Made A Lipstick Holder!

 - So I've been on the lipstick kick I mentioned and had wanted a holder, but I'm trying to save money and I'd found a YouTube video where someone made one.   I was still a little torn between a pretty tiered acrylic one an maybe making one.  But when I saw the cotton/qtip holder things at the Dollar Tree today, I took it as a sign, since I didn't think I'd ever seen them in there before.

 So I dumped all the contents out and put them in ziplocks for use (840 qtips, 60 cotton squares, and 60 cotton balls) whenever I need them.  I tried picking those damn stickers off but they just wouldn't come off nicely, except for on like two.  Then I cut off the lids and hot glued them together.

I later also put clear packaging tape around them too since I don't trust that hot glue.   I intend to probably decorate the outside of these later on.

 - As you can see Leo wanted to help me.  But he didn't want to look at the camera.  He wasn't ready for his close up.

Six of these together should hold 96 lipsticks, four in each slot, I hadn't any problem (yet) fitting four in each slot.

- I swear I had more lipsticks than this.  I KNOW I do, I can even think of a certain one, two actually, but Idk where it is.  I swear this apartment just eats things when you're not looking.  It kind of made me sad to see how empty this is.   I almost only glued 4 together and then glued the other two together to maybe put other cosmetics in but I didn't.  Maybe I should have.  Although I'm sure I'll get a few more along the way and it'll slowly fill.  And in x amount of time you'll hear me complaining that I'm running out of room.

This last picture is the way it looks atm.  I do have a lipstick coming in the mail, and one in my purse I need to exchange.  So with the exception of two more, that's what I got for lipsticks, unless the other ones turn up.

Eye Shadow Drawer...

- I used one of my empty drawers in my Melmer for my eye shadows. I'm totally an eye shadow, lip gloss, and nail polish girl. I'd need another Melmer for all my lip glosses and eye liners, primers, mascaras though probably, and I really don't have the room for that right now, and then what would I do with my cute train cases if I did. But anyway, eye shadows, yay. Those damn Physicians Formula suck, they either have a rounded top or like a pyramid top, which do not stack, which was annoying, I actually don't have them all in there, I have some in a little cosmetic bag since they just don't play well with others.

- And just for fun. I went out shopping with Joe the other day, and I got this at Forever 21, she got one too but she couldn't make it corporate so she gave me hers too. I love it. I've been wearing it a lot lately. I have issues with my ear piercings so this is a really nice change.

You can either put the chain of spikes in front like this or behind the ear, I've rocked it both ways.

Entire Polish Collection.

Well not including base and top coats anyway.

I worked on this for five hours and my back is killing me.

Please ignore what I started deeming their colors after awhile I lost the ability to recognize colors lol I'd stare at the bottle trying to decide what color it was, kind of like when you stare at a word too long and it starts to look like it's spelled wrong.

My Polish Collection.

Current Untrieds...

- Sorry this photo is a bit blurry, but if I took this with the flash all the bottles kind of blended together due to the black lids.  But these are my current untried polishes.

I obviously need more hands.

New Drawer System!

- I got this at Michael's it was mispriced and on sale so I got it for 18 dollars and it holds all my polish which kind of shocked me.  Anyone want to guess how many I have?  I just hope it doesn't collapse lol
I kept my crackles, stripers, base and top coats in my Ice Breakers display thing.  Then in the wicker basket I have my Konad stuff, nail stickers, glitters, etc.

Nail Polish Love...

-I'd bought more polishes and used some since my last photo so I took a new picture of my coffee table.  I've used all of my Crackles but I keep them out for future mani's.

And because I needed more *Wink* I bought the below at Payless Shoes, I forgot Payless sold cosmetics until I wait in the other day and saw some of it clearanced.   I figured that was a good way to try them out.