How to FIX Broken Makeup! 

My wife accidentally dropped her blush, so now I’m watching this to surprise her and fix it! Thanks for this!

I'm here for the wife. I am going to surprise her with fixing her favorite foundation. THANK YOU!!!❤❤❤ Update, it worked great! She's loving it like it's new again. Thanks everyone for the likes.

I threw away some broken eyeshadow last week because of the mess it created in my case 😭. I wish this came sooner! Thank you very much for the tip!

My 9 year old broke my Anastasia Beverly Hills Limited Edition Moon Child Highlighter Palette and i was legit in tears. I kept it because i didnt have the heart to throw it out. I just watched your video and finally fixed it like new. Thank you girl! ❤❤

Hey, great tutorial! One improvement suggestion: if you have parchment or wax paper you could put a piece over the surface wax-side down as you smooth the semi-dry surface it to keep from picking up/using product. Thanks again!

I had one of the shades in a new eyeshadow pallet come broke. I don't want to go through the hassle of refunding it and getting a new one so I'm hoping I can just fix it. Right now I'm on the hunt around my house for 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. Edit: Did not find isopropyl alcohol. According to my father is barely exists. Attempting with 70% instead. Will update. Update: It worked! Good as new!

Omg you really are a lifesaver I’m so happy you’re uploading again!! Xxx

I broke one of my shadows in a Charlotte tilbury palette that was like $80 cause I stupidly brought it when traveling despite knowing it’s so delicate lol I haven’t been using it because of the mess. Plus I was sad cause it was of course the prettiest shade. THANK YOU

My mom accidentally dropped my makeup bag and the only thing that broke was my rare beauty highlighter, this is so helpful ❤

That's how the way I do my own eyeshadow- and face-palettes. You can mix the powders to get new colours. Or make one product out of a few rests. Or mix highlighter with matt powders or eyeshadows. Or, or, or... So you can change every powder-products you don't like into new products which will be loved by you. That's also the way you can make/mix palette-products into singles-products (you can buy litte screw-top boxes in 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 ml). So you can take your products always with you and just need a small makeup-bag. Be crative, you will love it. But: Sometimes it takes a few hours or 2-3 days until your new product is really dried (don't close your product until its really dried!). And while it dries you should press it (every time after a few hours, 4-8 times in one day).

When I was a teenager, I dropped my blush and ruined it. I tried this hack, but it didn't work. I didn't know I had to chop up the big pieces and then press the powder back into shape. This was way before the internet, so no experts to ask, just word of mouth. I just continued to use the broken blush, but it was messy! I'm really glad for online tutorials.

This is great idea, awesome. Some of this makeup costs big money. Well done young lady.

Please show us how to fix broken lipsticks! I tried to use a lighter to melt and stick it back together and then put it in the freezer, but that didn’t work. I broke a lipstick the other day and had to put in a little jar to save it. Really makes it inconvenient to use now.

I LITERALLY broke my 40$ discontinued Becca Opal Highlighter 😭 this is the only high end makeup I own… classic. So I guess I was meant to come across the video 😅😉

Yes!! Thank you for this! I wish this video was sooner! A couple of months ago, I had to throw out my beloved Phyisicans Formula translucent powder with tears pouring down! Now, I know for next time I can save it!

Broke one of my favorite blushes while traveling… thank you for this!

I dropped my limited MAC cosmetics eyeshadow palette this morning…. And went right into DIY repair videos. Everytime some of your make-up breaks, it takes a bit of your heart with it 😅 thank you for this video!

Yes! This trick saved me when my toddler grabbed my new blush compact and dropped it.

This is amazing! I feel like now I know something I shouldn't! 😍💄

If you want to sanitize it you can put it under a strong uv light too. Annnd you can mix shades of powder to get your shade this way too

Only been wearing makeup for a year, so thankfully I haven't had this happen yet... But, it's in my bookmarks for when it inevitably does! x

I just broke a limited edition shimmer sun kissed blush by MAC. Had it for years, it was my fav. I'm def gonna try this!! Thanks :)

I’ll use this to transfer some highlighter and eyeshadow from an otherwise used up Korres sea minerals palette into a new small container because I don’t want to keep using the large two-thirds empty component. Thank you!

Dropped my Rare Beauty highlighter compact and I scooped up all the pieces. I will be doing this DIY today!

It feels so unreal to have this many updates from you in such a short time, your content is worth waiting for so take your time if you need it. 💖

this is such a good idea. honestly, I don't feel the need to fix it because..broken makeup still works lol but this trick can come in handy if you broke someone ELSE'S make up

Great video! You have a really relaxing and invitingly warm voice, yet very impactful! 😄🙌🏾☀️ I was just wondering, is it safe to use rubbing alcohol to restore broken powders if these products will be applied later on your skin or maybe even near your eyes? 😕🤔

Ur my bigger sister, u teach me a lot thank you!

