I look at Instagram shots of people's makeup storage or perfectly organised dressing tables and weep a little inside. Although I want my home to be as immaculately organised as a Pinterest inspiration board, the reality is that I have a lot of stuff and that stuff inevitably spills out of every nook and cranny. My beautifully hand crafted dressing table may offer plenty of space for a normal person, but as a beauty blogger that continually has sacks of product arriving on my doorstep I need to be a bit more creative. I've used muji boxes, canvas baskets and stackable transparent containers to organise my wares, but they can be bulky and not exactly visually appealing. I'm constantly re-organising, downsizing, getting rid of bits and looking for economical storage solutions - but sometimes they pop up in the most unexpected of places. Over the last six months I've collected an array of 'rose gold' (yes, I know they're brass, but rose gold sounds way cooler...) containers that have allowed me to store bits and pieces effectively, but also in a really quirky and space efficient way; believe it or not these are all intended to be candle holders!
I hate having to rummage through my drawers to find a pair of contact lenses or a hair bobble, while the thought of having my favourite foundation brush out of hands reach makes me whimper. It's the little things eh! These pots and containers help me to organise my stash while still looking modern and stylish - and importantly they'...