What do you use to organize your makeup?

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Karla said:
I would have loved to have had it in black too. Cant wait to see how your set up turns out. Sorry I was confusing. I actually found a picture on google image showing the set up I'm talking about. It links back to tPF but I couldn't find the post. Here the link to the image on google images:

http://www.google.com/search?q=muji...GU2AWuirnDBw&ved=0CCMQsAQ&biw=320&bih=416#i=2
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Ah, okay I see the pic. It looks like she is using 2 drawer w/ lid on top of two 3 drawer units. I've seen the small nail polish rack being used by so many people. I wanna say you can find it at the container store, but I'm not 100% sure on that. I'll do a quick search and see what I can find (:

Edit: here's the small nail polosh rack from amazon http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Polish-Stand-Holds-Bottles/dp/B004W7O8PK
I hope that helped!
 
#1,667
Rissalicious said:
Ah, okay I see the pic. It looks like she is using 2 drawer w/ lid on top of two 3 drawer units. I've seen the small nail polish rack being used by so many people. I wanna say you can find it at the container store, but I'm not 100% sure on that. I'll do a quick search and see what I can find (:

Edit: here's the small nail polosh rack from amazon http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Polish-Stand-Holds-Bottles/dp/B004W7O8PK
I hope that helped!
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Thanks! Now I have to decide if I want a 3 drawer and 2 drawer with lid combo, two 5 drawers or a 5 drawer and 2 drawer with lid combo. I will have the drawer in the vanity as well. I don't have a huge amount of makeup but I do like the idea of putting it into drawers in single layers. The largest items I have would be foundations and I probably will keep those in the vanity drawer.

I'm leaning towards two fives with a nail polish rack for the other side of the vanity.
 
#1,668
Karla said:
Thanks! Now I have to decide if I want a 3 drawer and 2 drawer with lid combo, two 5 drawers or a 5 drawer and 2 drawer with lid combo. I will have the drawer in the vanity as well. I don't have a huge amount of makeup but I do like the idea of putting it into drawers in single layers. The largest items I have would be foundations and I probably will keep those in the vanity drawer.

I'm leaning towards two fives with a nail polish rack for the other side of the vanity.
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Hm, what makeup do you plan to keep in the Muji drawers? I think the two 5 drawer units will do great, since it has more space than the others combos.
 
#1,669
Mine's all thrown in a drawer in the bathroom, lol. It is organized by category so I can find things (all eyeshadows together, for example) but yeah, basically it's thrown in a drawer. Except for my lipsticks, which I line up on my dresser because it makes me feel all girly and proper.
 
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Rissalicious said:
Hm, what makeup do you plan to keep in the Muji drawers? I think the two 5 drawer units will do great, since it has more space than the others combos.
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I have a bunch of shadow compacts and lipsticks - other than foundations and powders I think most of my stuff will fit in the 5 drawer. I bought 2 five drawers last night. I can't wait to get them.

Rissalicious said:
I was browsing the container store's online site and came across this nifty little thing. I was wondering if anyone has this because I was thinking of using them to store round compacts in my drawer. What do you ladies think?
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That looks like it wold work well if the size of each compartment is the right size. Nice!
 
#1,672
Karla said:
I have a bunch of shadow compacts and lipsticks - other than foundations and powders I think most of my stuff will fit in the 5 drawer. I bought 2 five drawers last night. I can't wait to get them.



That looks like it wold work well if the size of each compartment is the right size. Nice!
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Sweet! I can't wait to see your set up when they arrive.
 
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creditcardfire said:
Does anyone else think there's a gap in the market here? I'm not sure I have ever seen something marketed as storage for cosmetics that I didn't think was fug. It's so weird - so many makeup brands sell such deliberately pretty/display-worthy pieces, and so many of them end up out of sight/not displayed. I have a neighbour who does woodwork and we've discussed him making a custom shelving piece for me - very shallow, 3 inches ish, with many, many different compartments/'cubbies', so I could store AND display my little beauties. And I am talking a big piece - something that would cover a big chunk of wall, 5 foot by 5 foot at least.

I just hate having to hide everything away in storage when so much of it seems designed specifically to display!
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I feel exactly like you!, thats why I made 2 racks, my dad did the wood work and I decorated them, perhaps you have seen them before on here, but in case you havent :







in the end, you have a customized product. And to think I was crying over not finding an acrylic nail polish rack lol
 
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That's freakin' awesome, Alysp! Exactly the kind of shelving (shallow, different compartments) I was thinking of. I was thinking of going with reclaimed wood or wood that was somehow rough/vintage-y looking, as a kind of foil for the pretty cosmetics. Are those shelves attached to the wall or leaning up against it (I cant tell in every pic)?

Really love that a)you're makeup is actually displayed (come on, makeup is a perfect thing to show off) and b) you customized it to your own taste.
 
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creditcardfire said:
That's freakin' awesome, Alysp! Exactly the kind of shelving (shallow, different compartments) I was thinking of. I was thinking of going with reclaimed wood or wood that was somehow rough/vintage-y looking, as a kind of foil for the pretty cosmetics. Are those shelves attached to the wall or leaning up against it (I cant tell in every pic)?

Really love that a)you're makeup is actually displayed (come on, makeup is a perfect thing to show off) and b) you customized it to your own taste.
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yes, theyre on the wall of my room back home. Now im in uni, so I cant take more pics, but the house and the other one are both on the same wall on top of my vanity. Im glad you like it. My dad used very cheap wood that you get at craft stores because I was going to paint them, so he just didnt bother using good stuff. The vintage effect on the wood is easy to get with different products, you can ask in any DIY store. Here are some more pics that I had in my computer:



here it is empty:

 
#1,677
alysp said:
I feel exactly like you!, thats why I made 2 racks, my dad did the wood work and I decorated them, perhaps you have seen them before on here, but in case you havent :







in the end, you have a customized product. And to think I was crying over not finding an acrylic nail polish rack lol
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Amazing and pretty! How long did it take your dad to make them?
 
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creditcardfire said:
How did you do the decorating? Cutting graphics out of mags? I like the top shelf especially - with the Chanel perfume and bag and the Union Jack girl. Very cool.
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I looked for fashion illustrations online, and when I saw the pictures I liked , I printed them in photographic paper. The magazine idea is good as well, but I wanted to have drawings on it instead of pictures.
 
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glamourgirlnikk said:
Amazing and pretty! How long did it take your dad to make them?
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Well we werent in a rush because it was summer, and I was very clear in what I wanted. So I gave him all the measurements and did a sketch of what I wanted and he bought the wood already cut for those measurements. So he just had to put it together. So once he got the wood cut at the woodworking place, it took a day for him to put it together. it took me more to decorate lol
 
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alysp said:
Well we werent in a rush because it was summer, and I was very clear in what I wanted. So I gave him all the measurements and did a sketch of what I wanted and he bought the wood already cut for those measurements. So he just had to put it together. So once he got the wood cut at the woodworking place, it took a day for him to put it together. it took me more to decorate lol
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Wow, you have a great dad!
 
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