How to press loose eyeshadows (guest post by Be.you.tiful.oBseSSiioNs)

I love eye shadows but i have never been fond of loose eye shadows they are just way too messy and the payoff is often less than what you actually think or want. So here is a quick and simple way to press eye shadows by not spending too time and money.

⬇Things you will need ⬇

1. Loose eyeshadow or pigments 

2. Alcohol (i prefer the highest amount of alcohol

the more percentage of alcohol you use the faster

it will dry and i am using 91%)

3.Q-tips (you can also use cotton balls but i like

using Q-tips i think it cleans up better)

4. Toothpick (a spatula or any other tools

can be used as you like but i like using 

toothpick i think i have mo re control on  
it and it easier to mix with it)
5. A quarter

6. Empty eyeshadow pans ( i bought my pans from eBay

it comes in a palette with 12empty magnetic pans for about $5.99

which i think is a great deal and its pretty nice too rather than buying

everything separate and spend more when you can get the whole

palette in a cheaper price. you can also

view a post about that on my Facebook Page )

I have seen lots of people uses pressing medium like "My Mix clear" Hard pressed medium" " bio silk" etc...and also uses lots of other tools and pots to mix shadows and what not which i think is a total waste of money. why not use things that you already have around you in your home, than again its totally my opinion you can use whatever you like and comfortable with. =)

 OK! here we go with the processing of pressing eye shadows.

⬇STEP ONE⬇

The very first step is the cleaning step. Its very important 

to sanitize the pans and more importantly the quarter as 

we all know how dirty can it be.So always clean your hands,

pans and the quarter with the rubbing alcohol to disinfect.

⬇STEP TWO⬇

Take a small amount of eyeshadow and put 

it on to the pan. I prefer to take small amount

at a time than dumping all at once this will 

help it mix the shadow well and make 

a less mess.

⬇STEP THREE⬇

Take few drops of alcohol on to the cap.

You can also use a spray bottle or a syringe

But i like using the cap like i said before i rather

use the things i already have than buying extras.

But you can use whatever you like and comfortable with.

⬇STEP FOUR⬇

Put few drops at a time and mix it well.It will help

you better if you take few drop of alcohol

at a time than dumping it all at once. It will

just ruin you mixture and make more mess.

⬇STEP FIVE⬇

Mix the eyeshadow with the toothpick

and make sure there are no lumps.

Add more alcohol if needed. Make sure the 

Texture is creamy like cake batter 

and not watery.

⬇STEP SIX⬇

Keep adding more eyeshadow and alcohol

and mix it until your pan is full and you 

get a nice creamy texture.

It should look like this.

And now let it dry for about 3/4hours i like

drying it overnight i think it gives a better

texture if you let it dry it for long. But its up to

you just make sure its completely dried.

⬇STEP SEVEN⬇

Now the most important part! The pressing part.

Take a piece of napkin (you can also use a clean

piece of cloth) fold it couple of times and put it

on top of the shadow pan and than put the coin 

on top and press as hard as you can. You can 

also put something heavy on it to press better.

Keep pressing until you are satisfied. Now remove 

the napkin and flip it over and see if its clean as the 

picture above. The eye shadow must not stick

on the napkin if it did than it means it didn't dry enough.

If that happens what you can do it put some alcohol 

on the napkin and press again and let it dry.

⬇LAST PART⬇

It should look like this when its completely dried. And 

now take you pressed eyeshadow and place it 

in you palette. AND YOU ARE ALL DONE !! :)

I recently pressed a full palette of  loose 

eye shadows you can see it here Be.you.tiful.obsessiions

I hope this post helps you all and i also

hope i was clear enough to make 

you all understand.

And i thank my friend Mona for

letting me do a guest post on her blog. ❤