Wednesday 18 July 2012

Lip Collection & Storage


It recently dawned on me that I have an overwhelming amount of lipsticks, lip glosses, stains and balms. I use to store these in little plastic trays which sat neatly in my Ikea Alex unit. Sadly this is not the case and I have been storing them in my plastic 4 drawer unit, this sits nicely on top of my Alex 9 Drawer unit.
I thought it would be a good post to share with you all, I'm hoping you will all say you have this amount and make me feel better. However I have a horrible feeling I'm some kind of secrete lip product hoarder! Help me!!
I devised a system where I have my lip balms at the top, then all nude/brown lip products, peach/orange shades, pink/purple shades. I store lipsticks, glosses, stains and balms all together but by colour. How do you store/sort your lip products? Do you have all lip glosses together then all lipsticks?
I got this unit really cheap last year from Asda, I think it was roughly £4-6 which is great value. I store my brush pots on top.



I think Lip balms are fast becoming a new weakness for me, I seem to have a nice little selection! Plus I really want the Nuxe Reve de Miel Lip Balm next.


Nudes are always welcomed in my stash, I think the word Nude is hard to categorise. There's so many different types of nudes. If you're a Nude-y like myself you'll know what I mean.


I love wearing peach/coral shades through the summer, this is the one colour which can totally transform a look. A love a sun kissed glow and lashings of mascara and then a nice vibrant coral shade to add a pop of colour.


After taking these photos and looking through my collection it soon became evident that I have a lot of pinks, purples and some reds. I think everyone needs a red, this again is a hard one because there are so many different shades and tones of red. I've been enjoying lilac/purple toned lips lately which is a nice surprise.
 

Here is a sneak peek at my current skincare. I store all my must haves in this neat little acrylic tray. It fits perfectly on top of the Alex Unit.



I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know if you want to see more like this??


Sherrie xoxo

16 comments:

  1. I love posts like these, I enjoy seeing all the products people own, and you own a LOT of lip products! x
    Sirens and Bells

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    1. Yeah I like this type of posts and was hoping everyone would like it. I think you're right, I do own a lot! I must make a promise to stop on the lip products! lol x

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  2. wow loved the way you organized your lippies! I need to get some drawers like that!

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    1. Thank you, it's such a cheap effective way of storing them. Glad you liked the post x

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  3. Wow, you do have a lot of lippies! Not a bad thing though!
    Just today my boyfriend was saying I have way too much make-up... I'm showing him this and I think he'll change his mind :P haha!
    Great set up though, I like how it's more colour coded! Definitely makes it easier to find something to match quicker than by putting them as lip gloss and etc!
    :)
    xx

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    1. Ha ha that's funny! I do have a lot. I do need to downsize on them so could probably get the collection down a little bit.
      Yes Its so muh easier if I'm trying to find a certain shade I know where to look. x

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  4. It's hard for me to say if I have about the same amount as i have stuff in london and in my parents place (all over the place)! But I think to divide them by hues is a good thing!

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    1. Yeah it soon amounts up doesn't it? I found a handful of lip balms and lip sticks in my hand bag the other day! It's so much easier having them sorted by colour. Especially when I know a particular brand/shade I'm after it makes it quicker to find x

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  5. That's one HUGE collection of lip products!! Makes my mascara collection look rather humble!x

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    1. I need to see your mascara collection, I bet it will put my mascaras to shame! I've just finished 2 of my favourite mascaras :( I'm thinking of trying the 17 mascara next. Can't remember the name, it's in a pale pink wand. x

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  6. Wow, I thought I had a lot of lip products ;) xo

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    1. Yeah I was shocked how much I had! I kept finding lip balms, lipsticks in cost pockets and hand bags! lol x

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  7. Wow you have loads! I love being nosey and seeing posts like this :) x

    http://wewereraisedbywolves.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Yeah I love these posts, I think I need to hav a downsize! x

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  8. Very useful post, thanks for sharing

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