SO YOU’RE INTO makeup. Just a little bit.
But somehow, your collection of lipsticks, bronzers, serums, eyeshadows and body lotions has been slowly creeping beyond the confines of its assigned drawer and taking over your house. What do you do?
Well, there are more than a few ways you can get organised and reacquaint yourself with your makeup collection.
1. Divided we stand
Let’s start at the very beginning here. If you keep your makeup in one big, messy drawer, dividers are your friend.
They can either be old, clean Chinese takeaway cartons (yep), soft folding drawer dividers (available in most Penneys stores) or fancy acrylic boxes (more them below). A normal old cutlery divider would even be great for brushes and pencils.
Divide, divide, divide.
2. Acrylic boxes
If you have a few products that you use daily, you might want to consider acrylic storage boxes - they look great, and you can see exactly where everything is.
- Muji on Dublin’s Chatham Street is the king of acrylic storage, offering all sorts of drawers, dividers and trays;
- Ikea does a great acrylic storage box that has special compartments for lipsticks and brushes;
- Irish company HerClutterBox.com does large, colourful boxes, though it’s on the more expensive side;
- And Homestore and More has a great selection of lipstick holders, drawers, and stacking boxes from around €3.
3. Revolving spice racks
Not just for the oregano and paprika, y’know.
This would be a perfect solution to that clutter corner in your bathroom. Can’t you just feel it?
4. Magnetic boards
If space is really at a premium and you feel like getting crafty, magnetic boards are an increasingly popular storage solution – here’s a good tutorial. Simply glue small magnets to the back of compacts and eye shadows and pop them on the board.
Go one further by attaching some magnetic tape to keep track of those pesky hair clips.
5. Use your empty candle holders
Got a few fancy candles lying around that you’re loathe to finish off? Get a move on, cos they’re handy – storing makeup brushes, cotton buds and hair clips in fancy candle holders is all the rage on Pinterest.
This way, you can organise your makeup AND prove that you once had a fancy candle.
6. Pack up your nail polishes
Is nail polish your thing? We feel you.
Spice racks again come into play – this time the wall-mounted ones, which many a nail polish freak utilises to show off their collection.
7. Helmer yourself
If you have loads of stuff and nowhere in particular to put it, you may want to invest in a set of drawers.
The Ikea Helmer is €30, comes in a range of colours, and has the beauty blogger seal of approval. It’s the perfect size for the average makeup-loving woman’s vast array lotions and potions, but again – drawer dividers are key.
