Les Petit Secrets : BROKEN EYESHADOW

5 THINGS TO DO WITH A BROKEN EYESHADOW

Yesterday morning, I woke too early after too little sleep. I grabbed my make-up still half asleep- and dropped my eyeshadow palette. It was obviously not a very solid one, as I picked it up to find all 8 shades cracked. Bummer. As I couldn't resign myself to throw it away, I've been scouring the interwebs for ideas to re-use broken eyeshadow- below are my five favorites!

1. Fix it
Eyeshadow can be fused back together with just rubbing alcohol, a spoon, and a little time. I tried it- worked perfectly. Find the detailed step-by-step tutorial on Angela Hix.

2. Eye gloss
If you don't have time to fix your broken eyeshadow, but still want to use it on your eyes, eye gloss is the way to go. Just mix baby oil and crushed eyeshadow, apply with a brush and you're done. Find the how-to on Lulu's.

3. Nail polish
Create your own nail polish in just a few seconds with clear nail polish, crushed eyeshadow, a toothpick and a piece of paper. Super easy, super quick. Find the DIY on Delighted Momma.

4. Eyeliner
If you've been lucky in your misfortune and broke an eyeshadow of a color that would look nice as an eyeliner, you only need some baby oil to give it a new life! See the tutorial on WikiHow.

5. Lip gloss
Make your own tinted lip gloss in two minutes using only vaseline and crushed eyeshadow. Couldn't be easier! Find the how-to on Wonder Forest. Edit: it's been brought to my attention in the comments that some eyeshadows aren't safe for the lips. Read the labels of the products to be used, or here is a helpful link on that subject.

I hope you won't break all your eyeshadows like I did, but if that inopportunely happens to you, please consider the alternatives before tossing them :)

Glamrs.com ... my make up 101 experts

Trousseau shopping can be stressful for a girl like me. Especially while buying make up. With no prior experience in shopping for the essentials, I experienced failure in my maiden visit to a multi brand make up retail outlet. Boy oh boy.. was I in for a traumatizing afternoon or what !! First off, the ladies behind every counter were over done to say the least, which first put me off the whole idea of buying make up in the first place. Wasn’t make-up supposed to make you look glamorous ? Hot ? Sultry ? Irresistible ? To add to my agony they were pushy and trying to sell me 10 products in one go. Each of them wanted to fix me in one of their booths for a skin analysis and rush me into a purchase. Of course there is no good end to this story ! I took the first exit in sight and was back home all in a matter of 30 mins.

Google being my BFF.. I hit search on make-up buying tips. DESPERATE ! I know ! But what does one do when they come from a non-make-up-wearing family. Google hit me back with a million make up hook up sessions which offered some great tips.. Unfortunately the women were all white ! Whatever happened to the quintessential wheatish brown Indian beauty ? That’s when I came across www.glamrs.com  This website dishes out beauty tips made for our type of Indian skin by the dozen. The website is easy to navigate and very user friendly.

Pallavi Symons, their make-up specialist seems to have a go to answer to all my problems. It basically covers Make-up basics, DifferentLooks  And then an expert review.
Make up basics covers everything your mother did not tell you about beauty and grooming. 

The section on different looks gives a dozen ideas.. each with a link to glamrs tv – which is basically a youtube channel which is an audio visual classroom on make up 101. 

And the best part is, that there are a dozen different products coming out in the market. She explains the ingredients, the USP and the application of these new products – which makes make-up buying such an easy and a happy process.

They also have a Magazine that I highly recommend each one of you subscribe to. It has become my every Friday read .. Prepping myself for the weekend of parties and socializing  The tips they give have come in very handy. They even tell you what do on a festive occassion or a coffee date for example – that’s how specific yet to the point this website can get. Although what I am really waiting for is their SHOP section – which is “Coming Soon” .. where I am really hoping we can buy the exact same products that they show.. wouldn’t it be just too convenient then ?

Ofcourse you see all the gorgeous beauties like Dipanita Sharma Miss Malini and VJ Romoma and their likes sitting on Pallavi Symons’ hot seat which makes you wonder if these tips will do the same magic it did for them or not ? Or will the products work on you or not ? Well… I can only say – watch and learn ladies… check the website now www.glamrs.com

When to Toss Your Cosmetics

We so often jump on board with all of the latest beauty trends, but when do these products go bad- if ever? Generally, the suggestion is to follow your best judgment- but sometimes numbers are important. Expired cosmetics can cause irritation or worse- infections.

You wouldn’t wear expired trends, so why would you put expired product on your face?? Here are the Rue Rules for keeping your beauty bag up to date:

Foundation or Cream-Based Products (blush or eye): 6-8 months if you use your finger, one year if it has a pump.

Any Powder (face, blush, bronzer, eye): As long as there is no shiny film on top, it’s good for 18 months.

Liquid Eye Products: 3 Months.

Pencil Products: If you keep it freshly sharpened, it’s good… though we do recommend drawing the line (pun intended) at a few years.

Lips: 2 years.

Nails: 2 years.

Additional Information and Tips:Most cosmetics come with a small jar symbol printed on them. The jar symbol represents how long after opening the product will expire. So, if it is an open jar with a 6M on it, it means it is good for 6 months after opening.

Clean & maintain your products to help them last longer! Sharpen pencils, scrape off old residue, and store it properly. This means avoid the sunny cup-holder in your car… no matter how convenient it is!

Anytime you use makeup while you have a skin or eye infection (or share it with someone who does), TOSS IT. If it smells funky, it’s gone. And if it just seems like maybe it is too darn old…. It is.

Try not to be too sentimental with your favorite beauty products. Remember- the sooner you get rid of them, the more space you have for all the fun new products available!