MULTI-PURPOSE MAKEUP & BEAUTY STORAGE

Hello everyone! So last month i did a couple of posts talking about all things makeup storage, from my own makeup de-cluttering/organising part one and part two, to a dressing table essentials that won't break the bank post. When it comes down to storage you don't always have to play by the rules and use something that is designed specifically for that purpose, you can switch things up and use something different. There are so many cool items out there, that can be used for its original purpose or to also store your makeup/beauty products and for today's post i thought i would share with you some of my favourite multi-purpose storage items.

1. jewellery boxes (similar style here)

You can get these dressing table perfect jewellery boxes, which tend to be glass with some form of metallic edging detail from pretty much anywhere and for not a lot of money. That being said these can be used for a lot more than storing jewellery, you can also store things such as nail polish, shadows and everyday makeup.

2. toothbrush holders (h&m home holder)

Toothbrush holders are the perfect multi-purpose piece, they can house your makeup brushes, lip glosses, cotton buds, eyeliners, lipliners and they come in some seriously cool prints, like this particular one from h&m home. As toothbrush holders tend to be a little more narrow in width, if you are using one for makeup brushes i would say they work better for smaller eye/detail brushes.

3. jar candles with lids (bath&bodyworks white peach)

Being the candle lover that i am, i know quite a few ways that empty candle jars can be used for rather than just throwing them in the bin. Candle jars with lids can be used for cotton balls, cotton buds and even lipsticks. I just love the way the empty jars look with things stored inside, especially if the jar design is chic looking like the bath&bodyworks ones. 

4. cute quote mugs (similar style here)

Yet another great multi-purpose piece other than for drinking a coffee or two out of is quote mugs, not only do they look stylish and chic, they also are a seriously cool way to store your brushes, lipliners, eyeliners and stick form products just like other jars. I also like the mix and match of the toothbrush holder and mug together. 

5. candle jars (diptyque gardenia)

Pretty much every single diptyque and jo malone candle/beauty lover will know, you probably can't get a more chic way to re-use anything than with one of these empty jars. These are another alternative for smaller brushes, lip and eye pencils and another cool use for storing your nail tools, such as nail files, scissors, tweezers etc.

6. wire baskets (similar style here)

Wire baskets are a super cool way to store all kinds of products, even to be used as bathroom storage and all depending on the size of the baskets uses. A cool use for these wire baskets is to store any bath bombs/lush products in, shower essentials, body creams/fake tan etc. If you got your hands on a square/rectangular shaped wire basket, this would be a cool way of storing your eyeshadow or larger face palettes. 

7. cake stand (similar style here)

I actually saw this particular way of storing your nail polishes on a cake stand on pinterest a while back, i think it is such a cool/unique way to have them on display. Another thing you could display on one is your perfumes on the bottom and some jewellery pieces on the top layers. 

8. bead box with lid (similar style here)

These particular box organisers usually used for storing beads, can be used for storing a few different beauty items. The first being your false lashes, rather than having all the boxes cluttering up your drawers and even to re-store once worn. Another couple of ways to use these for storage is for nail accessories, such as gems/glitter and also artificial nails. You can pick these bead boxes up for ridiculously cheap, some are as little as £1.50.

9. tea light candle holders (leredoute tea light candle holders)

Yet another way to store your makeup brushes, lip and eye pencils is by using tea light holders either buying them for this purpose, or because you are similar bored of burning candles in them (just don't forget to give them a clean before). You can pick up some super chic styles/finishes from metal, to bubble glass and mosaic tiles.

10. coffee table tray (h&m home round metal tray)

Usually used for a coffee table centrepiece but a great alternative is to use one to display your perfumes/favourite perfumes, you could also arrange a tray of a couple of different pieces, like a re-used candle holder with your brushes and jewellery.

11. letter holders (john lewis letter holder)

Not one for displaying your mail in one of these holders? no me either, but a great way to display makeup with one of these is to place your favourite palettes in the slots. Doing this is a great way of decorating your dressing table also. If a acrylic finish isn't your style, you can also get a hold of wire finished ones, wood and also plastic. This is a easy style of product that you could simply spray/paint whatever colour or finish you wanted to also.

12. wall shelves (similar styles here)

Finally we have a great way of storing your beauty products, if you don't have a lot of floor space. Because who said shelves were just made for books? Shelves are a great way of displaying all of your bathroom favourites, from shampoos, to body washes and if a display tray isn't for you then a shelf is another great way of showing off your perfumes/fragrances. If you wanted to do a two-in-one you could also store the wire baskets above on a shelf in a row, all depending on how organised/tidy you like things to look.

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MAKEUP DE-CLUTTER/HOW I ORGANISE MY MAKEUP #1

Hello everyone! For a while now whenever i look at my makeup collection (more so my main drawers of storage) i have been thinking to myself, i need to do a serious de-clutter/re-organise because things were seriously getting out of control and i was struggling to even close the drawers. Last weekend i decided enough was enough, i just had to tackle the situation and i thought why not share with you in instalments how i de-cluttered/re-organised my makeup, kicking things off with my main two makeup drawers.

So it has been a little over a year since i shared my makeup collection post and i would say since that post my collection had more than doubled in size, which fyi i know is crazy and nobody needs that much makeup but anyone who loves makeup/blogs understands. Moving on-to how i de-cluttered my collection, i started off by emptying everything out onto the floor from both of my drawers, before organising everything into sections (so blush in one pile, bronzers in another etc.). After that i went through each pile, keeping what i wanted to keep, throwing away what wasn't any good/of use anymore and then the rest into a giveaway bag. Once i had in front of me what i was keeping, i placed them in my drawer organisers by category. 

Starting with the two larger back sections where i like to keep more compact style products, on the left houses all of my individual blushes as well as a couple of spare cream highlighters that wouldn't fit anywhere else. On the right is probably my favourite section of the whole drawer, as it houses all of my individual bronzers/highlighters which i like to stack up. Stacking them up like so allows you to fit a lot more in than if they were laying down, as well being easy accessible/being able to see what product is where. Moving onto the two smaller front sections, where i like to keep more tube-like products. On the left i keep all of my current brow/lash products, as well as a couple of mac glitters that wouldn't fit where my others are kept. On the right houses all of my concealers, which is still a ton even after throwing out so many (confessions of a concealer-holic).

Moving onto the left hand side of my main large drawer, this is where i like to keep more eye type products such as cream shadows/individual shadows in the drawer insert, as well as a couple of miscellaneous items that just wouldn't go anywhere else. During my de-clutter individual shadows is what i threw the most of out/gave away because i very rarely reach for them, as i am more of a palette person these days for convenience purposes. As a forth drawer insert wouldn't fit into my main drawer, i just like to keep some smaller palettes/eyeshadow quads down the sides, such as some empty/full mac quads, my z-palettes and my small morphe palettes.  

To the right of my main drawer i have a smaller drawer, where i keep one of the drawer inserts which houses my liquid illuminators/primers in the smaller section and then in the larger section i keep all of my current/favourite foundations. Foundations was another thing that i threw a lot of away because i either didn't like it or i hadn't reached for it in a while. Then finally down the side of the drawer i like to keep my favourite setting powders/pressed powders, then at the back is a few back-up compact products that i have.

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