Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[Mmmayumi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by *lolly

Hi all, sorry to hi-jack... but I just wanted to know whether or not the Hello Kitty Beauty Powder/Blushes are "depottable"??? I would like to make use of the adorable packaging

I'm pretty sure you can depot these fully but i prefer just taking the inner plastic holder out which you can easily swap with other mac powders. (:
Unfortunately I'm yet to swap my powders into the mega cute hello kitty packaging 'cus i don't have any other mac powders to do so. But this is the tutorial and way i found out, so thank Aubrey (:

YouTube - How To Depot MSF and Beauty Powder

Hope this helped!
(: xo

[Winthrop44]

I just depotted blushes for the first time and it went great with the newer ones, but the older ones...well I found they were *very* prone to cracking at the stage where the plastic insert holding the pan pops out of the outer case. I actually lost my Smile blush from the Raquel Welch collection which was one of my favorites and I was told is not searchable by Gone But Not Forgotten due to licensing issues (it's now ground up in a little MAC container, so not a total loss). But anyway, I assume products get dried out over time and that was my problem. Has anyone else noticed this and figured out a way around it? It sounds funny but I'm wondering if there's a way to infuse back a little moisture before depotting?

[elementaire]

I lost by depotting-virginity today!! My first was my brow filler color : charcoal brown. Didn't wanna risk any LE color. I used the candle method for depotting and a lighter to remove the label off the pot. I really can't wait to depot the rest (I have another 17 to do) and b2m for some lipsticks!

[missboss82]

I have successfully depotted two of my eyeshadows, thank you.

[shontay07108]

I cannot go through the trouble of depotting mac shadows. It's really ridiculous. I'm not going to run the risk of ruining the shadow or burning myself. I will have to keep my shadows separate. They should've made it simple like makeup forever.

[theredwonder]

I recently depotted just about everything I own and WOW do I have a lot more room in my makeup box. It is amazing, the colors are easily accessible, and I have a ton of b2m containers. I dont know why I waited so long

[aic]

HELP! depotting disaster!!!
my blanc type eyeshadow shattered into what seems like 20 pieces, is it ok if i just use some alcholo and repress it using Enkore's method???
Even though its matte2, the finish won't be ruined rite?

[LouLou69]

Does anyone know if its possible to depot the old style eyeshadow packaging with the twist off lids - I still have a few of these that I'd like to pop into my palettes

[plasticLVR]

Quote:

Originally Posted by msthrope

Depotting | Specktra.Net OR makeupaddict.org - depotting MAC flip-top eyeshadows

and for depanning quads...
mac_cosmetics: Depanning a Quad

awesome! thank you

[Ode to Joy]

When depotting quads, where do I insert the knive exactly?
I want to depot my photorealism quad, but there is almost no space to put a knive in. A scalpel might work, I am just worried it will damage the quad...

[cocodivatime]

Quote:

Originally Posted by aic

HELP! depotting disaster!!!
my blanc type eyeshadow shattered into what seems like 20 pieces, is it ok if i just use some alcholo and repress it using Enkore's method???
Even though its matte2, the finish won't be ruined rite?

This EXACT same thing happened to me with the EXACT same color/formula Blanc Type. It broke into like a million pieces.
I just ended up buying another one. But I've learned to not depot that formula (Matte2) because its too soft.

[Aimishu]

I like to depot my eyehsadows so that i have more room and wuch easier to put in a quad to bring with me. I do not depit my blushes since i tend to take the one im wearing that that with me as well in my kit hihih..
But other than that i like my eyeshadows to be organized

[Mis_Prim]

I've had no problems depotting shadows ( touch wood !!) But I was wondering if anyone has tired depotting lipsticks ? I want to keep my Heatherette packaging, but depot other lipsticks into it. I read somewhere on here that using a radiator to warm the lipstick will make it free to be taken out and transfered into another tube.