Pigment Storage

This is how I store my pigments. It was really hard for me to find craft containers with separated compartments that fit my pigments, so one day I decided to store them temporarily in a shoebox lid. I never ended up moving them and it got full, but at least it works! And luckily it fit the pigments in snuggly so they don't roll around. I don't plan to move my pigments around or else it'd get messy. They sit nicely in my drawer and I pull them out when I need them :)




Hidden away in my drawer.

Lipstick Storage

WTF, Grey's Anatomy season finale ending. SERIOUSLY?! How could they end it like THAAAAAT? Do we really have to wait until the new season starts to find out what happens? BLEH.

ANYWAY,



I made this about a year ago, and I don't know why it never occurred to me to show it off. I got the idea from a Specktra user. It's a cheap, easy, and not to mention eco-friendly way to store your lipsticks. I just cut MAC lipstick boxes in half and taped them together to make a little lipstick rack. I made one for my lipglosses too out of MAC lipgloss boxes. It's really simple and it's easier for me to keep track of my lipsticks without having to dump them in a drawer somewhere.


This is what the bottom looks like--all taped up to make sure it's stays sturdy.

P.S. I want to give a quick shout out to my new followers. Thanks for taking interest in my blog! :)

:(

I ended up buying the safari train case from Sephora (the first one in my previous post). It's a standard mini sized train case and I really liked it, but I just got home and I realized that my MAC palettes don't fit in there. Booooooooo!!! So now I'm sad and am forced to return it and get a larger case :( Sephora had the large black case, but I decided to get this mini one because Amina was right that the larger one is kinda heavy (and it was empty! imagine how heavy it would be if it was filled...) and I didn't want to lug something so heavy around... But, thanks to Vivian, there's still hope! I can possibly order one from Crown Brushes. Theirs are dirt cheap and shipping is only $7... I most likely won't get it in time for my trip of course, but maybe I'll order one just to have one for future traveling...





I also FINALLY got UDPP! I couldn't justify spending so much money on a primer before, but then I thought what the hell since I've been beating around the bush and basically buying every OTHER primer there is that's cheaper lol... and now when I add it all up, I probably should've just bought UDPP in the beginning! and I signed up for their Beauty Insider card which is free so for every $100 you spend, you get a free gift... So I picked the Philosophy body butter :)



I also got a super cute giraffe print traveling bag. It was so cute that I couldn't resist!!! I've always wanted a bag like this, but I could never find one that I liked.





It was also my friend's birthday so she got a hotel room for the night and we went swimming in very windy weather LOL. it was fun though! I ended up getting her the pop up Sephora safari brushes and a Pop Beauty palette in brown eyes that I also got my other friend as a present a while ago and I totally forgot about it!! hahaha so my other friend was like HEY, that's what you got me before!!! LOL I completely forgot. Hey, it's a good palette though! I might even end up getting one for myself! I think I almost got my boyfriend's mom that palette too for Mother's Day! haha.

Should I get a train case?

I'm going to do some shadestick swatches soon, I promise! I'm so busy with trying to decide what to bring to Los Angeles since I'm going on Friday! It's hard to decide what makeup to bring! I don't want to bring too much. I'm afraid it'll all melt or something down there in the 100+ degree weather lol. I think I should look into getting a train case too, but they're so pricey! and I only need a small one for my trip... but I want a big one just cuz... you know, for storage or something. Lol.


$39 @ Sephora. It's a mini train case, but it doesn't say how big it is so I'm a little wary about that...


$90 @ Sephora. Size: 13.75 x 8.5 x 9.25"


$74.50 @ cococosmetics.com. Size: 14 1/2" wide x 9" deep x 11" high


$84.50 @ makeupcreations.com. Size: 14 1/4” x 8 1/2" x 9 1/4”