Sometimes you just end up with more make-up and beauty products than you need and use on a daily basis. They do have a sneaky habit of multiplying and ending up all over your vanity and bathroom counter. A retro plastic make-up kit probably isn’t enough to contain all of them, right?
(Remember this colorful retro relic, anyone?)
Ditch the Caboodle kit and think outside the box. Here are 20 unique ideas to inspire your make-up organizing.
Bead organizer = eyeshadow singles/paint pot organizer
Bead organizers usually have adjustable dividers, perfect for storing single eyeshadows and your pain pot collection.
Cake stand nail polish display
Via McGrath II
Vintage cake stands instantly add an elegant touch when you use it to display accessories, makeup, and your nail polish collection.
Via Pinksweetsz
Cake stand perfume bottle display
Ditto for dainty perfume bottles.
Candle jar makeup brush holders
Via Cosmopolitan
Repurpose old candle jars and fill them with beads, coffee beans, colored stones, marbles, pebbles, or colored sand (you take your pick). Stick your makeup brushes in.
Jar makeup organizer
Have a collection of empty candle or jam jars you have no use for at the moment? It’s time to repurpose them into makeup organizers.
Via Ann Le
Cookie jar nail polish storage
Display your colorful nail polish collection in clear cookie jars, and they’ll look instantly chic.
Via Cosmopolitan
Cutlery divider/utensil drawer = makeup organizer
Via Polka Spots and Freckle Dots
Corral makeup and your essential beauty tools in cutlery organizers with built-in dividers.
Via Cosmopolitan
Copper tumbler hanging makeup holder
This takes a little bit of DIY, but it looks so chic, you won’t regret doing this project.
Via A Beautiful Mess.
Ice cube tray = eyeshadow singles/paint pot organizers
Eyeshadow singles and paint pots fit just right in ice cube trays.
Via Girlterest
Letter holder = makeup palette holder
Display eyeshadow palettes in a pretty letter holder. You can buy them for cheap too in a dollar store.
Via Beauty & Le Chic
Lucite plastic makeup organizer
Clear plastic organizers are the perfect makeup storage. You can see everything. Plus, they make a pretty display.
Via Que Andai Bonita
Magnetic framed makeup board
Now you’ll have no excuse for losing makeup if you put them up on a magnetic board.
Mason jar makeup brush holders
Get some mason jars add fillings like beads, coffee beans, colored stones, marbles, pebbles, or colored sand to prop your makeup brushes up and for pure decorative purposes.
Via Instagram
Mini loaf pan makeup organizers
Who knew mini loaf pans could be used to corral your ever-growing lipstick collection? It’s brilliant!
Via Cosmopolitan
Planter makeup brush holder
These pretty white planters spell vintage chic for your makeup brushes.
Revolving spice rack = toiletry rack
A revolving spice race makes a genius beauty product display and storage. It makes every product visible and within easy reach.
Via Cosmopolitan
Spice rack nail polish display
Of course a spice rack isn’t just for storing and displaying your spices. It can just as easily become a nail polish collection display.
Via The Gloss
Spice rack perfume bottle display
Or a really neat perfume bottle display.
Via The Style and Beauty Doctor
Sushi mat makeup brush roll
When your girlfriends see this, they’ll want to make their own sushi mat makeup brush roll too. It’s just too cute!
Via Shutzlife
Wine rack = hairspray bottle holder
Not a wine collector or drinker? Use that wine rack instead for holding big hair product bottles.
Via Cosmopolitan
