Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with Urban Decay and MAC. Over a year ago I was initiated into the “Urban Decay Primer Potion Addicts” club. I will never use another primer on my lids, ever. EVER.
Although….the little genie shaped bottle sucks when it comes to actually getting the product out. So I came upon this video on YouTube this morning detailing how to cut open your UDPP bottle and stare in absolute amazement when you see how much product you’re missing out on!
Here is the video, and I also decided to post pictures of my own adventure, because I know some people either can’t or do not want to watch YouTube (personally, YT annoys me to hell and back).
YouTube Video – How to get the most of your UDPP
Things you will need:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sharp knife (BE CAREFUL!!!! The bottle is somewhat slippery because of the design)
Cutting Board
Jar/Lipgloss pen/small plastic container with a lid
something to scrape out the potion (I used first the little applicator that comes with it, then a small bamboo stir-stick
There are no pictures of me actually cutting the bottle, because it’d be hard to hold a camera while doing that! But, it was surprisingly easy if you have a sharp knife. Make sure to cut around the biggest diameter first, to get the most product, and then cut again near the bottom (you’d be surprised how much product lurks in the very bottom corners of that bottle!)
Picture after I emptied out the biggest part. You can see in the background exactly HOW MUCH product I got out of there. And mind you, I did this today and I thought I was *running out* of it.
This is right after I cut near the bottom. Look how much is stashed down there!
Emptying out the bottom. Look at all that!
Final result. I used the Everyday Minerals puff jar as a container, but I took the puff part off (it pulls off for cleaning and such).
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Now, I have read in the video comments that some people have had issues with the product drying up, so make sure to screw the lid on your sample jar (which you can get from Sephora if you just ask them, they will happily give you empty sample jars) tightly! Or, as some suggested, use a lipgloss pen. I simply used an empty Everyday Minerals jar I had lying around, but I plan to relocate the PP again after my Sephora trip today.
