grab the nxy trio that you want to depotĢ. Crystal Avalanche (shimmery white), Shroom (a muted golden beige highlight colour), Satin Taupe (a taupe brown with silvery bronze shimmer) and Carbon (a matte black.1. See what I mean about this perfection business? My quad consisted of staple neutrals. My 15 pallet is a spectrum from purple to blue, to teal, to green, to gold, to amber, golden reddy brown, to a reddish copper. I'm a perfectionist, so I sat down and wrote a list of my colours, then organized them in the order I wanted my palette. Magnet (optional, to keep them in place, but I left mine sticky and skipped this for now).Qtips/Cotton pads & Alcohol (to remove glue from metal pan).Tweezers (optional, for lifting the pan out).Towel (optional, for sitting hot, stick pans and knife on).Strip of aluminum foil (to keep melting plastic off of your straight iron).

Straightening iron (any kind, as long as it's flat and you can fit a pan or two on it).I do remind you to be careful! You will have several opportunities to jab or burn yourself.īelow is a method you can use to depot your shadows with a straightening iron, instead of flame. It is time consuming but not very difficult. I had to go to an actual MAC store and not a counter, but the counters will have quads available soon enough. You can pick up a MAC 15 palette for about $16 CAD, and a quad for roughly $5. If they look dirty or faded a baby wipe should make them legible again. You can heat up the labels on the bottom of your shadow and re-stick them. Worried about getting your colours mixed up? Too lazy to print labels? That's fine. Whatever! Another cool thing is that most (not all) MAC counters and stores will take the depotted shells back, and when you bring 6 in at once you will receive a free lipstick of your choice (excluding Viva Glam) from a MAC counter, or at a MAC store you may choose from a lipstick, lipglass, or eyeshadow. Or even for traveling- a 15 palette on vacation, a quad for your purse. It's also great if you're a freak for organizing, like I am. Depotting is a great option for those who are tired of pawing through their shadows trying to find a certain colour.

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