declutter Archives - GirlChickBetty

Hello Lovelies!As you can see below, I have scads of eyeshadow palettes. But what you can't tell from this mess, is I only use one or two shades from each palette....I decided to use some of my time off this weekend to comb through this mess, pick out the colors I'm actually likely to use, and make a diy Z-Palette. A Z-Palette is an empty makeup palette with magnetic backing, you can stick any metallic makeup pan in the container. First off I chose the shades I wanted to keep and set aside any duplicates and some older products that needed to be tossed. Then I used a pin to wedge some floss in between the makeup pan and the plastic palette and I was able to pop them all out by wiggling the floss back and forth.If you have a pan that's tough to pop out, I have also seen people use a straightening iron to briefly heat up the bottom of the palette to loosen the glue holding the pan down.I used an old Hard Candy eyeshadow box as my base. I bought the adhesive magnetic sheets from my local craft store and I was able to easily cut them down to size to line the bottom of the box.I even had room to add a bronzer, highlighter, and some concealers! This will be really nifty when my next cosplay convention rolls around, it'll be a huge relief to ditch my humungous makeup bag in place for this tiny container. I'm planning on buying a few empty palettes off of Amazon so that I can create specialized kits for my more elaborate cosplays. It'll be a lifesaver to not worry about forgetting a specific product when packing up for a weekend away.Would you be willing to ditch all your clunky packaging in exchange for an easy palette? Let me know!