{"id":2959,"date":"2026-06-06T21:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T21:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:23:51","slug":"the-genius-mom-hack-diy-play-makeup-from-old-palettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/the-genius-mom-hack-diy-play-makeup-from-old-palettes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Genius Mom Hack: DIY Play Makeup From Old Palettes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">My daughter has always wanted to be just like me, especially when I&#8217;m getting ready in the morning. She reaches for my brushes, my palettes, anything she can get her little hands on. So thanks to a little scrolling, I found a simple project that gives her makeup of her very own, and it cost me almost nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you have old or empty makeup palettes sitting in a drawer, this one&#8217;s for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZRORNuxFQ1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZRORNuxFQ1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Project: Pretend Makeup From Real Palettes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The idea is easy. You take an empty or used-up makeup palette and paint each pan with a different color of nail polish. Once it dries, you&#8217;ve got a pretend makeup set that looks and feels like the real thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here&#8217;s how I did it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Gather your palettes.<\/strong> Use empty ones, old ones, or that expired eyeshadow you&#8217;ve been meaning to toss. The packaging is the part you actually want.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Clean out the pans.<\/strong> Scrape out and wash or wipe away any leftover product so you have a fresh surface to work with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Paint each pan with nail polish.<\/strong> Pick fun, bright colors. I&#8217;d recommend reaching for a nontoxic nail polish, especially for younger kiddos. I found pouring a little in, then spreading it out with the nail brush worked the best.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Let it dry completely.<\/strong> Give the polish plenty of time to set before handing it over. It did take a while to dry, I let it dry overnight.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">That&#8217;s it. The result is a colorful palette that looks like grown-up makeup but is purely for play. Make sure you gift them with a brand new (but cheap) set of makeup brushes. We don&#8217;t want to spread our germs to them! &lt;3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">My daughter loved it. There&#8217;s something special about having a &#8220;real&#8221; palette that&#8217;s hers alone, and she happily swirled her brush around in it just like she sees me do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"979\" data-id=\"2970\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.06-AM.png?resize=750%2C979&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.06-AM.png?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.06-AM.png?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"881\" data-id=\"2969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.37-AM.png?resize=748%2C881&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.37-AM.png?w=748&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.37-AM.png?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2971\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.21-AM-719x1024.png?resize=719%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.21-AM.png?resize=719%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.21-AM.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-15-at-10.59.21-AM.png?w=754&amp;ssl=1 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Makes a Great Budget-Friendly Gift<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Here&#8217;s something I love about this project. It&#8217;s one of the cheapest birthday gifts you can put together, and it still feels like it has such a personal touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Ask friends and family to save their broken, old, or expired palettes for you. Those castoffs are perfect raw material. Scrape them out, wash them, paint them up, pair them with an inexpensive set of brushes, and you&#8217;ve got a gift that any little one would be thrilled to unwrap. You&#8217;re spending next to nothing, keeping packaging out of the trash, and giving your kiddo something they&#8217;ll genuinely adore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVOp9KVCi1_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVOp9KVCi1_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Would You Give It a Try?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This little project was a hit in our house, and I have a feeling it would be in yours too. So tell me, would you try turning old palettes into play makeup? Or have you already made something like this? I&#8217;d love to hear how it goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Kiddo Friendly Cleaning Routine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Where there are toys, there is mess that needs to be cleaned up! One of my favorite ways to teach kids how to clean (and make it less painful) is using my <a href=\"https:\/\/radio.domesticdaydreams.com\/free-kids-routine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cowboy Cleanup podcast routines.\"><strong>Cowboy Cleanup<\/strong> podcast routines.<\/a> They guide kids through cleaning using themed audio shows and weekly routines \u2014 and they actually make it fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/radio.domesticdaydreams.com\/free-kids-routine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"I have free episodes you can try, and I\u2019ll link those for you.\"><strong>I have free episodes you can try, and I\u2019ll link those for you.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Thumbnails-for-Domestic-Daydreams-17.png?resize=1024%2C736\" alt=\"A woman with red lipstick and long curly hair holding a makeup palette open that has been painted with nail polish to replace the makeup and turn it into a kids play makeup palette.\" class=\"wp-image-2974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Thumbnails-for-Domestic-Daydreams-17.png?resize=1024%2C736&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Thumbnails-for-Domestic-Daydreams-17.png?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Thumbnails-for-Domestic-Daydreams-17.png?resize=768%2C552&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/domesticdaydreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Thumbnails-for-Domestic-Daydreams-17.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter has always wanted to be just like me, especially when I&#8217;m getting ready in the morning. 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