How is your bathroom counter organized?

[ijack]

I feel like I have hair and makeup crap all over my counter. How do you organize your stuff? Do you put stuff back in drawers after you're done using it (because that's not going to happen)? I need something to hold my hairdryer, brush(es) and makeup.

[evans]

I have something like this from Target:


I put stuff I use everyday (or often) in it- brushes, eyeliner, lip tent/stick, blush, primer ect...
I keep my palettes in the draw with other stuff I don't use that often.

I have a storage rack that has three shelves too. It's got a lot of Birchbox boxes holding stuff on it.

[ejpint]

I have my brushes in glass holders like Swizzle posted, that helps a TON.

I have flat organizers in my linen closet for my makeup, but stuff inevitably gets left out - I just try to take a few minutes to put it away. I thought about doing something like this, but I'm not sure how I feel about my makeup being displayed as wall art:)
laurathoughts81.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-up-magnet-board.html

I have a decorative metal square container that holds stuff I use every day - toner, comb, cotton squares, toothpaste, etc., it stays out on the counter.

Hair stuff is in one shower caddy type basket that goes under the sink - I pull it out, use what I need, and it all goes back in the caddy and under the sink. I haven't solved the hot tool issue - my curling iron or flat iron stay out all day if I use them because they're too hot to put away.

I saw Swizzle post those Ikea spice racks on Pinterest, and I'm totally stealing that - I think it's a great idea to get things off the counter, but still easily within reach.

[Mrs.Beagle]

I do my makeup in my bedroom. I have it organized in one a clear cosmetics older that I got at Target.

All my hair stuff is in a bin next to my dresser, since I sit on the floor to do my hair.

[kittycatlove]

Ooh this is a good post. I need ideas too. I like the glass jars for brushes.

[Deleted]

I wish we had more counter space. I have to clear ours off every day when I'm done getting ready or DH will hide whatever I leave out.

[CloudBee]

I don't put my makeup on in the bathroom. We have skylights in the bedroom, so I put my makeup on in front of my closet door - as there's a full length mirror there.

My makeup and toiletries are all held in train cases and a basket, on shelves.

[dexteroni]

Jun 12, 2012 9:56:28 GMT -5 ijack said:

Do you put stuff back in drawers after you're done using it (because that's not going to happen)?

Yes. I have little trays in my makeup drawer that I take out one at a time. The first holds primer, tinted moisturizer, foundation, concealer, and powder. After I use whatever I'm going to use from there, I put it back and take out the tray that holds eyeshadow, blush, eyeliner, and mascara. Maybe that would make it easier for you to clean up afterward, because you can literally put each item down into the tray where it belongs, then you only have one thing to put back in the drawer rather than several. I can't stand to have products out on the counter, so that's my motivation. The only thing I have out are glass jars for q-tips and cotton balls, and a Kleenex box. The rest is in drawers or the mirror cabinet.

[KaraOrNot]

Most of my makeup is in a drawer.

My hair dryer and straightener are in a basket under the sink.

The only thing I keep on my sink is my moisturizer ( the bottle doesn't fit in the drawer), q-tips, and toothbrush.

[cjeanette]

I have a vanity in my bedroom. Make-up/curlers/irons in drawers. Hair products on top. Perfume bottles on top.

[chessie]

Everything is in a draw so the dogs won't get to it..if its left out its free game to them

[Deleted]

No counter space for me. I have a train case on the floor, and a drawer thing like Swizz over the toilet. (its smaller though)

[cjeanette]

Jun 13, 2012 13:25:16 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Jun 13, 2012 12:40:39 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

I have a vanity in my bedroom. Make-up/curlers/irons in drawers. Hair products on top. Perfume bottles on top.

I want this when our bedroom is big enough to hold any furniture other than a bed.

Our room really isn't big enough. I use the bed as the chair. It's that tight of a spot.

[cjeanette]

Here is a pic. I also use part of my nightstand to hold crap as well. Bed is to the left.

[melmo1122]

i have a bookcase in my bathroom. the bottom 3 shelves have baskets - 1 for hairdryer/curling iron/flat iron, 1 for lotions/nail polish remover, 1 for hair products/brushes

another shelf has this - the one in the middle - and hold my make up. each drawer is labeled with the item

www.containerstore.com/shopContent/auxImages.html?productId=10008677&page=1

top shelf has glass jars with qtips/makeup remover pads/makeup brushes

[KaraOrNot]

Jun 13, 2012 11:59:57 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

I wish all my makeup fit in a drawer like that, lol.

Lol, I wish I had more! My eyeshadow palettes don't fit, so they are in a different drawer and all my nail polish is stored somewhere else.

[dexteroni]

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These are the kinds of trays I use. Two of the square ones, and one long narrow one for brushes. I own more makeup than fits in those containers, but I only keep what I'm using right then. I have three small eyeshadow palettes I choose from each day, two mascaras, and two concealers, otherwise just one of everything else.

ETA: Oops, that didn't work. I was trying to copy Kara's photo of the clear plastic trays.