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This Girl Made a Makeup Palette Out of an Old Book & It’s Effing Brilliant

In a sea of often useless (and sometimes hilarious) beauty hacks, Reddit user toriitelini has actually created something unbelievably cool with just an old Nancy Drew book. She explains that she had been holding onto the worn and torn hardback for a while until thinking of the perfect use for it – a makeup palette! By adding some magnets and a bit of artistic flair, she designed this novel little palette perfect for holding your favorite eyeshadows and blushes. 


Some people were a little uncomfortable with the destruction of an older copy from the cherished book series, but many others were quick to point out that the book was beyond repair anyway. What better way to hold onto something you love than by repurposing it? 


What do you think, collegiettes, would you design makeup palettes from your old books? 

Claire Biggerstaff is a senior at Davidson College where she's pursuing a major in English. Since her sophomore year, she's been heavily involved with Her Campus and has written for her school's chapter, interned with Her Campus Media, and eventually became the Editor in Chief of her home chapter. Her work as also appeared on publications like Babe.net and The Odyssey. When she's not researching news stories or holding editing workshops with her writers, you can find her enjoying an episode of The X-Files and thinking about how much she loves autumn.