Storage Solutions: Temptalia’s Beauty Stash 2009
Posted On: 06/12/09
Posted in: Temptalia's Collection
Newest storage solution!
I’m always on the hunt for a new and improved storage solution for my makeup, and it seems like it is a never-ending quest. Keeping everything in my TV-stand-turned-vanity worked when I didn’t have to keep it in a closet, but for the past year, that’s where it has been. It makes using anything from it a pain in the butt, so stuff often goes unused instead. My bathroom was also starting to look like a Sephora threw up in it, LOL. (You can see my previous storage solutions here, too, to see the different stages!)
Inspired by Pursebuzz’s 20-Drawer Rolling Cart
Just a heads up, these drawers do not really fit lipsticks or lipglosses standing up. They’re 2.75″ high, and the only lipsticks that I could fit were MAC — and they had to be on the top drawer only, because there’s a little extra room (heighth-wise) on the top drawer. Trust me, I tried, too. I had visions of all these lipsticks in one drawer dancing in my head, but no luck in realizing that dream. I found that these carts are sturdy enough for my purposes, though they’re not robust or ultra durable. The drawers do have a tendency to slip off their tracks when pulled in and out hurriedly, but it’s not a big deal to pop it back on. They’re small and compact, which makes them perfect for the space I’m in currently. (The second bathroom contains the majority of my stash–and nobody showers in it, so there’s no heat/steam issues.)
I used Shallow Drawers from The Container Store for inside the drawers, as well as black liner (to prevent shifting). Each drawer measures approximately 13.5″ long and 9.5″ wide. The shallow drawers are a pretty good fit, and you can use different sizes to suit what make up you might have. I still have a lot of my skincare and body products elsewhere, plus some stuff scattered in bathroom drawers. Overall, though, I ended up with only four empty drawers. I have just enough room to grow, hopefully!
See inside…
Brushes are kept on the counter-top
Drawers of skincare/acne-care/mascaras – you can see detailed photos here!
Palettes in a bathroom drawer (more secure!) — see detailed photos of my palettes here and close-ups here.
On top of the carts: MAC lipglasses; Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain, YSL lipsticks
On top of the carts: New/recent MAC products
Drawer #1: MAC lipsticks
Drawer #2: Liquid liners, mascaras, eye liners, lip liners, gel eye liners
Drawer #3: MAC lip stuff — prolongwears, slimshines/mattenes, square lipglosses, dazzleglasses
Dazzleglasses!
Drawer #4: Benefit
Drawer #5: Chanel (plus La Mer foundation)
Drawer #6: Dior
Drawer #7: Givenchy, Rock & Republic, & YSL
Drawer #8: Guerlain
Drawer #9: MAC powders/MSFs
Drawer #10: MAC Blushes
Drawer #11: MAC Pigments
Drawer #12: MAC pigments, glitters, samples, beauty powders, palettes
Drawer #13: High-end lipglosses/lipsticks
Drawer #14: High-end makeup (left), NARS (middle), Urban Decay (right)
Drawer #15: Clinique (left), high-end makeup (right)
Drawer #16: False lashes
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG I LOVE IT!!! I’m gonna look at this till I get off of work LOL
FIRST TO COMMENT J/K
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL!
Friday, June 12, 2009
wow ! i am SO jealous ! I need that much makeup lol !
i just have 7 teeny weeny drawers, its like 50cm high !!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Awww!!
It’s been many years collecting! You will get there!
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG thats insane… must be worth a million bucks..*jealous* WOW
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL! I don’t know about that much!
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG.. that is just.. amazing.
Uber stash! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aww! Thanks, Nepenthe :) My pleasure!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Just amazing!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Lakish!
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG! this is just GREAT!
Drawer #5: Chanel (plus La Mer foundation)
this one I loved the most!
thank you for photos;)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
No prob, Marina :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
I love your organization. the dazzleglasses and pigments are my favorite drawers :P
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Grace :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
Ok. I’m going to show my husband this when he gets home from work. He complains about my product, skincare and brushes. BTW. I love the storage. Your collection is admirable :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL!
Thanks, TJ!
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG!!! If you were a Specktra member, you would get a lot of comments about your makeup storage!! This is the best one that I’ve seen!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Haha! :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG, you do have a huge stash.
Love your ideas.
How do you cycle through everything?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Nancy!
To be honest, I probably don’t. I try, but there’s always something new to play with!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Oh. My. God! lol. I am speechless. Amazing!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Marissa!
Friday, June 12, 2009
WOW!! JUST WOW!!! WOW………..WOW!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
:)
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG you HAVE to do a ‘favorites’ post for each m/u category…you have so much stuff!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL! I’ve done some in the past :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
holy heaven!
lol i’m so jealous of your collection, nice storage idea! i hope it makes everyday makeup easier :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aww, thank you, Sonjiya!
Me too!
Friday, June 12, 2009
YOU HAVE A WHOLE ENTIRE STORE IN YOUR ROOM, AND MORE! 0_0
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL, Lily!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wow, I only wish I could have that much makeup. Its never gonna happen though! :(
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aww :(
Friday, June 12, 2009
WOW, you just made me feel a whole lot better about my stash. I thought I had a lot but its nothing compared to what you have. How long do you normally keep your makeup before deciding to toss it?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL! Aww!
Until it changes texture/smells bad!
