I went through some makeup that I hadn't used in some time and got rid of the old. I had a eye makeup such as liners and mascaras that were not pretty. I had 9 mascaras that were old that I had to toss. Then I had 8,  yes 8 gel liners or cream base/shadows that were dried out. I remember reading a long time ago that you could use several different methods to get them revived again.

I had NYC,Tarte,Maybelline,Sonia Kashuk,Wet and Wild,Jane and Estee Lauder brands in different shades from brown,black,plum and bronze. 

The method I used which worked great for me was 

1.Take eye drops I used this brand for redness relief which I have in my professional kit and I use for myself. When you have early wake up calls you need these plus clients don't want red eyes either.

Anyways, take the eye drops and put 3-4 drops into the liner

2.Take a small object like a Popsicle stick or I used the end of a makeup brush to blend the liner together with the drops.

3.After you get it back to a blend able consistency you can take the end of the brush and mold it back into the jar.

4.Start with 3-4 drops then add as you need, if you go a lot of drops to start with it may become too runny to repair.

This method worked for all of my liners and shadows except the Tarte. I don't know if it's because they are natural and when it's done that's it. I waited 4 days to do this post to make sure it wasn't just beginners luck.

*Please note that none of these shadows or liners were old or expired they had just dried out. If your product has an odor or is beyond it's good by date please toss it.

*I did not use contact lens cleaner I used eye drops, if you Google or you tube different methods there are a lot of questionable ideas. Please be careful of what you use to do this, you don't want those chemicals in your eyes.

What method works for you?