How to Press a Matte Eyeshadow - WITHOUT ALCOHOL | Repanner's Guide

How to re-press matte eyeshadow without alcohol or binder. ⁠
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If you've ever broken a matte shadow and felt sinking dread that it's gone forever, fear no more! I've made a tutorial on how to save or re-pan your matte eyeshadows: no alcohol required. ⁠
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Please share with anyone whose makeup may need this fix! ~Gina⁠
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TUTORIAL: How to re-pan matte eyeshadows. Featuring Sugarpill Love+⁠
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STEP ONE: Remove the product from the pan. No need to be delicate! Just dig it out. There's nothing you can do here to ruin it. ⁠
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STEP TWO: Grind the product into a fine powder. You can use a knife, credit card, or mortar and pestle. A knife is less messy, but a mortar/pestle makes drier formulas easier to grind. ⁠
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As you near the end, look out for fine, hard clumps. They will crunch when pressed and may roll around. It's important to crush as many of these as you can. They will stay hard in the pan and cause the shadow to crumble out.⁠
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STEP THREE: Move the product into the pan. Sweep the powder onto a smooth piece of paper and fold it in half to make a funnel. ⁠
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Before pouring, place your pan onto a second piece of paper. ⁠
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Pour/tap the product from the taco into the pan. Don't worry about excess. Then tap the product down lightly with a flat edge. ⁠
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STEP FOUR: Press layer 1. Grab a flat disc slightly smaller than the pan and set it lightly inside. You can use a magnetic sticker or the bottom of another pan. ⁠
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Once you've got it lined up, press down firmly. For shadows, press with your fingers and wrist. For blushes, use your arms and shoulders. ⁠
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After a few seconds, dump the disc out. Your first layer is done. ⁠
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STEP FIVE: Press layer 2. Using the excess from before, repeat steps three and four to press a second layer into the same pan. I only recommend pressing two layers. ⁠
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After this, give your pressed shadow a quick swatch to ensure it's pressed to your liking and there's no crumbling. Then revel in your success.
For this session, I repanned 3.5 grams of Sugarpill's Love+ into two 26mm pans. It took me about 20 minutes, or 10 minutes per pan, which is my typical type to repan a shadow.
Dry-pressed mattes do not crack or dry out.
So far, I've had a 100% success rate using this method. I've also used it to save shadows from alcohol.
Thank you to Kristen Leigh of Kristen Leigh Cosmetics for suggesting dry pressing to me.
Go forth and repan! #RepanRevolution.
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~Gina
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[@offthebrand]

I have done this a ton since you demonstrated on Instagram. It works so much better than repressing wit alcohol. You rock!

[@FacesByGina]

Yay!! I'm so glad you've found it helpful. 😁

[@jaejae1533]

Thank god!! I didn’t understand why some of my shadows would crack even though i did everything right, aside from using alcohol… ❤️❤️❤️

[@maskros434]

this was amazing thank you sm!! ive been looking at so many videos trying to find info on this and all they do is yap and glue magnets on containers 😭

[@StiffInTheCrypt]

Thank you so much for this video! I thought my matte blush was a total goner after trying to repress it twice with alcohol. It kept cracking again as it dried out with that method but pressing it dry made it as good as new! My pan was square, so I cut out a piece of coated cardboard to fit inside of it.

[@FacesByGina]

HOORAY!!! I'm so happy to hear that!

[@QbanFemale]

I can’t thank you enough for this. I just stopped repressing my Matte broken eyeshadows to make you a comment. 😃👍🏻🙏🏻👏🏻

[@FacesByGina]

hehe YES!! I'm stoked to hear it

[@MartesMakeup]

Yayyy! I love how straight forward and simple this tutorial is 💖💖 Thanks for sharing this method with us, it’s LIFE CHANGING

[@FacesByGina]

YOU ARE THE BEST MARTE!! 😍

[@elliestarrmua]

Here I am on KZbin SEARCHING for how to repress a matte and I come across your page! Ahhaha love it! Thank you for this video ❤❤❤ always have the best tips

[@FacesByGina]

Thank you!! I'm so glad you found it helpful. I just did an updated tutorial on my IG as well! instagram.com/reel/CiNP62-Mok7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[@mandylovesflowers]

Repressed a broken matte shadow (in a palette) using these techniques. Woohoo! 🎉 🥳 Thanks for making this video!!!

[@FacesByGina]

HUZZAH!! I'm so happy to hear it.

[@Peachyohz]

Omg thank you for this!!

[@FacesByGina]

You're most welcome! I hope you find it helpful! 😁

[@aryelynet228]

Genius ⭐️ also some top-notch editing which I can always appreciate 🤗

[@FacesByGina]

Ah! Thank you!! :D

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

Can't wait to try this tomorrow with two broken Juvias mattes after a depotting accident! Thanks! 💚

[@FacesByGina]

Hooray!! Good luck, let me know how it goes!

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

@@FacesByGina so I couldn't wait to try it so I got out of bed to do them, and now its 2am and they worked perfectly! Thank you for this video 👏💚

[@FacesByGina]

@@ems_h.eartnotes YAYYYYY!!! I'm so glad to hear it.

[@ofthebeanvariety]

Oh my goodness. I feel so silly. I know I typed out a comment before. I must not have hit the comment button. 🤦🏻‍♀️. Anyways, I've gotten and seen some people asking how to fix their broken powders, so I have been sending both of our videos to them. Love your quick and fun video!

[@VGwritesalot]

Pam!! I'm so glad. I'm sorry it took me forever to get back to your comment. There have been apparently a lot of comments on this video that I never saw. My bad!! But I'm glad it's a good resource for you.

