I get asked a LOT of questions regarding the stuff I’m passionate about. I frequent http://www.makeupalley.com (aka MUA), and there is nothing I love more than seeing pics of other beauty stashes. Eventually, that gets me motivated to take pics of my own collection, which is by my own admission just a tiny bit erm, large. Hehe. I figured I would share with you guys how I keep my fabled Eyeshadow Collection managable.
That’s they key word in fact, is managable. If I simply can’t manage with how big the collection is, I always look for new ways to “make it work”. The obvious problem is how do I keep track of all of my shadows without having to dig through them? Easy — I just swatched them all and have them posted to my wall!
MAC Face Chart paper is the best
The colors are true to life and vibrant
Duochromes are hard to capture
Having them all visible at a glance is priceless!
I obsessively depot all of my MAC eyeshadows (because who can resist turning in the empties for more makeup?), which got me to thinking about depotting all of my other shadows. But this lead to an interesting problem, because my MAC 15 pans are full to capacity I’ve had to pry the tops off of them to fit more shadows in there. I don’t mind this at all, because getting to my nearest MAC store is a huge pain, and the 15 pans aren’t exactly cheap, anyway. I’ve taken to using empty tins for storage. It’s really easy because you don’t have to worry about magnetizing the bottom of the container like you do with empty CD or DVD cases, they’re a cheap solution, and if you’re lucky they’re cute as well as functional. With mine, this is not the case, LOL!
Brown and Blue Palette
Green Palette
Black White Grey & Brow Highlight Palette
Pink Orange & Yellow Palette
Purple Mauve & Maroon Palette
The Trusty Tin <3
I keep my makeup stored in Sterlite 3 drawer desktop containers in my bedroom far away from light, heat and moisture sources. So.. there you have it!
