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How to Save Broken Makeup

August 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Of course, there is the traditional use of these Acorn shaped capsules for a small trinket, novelty or toy items; they make for good grab bag items for school fairs, prizes, treasure hunts, and parties. But there are endless uses for a small, sturdy 2″ plastic dome with a secure, tight-sealing cap.

Some ways I have used Acorn capsules:

How to DECANT broken makeup

Since these capsules snap tightly shut, they are very useful for holding broken eyeshadows, blushes, and face powders. I have some makeup palettes that the blush or eyeshadows were cracked, the powder it gets all over the palette, and I can’t carry it for touchups. These acorns are perfect for cutting the remaining powder out of the palette and storing it safely. They are also useful for holding loose powder, (such as the finer milled powders that tend to come in a tin), mixing your custom lipstick shades or nail polish shades, and holding general loose pigments, and mineral makeup.

Acorn Vending Machine Capsules

For using beauty products in transit, or carrying vitamins for travel, or for decanting purposes for various beauty products including heavy creams or conditioners for use at the beach or the gym. If you don’t like placing your bottle down on the potentially germy surface of a gym shower, or you are afraid of leaving full bottles of shampoos and conditioners in a public shower, try decanting only what you will use these capsules, and throw the capsule away afterward if you wish.

STORING JEWELRY
By keeping jewelry and storing them clear side up in a drawer or box, I can easily see all my pins, earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets at once and keep them from scratching or entangling with other pieces.

Acorn Vending Machine Capsules can hold jewelry to keep chains from tangling

SEWING, CRAFTING AND HOUSEHOLD STORAGE
Whether you do jewelry making, sewing, card-making, scrapbooking or other crafts, these are the perfect size for holding your beads, embellishments, buttons, sequins, nibs, pins, threads, or any small item. This keeps crafty accessories organized, easy to label, easy to spot, and safe. Also useful to hold nails, tacks, paperclips, pushpins, and loose change.

Ms. Alaine Eous Products Acorn Vending Machine Capsules

Acorn Vending Machine Capsules

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Nordstrom Price Matches

January 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I just noticed on Nordstrom.com that they price match if you find your item at a lower price elsewhere. Just call 1-888-282-6060 and they will match the price.

I tend to find when I’m shopping around that Nordstrom usually has the best price anyways, but good to know.

Shaping up with Jerry Seinfeld

August 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

This is a cool idea. Ever have a paper calender that you X off the days until a big event, the remaining days of school, etc? Here’s an interesting twist: instead of the number of days until something occurs, use the Xs to mark your progress towards a goal. Same thing basically.

mark off the days you work towards your goal – working out, perhaps? Eating healthy? There’s a million ways to go with this.

It’s called a Seinfeldian Chain. What does marking off days on a calender have to do with Jerry Seinfeld? Read about it here.

This is also a good way to have a reward system in place for yourself. If you keep up the chain for 5/7/10 days etc, have incremental rewards for yourself. A new CD, a single song from iTunes, a massage, a fudge sundae – it will be easier to keep your goal in front of you if you see the smaller rewards you get along the way.

Whether it’s exerise, eating right, or just counting down the days until the end of school, keep up that chain!