Make-up whizz shares hack to stop loose powder going everywhere & people say they wish they’d known 10 years ago
A beauty guru has shared the ultimate hack to prevent loose powder from going everywhere.
We’ve all been there… You open the top only to find that the powder has coated your hands, the floor and even your shirt.
But one clever make-up artist from Dallas, Texas, has shared a nifty way she stops the above from ever happening – and all you need is a single needle.
Opening a brand new container of the product, Meg shared: “When you get a new loose powder, do not pull this pull tab. Leave the seal right where it is.”
Explaining that this will release “so much powder”, she said it will be hard to work with and you will most likely end up with a container with way too much powder in it.
“Instead, leave this seal on and poke, I don’t know, five, six, seven or eight – it depends on how much powder you want to use – holes out,” she continued.
“Then it’s going to release a much more manageable amount of powder out and it’s not going to make such a mess.
“You’ll just get out exactly what you need.”
In the caption, she added: “This is one of the best makeup tricks I’ve learned recently! Much less mess”. [sic]
People were quick to comment on the clip, with many admitting that they wouldn’t be able to help themselves from pulling the tab.
“My brain says pull it, help,” one person confessed as another shared: “Ok but just the tab being there.. Just mocking me bc I cant pull it would drive me insane”. [sic]
A third said: “I don’t have the control to not pull it”.
Others, however, thought it was a brilliant idea as one person said: “Genius. Especially for the one that stays in my purse.”
Another commented: “This is great advice. Wish I knew this sooner.”
A third wrote: “could have told me that 10 years ago,” to which TikTok user @makeupandmeg replied: “Lol I could have used it 10 years ago too,” with a laughing emoji.
Meanwhile, some said they take the whole lid off to get to the pile of powder easily, arguing that they need more than what she’s accounted for.
“Meanwhile, I’m over here taking the sifter completely off and throw it away…” [sic] one person wrote.
“I just take the whole top thing off and throw it away,” a second chimed.
A third agreed: “No I need more than pixie dust girl”.
While a fourth added: “Nope, I just take the whole tab and strainer thing out… I just need to get into powder asap”. [sic]