This is my first tutorial so please bare with me and feel free to email me if you have questions!  I was condensing my kit over the weekend and was purposely breaking my favorite eye shadows to put them in palettes and thought someone could use this advice when they accidentally break their favorite eye shadows and blushes!  All you need is the eyeshadow in the original container, rubbing alcohol, a spray bottle for the alcohol is optional, some change (pennies, nickels, dimes) and clean fabric that you don’t need (maybe a shirt that is ripped that you don’t need anymore).

First I take my palette knife (you can use a butter knife) and crush up the eyeshadow in the original container until you remove all of the clumps and make it as powdery as possible!

After I do that, I drop 6-10 drops of alcohol onto the eyeshadow.  I do just enough so I can spray a few sprays of alcohol after that without the powder going all over the place. 

Now that it is wet but not drowning, I measure the tin to see what household item matches up to it in size and fits inside.  Usually I can get close with nickels, dimes, quarters and they are the easiest to work with.  If you have something larger, like a blush, you can use a bottle cap from a juice jug or something along those lines.

Now that you have measured the opening, stick the coin/cap into some fabric whether it be a ripped shirt, kitchen towel you don’t use, etc.  I am using a sock that lost it’s other half (yes it’s clean!).  Spray/dip the fabric liberally with alcohol (this also helps to disinfect and prevent it from sticking to the powder).  Now use it like a stamp to press the eyeshadow into the tin to condense it.  Press firmly.

Now let it dry completely before using (usually an hour is super safe, alcohol dries quickly).  It’s super easy, quick and saves you some money so you don’t have to buy a new one!  Good luck!