Ever have a ton of nearly empty makeup containers laying around and just cant brong yourself to throw them away? Maybe youre crafty or just a little green inside but either way you dont want to let them go without working a little longer.
Used lipsticks, foundation bottles and powder compacts can seem totally unsuited to any other purpose, and yet I hate to throw them out because they’re often pretty and handy and it’s always nice to reuse or repurpose old things instead of chucking them in the landfill. This is a collection of suggestions for things you can do with old makeup containers that wont cost you hardley anything!

Powder Compacts

I’ve seen several good links on this topic recently. Turn a Used Makeup Compact into a Perfume Carrier [via TipNut] shows you how to repurpose a compact to be a container for solid perfumes you make yourself. This is awesome if you like making and wearing perfumes - they would also make fantastic gifts. Another post suggests turning them into little photo holders to be given out as party favors.

You can also just use them to hold small items like paperclips - particularly the ones that tend to get lost at the bottom of a purse. Mints or pills would work, too (make sure the compact is really clean first).

Loose powder containers

These usually have a top piece that allows the powder to sift through. Take that out, and the container can now hold lots of things. Like stacks of mini-sticky notes for writing To Do items, notes to yourself, or people’s phone numbers. Stuff coins or dollar bills in there for “mad money” or a savings account. Use it to hold jewelry, or take the lids off several of them, put the bottoms in a drawer and use them as drawer separators to hold small items.

Lipsticks

Clean old lipstick tubes can hold solid perfume or homemade lip balm. Also, pills, thin necklaces and earrings.

Decorate!!

If you’re feeling artsy or just want to play around why not use old nail polish to polkadot or draw other designs on the cases! You dont even have to be an artist because who’s going to dig through your purse anyway? (well lets hope no one is).

Have fun!

p.s.

Try this recipe for solid perfume! A great use for many of those old containers!

Solid Perfume

1/2 oz Beeswax
4 oz Vaseline
1/4 oz Fragrance Oil Concentrates (or use Essential Oils in amounts to aroma preference)

• Melt beeswax and vaseline over low heat in a glass or enamel pan (could also place in a large pyrex measuring cup and heat in oven slowly–stir while melting).
• Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Stir in fragrance.
• Pour into container and let air dry until firm.

Thanks http://tipnut.com for the recipe!

April 29th, 2008
Categories: General . Author: Che

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