STEP BY STEP MAKEUP ORGANIZATION

Makeup is one of the many things that tends to collect over time in either the bathroom or elsewhere inside the home. I, like many other beauty product addicts, love experimenting with new products on the market. It can get quite overwhelming if products pile up over the year(s) and eventually taking over the space in the home. I have been on a mission lately to tackle this issue and come up with an easy organizing solution.

                      5 Simple Steps:   Step 1.  Assess

                                                                  Step 2.  Categorize

                                                                  Step 3.  Discard *

                                                                  Step 4.  Clean

                                                                  Step 5.   Store

                                                                                                                   

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Step 1. Assessment

Taking A Good Look At The Overall Problem

The problem is real and here for you to see. My makeup hoarding has grown out of control (for my standards) over the past few months. Thankfully, I am a big believer in the basket system. I have learned over time to (at least) place items into  baskets right away when disorganization starts to creep up on me. There are times when I lack time or don't feel like organizing the proper way and therefore storing products in a simple basket works fine for the time being. Then, when the right time, motivation  or opportunity arises, I take my time to organize the accumulated mess properly. So today I am ready to take a good look at what could become a better and prettier storage solution.

I am ready to tackle this issue at hand.

I empty my basket and spread out all the items. I want to get a good look at all the products so that I can organize them properly. 

                                                                     Step 2. Categorizing 

I created 4 cateories (labels) for working in sections. I work on the ground as it is spaceous and very viewable. 

First Category is TOOLS. In this category are all my makeup brushes, nail files etc.

My next category is SKINCARE. 

MAKEUP is another category.

Step 3. Discard*

I am re-using my empty bin. Once each category is organized I go through each category and pick out the items that can be discarded immediately. If I am unsure at this stage on whether to discard the item or not I will keep it in the created category.

Step 4. Cleaning Each Item (Products)

Cleaning my makeup products is a crucial step in keeping myself motivated to keep going. Many makeup brands use black packaging, Since black is a pretty and chic color, if not properly cleaned often, they will look unappealing and dirty on the makeup counter.

Don't forget to clean the inside of your makeup products. They will look like right off the shelf again! 

Yikes :( :(  Here is what I mean by dirty and unclean. 

All cleaned and ready to be organized.

Next I will be cleaning my brushes thoroughly. 

                                                                  Step 5. Choose your Storage

For this particular organizing project I am using an Acrylic 3 Drawer Container found at a garage sale.

I play around with ideas on how to best fill my drawers. This first option doesn't work for me since my makeup section needs more than one drawer.  

This is  the better option. It will leave me with two drawers for my makeup and one for my tools. I will be storing my skincare on top of the box. 

Now, I add the items into the drawers as neat as possible.

The project is complete. This will keep me more organized and efficient while carrying out my daily makeup and skincare routine.