[@ofthebeanvariety]

@@VGwritesalot No problem. Life happens and KZbin can be funny.

[@deadblend_]

I love this... To press mattes, just press them. Don't turn it into a chemistry project.

[@JoolsVoiceOver]

You make it look so easy :0) xx

[@oykucukcuk]

This needs a lot more views so I’m writing this comment to add some engagement. Thank you for this.

[@FacesByGina]

Thank you!! I really appreciate that. I want more people to find it too so they don't end up with cracked shadows!

[@JemAndTheHologramss]

Why do shimmer eyeshadows work well with alcohol and mattes ones don't?

[@FacesByGina]

I don't have an exact answer for you, but here is what I do know: 1. Adding alcohol helps shimmers press because it helps reduce the space between the particles and lets it smush together. Not all shimmers need this; the denser/creamier the shimmer, the more likely it is you can re-press it without alcohol. 2. I believe that mattes crack when you use alcohol because the product condenses as it dries. As it condenses, it pulls away from itself (cracking) and from the pan (so often times it will fall out) The actual mechanisms that lead to these results, I'm not 100% sure on, but those are the ideas/what I've discovered in my year and a half pressing eyeshadows myself. I hope it's at least somewhat helpful!

[@megharv34]

Does this method work for satins too?

[@sunshinemama9143]

Thank you for this video! Will this method also work with a pressed powder?

[@FacesByGina]

Yep! Definitely will

[@leyna_in_makeup_wonderland]

thank you, so helpful!

[@FacesByGina]

You're most welcome!

[@qveenissac]

Ok I'm bk lol just pressed 3 pans this way and I dropped them intentionally shadow side down from about 6" up about 6-7x ea and they all stayed intact. Figured that might help anyone who like me, long doubted this technique as it uses only pressure no binder. Ps-I think it is essential to press in layers as she shows...minimum 2-3.

[@FacesByGina]

The shadows already have binder in them! That's why you can press them dry. 😊

[@qveenissac]

@@FacesByGina u are correct I misspoke and meant "w/o adding extra binder to rejoin a crumbled shadow." Appreciate the vid!

[@VGwritesalot]

@@qveenissac Huzzah! I'm glad it helped you!

[@O1989P]

Thank you!!!!!

[@FacesByGina]

I'm sorry for the late comment, but you're so welcome!

[@doveluv9229]

I need that red in my life

[@FacesByGina]

Everybody needs love+. I put it off for way too long

[@himanshee3628]

If eyeshadow r not pigmented enough ...will repression help🙄 ....coz I have purchased an eyeshadow palette n that's not pigmented at all but I have already spent so thinking of making some use out of it ...pls reply coz I searched a lot videos n I think this might help

[@FacesByGina]

It really depends. Sometimes there's just not enough pigment in the powder, and repressing it won't help. However, if it's just pressed too hard and you're having trouble getting product on the brush, it may help. Either way, it can't hurt it, so I'd say try it out on a shade and see how it goes

[@jessicagulbraa8007]

What do you do with the excess powder?

[@FacesByGina]

What do I do with it? I put it in little sample jars, tell myself I"m going to do something with them, then stick them in a drawer indefinitely. ...That's what I personally do with them XD

[@jenshaw8085]

Thank you!

[@FacesByGina]

You're most welcome!

[@Therese_MakeupArt]

Maybe i should try it on my love+, i think its too hard pressed, would prefer it more loose! Thank you!

[@FacesByGina]

You're very welcome! Be sure to press down nice and hard to get something more firm.

[@charmedbymeghan]

I've been looking for a video that helps with application of Pressed Flakie formulas, like from Copacetic Cosmetics. Does anyone have tips & tricks for different application methods on this? Or know of a good video that shows this? They are so beautiful but I don't want the built up super chunky look. Is there a good way to shear it out, but with also getting a detailed application? Help Me 🥺

[@FacesByGina]

I have ground up my mica flakes! instagram.com/tv/CDMT6BOJdOi/? Some time later I pressed them like I would a loose pigment. My friend @martesmakeup has an excellent tutorial on that on her channel! She presses her Tammy Tanuka pigments

[@ririjet361]

I wish I had seen this video before throwing out a whole bunch of mattes that didn't repress well with alcohol. Why oh whyyyyyyyyy 😭

[@FacesByGina]

NOOOOOO!!! If it helps, I've definitely been there. :-((

[@SunnyProductions7]

Hell ya, thank you so much!! Lol

[@ma-ma-mamary3946]

That stain on your sleeve. Yeah. That's like my carpet right now. Lol. Poor thing needs to be doused in makeup remover & blotted to death. Maybe this weekend. Quick question though: If I've already repressed with alcohol (some even with extra binder) do you think this method will still work? Just curious. I might be adventurous and repress my odd-ball shaped pans into 26mm if I become ambitious enough one of these days. And yes, the chopping was totally satisfying to watch. 😀

[@FacesByGina]

Yep! Just grind it up and press it dry! I've made some really scary-looking alcohol represses in my time, they all were repaired with dry pressing!

[@ma-ma-mamary3946]

@@FacesByGina lol @ scary alcohol represses. My carpet is like a murder scene. But with green blood. Alien murder scene maybe.

[@saucv]

See if you tap on it will break up again so that doesn’t work. You won’t be able to move your makeup pallet around

[@FacesByGina]

I can see why you'd say that, but I assure you it's not the case! I've repanned hundreds of mattes with this method (and have shown lots of others who have done it as well)and they are perfectly stable.

[@CabsAndEthel]

TW....if u know, u know

[@cjacob3]

wild. i feel dumb.

[@FacesByGina]

No don't!! It never would have occurred to me either if it hadn't been for the brand owner who turned me into the idea