Vanity Organization
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
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♡ HELLO THERE ♡
It's been a while since I've had time to sit down and write a blog post. I've been traveling almost nonstop for the past 3 and a half months, but I'm finally settled in at home for the foreseeable future. I'm actually stuck in bed with the flu this week and although I feel miserable, I have the opportunity to get new content up and running.
♡ HOME ORGANIZATION ♡
For those of you that don't already know, I am a neat freak. I've been this way for as long as I can remember. No one ever had to tell me to clean my room as a child because by the time it was messy enough for anyone to notice, I had already taken care of it. My personal spaces have always been kept neat and organized. Now that I have my own place, I've spent a considerable amount of time organizing it to a point of perfection. In the coming weeks, I'll be posting a new series of blog content pertaining to home organization.
First things first... my makeup collection.
♡ HOW I ORGANIZE MY MAKEUP ♡
I love the art of makeup, and over the years I've accumulated a large number of products that I can no longer fit in a caddy on top of my bathroom counter. I have a vanity in my extra bedroom which stores all of my makeup and hair tools. It's great to have a place where I can sit down and get ready with everything I need in a singular organized space.
The vanity and mirror are from Ikea. The top three drawers are dedicated to my makeup collection, then I have a drawer for hair tools, and the bottom drawer holds the extra makeup bags that I usually travel with.
My makeup is organized in order of application, starting from right to left. You'll see my tools, primers, foundations, concealers, powders, blushes, bronzers and highlighters are all stored in separate little bins. You can find these at The Container Store.
Next we have brows, eyeshadow primers and palettes, liners, mascara, and lashes.
Since eyeshadow palettes vary in size and shape, they're a little tricky to store. I was able to fit my three most-used Urban Decay palettes here, but I also have a separate palette organizer on a nearby shelving unit that stores a few more.
In the third, larger drawer, I have my lip collection along with some storage space for extra brushes (the black cases) and product multiples/backstock (the red bag).
It took me a while to find the most ideal solution for my lip collection. The drawers in this unit are a unique size, so none of the premade lipstick holders would fit. I ended up DIY-ing this lip storage unit from a set of interlocking drawer dividers available at, you guessed it, The Container Store. I got this idea from a YouTube video.
The other small bin of products contains lip tints and moisturizers that simply wouldn't fit into the storage unit's 1x1 spacing.
I like to store brushes on the countertop for easy access. They're separated by function - sponges, face brushes, and eye brushes. The clear acrylic containers are available here, and I found the beads that make the brushes stand upright on Amazon.
So there you have it! This is a space I use every single day. Since it's organized to peak efficiency, it's a major time-saver that makes my mornings considerably less stressful. I'll never spend another morning frantically digging through a makeup bag for mascara.
If you have any questions or would like help organizing your own makeup collection, don't hesitate to reach out! Weirdly enough, I absolutely love this kind of thing and I would be happy to help you. Keep an eye out for what's next in my home organization series including spaces in my kitchen, bathroom, and closet!
♡ Til next time, Kenz ♡
