, broken makeup

A few tissues

Isopropyl rubbing alcohol

A hard makeup brush (I used the cheap one it came with, but if you lost that or it didn't have one, use a crease brush)

Baby shampoo or your own if you prefer (optional)

How to do it:

1. First use your brush to gently sweep all of the big chunks into the pot where it belongs. 

2. Use one of your tissues to wipe up any dust or smaller chunks off from the window of the case. You can use a small amount of water to get in those pesky corners, but be careful, you don't want to get the makeup wet and this can actually make your mess bigger

Almost done!

3. Next use a dry, clean tissue to wipe any other makeup pots that have been contaminated by the broken makeup. If your makeup is in a single color pot, then you don't need to do this.

4. Take your rubbing alcohol and add a small amount (eyeball it, start small then add more if need be) to the broken pieces. I poured some in the cap then added it to the pot to make sure I didn't dump too much in at once. 

5. Now use your brushes to gently mix the alcohol in with the makeup. It should make the makeup almost creamy. This is almost instant. Smooth out any rough bumps with your hard brush a best you can.

All goopy and ready to dry

6. Leave the pot open to let dry for a few hours and you're done!

7. Optional step: clean your brushes. This process does dirty up your brush pretty quickly (which is why I used the dinky one it came with, that brush is useless and shouldn't ever be used to put on makeup anyway).  Since you've already gotten your stuff out you might as well clean your brushes! Using warm water and baby shampoo wash your brushes until the water in the sink is no longer stained by your makeup. Run your fingers through them at the end to get the fluffier brush bristles to go back the way they should be. Let air dry overnight then re-fluff out the brush. Everyone forgets to clean their brushes (unless you are anal like that), so this is a great way to get it done! You'd be amazed how much makeup collects on your brushes. I found out that one of mine was in fact white, when I thought all this time it was brown...gross, but hey it just goes to show that they actually collect a lot of gunk!

Hope you enjoyed this super easy tutorial!

-M