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How to clean your dirty NARS compact.

post #1 of 25
11/19/08 at 3:00am
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I don't know if anyone noticed, but NARS compacts pick up dirt and make up and other crap like insane and a wet towel seems to make it worse. I read on a Chinese beauty blog today that she took an eye/lip make up remover to it and it was shiny like new! So I of course immediately went at my Orgasm blush compact exterior with the pink eye make up remover by MAC, and it's all shiny and new and clean again! Woohoo!

Hopefully that'll help some of you ladies out there.
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post #2 of 25
11/19/08 at 3:27am

Re: How to clean your dirty NARS compact.

Dampen half a microfiber cloth, wipe it down, and then polish it up with the dry side. Viola, clean compact!
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post #3 of 25
11/19/08 at 3:32am

Re: How to clean your dirty NARS compact.

Brush cleaner works well also.
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post #4 of 25
11/19/08 at 4:17pm

Re: How to clean your dirty NARS compact.

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Dampen half a microfiber cloth, wipe it down, and then polish it up with the dry side. Viola, clean compact!
It works for me, too.
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post #5 of 25
11/19/08 at 5:11pm

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Wow, great tips girls!! I hate looking at those yucky dirty cases...I am going to use your ideas and clean those babies up!!
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post #6 of 25
12/19/08 at 12:12pm

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Oh!! Thank you, thank you cetati, i was so tired of these crappy Nars compacts!!!
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post #7 of 25
12/20/08 at 3:41am

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whatever you do...don't use anything with a lot of alcohol...the rubber will start to peel!!
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post #8 of 25
12/29/08 at 6:48am

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Brush cleaner works well also.

Yeah I just spray some of my MAC brush cleaner on it and wipe it off with a paper towel, I clean the mirror with it too, then I spray some brush cleaner on a q-tip and clean around the pan. I do this is I swap a NARS item before I send it out.
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post #9 of 25
12/30/08 at 5:52pm

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Soo true...I felt the compacts were impossible to clean and they picked up dirt super easy. I'll try out the lip/makeup cleaner idea!
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post #10 of 25
1/24/09 at 12:59am

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i found just buffing it with a dry cotton-y cloth worked the best. anything wet just moved the sediment around.
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post #11 of 25
1/29/09 at 7:38pm

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i use one of those makeup-removing wet wipes for mine, seems to work for me at least.
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post #12 of 25
1/29/09 at 7:52pm

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yep they gross me out too.. I tried to depot and wound up with some broken pieces.. but would rather have that than those cruddy cases
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post #13 of 25
1/31/09 at 11:03pm

Re: How to clean your dirty NARS compact.

Has anyone tried babywipes? I swear those work for everything.
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post #14 of 25
2/25/09 at 7:42am

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Has anyone tried babywipes? I swear those work for everything.
Yesssss! I always use baby-wipes to clean NARS compacts and they work wonderfully!!!
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post #15 of 25
2/28/09 at 9:19pm

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Hmmm I used a MAC wipe and it left it kinda sticky to the touch. I then used my makeup remover (Clinque Take Off The Day) and it was pretty much the same effect. It's def cleaner but like 'brand new'.
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post #16 of 25
11/11/11 at 6:03pm

Microfiber cloth does magic on NARS packaging.

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post #17 of 25
2/11/12 at 6:21am

I'll try the microfiber cloth.  I tried some makeup remover and it just made the outside case a bit tacky (not quite sticky, just not right) to the touch ohboy.gif

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post #18 of 25
2/16/12 at 10:52pm

usually a makeup wipe  helps 

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post #19 of 25
4/10/12 at 4:49pm

I use wet wipes and they work really well. For hard to reach places, I use a pointy Q-tip dipped in water or toner. 

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post #20 of 25
4/18/12 at 4:11pm

I use an alcohol pad, which works great.
 

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post #21 of 25
12/29/12 at 4:42pm

thank you so much!!!! mine were getting sooo grimy!

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post #22 of 25
12/29/12 at 4:43pm

does any one else's compacts get like a sticky feeling?

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post #23 of 25
1/3/13 at 8:28pm
I used alcohol, and then rubbed baby powder on them so they wouldn't get tacky again. I store them now in an airtight container and that has solved the problem. The alcohol took some of the writing off, but I don't care. I couldn't stand it anymore.
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post #24 of 25
1/4/13 at 7:28pm
Yes mine get sticky and nasty too. They need to make those compacts w/o that rubber stuff
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post #25 of 25
1/5/13 at 9:13am

How annoying are these stupid compacts?!?!  I love the products, but honestly feel like I use them less often because there is not way to avoid getting the stupid packaging filthy everytime.

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