Supplies:
Heat source (in my case my
stove), foil, 2 tweezers,
butter knife, magnet (I cut up
pieces from free business card
magnets that I collect for
this purpose)

Caution:
Items will be hot to the touch
and burning plastic smells
strongly. Well ventilated
area is recommended.

Instructions:
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Supplies:
Heat source (in my case my
stove), foil, 2 tweezers,
butter knife, magnet (I cut up
pieces from free business card
magnets that I collect for
this purpose)

Caution:
Items will be hot to the touch
and burning plastic smells
strongly. Well ventilated
area is recommended.

Instructions:
Turn on your electric stove
(medium to medium-high).
Place a piece of foil on the
burner. Pop out the eyeshadow
from the compact by wedging
knife into it. Place
eyeshadow and compact onto
foil. Pay close attention as
the plastic melts quickly.
First, check on the compact.
When the edge of the label
peels, it's time to take it
off with tweezers. Put label
to the side. Second, using
tweezers, lift up eyeshadow &
check underneath it. Once it
has a tiny hole melted through
it, it is ready to be
manipulated. Turn it upside
down (do it off of the
burner), and with tweezers
press gently down on the pan.
The side of the plastic will
pry away from pan. Now, use
tweezers to pull out pan from
plastic. The glue is still
gummy so stick a piece of
magnet to the pan then the
label over the magnet. You're
done!

Alternatives:
You don't have an electric
stove? You can use a frying
pan on a gas stove. You can
use an electric grill but I
recommend changing the grill
plate to the griddle plate.
Always use foil--the plastic
melts and gets messy and the
glue is gummy. You can even
try the burner on the coffee
maker!

This method works for any
brand of powder makeup. See
my mixed palette--The Body
Shop, Loreal, Body & Soul,
Maybelline, Max Factor,
Clinique, Dior to name a few.

Any questions, please contact
me.

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