Girls know the struggle of keeping their makeup in order. When the time comes and it’s officially impossible to ignore the mess in our makeup drawer or cabinet, organizing different blushers, eye shadow pallets, lipsticks and so on turns into a fun girly game.
But the truth is that the ideal order and cleanliness our makeup stash doesn’t last for too long for some reason. Give it a couple of days of makeup and you’ll see yourself wondering where in the world this chaos came from.
The truth is that when organizing our cosmetics, it’s necessary to find the way to keep them neat and really accessible at the same time. Otherwise even one simple move towards pulling out one eye shadow pallet out of the stack may result in a mini disaster.
That’s why really functional and roomy makeup storage will save your situation. So, if you’re down to reorganizing and cleaning up your beauty products, let’s figure out which makeup storage solutions might help you with that.
Makeup storage tips and ideas
- Keep your makeup divided into different groups according to its functions with the help of low clear storage containers and drawer dividers.
- Why are those makeup organizers so expensive? Aren’t they just ordinary containers sold in a makeup section? Don’t waste your money in vain. Simple utensil holders for kitchen drawers may easily turn into makeup organizers. And I bet you already have one of them at home.
- Decorate a magazine holder with a stick-on paper with an interesting design and store your hair curling wands and straighteners in it. Or, attach a couple of hooks to the inner side of the beauty cabinet’s door and hang those hot tools there.
- Keep makeup pallets you love the most out of your makeup drawer. Display them on your desk or vanity with the help of napkin holders or file organizers.
- Store your hair sprays, dry shampoos and other hair products in a bottle holder.
- Organize your beauty cart with the help of clear containers and chalk board labels. Devote each shelve to certain type of products (like hair, face, decorative makeup, body) and don’t forget to mark their designation.
- If you’re a lipstick fan who always struggles to find the right color among other lip products in your significant collection, organize them with the help of a basket with tall borders. Store them upside down to be able to spot the right color without opening each lipstick you own.
- Jars are perfect makeup storage items that might play a huge role in sorting your lipsticks into different shades and finishes, makeup brushes into the eye shadow, foundation, contorting & blushing and powder ones. A separate jar with a set of brushes you currently use will prevent you from mixing dirty and clean brushes into one bundle.
- If you don’t have too much counter space in your bathroom or if your vanity is too small to be able to hold your impressive makeup collection, hanging bathroom organizers or quite cheap transparent shoe holders will provide you with a ton of space for your goodies. In addition to that, you’ll be able to organize your items according to categories in it.
- Another way to increase your minimal makeup storage space is to hang a rack that’s typical for bathrooms or closets, add a couple of closet hooks to it and hang either wicker baskets or white plant pots with cosmetics and hair products/accessories you want to have within the arm’s reach.
- If you need to find a cute and inexpensive holder to store your makeup brushes on top of your desk or vanity, consider reusing a mason jar or a pretty little plant pot. Fill either of them with coffee beans or decorative stones and stick the brushes you need to do your everyday makeup in it.
- Attach such rack to your bathroom wall near the cabinet to keep cotton balls, q-tips, makeup removing wipes and cotton pads. A separate jar or pot for hair ties and brushes will be quite handy as well.
- Employ the well-known and handy mason jars or even to organize your collection of nail polishes. You may play with them however you want. Sort them by color, or by finish, or by brand. That’s totally up to you.
- If you’ve always dreamed of a nail polish shelve, but never got to purchase one, substitute it with a spice rack. It’s much cheaper, but does the same job perfectly. Again, you may store different kinds of polishes on different ‘shelves’ to create a nice pattern worth admiring.
- Do you need a sturdy holder for your makeup items to keep them on your vanity? Find a cute container and a large foam sponge. Cut it according to the container’s size, make holes in it to stick your mascara, a couple of lipsticks and brushes in, decorate with studs and you’re done!
- If you have a lot of solo eye shadows, blushes, concealers or brow pomades, consider storing them in ice cube containers. It will keep them separated and organized, only if you don’t forget to put them away to the right spot, of course.
- Do you need an organizer for your numerous brushes, but don’t want to spend money on purchasing one? Be creative and turn a regular sushi mat into an unusual holder for your makeup brushes. Just attach a long elastic to its edge and pull it through the sticks to create loops for brushes. Secure that elastic to the other edge of the matt, stuff it with brushes, roll it up and tie with a pretty ribbon.
- A cake stand will look amazing holding your favorite perfumes on your vanity. Decorate it with fake pearl necklace, decorative stones, ribbons or leave it as it is for an elegant and minimalistic look.
- Glue strong strings to your mason jars, nail a couple of hooks to the wall, hang the jars and store your makeup in it. Seems like mason jars will save your makeup collection from the disorganization disaster, won’t they? And why not?
- Use a two-leveled spinning spice holder to store your skin care products in a cabinet and make it easier to find the tube you need without rummaging through the entire shelve. A cupcake stand may hold all your everyday cosmetics in one place, as well as allow you to easily grab all of it if you decide to do your makeup somewhere else. Post a task for a makeup artist
