For years I had kept all of my makeup, brushes, and
specialty skin care in a makeup bag under the sink. It never felt like a good system but it was
all I had. Last year when my collection started to expand I decided I needed a
better storage solution. This was also around the time that I became engrossed
with QVC and saw this spinning organizer advertised. I was hooked upon the
promise of “large storage capacity” and the fact that it rotated, allowing me
to easily access my products.
It was a good idea at first, but as you can see, it did not
really fit in the space available on my sink. Also, those “large” storage
spaces did not fit my hair care products or even my moisturizer as the bottle
was too wide. Still, I used it for a good year before deciding that it was time
for a change.
While I am on a budget I also wanted to find some solution that was stylish and would make me happy to look at everyday. I searched makeup organizers online as well as in stores like Ulta and Target but had a hard time finding anything that would fit on my sink and provide the storage I was looking for.
On a whim I decided to check out Hobby Lobby and found some of these really amazing tea light holders in the clearance section. They were about $1.60 a piece and I think they are a great way to store my brushes, mascara, eyeliner, and tools. The small dish on the side was also in the clearance section for $0.50 and I love it as a landing zone for my sponges.
Organizing my pallets was another challenge and I wasn't really sure what to do with them. But I found this beautiful filigree letter organizer at Hobby Lobby and thought it would be a great way to store my pallets and larger makeup items.
To complete the whole project I moved my single eyeshadows, blush samples, and lip products to a small three drawer organizer from Target. I have all of my hair tools and brushes stored in a larger three drawer organizer also from Target that I have had since college. Finally, my hair sprays and larger perfume bottles found their home in a small basket on top.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out and I find it to be a very functional and stylish solution.
While I am on a budget I also wanted to find some solution that was stylish and would make me happy to look at everyday. I searched makeup organizers online as well as in stores like Ulta and Target but had a hard time finding anything that would fit on my sink and provide the storage I was looking for.
On a whim I decided to check out Hobby Lobby and found some of these really amazing tea light holders in the clearance section. They were about $1.60 a piece and I think they are a great way to store my brushes, mascara, eyeliner, and tools. The small dish on the side was also in the clearance section for $0.50 and I love it as a landing zone for my sponges.
Organizing my pallets was another challenge and I wasn't really sure what to do with them. But I found this beautiful filigree letter organizer at Hobby Lobby and thought it would be a great way to store my pallets and larger makeup items.
To complete the whole project I moved my single eyeshadows, blush samples, and lip products to a small three drawer organizer from Target. I have all of my hair tools and brushes stored in a larger three drawer organizer also from Target that I have had since college. Finally, my hair sprays and larger perfume bottles found their home in a small basket on top.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out and I find it to be a very functional and stylish solution.
(I know that it
is not a good idea to keep your bushes in the bathroom, but that is where mine
are – for now. I am hoping to make space for a vanity in the near future. But
for now, my skin care and makeup reside on the side of my bathroom sink.)
