A makeup hack that every girl needs to know! Every makeup hoarder understands the struggle of too much pans not enough space. Instead of throwing money to those expensive Z-Palettes, you can DIY your own! There are many ways you could DIY your own magnetic palette - and many things you could use. Have old palettes you don't use that take up space? Books you don't read? Is college a pain? Here is how I made tons of space without breaking the bank!
What You'll Need:
1. Old Palette and/or book
2. Scissors and/or Knife/Xacto
3. Glue and/or Mod Podge (BOOK METHOD ONLY)
4. Magnetic Sheets
*Please note that this is a $2 DIY if you already have the common household items of a makeup junkie (palette/book/scissors/knife/xacto)
Though you can use either an old palette or a book, which ever one you use would require different steps!
The Old Palette Method
This is the method I use myself and prefer.
Almost all palettes similar to the Morphe or cheap 88/120 color palettes are able to do this. I did this with an old cheap 88 color palette I haven't used in ages.
Step 1: Using your scissors, knife, or xacto, depot the contents of your old palette. Depending on the palette you're wanting to use, you will need to put some muscle into getting the contents out of the old palettes. I found that my 88 color palette had cheaper construction, which was easy to just tear out with the help of some scissors. Many of these type of palettes are held together by a little strip of adhesive, allowing easy removal of the contents itself. PLEASE be careful while operating any sharp objects in this project.
Step 2: Take your magnetic sheets (I found mine for $2 in the WalMart craft section). Start in the corner and peel of the adhesive, stick it down and by pressing hard make sure there are no air bubbles. Note that these $2 packs of magnetic sheets come with two 4x6 inch sheets. For most palettes you'll use almost both of the sheets.
Step 3: Put in some pans and enjoy your palette! I found doing this DIY, the hand made palettes have almost twice as much space as those expensive Z-Palettes!
You can also DIY your own design to the outside of the palette!
The Book Method
Any hard cover book, any size, just make sure it is at least 3/4 or 1/2 and in thick within the pages will do. Though I do not have this palette done myself, I've seen others do it.
Step 1: Open your book and hold down all the pages so that they're tightly together as well as touching the back hard cover of the book. Using your Mod Podge or glue, put a layer on all the edges of the paper - make sure not to miss any spots. You can do 2 to 3 layers of this, each time letting it dry for 10-15 minutes between layers. Make sure that ALL of the pages are held together by the glue as well as the pages being attached to the back cover of the book.
Step 2. Using your xacto knife (xacto's are best for this method), hollow out the inside of the pages. You'll need to make sure you've hollowed the book deep enough so that when you close the book with your pans in tact, the cover doesn't touch the pans.
Step 3: Cut your Magnetic sheet to the right size, remove the adhesive, and stick it down into the hollowed part of the book.
Step 4. Put in some pans and enjoy your palette! This method is great when having a bookshelf. You can hide that makeup from your siblings, friends, family, etc. Who reads anyways?
You can also DIY a design on the outside of the book if you'd like!
BONUS
I've seen many people as well put down the magnetic adhesive in DVD cases, CD cases, and even some people to this on their desks to keep their things in place. If you do this DIY, don't be scared to send in photos or post for your friends! The possibilities are endless!
