Wednesday, July 27, 2016

DIY / Hack: How To Fix Hardpan With Powder Makeup Products


Today I have a DIY beauty hack that I hope you will find useful.

I wanted to use up my IT Cosmetics Vitality Disk. It was getting very old and the bronzer had developed "hardpan." Even using my most dense and rough makeup brush, I could barely pick up any product. So I was getting prepared to have to throw out this product, but I really didn't want to as it was expensive and I really like this palette.

I was considering taking a knife to scrape off the top layer of product, but I was afraid I would waste a lot of product, so I decided to hit-up my makeup loving Instagram buddies for some suggestions.

My Instagram buddy,  Makeup By Starla, suggested packing tape. I doubted it would work so I decided to put it to the test. 

Thanks to Starla, my palette is totally usable again. After I fixed up my bronzer using her suggestion, I went through some hardened eyeshadows and a face powder and repaired them all! Thank you, Starla!

Let's see what I fixed and how EASY it was!

It Cosmetics Vitality Disk
 Shown above is my IT Vitality Disk. Most of the bronzer is covered in hardpan.


Using Starla's suggestion, I put some packing tape over the product.


I was in total shock when I pulled the tape off of my bronzer and saw what it had picked up in a nano-second. I rubbed my finger along the bronzer and voila, it picked up much more product!


Here is my fresh and revived bronzer. It's not as soft as it was when new but it's useable and I couldn't be happier that I don't have to throw it out as I actually really like this product!

Now let's see what else I was able to repair.

Annabelle CC Pressed Powder

The photo in the upper left corner is with hardpan. The bottom right photo is after using the tape method.

This also worked wonders on this Annabelle face powder. This product isn't very old at all but somehow it developed hardpan. Before using the tape method on the powder, I couldn't pick up ANY product where you see the hardpan, now It's like new again!

Quo Back To Basics Eye Shadow Palette
Upper left picture is with harpan, before the tape method. The bottom right photo is after.

Lastly, I tried the same method on my Quo eyeshadow palette and it worked wonders on that too. Now, my shadows are revived and my brushes pick up so much more product!


This method is like a little miracle. It's cheap and so easy! It only takes a second to lift up the dry, hardened product. It's really an amazing way to save your favourite products and give them new life. 

You can also go over the same product as many times as you like to pick up the more hardened product. I went over each item about 2 times with the tape.

I'm so grateful to have this trick now to save all of my powdered products. 

I hope this helps those of you who are looking for a solution to this issue. It's an easy, quick and cheap solution to the once annoying harpan!

If you have any Beauty Hacks, please leave them in the comments below!




10 comments:

  1. Great hack Amy!
    I definitely have a few powders I can try this on! x

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    1. Let me know how it works for you. I think you'll be as thrilled as I am! xo

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  2. I don't own any pressed powders, but this is a great hack Amy! I'll keep it in mind for the future. I wonder how many people have thrown out stuff because of hardpan, without even knowing that something as simple as this hack could save their products.

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    1. I hear you! I've probably thrown any many products over the years which could have been saved in just seconds. What about blushes or eye shadows, Shell? It would work with those too. :)

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  3. Great tip Amy! I haven't experienced "hard pan" with any of my product, but if I do, I'm using the trick :) Tal xo

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  4. What a great little trick to remember and use! Thanks for sharing it!

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    1. It works so well and so easy too. If only I knew this trick years ago, I could have saved a lot of products!

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  5. Fantastic info Amy, and congrats on your successes. I have a few products that could do with this treatment - thanks doll!

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    1. It works like a charm! Glad you can use this tip, Kats! xo

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