How to Organize Your Bathroom and Makeup Bag

Make room in your bathroom or control an overstuffed makeup bag with these unexpected (and affordable!) storage solutions.

By Amber Kallor
Original Content | February 29, 2012

Photo: Courtesy of Organize.com

Go Heavy-Duty

You might find a chest of small translucent drawers like this one next to the nuts and bolts at the hardware store, but it's a convenient way to store more glamorous things like lipstick and single eyeshadows, says makeup artist Mathew Nigara. Label each drawer with a stick-on tab to make finding (and putting away) your daily essentials even easier.

$18.50, Organize.com For a more feminine organizer, opt for a Lucite jewelry box (like this one from Organize.com, $89) with felt-lined drawers that prevent fragile palettes from sliding.