Hey it's Abby and today I'm going to be talking about organizing my minimalist makeup collection.
Now makeup organization has been one of the most requested videos we've gotten since we
started our channel and it made me a little nervous because this is how I've been organizing
my makeup.
I just have a little bag and a little box behind it for the extras and it just sits
here on the shelf under my clothes so it wasn't the best system.
So, I thought I could use this opportunity to come up with something better and reorganize
my makeup in a way that makes sense.
So I like to sit here on a stool in front of my full length mirror to do my makeup so
I just have this little bit of wall space here that was empty which I thought would
be the perfect place for some makeup storage.
So let's see what I came up with!
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So as I was thinking about how I could use this wall to store my makeup, my first thought
was to do some sort of pegboard hack and use the pegboard to store things but then I was
at The Container Store and I found the perfect thing.
So I came across these acrylic spice racks at The Container Store and I knew that they
were the perfect size and shape to fit my little spot on the wall back there.
As I was looking I also found these little clear square containers that were the perfect
size to fit in the spice rack so I grabbed them in a bunch of sizes as well to help me
organize my makeup.
I will link to these exact items I used in the description below.
So once I had all my little containers, I kinda played around to find the perfect configuration
for my makeup so that I could label my little spice racks for what was going to go on each
of the shelves.
I used my Silhouette machine and some adhesive vinyl to make labels and I have a video on
how to do that if you're interested I'll link it below.
And then I was ready to attach them to the wall which Donnie helped me do.
Then all that was left to do was add my makeup.
So here's what I came up with.
I separated my makeup by type.
So at the top I have all my tools which are my brushes, little foam wedges, and cotton
balls and q-tips.
Then I have all my lip stuff-- lip gloss and chapstick.
On the next shelf down, I have all of my face items-- which is foundation, blush, moisturizer,
concealer, that sort of thing.
And then on the very bottom row I have eyes which is eyeshadow, an eyelash curler, mascara,
and eyeliner.
I have never really been a huge makeup person so this was plenty of space for me.
I usually keep two of each item that I use.
That way I have one that I'm currently using and one is kind of a backup.
And then when one runs out, I know it's time to go and get another one to replace it.
The only exception to that rule is you see I have a lot of those little Softlips chapsticks.
I really like those and they're hard to find sometimes so I just buy them up whenever I
see them.
I chose to label each individual shelf of the spice organizers but I didn't label the
individual containers mostly because I wanted them to be flexible and easy to change around
if my makeup routine changed.
And also, I think if there are too many labels all in one small area it can begin to look
cluttered so I just kept it pretty basic and simple.
This makeup storage solution ended up being perfect for my needs.
I can still sit here on my stool in front of the full length mirror and reach everything
easily and get the makeup I need.
It's flexible enough that I can move things around if I want to.
And if I decide to expand my makeup collection later, I can easily add another spice rack
or two on this wall here and put more makeup in it.
I still keep a little makeup bag in a little bin in my closet so that when I travel, it's
easy to grab it and then get the things that I need and put them in there and then I can
just put them back when I get back from my trip.
This system is just really simple which is why I love it so much.
I would love to know how you organize your makeup so make sure you let me know your strategy
in the comments below.