I broke my favorite eyeshadow. Thank you so much for the tip.

My Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic blush had been broken. Thank you for the video, I will try to fix it

Yay you’re making videos again 😊 I really missed your content. I always get a lot out of your videos.

I needed this!! Thank you 💖

Pretty sure she did a video just like this years ago. Same info.

I just dropped a nearly brand new Stila highlighter and it hurt my heart so much! You just fixed my broken heart! Thank you!

Love you girl !!!!! ❤❤❤❤

Omg you should cover depotting!

Does can any percentage of alcohol work? Or does it have to be the highest %? I wanna make sure I do it right so I don’t mess up my favorite discontinued powder any further. Thank you! :)

To those who are commenting that they recently tossed broken products because they didn’t know it was possible to re-press powder cosmetics - I’m surprised they hadn’t heard of this technique before! This tip has been posted and posted and posted on social media for years and years. Similar to how the “use a lighter to gently melt broken lipstick to stick back together” tip has also been posted around social media for many years. I’m not one to toss out perfectly good products, so even if I wasn’t aware of this tip, I’d use my powder products in broken form. Before that however, I would have Googled “How to fix broken makeup”, as intuition would have told me that going from “broken powder bits” to “pressed powder form” doesn’t seem like a very difficult conversion. Tossing makeup would only happen if the product spilled onto carpet and was not able to be collected or if something spilled into the powder compact , making the product un-useable entirely. Hmm, there are so many beauty “hacks” out there that have been posted in endless videos, making me think that anyone who consumes any beauty RU-vid content MUST know them all backwards and forewords. However, seeing the number of people who are just learning the info in this video which, to me, is a super well-known, basic hack, is surprising.

I tried fixing it with alcohol but the powder formula really changes 😢

I want to do a holiday makeup look for the end of the year 😍 any specific looks you want to see? ❤️✨

Alexandra! This video is the best!

This is probably going to sound meaner than I'm intending it, but I really preferred it when you uploaded less often but your content was really insightful and unique. You've been uploading more frequently lately but a video like this has been done to death! I watch you for beauty and style takes that I can't find anywhere else, and I think you're at your best when you're getting analytical about how to look your best with minimal effort, not making overdone life hack videos for the sake of the algorithm. Going weeks or months between videos isn't a problem when you're making great content that only you can make!

Two things, a powdered Blush and a Bronzer. And yes this worked great. I empitied broken contents of each into individual ziploc sandwich bags to make it easier to crush. Then cleaned up the compacts really well. I put the powders back into their compacts and followed all of your mixing directions. It worked and now both products are usable again, and looks almost new. Thanks again!!

I ordered Rare Beauty Positive Light highlighter online and I did store pick up. When I got home and opened it I soon discovered it was completely smashed:( So they apologized and said they’d send me a new one and deliver it to my home. Haven’t received it yet. They didn’t ask me to return the broken one. Sono thought I’d give this DIY for myself. Thanks for the great video. I’m about to fix it now:)

My charlotte tilbury blush lol i'll try this on it thanks!

I broke my Charlotte Tilbury favorite blush😭😭 in the shade first love! My heart shattered

girl i love your nails!! are they press-ons? or are those your natural nails?

It fixed my make up. I loved it.

I just got an eye shadow pallet in the mail and one of the 21 shadows was completely shattered and got all over the eye shadow pallet I'm going to see if I can get a replacement but if not I'm going to try and fix it and clean it up.

Finally got my hands on the Valentine’s Day heart shaped blush from colourpop and I dropped it 😢

I've done this many times and it works! The first time was a pressed power that costed me $20(lot to me!). I dropped it the day after I bought it. This trick saved the day and my temper! This trick comes in handy when you're down to your last bit of power in one or more compacts too. Or if you need to mix 2 shades to get the perfect color.

so could you use acetone instead of rubbing alcohol? since i dont have any, but i have like nail polish remover which is just like acetone? a compact mirror i have thats got a powder in it as well has shattered, and its a good on the go duo so i'd like to fix it 😭

Thank you so much for sharing❤

I broke a blush that I got from my sister I’m so sad😭 hopefully this will fix it 😢

My powder,thanks for this knowledge

Does a detergent work instead of rubbing alcohol?

Here ready to learn ❤️

My favorite drug store brand WetnWild blush/highlighter! I buy these in bulk and love them all! But I dropped one and it splattered blush and highlighter together😒so I simply made a new shade, a blushy highlighter!

wonderfull! Thanks!!

My 4 year old got ahold of my diamond highlighter and my favorite blush.

Urban decay all nighter setting powder. I’m afraid to put alcohol in it.

Cool thanks for the vedio I need to fix a pallet anyway😊

charlotte tilbury limited edition highlighter !

