How To Fix Broken Makeup In 5 Minutes... Really! - Make Life Lovely

In less than 5 minutes (although it does take overnight to dry), your broken makeup will look just like it did before it broke!

What Broken Makeup Can I Fix?

This quick makeup hack works on all of these types of makeup-

  • broken highlighter
  • broken blush
  • broken eyeshadow
  • broken powder
  • ANY broken makeup that is a powder

Supplies You’ll Need

  • Broken powder makeup
  • Rubbing alcohol (the higher the concentration, the better- I used 70%)
  • Plastic wrap

Pick Up the Pieces

First, gather all of the broken makeup pieces.

Place them in their original makeup container.

Crush up all of the makeup in the container, even the parts that may not have broken.

plastic on broken makeup

Smooth It Out

Add a few drops of rubbing alcohol to the makeup compact and let it soak in.

Use your finger or the back of a spoon to rub and smooth down the makeup.

I used my finger at first, but got better results by placing a piece of plastic wrap over the top of the makeup.

Rub the plastic wrap to smooth out the makeup.

If the mixture is still too dry, add a little more rubbing alcohol, then rub again.

pink blush makeup fixed

The Waiting Game

Now that your broken makeup is all smooth again, you just have to wait, preferably overnight.

The makeup needs time to dry out.

Once dry, your makeup will be completely back to normal, and the alcohol smell will be gone!

My blush was perfect the next day. You never would have guessed that it was a crumbled mess the day before!

broken makeup and fixed makeup side by side My sad crushed pink blush that would have been thrown away because dropped it is now fixed and ready to be used again!

This is my favorite tip of all time, because everyone drops their makeup, right? Please tell me it isn’t just me…

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