Show Me Your Beauty Collections!💗

[Tamara76]

Hello, beauties!!!💗💗💗

We had a fabulous collection thread on the old BT that didn't seem to migrate over to BIC and since I love looking at collections, I thought I'd start a new thread.

This is a space to share your beauty collections - makeup, lipstick, nail polish, perfume, whatever you've got!

I'll start off with a few of my collections.💗

 Pat McGrath:

Too Faced:

Melt, Huda Beauty, MAC:

 Can't wait to see yours!!!💗💗💗

[Mcakes]

Thank you @Kim888  It was so easy to do!

[2manyperfumes]

I did some tidying and organizing today.  Reshuffled my lipsticks and found an empty makeup box for my growing Revolution palettes.  

[ather]

@2manyperfumes  Those palettes are so cute. 

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @ather ❤️ 

[tsavorite]

@2manyperfumes ,

Such a nice box for your collection of many Revolution Palettes!

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @tsavorite ❤️

[idanyd]

Gorgeous box! Love those palettes from I heart revolution

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @idanyd ❤️, I found these boxes decades ago and love them.  The most pigmented palette from this brand that I have is the fortune favours the brave.  It performs as well as some of my high end palettes.

[Guessgal]

Wow this is such a great size for your palettes! I’ve always been curious about Revolution palettes. How do they compare to other brands? @2manyperfumes Winners always has such good items - it’s so hard to leave empty handed!

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @Guessgal ❤️ They are pretty good, the chocolate vault ones have easy, buildable formulas.  Some shades have a lot of pigment especially the mattes.  Some shimmers are a little weak but for the money they are exceptional.  I’ve heard good things about the avocado palette.  It’s received very good reviews.

[curlychiquita]

Pretty palettes, @2manyperfumes! I love the design of the makeup box.

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @curlychiquita ❤️ I bought these boxes over 10 years ago at Winners (3 sizes ranging from $6.99 - $12.99

[lmaster]

those palettes are so dang appealing @2manyperfumes

[2manyperfumes]

Thank you @lmaster ❤️ Finding them at Winners for less than they are each ($18/$20 Cdn.) from the online site (I paid $8.00 each) 🙌 

[lmaster]

That's an excellent price! @2manyperfumes heck yes

[Anonymous]

I've posted a picture of my beauty subscription box sample organizer before, but here's a few photos of my whole getting-ready-for-the-day set up!

My small, but manageable battle station! I have all my clothes in my dresser drawers (though I have some overflow of "nice" clothes I don't want to fold in the closet) and all the makeup I currently own is either in the hardware organizer or in the clear box thingy in the middle (do those have an actual name? I have no clue). I also have photos of me & my best friend and me & my boyfriend, plus a little sign I rotate with my favorite song lyrics. The painting hanging on the wall was done by a friend of mine, and the turtle necklace is a gift from my mom I've cherished and somehow not lost in all my clutter since I was around 8 or so. I like keeping all my beauty stuff organized well, but also surrounded by sentimental things that make me happy. I get really frustrated a lot with my face and facial features and trying to work around them with makeup, so when that gets me down I feel a little better seeing all the silly doo-dads and try not to get too down on myself.

Here's a closer look at the sample organizer:

I bought it off Amazon. It's originally made for organizing hardware I think? The drawers are small enough to fit plenty of nuts and bolts and screws, that sort of thing. They also happen to be the perfect size for my makeup and skincare samples. Each drawer is separated by category, and I have some full size lipsticks in the bottom drawers. I tend to use up my samples fast enough that I don't run out of room in this organizer, so it works out!

Also, I'm realizing my makeup collection is way, waaaay smaller than a lot of people's here. And as much as I want to expand it I just don't have very much room sadly, lol. Me and my boyfriend live in a tiny 600 sq ft apartment, so space is limited. This little corner of the room is about as much as I can afford for my beauty stuff. I don't even have a desk or a vanity, I just tote all my products into the bathroom with me and sit on the sink to do my face in the mirror haha.

So if anyone has any tips for organizing an extensive collection in a small living area I'd appreciate it! I wanna buy more full size products but I don't wanna have nowhere to put them in an organized fashion, you know?

[angelKiss24]

@Anonymous, love your black organizer, great for samples and little bits and things!

[Anonymous]

Thanks!! It's proven to be super helpful in sorting my samples. (:

[ladyborgia]

You could get a stool or folding chair and a lighted vanity mirror (Amazon has some great ones...I'm going to review a new one I just got soon and there's another I would like with great lighting built in) soyou could sit at your dresser and not have to carry your makeup into the bathroom. You could also get another rolling cart (either rectangular or a skinny cart) to add storage and then roll it out of the way. There's tons of all kinds of shapes, sizes and materials and the top makes another work surface.I have a grey and white fabric one and just added a bigger 15 drawer chrome cart that has a really great work surface on the top (which is helpful when working on SFX & fantasy makeup and for when I'm filming.) There's also all that wall space above your dresser where you could put shelving or cabinets and fit lots more fullsize products! I have shelving next to my vanity that goes from floor to ceiling in my studio so I don't waste any space lol. I also have some things in flat backed hangingcontainers and baskets that I used those Command removable hooks to hang them on. I am reorganizing again as I write. I have a large collection and it was organized, but it's always growing and I love to keep everything in it's place. I have all kinds of happy things and little things from my family and friends surrounding me too because it makes me happy. It's a lot easier to be creative and paint and create new characters when I am in a space that feels good! (I use my studio for both my regular makup, but also Fantasy/SFX etc makeup and filming so I need every inch of space I can get.) I hope that helps!😊

[Anonymous]

I thought about getting a stool to sit at my dresser! I might do it, I just don't know where I'd keep my legs haha. I would have to sit cross-legged probably and I don't know how well my back would take that (I have chronic back pain that fluctuates in severity depending on my posture, how long I'm on my feet, etc.) so I try to sit in ways that support my spine well. But it's on the table and I might try it! If it doesn't work out I can always use a supportive chair and get a small folding table to keep next to my dresser.

And as crazy as it sounds, for the life of us me and my boyfriend cannot get holes into the apartment walls!! I don't understand. There were nails in the walls in some places when he moved in, but every time we try to put new nails in we can't get them through. We tried to put curtain rods up one day and couldn't drill through the walls! It's crazy. So for now we don't put anything on the walls unless it's very, very light and I would be afraid to put storage up with command strips!

Thank you for all the suggestions! I really appreciate it.

[heartsmyface]

@Anonymous Ha, your collection is great and nothing to sneer at.  I like the sample organizer a lot!