My boyfriend always drops my make up on the floor when he opens the bathroom window due to me storing my make up there , he broke well over 5 pallets that weren't cheap and this video is the only reason he's still alive 😊.. thank u ..

Can I use the running alcohol that comes in the brown bottle or does it have to be exactly that brand and percentage?

can I use ethyl alcohol 90%? will it work the same? is it safe on the skin once it evaporates?

I just got an Ofra highlighter yesterday and haven’t used it yet and I just dropped it today! I’m so upset!

babe wake up alexandra uploded!!!!

Thamk you!!

A really expensive highlighter flrw out of my makeup bag and now it's completely shattered and the lid hinge broke too 😭 the highlighter had a pretty design too :(( Edit: found the broken hinge piece so hopefully I can fix it

Thank you 😊

But doesn't the rubbing alcohol hurt the skin?

I build a connection to my make up too 😨. I thought I am crazy

So good tips

I wish I knew this everytime my eyeshadow broke! Amazing hack 😊

I broke my Mac studio fix powder over 3 times now , I love it so much and still use it 🙂

I don't have a rubbing alcohol,so what can I use instead of this? Plz reply

My kiddo broke an eyeshadow by accident when she accidentally dropped it. Your video just helped make a little girl very happy. (It's for playtime only, beats her coloring on her face with marker)

my cat broke my blush so thanks for this video❤

QUESTION: Can I use 91% alcohol.?? It’s always the expensive powder make-up that breaks😢 I just broke my Serafine botanicals diamond highlighter. I was bummed until I found this video.

YOU JUST FIXED MY ENTIRE LIFE. Just did this to a NEW and EXPENSIVE bronzer I dropped on the floor and my heart was crushed. This video made my day. The bronzer is back, alive and well now. I love you! Lol

Dropped my Laura Geller bronzing compact so thanks! & very glad to have found yours, simple neat system with a "wash your hands first" recommendation

i broke my pretty highlighter! i love to use for the corners of my eyes, but i’m honestly not even mad it broke i’m mad because it broke inside my makeup bag and there’s highlighter all over my makeup bag and other makeup it’s just a MESS

Don’t know anything about makeup but I felt bad about knocking my sisters over so now I know how to salvage it

Awesome ❤❤❤

I love that you're back on your feet ❤️

love your nails

Bir Türk olarak ben de sevgilim için buradayım, allığını düşürüp kırdı ve onun için sürpriz yapacağım. 😍

You could also put the pieces of broken makeup in a pill crusher and pour back in to compact.

i broke my £25 rare beauty touch the light highlighter and i would love to fix it but could you use surgical spirit?

My rare beauty highlighter broke.. and it's like shaped differently than other powdered makeup.. so I might just keep mine broken.. 😢

Does it have to be 99%? Or can it even be 64%? I had Sephora deliver me the new Rare Beauty Positive Light highlighter, and it arrived broken 😭

Wow! Where did these wives find their husbands?? I’ve never been married but probably because I’ve never found a man that would do something like this for me!! Lol. When I purchased my first Patrick Ta Blush Duo, off of someone on Mercari because I couldn’t afford it from Patrick Ta. It was a brand new Blush Duo but it broke during shipping!!! Literally tearing up when I opened it and the mess went everywhere! But it’s back to newish again!! Thank you!

My Nars Orgasm blush broke and so did my heart

just knocked over the storage box i keep my highlighters in, and almost all of them broke. you are a lifesaver🤍

I wish I would've found this video sooner! My 2-year old son loves breaking all my favorite makeup. I guess there's something about the texture that appeals to him, because he joyfully digs his little fingers right into my palettes. When he does, he grins so big and the twinkle in his eye is beyond cute...but it hurts my heart so bad! I've caught him in the act - just in time to watch my shadows crumble, in some kind of agonizing slo-mo...I've heard him quietly sneaking about, and discovered his hands are covered with some odd color -->> "oh wait, that's pigment!"...he's even given me the sneak attack - I found out what he did later on, when I went to use something he got ahold of. I think I'm down to one palette now that he hasn't annihilated. He either loves or hates things that have odd textures - and makeup is definitely one of his favorite things to smoosh. I don't think I'll ever be able to replace everything he's gotten into - it was basically my lifelong collection -- but that's what I get for stepping out of the room for a moment, I suppose. 😭💔🤦‍♀🤷‍♀

I dropped my brand new rare beauty highlighter blush in the shade happy I was devastated

Thanks! going to try t now. Sadly i threw away a Lisa Eldridge shadow. Now I'll save my Hourglass blush. No dramatic event- it just slipped off my dresser.

Can I use this on my fit me pressed powder Fondation???

Omg thank you!!! Dropped my Victoria frkn Beckham eyeshadow and I’m always scared of dropping more when I open it.. :(