supercelestine
Well-known member
Hello,
I'm not 100% sure if this "fits" in this section of the board, but I do think its educational.
After reading numerous threads about how much product is wasted and thrown out due to packaging, and after reading one of our fellow Specktra gals needed stitches while trying to open the package..I've decided to do a tut on how to SAFELY remove all of the trapped primer from the tube!
Enjoy and I hope this helps.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
"empty" UPDD tube
small jar or container
wire cutters
Step One:
Photo not shown, but you need your "empty" UDPP tube
Step Two:
Handy-Dandy Wirecutters (I think thats what these are called!
)
Step Three:
Using the wire-cutters, cut the tube in half at the skinnest most middle part of the tube.
Step Four:
Bend the tube in half and pry the crimped tube open using the wirecutters
Step Five:
Using the wirecutters again, cut vertically along the top and bottom parts of the tube.
Step Six:
Once again, use the wirecutters along those vertical cuts to pry the tube open. (making extra room for your sweet digging and scooping skills)
Step Seven:
Dig, scoop, giggle. repeat.
Step Eight:
Put all of that salvaged primer (AKA your money!) into your shiney new container. I'm using one by MAC that has a screw lid.
Step Nine:
Add Lid. Giggle. Put on Make-up and skip to the counter to reward yourself because now the money you WERE going to spend on another tube can be spent on another MAC shadow! Giggle. Ta-DAAAA!
Love,
Supercelestine
I'm not 100% sure if this "fits" in this section of the board, but I do think its educational.
After reading numerous threads about how much product is wasted and thrown out due to packaging, and after reading one of our fellow Specktra gals needed stitches while trying to open the package..I've decided to do a tut on how to SAFELY remove all of the trapped primer from the tube!
Enjoy and I hope this helps.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
"empty" UPDD tube
small jar or container
wire cutters
Step One:
Photo not shown, but you need your "empty" UDPP tube
Step Two:
Handy-Dandy Wirecutters (I think thats what these are called!
Step Three:
Using the wire-cutters, cut the tube in half at the skinnest most middle part of the tube.
Step Four:
Bend the tube in half and pry the crimped tube open using the wirecutters
Step Five:
Using the wirecutters again, cut vertically along the top and bottom parts of the tube.
Step Six:
Once again, use the wirecutters along those vertical cuts to pry the tube open. (making extra room for your sweet digging and scooping skills)
Step Seven:
Dig, scoop, giggle. repeat.
Step Eight:
Put all of that salvaged primer (AKA your money!) into your shiney new container. I'm using one by MAC that has a screw lid.
Step Nine:
Add Lid. Giggle. Put on Make-up and skip to the counter to reward yourself because now the money you WERE going to spend on another tube can be spent on another MAC shadow! Giggle. Ta-DAAAA!
Love,
Supercelestine