By Nicky Sinclair

Makeup Storage For Your Vanity: How to store all your favorite eyeshadow palettes and more!

When it comes to organizing my makeup, I can get pretty meticulous; but it is with good reason I suppose because, let’s face it, who doesn’t love an organized vanity?! Not only does it result in faster makeup application [because I know exactly where everything is] but I also like to think of my vanity as a piece of interior décor – one that enhances and enriches the space it inhabits. For me, every piece of makeup on my vanity serves as an accessory – a staple constituent that altogether forms a very special space. There is not a day that goes by that I do not sit at my vanity, so keeping this space organized and looking its best is a must! 

So say hello to my special place – my makeup vanity. The vanity itself is the Malm Dressing Table from Ikea.

My absolute favorite tool for makeup organization is my acrylic 5-drawer organizer from Muji. I bought this organizer about 5 years ago and I couldn’t love it more. Within my acrylic organizer, I store all of my Chanel shadows, Too Faced palettes, as well as various lip glosses and lipsticks. But for the lipsticks I use most often (which for me are my MAC and Chanel lipsticks), I purchased an additional acrylic organizer from Amazon. It holds 27 lipsticks, which is just perfect for my growing collection. Then I placed an empty tissue box on top of Muji (yep, a tissue box!) with yet another acrylic organizer from Amazon on top of it [the tissue box]; however, this one holds 12 lipsticks, plus my larger palettes in the back and has a large compartment where I keep my engagement ring when I’m not wearing it. I dropped a bunch of mini crystals into it and put my little engagement ring holder in there and it has since become a permanent space for my ring – it is actually my favourite part of my vanity, believe it or not. So voila! With only 3 acrylic organizers, I am able to store nearly half my entire makeup collection.   

Now for my brushes! I take my brushes very seriously so I like to display them in a fun way that reflects my style wholeheartedly. So I display them in Chanel bags. I just dropped little crystals from the Dollar Store into some Chanel bags I kept from past purchases and there you have it – easy, recycled and DIY makeup brush holders!  Looking to invest in an acrylic organizer?  Try the best in the beauty industry here!

Organizing your vanity should be fun. It should be a space you enjoy visiting because after all, it is one of the few times during our day that we get to spend quality time with ourselves. 

Dollup Beauty created two AMAZING organizers that I seriously could never live without.  Have you heard of the Dollup Case?  It boasts a magnetic palette organizer on one side and elastic holders to fit lipstick, brushes, mascara, liner and more...and now they have an insert to turn their magnetic palette into a double-decker - genius!

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And I am always looking for vanity inspo so leave a comment below and share your vanity organization tips and techniques! I’d love to hear them!