0 Updated make Up storage

Bought new storage from MUJI (A japanese store known for its neat storage containers - abeit price on the high side) to store more make up (yes...My make up table is big but I am OUT of space again... that means I have to seriously cut down on buying stuff which I don't need) and skincare.

Previously my make up table was very very cluttered and full of tall bottles of skincare and foundations which I had no other space to store. So with this Muji containers, I can store them neatly and stack these drawers on top of my existing make up tables...

Here's how the storage containers look...

For this particular storage, the top layer I store my lunasol eye shadow palettes and the 2nd drawer I store my skin care and some Urban decay eye palettes 

For the other 2 containers, they are actually seperate, but because the dimensions are similar I can actually stack them on top of one another

I store my mac lipsticks and blushers on the upper 2 compartments and other miscellaneous items in the deeper container on the bottom

And here's how my make up table look like after I have stacked up all the containers... Less clutter of tall bottles on the table...

0 Make up storage from Ikea

Was browsing through Ikea's catalogue. And saw this storage solution which I was attracted to for storing my cosmetics (I've ran out of space for storing my make up in my make up table even though it's big.... and need to find additional make up storage)

It has 3 shallow drawers and 3 drawers which are slightly deeper. I like this storage cause I like the depth of the drawers which is not too deep nor shallow for storing my make up.

Not to mention, it has a set of wheels which means I can roll away my make up to safety in case of any emergency. (Although I don't wish for any emergency to happen in my house...but one can never predict what will happen next). Am seriously considering buying this storage. Maybe probably next month on my pay day.

0 Elle magazine (SG version) Aug issue

Purchased the Elle magazine for this month mainly because of the beauty book that came along with it.... and it also came along with a free red and white striped make up pouch with the words "Beauty addict" on it which aptly describes me...

I love this beauty book. It really gives loads n loads of pictures of make up looks by different brands and make up tips and I love looking @ the beauty products featured in it. Not to mentioned there is also a section on fragrance, skincare and as well a section for maintain a healthy diet to maintain a good figure.

 And I'm diggin the make up pouch that comes with it.

1. It has a plastic covering over it to protect the cloth of the pouch, so that it won't get wet (so u can use this as a toiletries bag as well)

2. It is spacious enough for me to put my pressed powder, eye lash curler, blush, eyeliner and even a full size blush brush....

3. It doesn't feel  cheap, it has kinda spongy material  in its interior which provides a soft cushioning for fragile powders

Interior of the pouch. Have put my pressed powder, blush, lash curler, lipstick, eyeliner and even a full size blush brush and I still have space for more items :)

0 Make up storage - Muji Drawers

I personally find MUJI (A japanese brand by the way) has very good storage solutions although their prices are on the high side. I bought this 3 tier drawer plastic storage for my make up table to store skincare or make up samples, nail polishes and other miscellaneous items like sponges etc etc which are too small to be organized properly into my main dressing table drawer

The best feature which i like about this storage is that I can pull out the dividers and adjust them to the length that I want to store and organize my items.

 Ooops,,,sorry about the unsightly puff. I havened washed it yet, will do so soon. Anyway I hardly ever use puff for my powders anyway

First drawer: Nail polishes. I don't have many nail polishes as you can see.

2nd drawer: Samples of skin care and make up and other miscellaneous items (Sorry for the state of the puff!). You can see from this pic the adjustable divider. U can either take it out completely, or adjust the width to where u want

 3rd drawer: More samples and other miscellaneous stuff

In short, I feel this storage space is very good for :

1. People who have not much make up 

2. Storing nail polishes .... the size is perfect for my opi nail polishes

3. Storing accessories and tools e.g. sponges, puffs, curlers, tweezers, shavers etc etc.

4. Skincare samples or even pigment samples

5. Basically anything that is too small to put in a big drawer

6. Even though I don't store my mac pigments in here, I do find that this will make a good storage solution for MAC pigments as well...

3 My Make Up Storage

I used to keep my collection in traincase, but as it expanded, one traincase was no longer enough to store all my cosmetics. My mum, had this make up table specially custom made for me - the no of drawers and depth of all the drawers were specially designed to fit my make up in just nice - not too deep and not too shallow. Hmmm, although it's pretty big, but I am out of space again in my make up cabinet. I guess this means I should stop buying make up. But i can't. MAC keeps releasing LE collections each month and being a MAC junkie, I will spend on MAC every month...sighs. I need a bigger space for my make up :x

Click to Enlarge. There are basically 4 larger but shallower drawers on the top 2 layers - 2 dedicated to eyeshadows, one for lipstuff and one for blushers. As for the 4 drawers below, one is dedicated to eyeshadow  bases, one for blushers (Yes..I am a BLUSH whore... I have 2 drawers for my blushers :x), one for base make up and one for brushes. The two deeper drawers right at the bottom are used to store miscellanous make up items which I have no space to put into the other drawers and fake lashes. And yep, sorry for the messy table top, I keep some of my foundations and skincare on the table.

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 1: Contains my MAC 15 pan e/s palettes, quads, singles and pigments. 

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 2: Contains some miscellaneous MAC mineralized e/s, MAC holiday palettes and other non MAC eye make up and non MAC e/s palettes. The ones in the  brown packaging are e/s palettes from a Japanese brand called Lunasol. Currently have about 26 of their palettes..

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 3: Contains both MAC and non MAC lipsticks and lipglosses... plus 2 chanel blushers which I have ran out of space of to put in my blusher drawers

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 4: Contains both MAC and non MAC blushers and face color powders - highlighting powders plus msfs (Msfs are stored in the bottom layer hence hidden in the picture)

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 5: MAC blushers only drawers............... I LOVE MAC Blushers...

 Click to enlarge. Drawer no 6: Eyeliners, Eyeshadow bases, Cream eye shadows, Mascaras and other miscellaneous eye stuff from MAC and other various brands

Click to enlarge. Drawer no 7: Base make up - Foundations, loose powders, concealers, cream foundations, mineral make up.....

 Click to enlarge. Drawer no 8: Full size brushers and travel size brushers (in the smaller pouch). Brushes which i use more frequently are stored in brush holders on my make up table

 Click to enlarge: Drawer no 9: Other miscellaneous make up items and skincare which i have no space to put in the other drawers - UD's Book of shadows 3, Black palette, Summer of love palette, Benefit's posietint and benetint, 2 Shu uemura eye palettes and 2 chanel blushers and some sheet makes plus contact lenses...

 Click to enlarge. Drawer no 10: False lashes drawer and other stuff drawer

Last but not least....I have a clear display cabinet in my room which displays some of my other make up which i have no room for in my make up cabinet....It makes me happy just to look at my make up. I know most people think i'm crazy, but if u are a make up junkie like me, you will understand my obsession with collecting make up. =)

Click to enlarge. This clear display cabinet contains some of my other MAC holiday palettes, some random mac pigments, MAC msfs, MAC hello kitty items and some shu uemura cosmetics.

So yep, this kinda wraps up the post for my make up storage for now.......thanks for taking time off to read ya