abjarrett
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Thank you.
MAC Pressed Pigments Collection (August 2013)
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erine1881
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Damson.
erine1881
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That purple flash will bring out the green, so i think it'll be perfect with your eye colour!
martiangurll
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That combo is amazeballs. Gorgeous! !OMG, thank you so much for this! I tried BG over Waves of White, and I am in love!
abjarrett
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Thank you.
martiangurll
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Finalllllly ordered me a Damson! Whew! Glad I managed to snag it!
Erinaceina
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Does anyone have any recommendations on how to deal with/store a cracked pressed pigment. My Rock Candy has cracked. I'm keeping it upright in a drawer at the moment, but I've got a nasty suspicion that it'll continue to leak product if I don't find a more permanent solution.
BuickMackane
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You could try pressing it back in the pan. At least that's what I do with my regular shadows when they crack. I empty the lot into a small, clean sample jar, add a drop or two of 99% isopropyl alcohol (mine says 100% but I think it's more like 99), mix the stuff into a paste and press it back in the pan.
I also press my loose piggies and they've all come out fine. I don't see why it wouldn't work with pressed piggies.
erine1881
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You don't even need to add alcohol, ad thry have a bit of moisture to their texture already. Find a jar or pan or something that is ever so slightly smaller than the pan it's already in and lay it on too of the pigment on a tabletop surface and give a good firm press. Problem solved! My amethyst arrived completely intact, but completely out if the pan. I had an empty pan i ordered from tkbtrading that is like 1mm smaller and laid it on top and pressed it backed into the pan. The moisture that is already in the pigment helped to seal the pigment back into the pan with no problem. The same will work for your cracked pigment, without all the hassle of the mixing and the transferring and all that mess.
BuickMackane
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Do pressed pigments have more moisture in them than regular ones? I haven't got round to trying them out yet.
Speaking of TKB Trading, did you try their press packs? I used the 26mm one when I pressed loose shadows (MAC piggies, Sugarpill Chromalusts, BareMinerals - you name it
erine1881
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Yes they do, which is why they feel creamy. Not sure if "moisture" is the technical term, but that's why they're so easy to mold back into the pan. I don't press my powders, so i haven't tried tkb's pressing packets. Once a product is on your brush, pressed or loose, it's all the same, so for me, there's no reason to press a powder. I've never had problems with loose pigments or powders. Sometimes i actually prefer them loose. :dunno:
BuickMackane
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The only reason I pressed my loose shadows is that I hardly ever used them, no matter how much I love the colours. I'm simply too lazy to faff around with loose shadows. And I'm worried about knocking over the jars. They're getting so much more love nowI don't press my powders, so i haven't tried tkb's pressing packets. Once a product is on your brush, pressed or loose, it's all the same, so for me, there's no reason to press a powder. I've never had problems with loose pigments or powders. Sometimes i actually prefer them loose.
I was really worried I'd ruin the shadows but they don't appear to have suffered from having their pretty little selves shoved into a tin pan. Most of my MAC and Sugarpill jars are still half full so I can use them loose if I fancy it.
martiangurll
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If you have Half Wild PP, it really brings out the purple in Damson pressed piggie. HTH
Erinaceina
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Thanks, guys. I'm particularly glad that you don't have to add alcohol for the pressed pigments (although I'll probably end up doing this with my cracked Archie's Girls pearlmatte) because isopropyl alcohol is so difficult to get hold of here. I've looked and looked, and the only place that I've seen it for sale is on Amazon. I guess a drop of vodka might work in a pinch, but I don't have any in, and I don't want to put gin on it!You could try pressing it back in the pan. At least that's what I do with my regular shadows when they crack. I empty the lot into a small, clean sample jar, add a drop or two of 99% isopropyl alcohol (mine says 100% but I think it's more like 99), mix the stuff into a paste and press it back in the pan.
I also press my loose piggies and they've all come out fine. I don't see why it wouldn't work with pressed piggies.
Quote: Originally Posted by erine1881
You don't even need to add alcohol, ad thry have a bit of moisture to their texture already. Find a jar or pan or something that is ever so slightly smaller than the pan it's already in and lay it on too of the pigment on a tabletop surface and give a good firm press. Problem solved!
My amethyst arrived completely intact, but completely out if the pan. I had an empty pan i ordered from tkbtrading that is like 1mm smaller and laid it on top and pressed it backed into the pan. The moisture that is already in the pigment helped to seal the pigment back into the pan with no problem. The same will work for your cracked pigment, without all the hassle of the mixing and the transferring and all that mess.
MAChostage
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Speaking of which, how much alcohol (and which type?) should one use to re-press an eyeshadow? Both my Mulch and Amber Lights are now housed in tiny jars, in powder form, and I'd like to press them.
erine1881
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99% rubbing alcohol, and just enough to turn it into a slurry. If you get too much, let it dry for a bit til it thickens.
