Organized Chaos: Makeup Mania

This is the first post of my continuous series, Organized Chaos. 

Last night I decided to organize my makeup, which is no small feat. I went through makeup phases as a teenager. I had the phase wear I wore tons of lip gloss, dark lipstick, heavy eyeliner, bright colored eye shadow and more.

I haven't really gone through my makeup in a long time. I just kept buying more and throwing the older stuff in a box. I just wasn't ready to part with anything, because as I mentioned, I go through makeup phases.

To organize my makeup I gathered all of it. I keep a three drawer organizer in my bathroom, another box under my bed and I keep my current faves in a Clinique makeup bag in my purse. I also grabbed my box of hair supplies, but I haven't tackled it just yet.

My form of cleaning/organizing tends to be gathering and piling. I put all my makeup on my desk and started dumping makeup bags out. I sorted it into eyes, lips and face. I even experimented with some of it, because what fun is makeup if you don't try out new looks?

Avon Lip Glosses

For many years the most makeup I wore was bright lip glosses. My favorites were the Avon Glazewear Lip Glosses. I don't think Avon makes this king anymore, but these were my faves because they look good and have pretty colors. They also lasted longer and didn't wear as fast as lipstick does. Avon had five different type of lip glosses, Intense, Sparkle, Shine and Dazzle. Intense and shine were my top choices. Unfortunately, I haven't worn these in years and I figured it was time to part with them. Bad lip glosses are not something I want on my lips.

As I've gotten older I have come to love lipstick. The colors and the way it makes me feel. I always feel like a new person when I put lipstick on. My favorite lipsticks come from Avon or Clinique. Most of my colors are light pinks or corals and a few always classic reds. I also have this amazing bright hot pink one and a lovely darker reddish brown! Those are the ones I wear when I want to stand out!

Victoria's Secret Pink & Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck

 I like perfume, but I am extremely picky about what I wear. I love Victoria's Secret Pink perfume because it is vibrant, flirty and packs a kick that makes it hard to forget! I also wear Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck, which has a lighter flowery smell. I have the big bottle and travel sized bottle which were in a gift set I got for my high school graduation. Yes, that was two years ago. I'm good at making my makeup products last. My final perfume staple is Vera Wang's Princess. It's light and sweet, and truly makes me feel like a princess.

This is my three drawer makeup organizer. I think it'll soon be replaced by an open makeup organizer. I want to keep my main staples out and move the rest to another location. My mother is always complaining about how crowded my bathroom counter is with all my hair and makeup products. I'm finally starting to agree with her (Shhhh! Don't tell her that!).

I'm planning to buy bathroom organizer rack that stands over the toilet soon, so I think that's where I'll store my current makeup organizer, as well as my blow dryer and hair supplies.

I realized I didn't take any pictures of my eye makeup. I use Avon eye shadows and eye liners, mostly. I especially like eye shadow quads because of the color choices. For mascara I use Clinique and Loreal.

How do you store and organize your makeup? Do you have a favorite brand for your makeup or do you use a little of everything?