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    The dos and don'ts of organising your beauty cupboard

    21 Aug 2020 12:34 PM | Posted by
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    What a privilege it is to have so many beauty products that you need an actual strategy for how to store them all. So for those of us who are struggling with this ‘god-awful issue’, we’ve attempted to lighten the load by compiling a list of the biggest dos and don’ts when it comes to organising your beauty cupboard. 

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    DON’T hold on to anything expired
     

    Treat your beauty products as you would food in your fridge or pantry. To check whether your products are expired follow our guide here. 

    DO be a little ruthless
     

    That’s right, it’s time to take no prisoners. Rocked nothing but a neutral, bronzed eye for the last decade? Then you probably don’t need those four violet glitter eyeshadow palettes you thought you were going to use all the time. Check out all the ways you can donate your unwanted beauty products here. 

    DON’T make things too difficult to put away 
     

    Yes, perfectly lining your lipsticks up like army soldiers may excite your inner OCD demon and fulfil your bedroom beauty counter dreams but if placing the item back on the shelf takes as much concentration as disarming a bomb to avoid them falling like dominos, it’s not exactly ‘everyday’ realistic. Just don’t do this, please.

    Do coordinate 

    Keep your face products together, your eye products together and your lip products together. This will keep your mess to a minimum as you won’t need to unpack everything each time you search for a certain lipstick. 

    DO store it so you can see it 

    If you can’t see something, you don’t know it’s there.nd well, if you don’t know it’s there, you won’t use it.

    DO some research

    Before you buy a product, look it up and see what your peers say. Our bh members review products so that we can make the best purchase decisions and don’t end up with things we don’t like or won’t use. 

    DO repurpose old beauty packaging 

    You see an empty candle jar, we see a gorgeous vessel to hold your makeup brushes. Check out some more repurposing ideas here. 

    Main image credit: @theglossarray

    Is your beauty cupboard organised? Do you have any tips of your own?

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    37 Member Comments

    Jodes71 21 Sep 2020 2:44 PM

    This has inspired me to be more organised

    Dance 15 Sep 2020 7:28 PM

    I'm really not good at throwing out/donating things I won't use.

    Angage 12 Sep 2020 9:12 PM

    I need to be more organized.

    Shop A Everyday 12 Sep 2020 5:00 PM

    Oh I wish I had that much space

    Sally10 12 Sep 2020 4:22 PM

    I have got so many products that things do get a bit disorganised at times! I have baskets and boxes and bags.......I find it hard to cull things, telling myself that yes, I will use that product eventually......... I'm not ruthless enough, obviously. :S

    sootyblack_14 12 Sep 2020 11:46 AM

    YES to simplicity!!! As I've gotten older my beauty regime has become so simple and easy...

    Susmat 12 Sep 2020 10:45 AM

    Good tips but it's hard to throw out expensive products

    Petal 12 Sep 2020 7:45 AM

    I declutter my makeup and skin care products on a regular basis.

    Niqueyq 11 Sep 2020 2:37 PM

    I get clear desk document drawers from officeworks and use them to store my makeup. Palettes I use their mail holders. Brushes go in pencil cups. It's cheaper than buying makeup specific acrylic organiser's and I can easily see what is in each drawer.

    perthchick 27 Aug 2020 1:14 PM

    Oh dear. Throw out expired items!

    jupiter 24 Aug 2020 10:41 AM

    I'm hopeless at being ruthless. I think I just need to buy less :(

    Lucrecia629 24 Aug 2020 10:04 AM

    I am deep into spring cleaning mode and my beauty products are at the top of my list - after I sort out my home, garage, and kids, of course.

    LadyLola 24 Aug 2020 9:58 AM

    I go through all my drawers and makeup cupboards regularly. Its so tempting to hold onto things that need tossing but I have learnt to be ruthless!

    onlyoni 23 Aug 2020 8:56 AM

    I have to go through my stash again. I've been using up opened jars and bottles before starting on anything new just to reduce the clutter and that is working. A couple of natural products I had to toss because they didn't smell right. I also got rid of eye shadow pallets I wasn't using because I'm now sticking to a few favourite cream eye shadows.

    I have a fair amount of space to both store and display my products but I have to organise them again and maybe bring to the surface items that are hiding away.

    Ellyloves 23 Aug 2020 8:24 AM

    I hate chucking out products that are only used partly

    misfortune8 23 Aug 2020 5:08 AM

    I used to use the bathroom medicine cabinet for my makeup, but now I use my dressing table drawers. I've grouped lippies by colour & eyeshadow palettes by size.

    Ellyloves 23 Aug 2020 9:32 AM

    That is very organised!

    S-P 22 Aug 2020 9:28 PM

    I'm very happy with how my make-up draw is organised - everything is easy to find and put back. I am guilty of not checking use-by dates, so some things have probably expired. There's a job for tomorrow :)

    Miramarmari 22 Aug 2020 7:31 PM

    I have a regular clean and declutter of my beauty products.

    NellAdams 22 Aug 2020 5:28 PM

    My cupboard is overdue for a clean out... I guess I'll be doing that this weekend! Thank you for the awesome tips BH!

    Marclaire 22 Aug 2020 5:20 PM

    I keep the latest products and makeup that I'm using in a container at the end of my vanity. The other products that I have are all sorted into skincare, haircare etc on shelves in my study. I go through it every now and then just to remind myself what's there.

    Shop A Everyday 22 Aug 2020 4:30 PM

    ooh this sounds like super fun

    Tee631 22 Aug 2020 3:59 PM

    Yes being ruthless is a must

    Karma Llama 22 Aug 2020 2:20 PM

    Another iso task to tackle.

    bebeautiful34 22 Aug 2020 9:51 AM

    I love clear acrylic drawers, I can pack everything in neatly and I can also see what's inside

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