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    How to repair a broken lipstick in four simple steps

    3 Dec 2015 2:57 PM | Posted by
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    As far as beauty blunders go, few things are more frustrating than breaking your favourite lipstick. 

    But don’t toss it out just yet - there’s a way to turn your luck back around. So whether it’s completely flat, overly arched or just worn to the bone, this simple four-step trick from Today will transform your lippie back into its original shape. All you need is a naked flame, and a couple of minutes.

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    STEP 1: Light a candle. 

    STEP 2: Hover the lipstick over the flame of the candle to soften the bullet. Just be sure to keep it at a safe distance so it doesn’t melt!

    STEP 3: Use a spoon to gently press the top of the bullet at a 45 degree angle.

    STEP 4: Let it sit for around five minutes or until the bullet has hardened.

    And there you have it - your lipstick should be as good as new again!

    Broken lipstick

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    Tell us, have you got any clever ways of mending broken make-up?

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    46 Member Comments

    Beautybabe140194 4 Dec 2015 5:28 PM

    I will be trying this as I recently broke one of my favourite lipsticks

    TheUglyDuckling 4 Dec 2015 4:38 PM

    I would rather warm a spoon in hot water than put a lippie over a flame. I'd worry about the carbonisation factor. Icky woo woos!

    MelissaFay89 4 Dec 2015 4:11 PM

    Great idea :)

    IndieAna 4 Dec 2015 2:46 PM

    It is a handy hack. Most of my lippies are pretty affordable so I don't mind replacing them. If I bought a high end lipstick, it would be a different story!

    Jlgaddes 4 Dec 2015 1:11 PM

    Good tip............very easy.

    Marza 4 Dec 2015 1:09 PM

    love this hack

    stackcats 4 Dec 2015 12:52 PM

    Nothing new. Or you can put the broken portion in a tiny storage jar and use lip brush to apply lipstick onto your lips

    Beckky 4 Dec 2015 12:44 PM

    A great tip :)

    Helenaw 4 Dec 2015 11:49 AM

    Great tip.

    Lucrecia629 4 Dec 2015 11:23 AM

    I've always just used it 'as is'. I'm not sure I'd bother trying to fix it even if I did have the time. Lipsticks are easier to work around, but when you drop your eyeshadow and it goes all crumbly, that's a bit harder to deal with.

    maggieball 4 Dec 2015 10:40 AM

    Ooh - nice and easy - thank you!

    lcampi10 4 Dec 2015 9:51 AM

    I think this is really clever. Usually if I have a broken lipstick I'll just use a lip brush with it and store it in the lid. But this sounds like a good fix.

    misfortune8 4 Dec 2015 12:03 AM

    That's not really going to help if the lippy has snapped off the bullet entirely.

    PrettyPrincess 6 Dec 2015 8:28 PM

    That's what I thought the tip was going to be for!

    maydayismyday 4 Dec 2015 6:34 PM

    Hate it when that happens! Especially the first time you use the thing. Grrr...

    Hayley644 3 Dec 2015 11:01 PM

    Interesting, I've had a few broken lipsticks, now I know how to fix them.

    Evanescencessy 3 Dec 2015 10:23 PM

    Pretty cool tip though I've never broken a lippy before.

    Ellelily 3 Dec 2015 7:54 PM

    This is a great little tip.

    Miss19 3 Dec 2015 7:33 PM

    I need to do this with several of my lipsticks! Such a great tip

    Yohanna 3 Dec 2015 6:24 PM

    cool! :D

    Daniella.a 3 Dec 2015 5:56 PM

    Great tip!

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