Friday, June 12, 2009
WOW! (Drooling O_O) A girl’s dream, lots and lots of makeup! How do you decide what to wear?! Would love to spwnd a day in your room!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I just kind of go with what I’m wearing and move from there :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
HOLY MACARONI. That is one incredible collection. *jealous rage looming* LOL. I don’t even have enough makeup to worry about a storage solution! -_-’
Saturday, June 13, 2009
lol! Soon you will :P
Friday, June 12, 2009
I like the drawers. Everytime I visit your site (which is everyday), I have to look at these pics for inspiration or just simply to brighten my day! :)
How do you like La Mer foundation and the Clinique Even Better foundation? Am interested in trying them.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Awww!! So glad you enjoy the site :)
I haven’t yet tried the La Mer foundation – the first shade I tried was too dark, so I had to get a different one!
The Clinique foundation is too dark for me right now :(
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG you got the new Dior fall collection already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Just one or two items!
Friday, June 12, 2009
hi christine,
where did you get the desktop frosted drawers, and where did you get the acrylic drawer organizers?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Both are from The Container Store :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
Ohhhh I love your collection! I have the exact same 10-drawer rolling cart. :D
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Awesome!! :D How do you like your cart?
Friday, June 12, 2009
Can i come over and play? lmao
*jealous*
Saturday, June 13, 2009
lol, Leven! :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
I’d love to play in your stash, Christine! O_O
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aw! Wish you could, Aubree!
Friday, June 12, 2009
I feel like that commercial when the girl is walking her friends through her house, just to get to that awesome closet and they all start screaming!
I had to take a deep breath!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Awwwwww!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Its like a theme park fer makeup addicts!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
lol so true
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL!! That made me giggle!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thank you for sharing.
I love your website!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Christelle :D
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wow. What a collection. How many years have you been collecting? Also, my friend is selling all of her MAC MSFs…..do you have any recommendations of ones that you like from your collection?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Five years at least now! :)
Gosh, there are SO many MSFs. You’d probably like ones like Pleasureflush, Petticoat, Stereo Rose, Gold Deposit, and So Ceylon.
Friday, June 12, 2009
OH SWEET JESUS!!! can i get an amen!!!! Christine….u saved me hahaha kidding, but seriously, man…wow…i wud love to just wheel that cart on over here! :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL, Charlene!
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG I hate you!!! And I mean that in the nicest way… lol
Seriously, I think the last time I saw that much makeup I was at Sephora… How do you even find what you are looking for to get ready in the morning?! So many options! I’d never leave the mirror…
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL!
Awww! I keep things organized by brand for the most part, which really helps me locate things :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
OMG I’m so envious !!!!!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
At least your bank account is happy :P
Friday, June 12, 2009
this is beyond amazing. i don’t think you’d ever need to wear a same thing twice!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL, probably not!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Christine! Holy crap! How do you afford all the, girl?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I’ve been collecting for over five years now, so it’s been a long time :)
Friday, June 12, 2009
omg its like $50,000 worth of make up.. breathless..
Saturday, June 13, 2009
LOL! I don’t know if it’s quite that much!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Holy mother of Jesus…do you have that collection insured?!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Yes!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Is that a joke or do you seriously have it insured? I have probably as much as you and have been saying that I should but never looked into whether or you could do such a thing.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
No, I do have it insured. :) It is important to me that it’s covered, particularly because now it helps me run this blog, which is my business in a way, you know?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Two questions:
1) How long did it take for you to collect all that?
2) Can I come over and play?!
It’s like heaven in 16 drawers…
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Five years now, I do believe! :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
omg i love the blue guerlain gloss in drawer 8… please please pleaaase do a swatch/review on it! it looks so gorgeous! (can you tell i absolutely adore blue glosses?)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I’ll try! :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
It’s a really incredible collection. Which make me curious, how long do you keep products? I mean, do you care about the expiry period, and if you do, how long is safe to use make-up products usually, in your opinion?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I just keep things until they smell bad or change in texture. I use [recyclable] disposable lip wands for my lipglosses to prolong their lifespan, too.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
wow so many makeups!!! i’m so jealous!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aw, Meii!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
OMG Christine I can’t handle it lol!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
lol, Mikki!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I love your storage ideas. I also have a LOT of make up (as you know) – although not quite as many Mac products as you! -, but mine is all over the place (as you know), unfortunately I don’t have space for something like this in my bedroom or bathroom. :( Also for me it’s better scattered as this way my husband doesn’t quite realise how much make up I actually have. ;)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
OH MY GOSH! i LOVE LOVE LOVE your collection! absolutely gorgeous!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Dani :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I’m jealoussss.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aw :P
Saturday, June 13, 2009
OH wow I am so unbelieveably jealous
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Your wallet is much happier than mine, though :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Amazing collection Christine. I am so jealous.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Thanks, Laura :)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
WOW!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I hope that’s a good wow, LOL!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
yes,… yes yes! Haha I love your site! :)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Aw, thanks, Sara!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
i looove the benefit drawer! please swatch those cream shadows, pretty please!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I did, and I will definitely post later!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Xtine!!! I think I went to heaven!! I love the first organizer …powpowbaby on yt has the rainbow..I’ve been dying to get for a pretty long time!! lol
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Aww! It’s a great organizer — not too pricey either!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
i must say that this has inspired me. i dont have near as much as you, but i would like to find a set of drawers i can stick on my desk and organize with. i have a traincase but the shelves are so small, drawers will make it easier. great idea!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
also, that should be compact enough to leave on my desk at home and on my shelf in my dorms at school.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Maybe something like these?
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?searchId=20773502&itemIndex=30&CATID=271&PRODID=73106
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?searchId=20773502&itemIndex=64&CATID=271&PRODID=73105
Saturday, June 13, 2009
christine, you are amazing. thanks so much!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
No prob!