My Make-up Storage/ Stash

A few days ago I found myself on my hands and knees, scrubbing away at an industrial tool box. Well, it was a tool box in a former life, but now it's been my make-up box for about three years! My sister kept stealing my make-up (most annoying my MAC lippies, of which she still has at least three) so I did what any other teen would do - whined and moaned to my parents. My Dad took me out to his garage, pointed at a huge, unused, red tool box with a lock and said 'Will that do?' It was love at first sight and soon we were hauling it up three flights of stairs into my bedroom. The key was added to my key chain and my make-up was safe from the sister's sticky fingers. It has a few battle scars and never seems to buff up completely, but I couldn't imagine being without it now!

[[ Shiny! ]]

[[ Spacious! ]]

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[[ Workspace section ]]

The workspace section has some of my daily products on it - cleanser, hand cream, water spray and baby wipes. The little box has bobbles, clips and some business cards for various indie companies in it. I sometimes jot down ideas for blog posts or write notes on products I need to review or photograph in the Pukka pad. I usually have my brush roll in there too. When I see a nice promo image or business card, I stick it to the inside of the lid :)

[[ Top set of drawers ]]

The first drawer is full of face products - primers, concealers, foundation, blush, powders and highlighters. The middle drawer has neutral eyeshadows from various brands in it, the third holds bright eyeshadows and glitters. Yes, I use MAC lipstick boxes as padding in my drawers - sliding eyeshadows annoy me!

[[ Middle drawers ]]

The fourth drawers is eyeliners, mascara and primers galore! I didn't realise quite how many I own - even though I generally only use a few of them :S The boxes are from a candle set I got ages ago, but they're the perfect size to fit in my drawers! The fifth drawer holds my most used palettes, I always use my Yaby palette and Ben Nye blush palette. The sixth houses random palettes, mainly Urban Decay and miscellaneous single eyeshadows. The net bag has some eyeshadow samples stored inside it.

[[ Bottom drawers ]]

The seventh drawer is where all of my falsies and glues go, there are also some gems and flat backed pearls flung in there. In the eight drawer is....well, what is there?! It's where all the random junk I think might come in useful one day goes - I should probably just bin it all. The ninth drawer is my favourite of course - lip products! I think if I buy any more I'll have to start spreading into another drawer...

[[ Second large drawer ]]

The second large drawer is full of make-up books and magazines. You may have noticed I've skipped the other two larger drawers - one is full of kit make-up and the other has more magazines and some products I want to add to giveaways in it ;)

I usually have my tool box next to my window so I get some natural light. I pop my chair in front of it and its the perfect height to use like a make-up table. I always know where every single piece of my make-up is because it's so easy to organise it in the drawers! I'd recommend one of these to everyone, but think people with thieving relatives or curious kids would really appreciate them. It's a great relief to be able to lock it, leave it and not have to worry about any of your favourite pieces of make-up 'disappearing'. They are pretty darn expensive though, but a worthwhile investment. I wouldn't be surprised if one this size would set you back about £120. They're available from mechanic supply stores, building supply stores and even Halfords.

How do you store your make-up?