Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acrylic. Show all posts

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Current Makeup Setup

various lipsticks, palettes and powders in clear plastic organiser
Hey Everyone!

With the changing seasons comes a slight change up of my makeup setup. I've said it before but I love this acrylic makeup stand as I can see where everything is without raking through a bag for what I want and it also looks interesting (and hopefully not too cluttered). 

The most important new addition to my everyday makeup is MAC Mineralize Satin Finish foundation which I have been wearing religiously and really liking (full review to come!). You may also notice the reappearance of Kate Moss Lipstick in Shade 107 for A/W- its so weird- it feels like only a few days ago I said I was putting this away for summer. I've also been wearing my Maybelline Baby Lips to school as its so quick to apply, has a sight colour and smells amazing. You might notice that the Maybelline BB Cream is still hovering- I don't know what to do with it as I'm never going to use it (review here).

I also had a major makeup clear out a few weeks- it was crazy how much makeup I had that was wayy too old, way finished or I would never wear. 
mess of makeup products on floral duvet background
Included in the toss pile were a few orange powders, mascaras which had gone off, questionable shades of eyeshadows (lime green anyone?) and kiddy/ play makeup. I think its important not to hold onto things you aren't going to use because someone else might be able to get some use out of them.

How do you store your makeup?

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Current Makeup Set Up

Hey Everyone!

With the changing season, I thought it was a good time to do a little switch up and tidy of my makeup stand. I love having everything out where I can see it, yet still organised. I also find that if I switch products up often, I use them more.
acrylic makeup stand surrounded by daisy chain with makeup brushes on right in clear candle jar
three foundation bottles with black, dark red and orange lids, eyeshadow quad with pink, two browns and cream, pink and black jar, pencils just visible at back, six pink lipsticks on right at front, various black tubes at back
makeup brushes small and large in glass jar next to small crystal glass decanter
close up of makeup display featuring two foundation bottles (beige), pink and brown eyeshadow quad, teal powder jar
light and dark pink in acrylic storage with other makeup products in backgroun
I recently bought the Collection Illuminating Touch Concealer and was given the MAC Satin Finish Foundation. I brought out my Benefit "that gal" primer mini as my foundation was getting a bit patchy. For everyday eyeshadow I'm using this Clinique quad, and I've stored away the lipglosses I brought out a few weeks ago- they're just not for me! I've also got out a lot of mascaras (I think almost all I have) to get the most out of them before they dry up.

How are you switching up your makeup for summer?
pink and green floral text with thin brown outline reading 'Julz'

Friday, 25 January 2013

New Makeup Storage

acrylic makeup storage lit by fairy lights in the foreground containing several lipsticks, two bottles of foundation and various tubes and pots
Hey Everyone!

For ages, my makeup lay hidden in a bag: out of sight, out of use. For Christmas though, I received this amazing acrylic makeup organiser which I am 100% in love with. It takes pride of place on my shelf, and its is so easy and convenient to find what I'm looking for. There is nothing I love more than different size compartments in an organiser. I think its really visually attractive too and is great decor. What I also love is that as I buy new products/ shop my stash I can alternate products so they get a fair usage. Perhaps I'll even post every time I switch up my current products.

The storage is available on ebay.
green and pink floral text with brown outline reading 'Julz'