The past month or so I have really been thinking about where other people do their makeup. I know we all dream of the perfect instagram-able vanity with the perfect make up storage, but is that the reality for everyone?
I know the main reason for why I think about this so much is the fact I do my make up in the kitchen with a mirror perched on top of the toaster. What a glam life.
The main reason for this is my bedroom doesn't have space for a pretty table, or any sort of display. But also I have a 4 year old son. Now I trust him now not to touch things, but if he REALLY needed a pen and couldn't find one... I couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't take it upon himself to use a lipstick. Rather be really safe and paranoid than sorry and crying over broken makeup.
Now, onto the topic of broken makeup... Those of you who have been reading here for a while I dropped my beloved Mary Lou. She smashed into a million bits all over my bathroom floor. Why? because I juggled a bunch of makeup through from my shelves and she fell. It was a sad moment.
On that day I decided I needed something to transport my makeup around my house to wherever I am doing it that day. It needed to be big enough to hold all my regular makeup, brushes and palettes. A makeup bag was never quite easy enough, then I had my brushes to deal with too, oh the problems of a makeup lover!
That's when I seen this copper basket in Next (£16.00) its just the right size to fit everything I need in it, and once I had put a bit of card along the bottom nothing was falling out of it.
I use 3 empty candle jars for storage. One for eye brushes, one for face brushes and one for regular items. In there I will keep various concealers, eye liners, lip liners, primers and the odd lipstick.
In the rest of the basket I keep my contour kit, setting spray and powder, foundation, highlight and blush. My UD Vice 3 palette is also always in here. Just because it has a HUGE mirror, and sits perfectly on my toaster, microwave, window sill. Where ever I am really.
The best part about using this is I can really focus on an item by just keeping it in here, want to make better use of a blush? pop it in here. The 6 steps to the rest of my makeup is too far when you have another option in the basket. I change it about every few weeks to make sure I am using my full stash.
What is the dream? Probably something like this from next. The Lulworth Dressing Table (£275) truly is perfection. I love how simple it is, how you can fold the mirror down and tuck it all away. I love the storage under the mirror and in the drawers too. I would love this in my room.
Everytime I am in next, this is the one I go to - every single time. I want it. Meh, maybe in my dreams right?
Let me know where you do your makeup and where you store it? Do you have a vanity or display? Let me know in the comments below. Also let me know what your ideal room would be?
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A makeup table is indeed great and a lovely accessory in your home!!! I would definitely buy that one. I'm the type who keeps everything in the bathroom the rest is stored in a malm kommode.
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Ooo that sounds good :)
DeleteIt's a great table! I have a vintage dressing table where I store my make up.
ReplyDeleteOoo that sounds lovely :)
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