How to Organize Your Makeup Vanity

Love your makeup? Take care of your beauty products by keeping them organized. You can keep makeup organized in the bathroom or bedroom. Here are some ideas to get your beauty collection organized.

Get Rid of Outdated Makeup

Get rid of makeup that is old or expired. Like with other organization, take all your makeup out of its drawers and lay it out to go through each item individually. Ask if you love each item. I like this method by LearnVest that organizes makeup in to five categories:

1. Special occasion items – These are items you only use for special events, like huge false eyelashes or bold colored eye shadows you only wear on Halloween.
2. Items you use everyday – I have a section on my counter where I keep just the makeup I wear on an everyday basis. This includes foundation, powder and lipgloss. I can put it on quickly without looking through tons of products.
3. Things you never use – This is your toss pile. Get rid of these items. You can swap them if they are not expired or sell them if they are still in their package.
4. Things you might use more if … This is for items you have been meaning to try, but never got around to. Did get a nice makeup palette you always wanted as a gift, but never really used it? Leave these in a separate pile for now.
5. Duplicates – Use this pile for items you have more than one of. Maybe our have two bottles of your favorite moisturizer because you always stock up on it.

What Do You Love?

As you go through your piles, you will get a sense of what you love and what you don’t. Figure out your style and what kind of makeup you should or shouldn’t buy in the future. If you never wear blue eyeliner, don’t buy it again. Did you buy it just because it was on sale or in trend? Avoid buying items just for trends in the future. Is there a brand you always love the makeup of? Look for deals and discounts from this brand in the future.

Set Up a Vanity
When you organize your space, you can set the makeup depending on the piles. Everyday makeup should be in the easiest place to reach. Special occasion items should go in one spot. For items you might use more of, try them out for a month and see if you really like them. Otherwise, don’t buy them again. Duplicates can be stored out of immediate view so you have a backup.

The bathroom or bedroom are good places to store makeup. I love vanity tables. See my blog post on vanity inspiration here.

What are your best makeup organization tips? Let me know in the comments or use hashtag #mythreadofthought with your favorite makeup products.