Storing Makeup in a Small Bathroom

Don't have enough room in your bathroom to store all of your makeup? Or maybe you like to keep your makeup in your dorm room? For those who do not have enough space for their makeup, here's a solution: the shoe organizer. I bought this one for $20 at Bed Bath and Beyond in the closet storage section. It's a clear, vinyl organizer with 24 shoe pockets, and two thinner pockets at the top. This is ideal for storing a decent amount of makeup and/or skin care products.

After filling my organizer, I was really surprised to see the amount of space left (the entire bottom row is still empty), and the pockets can really hold a lot! The two top pockets are great because they aren't deep so it makes things a little easier to reach. I'm 5 feet tall, and I can reach everything in this organizer without any trouble.

 

In the top row, I have my makeup remover cloths. In the second row (from left to right), I have my ProActiv, my other acne care, my deodorants, and my eye tools (tweezers, brow comb, sharpener, trimmer, and lash curler).

 

In the third row (left to right), I put my mascaras, brow products, Revlon lip butters (yes, they have their own pocket), and my other products. The fourth row holds my concealers, foundations, EOS lip balms, and primers. The third and fourth rows are pretty much at eye level, so I put my most used types of products in those (minus the brow products, I don't use them as often).

In the fifth row (left to right), I put my blushes, eyeshadows, bronzers/highlights (most are in my z palette), and my lip liners. The sixth row holds my lip balms (including Maybelline baby lips), eye rollers (dark under eye circles are a HUGE problem for me), pencil eyeliners, and other eye liners (liquid, gel, and glitter). The seventh row is still empty!

 

I am still amazed by the amount of products this organizer holds! $20 is a small price to pay for so much storage. Hope you like this idea!


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How Fast Flats Can Help You Store Your Makeup

Okay, so the title of this post sounds weird. BUT, it's true! When I bought my Dr. Scholl's For Her Fast Flats, they came in a little gold bag (see picture below). Fast Flats are really affordable, and they are super comfortable to wear while studying in the library or rehearsing for a theatre production. Really, they're useful everywhere. However, I hardly ever put them in the little bag they came in.

This small bag is actually the perfect size for basic makeup touch-up products! Plus, the bags always come in really cute colours and patterns. Mine is gold, but there were some in neon pink, zebra print, and polka dots. Anyway, here's what is currently in my Fast Flat makeup bag:

Listing the products shown above the bag from left to right, there is a pocket mirror, a CoverGirl liquid concealer, a Maybelline Baby Lips, a waterproof CoverGirl mascara, a Nivea sun lip balm, an OPI Avojuice skin quencher (hand lotion), and a pack of gum. All of this stuff doesn't even fill the bag! I can also add a powder or blush compact, a single eyeshadow, a few Band-Aids, some safety pins, and some hair elastics without the bag becoming too full. It's also the perfect size for a purse or backpack!

Organizing Toiletries Using Things Around Your House

Hi everyone! This is a continuation of my last post, the one on organizing makeup.

So, this is how I organize my face products and some hair stuff:

I used clear bathroom containers that I used to use for storing toothpaste and dental floss, and put cotton swabs in the smaller one (perfect fit), and hair elastics/pins in the larger one. I leave my brush loose, and use the same type of container for all of my face products and deodorant as the one I used for mascara. I leaves just enough room to put my makeup remover sheets beside it.

Tip: For all drawers, I put some drawer liner (it almost feels like foam), so that everything will stay in place. Ask your friends or family, you're bound to know someone who has some, and they're usually willing to give some to you.

Next, I like to keep my other skin and hair products under the sink because these products are mostly in tall bottles.

Again, I used another clear container like the ones I mentioned earlier, except in a larger size. I actually bought these boxes to separate things when I moved, and I find them very convenient! Another perfect alternative for this is a shoe box! Preferably one that used to hold boots because they are bigger. It's a great way to store all tall bottles, so you can see them easily.

That's it for now! There will be more organization videos coming shortly, along with some makeup reviews of affordable beauty essentials.

Organizing Makeup Using Things Around Your House

If you're at all like me, diy crafts are not something you're not very good at. So, instead of making cardboard organizers, I used things found in my house. I had originally looked at tons of articles about this kind of thing, but they mentioned a lot of items (like silver platters and old tea cups) that I just didn't have. So, here's what I came up with!

First I'll start with how I store my makeup brushes, and eye, lip, and brow pencils:

I found this plastic, gold-coloured vase in my mother's basement. I filled it with rice, and was able to easily store all of my brushes and pencils. Any vase, box (even a pretty shoe box), plastic container or candle holder should do the trick!

Next, how I organize all of my most used makeup products. I keep all extra makeup in a shoebox under my sink (it does the trick).

 

In the mason jars, I keep my double-ended brow and lash comb with a pair of tweezers, my three concealers, and the last one holds my lip products. My EOS lip balm currently has no place to go yet, but I don't mind having it loose. On the bottom left of this photo, there's an old case that my iPod nano came in. These clear plastic containers are great! I use this one for my favourite gel liner, glitter liner, and liquid liner. The two organizers on the bottom right are actually organizers that came in a sandwich container. All students can easily use a sandwich container, so buying one with a removable snack organizer can serve for two different purposes! I use these organizers for all of my compact products, and one section to stand up all of my liquid foundations and primers. The plastic container in the back is a plain plastic container with a cover, which I found in my closet full of old receipts. I emptied it to store my eyelash curler, pencil sharpener, and mascara. I tuck samples in beside it. Other things you can use are coffee mugs (great for mascaras), wet wipe containers, and any plastic container (usually electronics come in great boxes).

See my next post for non-makeup organization!