Why Lilacs are Awesome

-Wash your deck.

Next, grab your favorite bottle of rubbing alcohol!.Shake a few drops onto the broken makeup and start stirring it around with something like a toothpick..

I really thought I’d have to break all the chunks up, but they dissolve instantly right into the rubbing alcohol!.After a few seconds of stirring, use your toothpick to smooth out the surface of your makeup again.You’re probably a bit more patient than I am, so yours will probably look much better than mine.

The rubbing alcohol really evaporates so quickly!Mine was all dry in about an hour and a half!.

Whether yours is perfectly beautiful and smooth after it dries, or looks a little…um… interesting, like mine does, the important thing is that it works again!

Another one of life’s little annoyances, solved!.I think these types of jars were often used in the 70’s as kitchen canisters, so they seem pretty easy to find.. Something like this:.

Next, you’ll want to clean it up really well.Use soap and water and then dry thoroughly.

Finish up with a bit of rubbing alcohol to really get the grease off.. Make sure it’s super dry!.Or don’t.. Here’s what happens if you spray paint over areas where there are still some water drops.. It’s actually kind of a neat, crackly-aged look, but it was totally a mistake.