Pressed powder compacts

Bogof_Babe

jenhug wrote: »

why not buy a compact and just put the refills in it. I used to be amazed at my nans compact. I have no idea why. think it was partly the smell of the powder and my mum didn't have one!

Can you get those these days?

jenhug

you certainly can, new they are around £25 and up on amazon, but on ebay they start for pennies. 160702055151 computer not letting me post links but this is currently cheap and i rather like it!

Bogof_Babe

Yes that is nice, but presumably you'd have to be able to get the right sized refills? I don't know who sells just refills these days.

Mayflower10cat

I used to do the same, was given a rather sweet compact made by Stratton, I think it was, by an Auntie. (You can still find them in 'old style' independent chemists.) Pretty much all the standard pressed powder compacts fitted it (the clear lidded 'refills' were the ones I used to buy) all you need to do is peel off the sticky label on the base (usually has the ingredients on it) and you'll find a little, neat hole somewhere in the plastic base - take a biro or skewer and poke hard through the hole to release the metal casing from the plastic base - do hold your hard over the top lest it fall and smash. Then, insert the refill into the compact. If the refill is slightly smaller than the compact, just stick a few strips of double sided tape across the bottom of the compact, or a few of those glue dots you find in craft shops.

RightyTightyLeftyLoosey

I have a lovely Guerlain compact but I have to make the powder in it last as its so pricey - day to day I use either NYC translucent pressed powder or Collection 2000 shine reduction powder to set my make up - both have mirrors and are less than a fiver.

davsidipp

minnie123 wrote: »

Boots own brand 17 pressed powder has a mirror in the lid - L'oreal true match has a mirror that folds out underneath - Maybelline dream matte powder has a mirror that twists out from the bottom. In fact most cheap powders come with a mirror. The only ones that don't are the ones with transparent plastic lids. I have had all 3 of the above powders and the 17 one is really good and very cheap (approx £3 to £4 I think).

il 2nd that tried lots and 17 is one of the best.