My {Make-Up} Collection

I know I have mentioned before I have an awful lot of makeup, Bare Escentuals (BE) in particular.  My obsession started back when Little Lady was a new baby and I was nursing 24/7.  I found an amazing make-up forum with tips, tricks and tons of wonderful ladies.  Well fast forward to present day and I have around 315 BE eye colors alone.  I haven’t been using my BE as much as I would like.  Time, kids and life have made palettes (like UD Naked) just easier.   That was until Santa brought home the beautiful chest I have been eyeing since visiting my sister-in-law in May!!  It is beautiful and has so much room for all my makeup plus some.

Hobby Lobby hit a home run with this piece.  It {goes} with the rest of the IKEA furniture we have in the master and is perfect for those little jars of sparkle.

In the top two drawers I have my

• BE blush
• BE all over face colors(AOFC)
• BE radiances
• ELF blush & bronzer
• Tarte blush & bronzer
• Laura Geller bronzer (perfect for the fairest of skin)

Beauty Tip: If you have a collection of BE and wonder if you use all the colors here is what I do.  All of the pots are stored upside down with label facing up.  After I have worn one it is then stored right side up until I run out and start over.  Of course there are a few I cheat with and turn over earlier if I have a particular color in mind.  I wear 4 shadows for most looks so they get turned over faster than you might think.

These are probably my 3 favorite drawers.  With my green eyes, purples are hands down my favorite eye colors.   Of course Neutrals are also on the top of the list.

Next we have my greys, who doesn’t love a soft grey look during winter?  I know I said my eyes are green but I really {love} wearing green eyeshadow too.  Sometimes I feel they really make my eyes a new shade of green depending on what I’m wearing that day.  Pinks, Peaches and Blues are the hardest colors for me to wear.  I really have to have slept well, use a little more concealer and blend well to make them work.  I enjoy wearing makeup so that won’t stop me.

Then, of course my beloved Naked & other eye palettes have a drawer as well.

The last drawers that I am using now have BE liners (all colors) and my other face stuff.  I have Too Faced, Bobbi Brown, BE, Lumiere, Stila Tarte, Make Up Forever and Lorac.

So that is my BE storage, here is what I use on a regular basis.  I took a sterilite container and spray painted it to match my {hair} tools basket I keep under the vanity.

This is where I have my daily essentials.  Top drawers have my current fave foundation, concealer and EOS lip balm, just to name a few.  The basic idea is that if I only have a few minutes I only need items in the top drawer, then the more time I have the 2nd, 3rd and so on.

On top is my Shu-Uma eyelash curler, perfume minis and odds & ends.

My brushes (eyes & face) are easily used standing up like this along with all my mascaras that I rotate.

Well, there you have it, that is all my makeup.  Except maybe some extras in a box under the sink.  Okay so now that’s everything.  I know it looks like a lot of eye shadow, and it is, but each color really is different, some matte, some shimmer and some very sparkly.

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