Tutorial: How To Depot Your MAC Eyeshadows

Hi guys, how are you doing today? I have been doing a lot of depotting lately, and I thought it would be fun to put together a step by step tutorial and show you how I do it. If you want to learn how you can depot your favorite eyeshadows and save some space in your collection, just keep reading :-)

Items you need:
♥ Flat iron.
♥ Pointed knife.
♥ Wax paper.
♥ Round magnets.

♥ A magnetic palette.
♥ Hot glue gun (optional). 

 ♥ 1). Take your eyeshadow and a knife. Carefully slip the knife under the plastic (you can see a little ridge) and pop the pan out.

 ♥ 2). Then you are going to take the little pan, and place it onto the flat iron. Make sure to put the pan on a little piece of wax paper, so you don't ruin your flat iron. Leave the pan on the flat iron for about 30 seconds.

 ♥ 3). Now, take your knife and stick it right in the middle of the eyeshadow. Twist the knife and the eyeshadow should pop right out. Leave it on the wax paper and let it cool of. It's very hot, so be careful not to touch it. 

♥ 4). Once the eyeshadow is cool, you are ready to label your eyeshadow and add a magnet. I used the MAC sticker that is on the bottom of the container, but you can use whatever you like. The sticker is very easy to remove. Just leave the container on the flat iron for about 30 seconds, then use your knife to peel of the sticker. It should come right off, if it's hot enough. Use a hot glue gun, and glue the sticker onto the back of the eyeshadow pan. To add a magnet, just peel of the little piece of paper and place it on the eyeshadow pan.  

 ♥ My MAC single eyeshadow collection.

Depotting is extremely easy to do, but it can definitely be time consuming if you have a big collection. I'm planning on depotting most of my single eyeshadows, except those who come in a really cute packaging. I also have the CUTiE eyeshadow quad by MAC which I'm thinking about depotting as well, but I haven't made up my mind about it yet. We'll see :-) 

Remember to not throw away the empty containers after you are done depotting your eyeshadows, because you can take the empty containers back to MAC. If you turn in 6 empty MAC containers, you receive 1 free lipstick. Pretty sweet, huh? I think this program is fantastic, and I wish more brands did it :-) 

I hope you found my tutorial helpful. Have you depotted your eyeshadows? If no, are you thinking about doing it? :-) Love, Christine♥

Tutorial: How To Create Your Own Tinted Lip Balm

Hey Sweeties :)
I have a really fun Tutorial for you guys tonight! You probably know how much I love lip balms? Its one off my must have beauty products and I always need to have one with me in my purse at all times.

I have been really into tinted lip balms lately. I love how they give your lips a beautiful tint off color and they feel so moisturizing. When I'm feeling lazy and I don't want to wear any makeup, I love to add a little bit off tinted lip balm just to give my face some color and it makes me feel more fresher too which is nice. If you want to learn how you can create your very own tinted lip balm, just keep reading :)
 
Products you will need for this Tutorial:
♥ Lipstick off your choice, I used my Playboy lipstick in Gossip.
♥ Vaseline or a Chapstick.
♥ Plastic bowl and a spoon for mixing the ingredients.
♥ Empty jar.

1. Take some Vaseline on a spoon and hold it over a candle and wait until it has melted completely. Remember to only add a little amount off Vaseline to start with, because the amount off product is going to double when it melts. You can always go back and add more if you need it :)

 2. When the Vaseline has completely melted, pour it into a plastic bowl. Remember to be careful not to touch the spoon or the Vaseline because its very hot and I don't want you guys to burn yourself.

 3. Now its time to add some color to our tinted lip balm. Cut a piece of the lipstick you are using and add it into the melted Vaseline. You can also melt it like you did with the Vaseline, that's completely up to you. This is the part where you can get very creative with your product. You can mix different lipsticks and create fun and unique colors or you can just add one color like I have done here :)

 4. When you are finished with the color and you are happy with how it looks, pour the product into a little jar and leave it in your fridge for 5-10 minutes .

 5. Now you are finished! You now have your very own tinted lip balm. Wasn't that super quick and easy to do? :)

Here is how my tinted lip balm looks like. I really like it, its a very pretty neutral color that is perfect for everyday. I will definitely keep this baby in my purse. What do you think I should name it? :)

Have you tried making your own tinted lip balm before? Will you be trying this out? Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment :) Xoxo, Christine♥