How do you sharpen concealer crayons in that are in a plastic case/tube?

[Petal02]

i've just bought Soap and Glory Kick Ass Blur and Brighten concealer crayon, it's got a great pointy end, so that I can get the concealer into the inner corner of my eyes. But once the end is blunt it won't be so useful, and I find concealer brushes quite fiddly.

Obviously if the casing were made of wood like a normal pencil, then I'd use a pencil sharpeners, but I can't because it's plastic. Any ideas?

[CatOfTheForest]

Have you tried sharpening it? I haven't tried that particular one, but some plastic ones do "sharpen" just like wood – the plastic peels off like a pencil shaving.

[CatOfTheForest]

(Or if it twists and pushes up, could you just sharpen the tip?)

[Petal02]

Cat - I hadn't realised I could sharpen it 'normally', i thought it would just turn to mush in the sharpener!

[CatOfTheForest]

I don't know if you can! - just that some can so it's a possibility. (Now feeling terrible in case I cause you to ruin your crayon!)

[Pumpkinette]

I didn't think you can sharpen it because it was plastic and the bottom twists to push more product up. If you are going to try sharpening the tip to get a point then I would say stick it in the fridge or freezer for a while beforehand so the concealer is not soft and mushy. I do this with eye liner and lip liner and it works.

[melodycool]

Sometimes these plastic devices have a hidden sharpener in the opposite end.
I discovered this, last year!

[CointreauVersial]

Yes, check in the cap or end of the pen for a little sharpener (my eyeliner has one).

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I wipe them on a tissue to make a pointy end.

[darkness]

You can sharpen them - just like wooden ones
obv. you'd be best to bung it in the fridge for an hour first to stiffen the core just like you would a wooden one
really - no difference
the plastics been introduced as a hygene thing...but its actually usually slihgtly softer than the wooden ones..

[VeganCow]

Another one here saying, yes, you can indeed sharpen them. Be careful to do it slowly and only one or two turns of the sharpener before checking it, as I find that the wooden ones take more turns to remove the casing whereas the plastic ones need less turns to remove the same amount because it peels off in a thicker layer.