Storage Solutions

From blogging my make-up collection has gone from quite modest to well... yeah. Over the last year or so I've found new and different ways to store all the products I have, and thought I'd share some of my faves with you today.

Mugs are great for storing lipsticks, pencils, mascaras, concealers etc...

Old candle holders and tea/coffee canisters are great for holding brushes.

A basket for everyday products helps me switch up what I use and keep things on rotation, and an old plant pot is great for storing cotton pads.

Never dismiss a shower caddy for some skincare storage. Just make sure you secure it properly. Skincare can be heavy. (This has dropped twice!!!)

What are your favourite ways to store things?

Laura xoxo

Throwback Thursday: The Archives

I've been doing this whole blogging lark closely coming up to a year and a half, and in that time I've created and shared a fair few posts. Whilst looking back on some of these makes me want to bury my head in the sand and feign any knowledge of them, I sometimes find it fun to look back and see just how much my blog, my blogging style and myself as a person has changed. Therefor I thought this Thursday's post, and maybe some Throwback posts in the future could be dedicated to these earlier posts.

Topshop Blush in Head Over Heels - Post

My blush collection was the first of my products to quickly grow (closely followed by foundation.) Obviously I hadn't cracked photography (not that I really have now) or found my cupcake background.

Make-up Storage - Post

This is definitely a cringe, mixed with a bitter sweet reminiscence as this is how I stored my make-up when I was living at uni second year (I moved home for my third.) I love the set up of my make-up now, and this is so cringy, but my make-up now is in a very hard to capture place, so I wouldn't expect and updated post soon; but trust me, it's better than this!

Liquid Eyeliner - Post

Another great use of photography by moi... Considering I can't remember the last time I donned some liquid liner (I now favour black shadow and an angled brush) this post makes me smile at just how many liquid liners I deemed it acceptable to have. I think one of the reasons I favoured a liquid line is because it felt very 'make-upy' for a make-up newbie. Who knows, maybe I'll crack my liquid liner out this week?

Do you look back on your old posts? What do you think of them?

Laura xoxo

Make-Up Storage

Next year, my final year of university, I have decided to move back home and drive the 40 minute commute to uni. Mainly due to the fact that I'm really not enjoying were I live right now and much prefer being at home. Anyway I thought I would would show you how I store my make-up at my uni room (I'm in a house now so this isn't uni accommodation) and then I will do another when I'm properly back at home.

I'm trying to use up all my perfumes and have got three at uni, and three at home, so I can use them alternately. Here is Rhianna's Perfume, Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy and Calvin Klein Euphoria. I like to store my brushes in this mug, and my Real Techniques ones in the case. I also like to keep a compact mirror out to do my eye liner.

I then have another mug (which I got on my trip to New Zealand) it contains mascaras, eye-liners and concealers. Also on this top bit I have my day moisturiser, anti-bacterial gel, my shine control (not visible) and my Lush Lipscrub/Carmex Lip Balm.

I've separated these drawers into different categories. The top drawer contains foundations, powders and primers. The second drawer contains all of my eye-shadows. The third has bronzers and highlighters in it. And finally all of my lipsticks and glosses. I got these drawers from Asda.

Finally this is wear I keep all my hair care products and make-up removers. I got this class stand from Asda, but I don't know where the cupcake chopping board is from as it was a gift.

I hope you found this interesting. I love looking at how people store their make-up. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

How do you store your make-up?

Laura xoxo