Aasmi Malhotra

  • Makeup Organization – How I Organize My Makeup

    A simple guide on Makeup organization And Preventing Makeup Waste Makeup organization can be an art because it requires innovative skill and imagination! When I started out accumulating/hoarding makeup, I used to dump everything in one giant box & when it had been time to find anything, I would need to ransack that whole pile of ungodly mess which would cause a fantastic amount of wastage of time

    Two years ago, when we were in the middle of moving houses, I made a vow that I’d not lug around my makeup that way anymore. So I went on a make-up organization mission to find reasonable items to store my cosmetic in & boy did I get lucky! The entire process was so fun & interesting because I realized that that could be done so much with regular household items & the rest of the stuff like acrylic trays, baskets etc can be easily bought at the Dollar store.

    So this was my plan for cosmetic organization -

    Toss anything old or outdated
    Sort & categorize Simplify
    Did you know that cosmetic products have a shelf life? Here is a cheat sheet of when to toss cosmetics - 3 - 4 Months (after opening) = Mascara, Eye Liner, Eye Shadow (powder)

    6 - 12 Months (after opening) = Lip gloss, Liquid Foundation, Concealer

    1 Year = Lipstick

    2 Years (after opening) = Powder Based Products (other than Eye Shadow)

    For me personally, lipsticks were the hardest to organize mainly because I had plenty of them & I wanted to store them in such a way that I could see their names instead of wasting precious time running right through just about every shade in the bin! I found these amazing plastic containers. At the end on one side, I filled in the container with 3 blushes for support to the lipsticks (and also because they dint fit somewhere else).

    Next for the liquid lipstick, glosses, eyebrow pencil, mascara & last curlers I used a simila goodr tray but in a larger size. All of the products fitted in perfectly.

    I have a desk with drawers and these containers fit properly inside, that’s how great the size is! Next, to set up the blushes, highlighters, contour powder and individual eyeshadows, I actually used this plastic flat container. I had found these trays from Daiso to use in my refrigerator - mainly for storing food like cheese/fruits easy to get at to the kids.

    But when I looked at the amount of cosmetic I had and how I could organize it better, this was the vital thing that found mind! I knew these did not belong in the fridge! Now this container would also match my desk drawer easily.

    For my loose powder, cream and liquid foundations, I used the same acrylic tray. I managed to fit in my concealer, pencil sharpener & beauty blender aswell (please ignore how dirty it really is :-p)

    A slimmer tray worked for my face primers, eye primer, setting spray, BB cream, liquid liner, gel liners and paint pots. This tray was to be used for soda/sparkling water cans for the fridge again. But I guess i had end up beingtter plans for them.

    I ran out of the large acrylic trays and had only 1 of these thin kinds remaining. To my surprise, my 3 eye shadow palettes fitted just fine. I also had these 3 palettes that i needed to fit in with the others, therefore i just positioned them over the large MAC ones. I have to say, I am a lttle bit unhappy with this setup. THEREFORE I will be on a lookout for a stand that could fit 6-8 palettes all together. The hunt is on!

    Finally, the exciting part! Makeup brushes! The majority of you might know that in my past life (before the twins) I used to be always a cosmetic artist. And since I was an artist doing bridals, I had to rush for different appointments within a day. Which meant that there would be no time to clean them gettween shifts. So over period I accumulated many most of them. Everyone seems to have mason jars at home - for smoothies, milkshakes, storing homemade ghee. THEREFORE I used them for my brushes! One for my eye brushes, another for blush & contour brushes, a third for foundation brushes and your final one for lip pencils and eye pencils. I loved how cool they looked in the jars!

    So this is my make-up organization - how I organize my makeup. It’s simple, easy and not expensive at all!

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