My makeup drawer is in a constant state of needing a makeover, so after finding a roll of contact paper that I bought at Home Goods a few years ago, I decided it was time to get to work. Over the years, I've tried everything to keep my makeup organized (bags, clear boxes, tackle boxes, votives, etc.), but I always end up reverting back to using nothing at all, which surprisingly works the best for me. So to keep it simple, I added a few tea plates for the essentials, plus a small votive to hold hair ties and bobby pins. My poor brush couldn't fit in with all the new pizazz, but I'm okay with that considering the entire process took me less than five minutes and left my drawer in a livelier manner.
photos Brunch at Saks
To answer email q's: the green Ikat plate is from C.Wonder here; the blue plate is Kate Spade but I'm not sure which collection; the silver plate is Ralph Lauren's romance collection.
45 comments:
Love this Annemarie!
What a great idea!!! It looks wonderful honey! Hope you had a great Easter. I'm hosting a giveaway, hope you can come by and check it out! Kori xoxo
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You have a really pared down make-up drawer. Kudos! I'm trying to get there.
Maria @ Orchard Bloom
Oh how nice! I had a dresser covered in tea saucers that held my jewelry for EVER. It was a pretty good system.
Let us know how you like it!
xoxo,
dash
Looks so pretty!! Love the tea plates. Maybe that will work for me.
Happy Monday, Annemarie.
Teresa
xoxo
Annemarie, this is a great idea!! thanks for sharing. xo HHL
Love the pretty paper and plates! I need to clean and reorganize my makeup drawer. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ooo I love it! That green & white plate is cute & a good idea! Love the Essie colors! Perf for spring!
Xx Kelly
AnneMarie this is such a fun way to organize, and I love the prints of the plate and liner. Beautiful!
Hope you had a wonderful Easter!
x, Anna
Those pretty plates a lovely way to store your make up + I love the contact you used to line the drawers! xx
Always a great idea to stay organized in this department. It can get out ot hand rather quickly.
i love love love this!!! maybe i should reorganize my drawers. ;)
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lovely idea! everything looks so neat! Im a big bare minerals fan too!
I love the idea of dishes! Perfection!
aww too cute! I need to do something else because all my makeup is in a makeup bag I got about 6 years ago at Target and it is sooo dirty with makeup particles, etc. I would love it to be neat & more organized!
Gorgeous! Adore that ikat dish..your minimal make-up makes me need to re-evaluate how much 'crap' I have!!
What a great idea! Mine will never look so organized as I have a bit more than I should. I try to get rid of some, but still lots. I mean, my nailpolish is probably at 50 shades! My lipsticks are in a bento box which works well, dark on bottom, light on middle and glosses on top. Thanx for the inspiration!!
This is the best idea ever! Like you, I just toss everything in my make up drawer, and it's never organized. I love this cause then I can still toss everything in, but keep it on the proper plate! Seriously, this is genius!
CUTE! love the plates used as organizers and the contact paper is so pretty.
This post makes me so happy.
Perfect! Love the idea of using tiny plates for organization!
I admit I am slightly OCD and I admit that I have no idea how to apply makeup! This makes me want to learn. Love this!
Pretty & practical- best of both worlds!
Okay... your BEFORE is ridiculously clean. Mine is completely out of control.
You are an inspiration. (-:
~K
I love this!! So pretty.
Lovely! Unfortunately, I'd need alot of tea plates for my massive makeup collection...time to purge.
I love your plates!! the are adorable!
Such a great idea! But I wish I didn't have sooooooo much stuff! I would need PLATTERS!
Love what you've done here!! Have been meaning to get around to organizing my makeup since oh, about the beginning of time. This is definitely inspiring me to though!
GREAT idea! And simple too!! xx -b.
Gorgeous!
Love it! So organized & pretty
Great tips and beautifully organized! Always fun to see what others are using, I can spot some similarities there:)
Great tips! Love how you organized! xo
Such a lovely set up!
Love the C Wonder plate! I don't have a drawer, but bags and I know I need to clean and organize. Time to purge!
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Great idea! It looks so cute!
Lindsey Turner
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Oh I LOVE this idea! Super cute and organized! :)
Super cute! Loving the fun prints.
I was just looking at my makeup drawer this morning and thinking the same! Love the bowls idea. Thx for the inspiration!
Can't believe I just now found your blog! I absolutely love it. Also, great idea for the makeup organization! I have these drab mesh metal holders, these are much better.
cheers, Elizabeth
Love this-- you are way more organized than I am! I need to get on it. XO
so organized! my problem is I have way too many products!
Your before actually looks pretty neat! in my drawer I have a tray with compartments and surprisingly I put things back in their place....well most of the time. You can see it here: http://radiant-brown-beauty.com/organizing-beauty-products/
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