Make-up StorageCreatively Sam's

I’ve been going through a lot of things lately. I’m trying to pare down what I have, and reorganizing what I keep. This time, it’s my make-up that I’m reorganizing & purging. Where do you keep your face? Some keep theirs in a make-up bag, some on a tray, and the Beatles said that Eleanor Rigby kept her face in a jar by the door. I keep mine in drawers.

I’ve found that by keeping my make-up separated in different drawers, I seem to get ready a little more easily. But it’s been awhile since I’ve gone through any of it, or bothered to clean out the drawers. Frankly, they were a mess.

I’m always getting ready in a hurry, and I’m not necessarily neat when I’m rushed. I’m a little embarrassed to show you what they looked like before I cleaned & organized my make-up drawers, but, here they ~~are~~ were:

I started my purge by emptying out all of the drawers onto a table. Then I separated the make-up by types.

Good grief, does anyone really need this much make-up? My answer is, no, I don’t. After the drawers were emptied, I washed them in hot soapy water. The foundation drawer was especially hard to get clean, but Dawn does a wonderful job.

Then I started to go through the make-up. I only kept pretty much what I use on a regular basis. I looked at the make-up pile & wondered why I had powders, since I haven’t used powder in a couple of years.. so out they went. I had stick concealers which I haven’t used since I found Hard Candy’s cream concealer.. out they went. And does anyone really need 4 different shades of foundation?… out they went.

The lipsticks, lip liners & glosses went through the same purging. I only kept the shades that I really like, and only if they feel good on.

The eyeshadow…. that was the biggest purge. I have green eyes. Not Hazel, not grey green. They’re green. Most shades make me look tired, especially browns & pinks. Grey, silver, charcoal, pearly whites & black are what bring out the green and the sparkle in my eyes. (and at my age, that’s what I want) So, most of the eyeshadow went.

Same goes for the eyeliners and mascaras. (Did I really need blue or pink eyeliner or green mascara?)

This is what I ended up purging:

I know that picture might make some females cringe, but it really felt good. Once I’d gotten rid of all of the excess, I started to arrange all of my make-up in their drawers. There’s a drawer for foundation, one for eyeshadow, one for eyeliners & mascaras:

One for lipsticks, one for colored shadows (that I might wear for special occasions) and one for colored pencils and cream liners:

There’s even a drawer for my back up supplies. These are things that I use on a regular basis that I’ve gotten on sale & with coupons.

Because I usually get ready in the bathroom, I keep my hair supplies in there so that they’re handy. The drawers are also holding my soft head bands & claw clips, one for elastic bands & clips, and one for my hair combs (which I wear almost all Summer long)

And the last 2 things that I put on before leaving the house are my earrings & a watch. So why not keep them in the bathroom too? (Granted, these are not the good jewelry, but the ones that I wear around the house, to work or for shopping)

It’s just another way for me to get ready in my perpetual hurry.