It's called a retaining ring. You can buy refills from various brands, but you can also make a pressed powder using loose powder and isopropyl alcohol. Mix the two together to make a paste, pour into the empty powder pan and press down firmly through a piece of parchment paper until level and leave to dry.
Aaah a UK video! Thank you for making this! I had found a clean and almost never used vintage cream powder compact from boots at my local charity shop and I've been looking all over on how to refill it with a powder I could use and I stumbled upon this video, now I know what to look for. Have a good one and stay safe!
Great video! I love vintage compacts. I’m still shopping for one for my powder refills. I buy the Gabriel face powder refill. You get the powder in a tin and it’s packaged in a small piece of cardboard. I love the product. It has very good coverage.
Thank you for this tip. I managed to get the refill out by heating gently on my ceramic hob. Ridiculously difficult though. Last time I broke the refill but got it done this time. Max Factor should address this problem!
This is genius! I just ordered a Stratton compact from eBay and want to put a pressed powder inside. How many inches is the max factor compact? I’m wondering if my 100% Pure powder would fit inside...
I did initially try a hair drier but it wasn't quite hot enough. A craft heat gun might work well but I don't have one of those. Good luck with your compact.
I used a hair dryer. You just have to leave it there long enough close to the back of the powder compact. It worked. Flat irons on a low setting work too!
Have a look at the base. As a rule of thumb: Late 1930's to 1950's - base designs tend to be of a spiral Mid 1950's to mid 1960's - base design of all over stars Mid 1960's to early 1970's - base design of stars again but with the addition of the Stratton name 1970's to 1980's - Somewhat spotted designs with the Stratton name 1980's to 1990's - base design woven patterns with the Stratton name
oh no, it has happened to me once or twice. You can repress powder. Good luck, if you need any advice please let me know. I figured it out by trial and error x
