I know so many people do this kind of thing as a video, but I don't quite have the confidence or equipment to make this into a snazzy little YouTube video. So today's post is going to be my make up collection and storage. Personally I don't think I have a lot of makeup, having only really gotten into it in the past year or so. I just buy what I can using my wages, birthday money/Christmas money and pocket money. To some this may be a lot of make up, to some it will be barely anything. And I am not at all bragging or showing off, I just absolutely ADORE this posts/videos and wanted to share my current collection. I think it will be great to look back on in a year or so and see how my collection has changed.
So first of all, I'm going to discuss my storage. Recently my dad gave me this plastic/acrylic storage box. It's actually meant for tool storage and is from his work, so I'm afraid I can't link it. It has 2 rows of slimmer draws at the top (8 draws) which are good at fitting in single eye shadows, eyeliners and such. The bottom 2 rows of the storage box are wider (4 draws) and better at fitting in eyeshadow palettes and face products.
In this storage I keep my favourite/most used/everyday products. I do have a small container in my desk draw that holds nail polish and some make up bits I am less fond of/ones I do not really use. So in a way, this isn't all my make up stored here, but my favourite pieces.
On the top of the box I keep all my brushes (which I may talk you through in a separate post) in a white IKEA candle holder pot. I think this is perfect for storing make up brushes, as I have quite a lot now. I started collecting make up brushes (weirdly enough) before I had make up I really loved using. Next to my brushes is my current favourite moisturizer, the Nivea Rich Moisturizing Day Cream. This is perfect for dry skin, and has helped my skin immensely. In these photos, I have opened draws and put some products on display on the top that aren't usually there. The only product I do leave on the top is my NARS Highlighter. If you've been here before, you know how much I love this highlighter. It's my first NARS product and as a liquid, I find it moves around in the bottle when laid down, so I stand it up on top of the box.
Now for what's inside! I'm going to go across the rows, left to right. The first draw, top left holds my other highlighting products. It holds a previous favourite of mine, a mini Benefit Highbeam and a mini Benefit Watts Up, which is nice, but is cream form; I prefer liquid or powder highlighters. The final item in this draw is new in at the drugstore, the S&G Glow All Out highlighter stick.
The next draw holds eyeliners. It contains the Collection Extreme Felt Tip Liner, the Maybelline Master Precise felt tip eyeliner (much thinner than the Collection one) and a Rimmel Exaggerate waterproof Kohl liner in 263 Starlit Black.
The next draw holds two mini mascaras. They are the Bad Gal Lash mascara and the They're Real mascara, from Benefit. I find Bad Gal has a brush that's far too big, but I really like the They're Real mascara. I like to combine it with Lash Sensational, which if in a separate draw.
The forth draw and the one closest to hand when I am sat in front of my mirror doing my make up in the mornings, holds hair bobbles and hair grips/booby pins.
The next row, starting from the left holds mainly eye shadows. The first draw holds my Real Techniques Complexion Sponge, which I find difficult to work with. I know a lot of people like it to blend their foundation and make it look more natural, but I don't wear a full face of foundation, so can't really get on with this. It also holds my mini Benefit They're Real mascara remover (AKA THE THE BEST THING EVER TO REMOVE TOUGH SHADOWS AND MASCARA) and the Benefit mini Porefessional, which is a primer.
The following draw holds 3 eye shadows. It holds a Barry M dazzle dust (basically like Macs loose pigment) in the shade 51/343 (it has two shades, no idea why). This is one of the first make up products I ever brought and is a gorgeous pink shimmer shadow. It then has a Models Own eyeshadow duo (with no shade!) and a KIKO metallic shine eye shadow in 06.
The next draw also holds single eye shadows! It has a Calvin Klein eye shadow in Sheer Nectar. Then there are two Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr gel-cream eye shadows in two very popular shades, 'On and On Bronze' and 'Pink Gold'.
The final draw on this row has two eye shadow sticks. The first is part of the Rimmel Kate collection and in the shade 100 Rose Gold. The second is from the Rimmel Scandaleyes collection and in the shade 011 Bluffing.
The next draw is my 'face base' draw and holds my foundation (which i don't use much). the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in the shade 010 Light Porcelain. it holds two concealers, my beloved Collection Lasting Perfection and the Maybelline Eraser Eye concealer in Light. I find this two orange for me. I also holds a mini Benefit Ooh La Lift under eye brightener. There is a mini Benefit Total Moisture facial cream. I love this stuff, but it's really rich so I only use it in my problem areas, such as next to my eyes and my nose. The final product in this draw is the Natural Collection powder in Cool.
The next big draw along holds other face products. It holds a new buy, my Seventeen Define and Conquer Contour kit. I got this in light but haven't used it much as it's far too orange for me. It also holds an old favourite that has almost hit pan, the Collection highlight and sculpt contour kit in light. I went through a face of loving this as the contour is more brown under-toned than orange which suits my skin more. Now I tend to just use a matte brown eyeshadow to contour my face. The draw also holds three blushers: my old favourite Sleek blush in Rose Gold, a mini Benefit Rockatuer and a liquid cheek tint from Rimmel in 08 Rose.
The next draw and second to last draw holds eyeshadow palettes and my Collection Primed and Ready eye primer (THIS STUFF IS A GOD SEND HONESTLY) which I absolutely adore. It keeps my eyeshadow on so much longer. The eyeshadow palettes in the draw are my MAC 4x Eyeshadow palette, which currently holds one shade. One is a tiny baked eyeshadow trio from MUA, which has the most gorgeous shades in it! The trio's name is Chocolate box, but the shades are actually pink/champagne and purple toned. The final palette in this draw is The Nudes by Maybelline, a beautiful bronze/gold toned palette that contains 12 shades.
And onto the final draw! This holds a few things that just wouldn't fit into the slimmer draws. It holds my favourite kohl liner, the S&G Smoulder Kohl. This has a sharpener built in on the end which is very handy. But this means it is not long enough to go into one of the slimmer draws. It then holds a Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara, a clear brow mascara from Collection and a Brow Kit from Makeup Revolution. I also holds my eye lash curlers, which I have had for years now, with no idea where they are from!
So there you have it! My make up collection and storage for you lovely people. I hope you enjoyed :)
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