how to fix broken eyeshadow

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don't you just hate that? when you hear and see your favorite eyeshadow hit the floor, face down, and you're afraid of lifting it up because you know what's happened? and a. it's your favorite color (that somehow matches everything), b. it was expensive, and c. they're out of stock or don't sell that color anymore. not to fret! they say everything in life can be fixed. here's one of those 'things.' you will need:
1. Rubbing alcohol 70% (the higher the % the faster it dries)
2. Spoon & butter knife
3. Syringe (like the medicine droppers that comes in children's cough medicines) or you can use an empty small soap or conditioner bottle (like the travel sized pantene pro-v $0.50 at walmart) - you need something that will squeeze out DROPS
4. An old piece of fabric (like a shirt or cloth napkin) or tissue paper (but the fabric will work better than the tissue bcz there's a less chance of it tearing)
5. Zip lock bag
6. A quarter
Let's get started:
Get a little bit of the alcohol and put some in whatever container you decided to use (the medicine dropper or soap/conditioner bottle). Put it aside. Place your eyeshadow inside the zip lock bag all the way into the corner, pull the plastic zip lock bag tautly over the eyeshadow, and using the butter knife or spoon, smash the pieces of the eyeshadow even more in its container by pressing the knife/spoon over the plastic covered eyeshadow. Take the eyeshadow out. Now grab the container with the alcohol and place a few drops (depending on size of eyeshadow - if small only a couple, if larger then more drops) of alcohol in the eyeshadow (the middle, around the edges). Take the fabric/shirt/tissue paper and place a bit more alcohol on it also, get your quarter and place it inside the fabric/cloth/tissue paper where the alcohol was placed, pulling the fabric/cloth/tissue tautly over the quarter (this is why a piece of fabric is better) and start pressing the wrapped up quarter over the eyeshadow. Press it over the middle, the edges, make sure you get everything! Let the alcohol dry (in about an hour if using the 70%), and PRESTO!! Your eyeshadow is whole once again.