my first successfull depotting session

[iluvtinkerbell23]

i just depotted my very first shadows. yay me! i really liked it. i just need to buy magnets now...

and a pic of my most prized possession(other than my baby blankie):

 

[makeup_junkie]

ohhh i love it! seeing yours makes me want to do mine! can i call MAC and order a palette? there's not a pro store in my area...

 

[Dawn]

Don't know if you have Michael's Crafts in your area, they have a few different varities of magnets that will work. There are small strips or some on a roll. The roll had more on it and it ended up costing less for that.

 

[Krista]

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Originally Posted by makeup_junkie ohhh i love it! seeing yours makes me want to do mine! can i call MAC and order a palette? there's not a pro store in my area...

Do only pro stores carry palettes?

 

[makeup_junkie]

pro stores and free standing stores have them.

 

[AlliSwan]

I love me some 1" round magnets...just the OCD in me, I don't like the little strips and I like the label from the back of the pot fitting perfectly and smoothly on the round magnet!

 

[Lele]

Wow, congratulations. I'm still to chicken to try, for fear of somehow messing up. The process seems simple enough, but knowing me, I'd find some way to botch it.

 

[missBOMBcheLLe]

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Originally Posted by AlliSwan I love me some 1" round magnets...just the OCD in me, I don't like the little strips and I like the label from the back of the pot fitting perfectly and smoothly on the round magnet!

i use the strips and works well... where do you get the round magnets from? maybe i'll try those 2!

 

[MrsFinley]

Round magnets for depotting!

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Originally Posted by redbombchelle i use the strips and works well... where do you get the round magnets from? maybe i'll try those 2!

Go to:
http://www.stainedglassoriginals.com...cessories.html

These work perfectly!

 

[MACActress]

Wow congratulations! I'm still perfecting my depotting method as I have large chips/cracks in Aquadisiac, Pink Freeze, Parfait Amour, and Slip Pink to name a few =P

At Michaels I just bought business card sized flat magnet things and i cut them into a circle shape after placing the label on them.

 

[Jillipede]

I just did my first depotting of 4 eyeshadows. I used my heat gun/embossing tool. After popping out the top plastic pot, I held it with tweezers while heating the underside with the heat tool for about 15-20 seconds. Then I used my exacto Knife to pop out the pan. Worked great!

 

[m4dswine]

I have employed the fork method very succcessfully, even to do blushes. I have burnt my fingers and ruined a fork, but what the hell!!

It was incredibly pleasing to do the first one.

 

[kateisgreat]

i bought a palette and some palette eyeshadows.
then i tried to depot a potted e/s and disaster.
it was almost out and then my electric eel shattered.
i'm glad it wasn't a l/e shadow but now i'm afraid of depotting.
haha, your palette looks pretty though!

 

[sandsonik]

I just depotted for the first time too

I did four via the blow dryer method and with two I tried freezing them. Both methods work to break down the glue but my problem was prying the pan out. Maybe I needed a thinner knife or something but I dinged up all but one. With some of them, I just made dent marks on the sides of the pan so they're not perfectly round but with a couple I either slipped and slipped the knife into the pan or the pressure of the knife on the side of the pan caused the shadow to buckle and chip a little.

As long as it doesn't continue to chip, I'm ok - I've rarely used all of a shadow anyway. I didn't end up using magnets because I found the glue was still so sticky that it stuck to the palette just fine. I may live to regret this later if I want to switch palettes around. I'm always too impatient to do things the right way!

 

[Chic 2k6]

Great try! I depotted mine and i dont bother with magnets, mine is stick from glue and it can be taken in and out no probs and still regain stickyness so no worries there