My purple eye shadow gets a makeover...

I was doing a little spring cleaning this weekend and decided to tackle my make-up drawer.  While the drawer contained a few old yet favourites, I also came across some I knew should have never bought in the first place.  I could have thrown them out, but instead...

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I have been in love with this particular pastelly purple for some time.
  I first saw it in a magazine and most recently here.

You will need:

Eye shadow

Clear nail polish

Cotton pad

Nail polish remover

tooth pick

disposable plate or palette

I used a bobby pin to scrape some eyeshadow onto a clean paint pallette.  You can also scrape the shadow onto a piece of paper and then pour the powder right into the bottle.

Put a few drops of the clear nail polish onto the shadow powder, start by adding a little at a time until you get the consitency of nail polish.

With a toothpick, stir the polish and the powder together making sure all of the shadow powder is dissolved into the lacquer.  If you pour the powder, ensure it is completely crushed and there are no little chunks. Once poured it into the bottle, shake the contents really well.

Apply and admire your new pretty homemade polish.

I used the clear nail polish brush to apply the new color.  Use a cotton pad soaked in nail polish remover (I actually had to ask hubby to clean the brush because I didn't want to smudge my nail polish).  You don't have to worry about this if you used the bottle to mix your shadow.

Notes: The nail polish will have a matte look if there is more shadow pigment than lacquer.  You can add a top coat of the clear lacquer to add shine to your nails.

I would love to be able to have pretty done nails all the time, but my hands are always covered in paint and so are my finger nails.  I also have to keep my nails short because long nails don't lend themselves well to sculpting.

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For someone who paints, I sure don't show it when I paint my nails so here is a little diagram of the perfect way to apply nail polish. I definitely needed this lesson.

I hope you enjoyed this fun little recycling tip and you give it a go. 

Sending you much love,

Lucy

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