Hi Dolls! 

We know that the New Year is all about cleansing your life, starting fresh and getting you life put back together. We know first hand that your life can feel chaotic and cluttered if your makeup vanity is a mess. We wanted to share with you some of our best tips on how to revolutionize your beauty routine in 2019! 

When your makeup is organized, your life is organized.

The time has came to ditch the makeup bag clutter and start organizing your makeup like the beauty pros.  For decades makeup artists have been using a 'depotting' trick to organize and streamline their makeup kits and now you can too!!

So what is depotting you're wondering?  Depotting is the art of removing the metal pans that hold your pressed shadows, powders, lipsticks and foundations, out of their original compacts and replacing them into one compact — generally onto a magnetic palette.  The removed metal pans stick to the magnetic palettes, with the exception of a few makeup brands who use aluminum pans (e.g. MAC & elf).

You may be wondering to yourself- What's the advantage of depotting?  Oh, there are so many!  1. Organizing makeup.  2. Reducing makeup clutter by up to 95%. (Most makeup clutter is from the massive amounts of packaging that comes with the actual product) Having makeup all in one convenient spot.  Easier to travel with. And, of course, we recommend you using the Dollup Case to put all your makeup into for the best makeup case! 

Okay, let's depot!

1.  First, start by placing your compact over a heat source — we prefer using a warm flat iron, but a stove or candle works well too —and hold for 1 to 3 minutes.  The goal is to loosen the glue that holds the metal pan to the plastic compact by heating it up.  Pro tip: Using a piece of wax paper in-between the heat source and your compact will catch any melting plastic.

2. Next, gently start to lift the metal pan out of the compact by using a thin sharp object — such as a knife, makeup spatula, or needle —that fits between the metal pan and compact. Never pry the pan because this could cause damage to the product.  If it's not 'lifting' easily out of the compact, then heat it longer and try again.  Repeat as many times as necessary. Pro tip: Exercise patience with this process, trust me it's worth it!

3. Once you've removed all your pans, clean the bottoms of them with alcohol or goo gone type products to remove any remaining glue.  Pop into your palette and enjoy your decluttered makeup bag!

If you find yourself in the terrible of predicament of a broke shadow or powder, never fear — we have a solution.  To fix broken makeup, simply pour a small amount of 99% isopropyl alcohol to saturate the product.  Next, press the product back together with your fingers until it is smooth and without cracks.  Let the product dry for 24-hours and  it should be as good as new. 

 Dollup Beauty's founder, Nikki Hynek created her Dollup Case around the concept of using magnets to streamline beauty - getting rid of the clunky plastic compacts that most makeup is housed in. Along with depotting your makeup, Hynek has a few other tips and tricks to organizing your makeup wardrobe in 2019!  Here are a few tips from the Dollup Beauty pros.

1. ‘Depot’ your current makeup and organize it into a magnetic palette like the Dollup Case or Zpalette.
2. Get rid of anything that hasn’t been used in the last year - we’re serious! If you haven’t used it toss it.  Plus, you’re saving your skin from lurking bacteria that can start to grow on makeup.
3. Cleanse your collection of  makeup that is not your color! Did you know that 77% of women are using makeup that is the wrong color? Your hair color, eye color and skin tone can tell you if you are a warm tone, cool tone or a neutral tone. Using makeup that highlights your features such as warm tone gold or cool tone silver are crucial to looking balanced and bright. At the Dollhouse, we are passionate about helping women find their correct colors.
4. Recycle any old candle holders, pretty jars or cute coffee mugs and reuse them to store all of your makeup brushes. Having your makeup brushes organized and displayed neatly is a beautiful way to ensure a smooth, easy makeup routine.
5. Use organization containers or drawers to separate your eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, lipsticks etc. Trust us- you’ll feel like you can conquer the world when your makeup is color coordinated and in its correct place. Seriously… this is wonder woman stuff.

With these tips and tricks, you are sure to feel refreshed, organized and revamped for 2019! Time to say goodbye to hassle, mess and product waste. Say hello to the new and improved way of beauty-- The Dollup Case!