11 Cute Organization Ideas for Your Makeup, Skincare, & Hair Styling Tools

I’ve been falling in love with how incredibly aesthetic we’ve been getting at organizing every little thing in our homes. But I’m especially loving the ideas I’ve been seeing for beauty products.

Is it easier to just stuff everything in a drawer? Yes. Is it as satisfying as buying a pretty silver tray and putting a candle, your favorite gloss, and a perfume on it? No.

And that’s why I’m giving this list a bit of an update. I’ll be keeping the original beauty product organization ideas I had found a few years ago, but I’ll also be adding the new ideas I’ve been seeing.

So scroll and see what storage and organizing ideas you like best. Also, what’s your favorite trend you’ve seen (or are currently doing) for keeping your makeup, skincare, and hair tools together?

1. Use Cute Shell Trinket Trays for Your Glosses & Creams

Whether it’s a small or big shell, they’re such a pretty way to keep your glosses, creams, perfumes, and hair clips together. Also, it kind of makes you feel like you’re staying in some historic high-end hotel that’s been around since the 1910’s.

2. Stick Your Bobby Pins on a Magnetic Strip

I’m kind of horrible at not losing bobby pins. You have 50 of them one day, and then they’ve all mysteriously disappeared the next. But using a magnetic strip might just be the perfect solution.

Update: Page where the original organization hack was found no longer exists.

3. Silver Trays

I’m kind of in love with this trend of thrifting pretty silver trays and using them to keep brushes, candles, makeup, and/or perfume organized. It’s so aesthetic and gives your space a bit of an old-money look.

4. Organize Items in Cute DIY Animal Mason Jars

I really like this DIY organization ideas! It’s such a cute way to dress up your makeup station and keep things organized and easy to find. Also, if you just like doing crafts, then this might be a fun project to try.

5. Thrift Antique Pieces for Makeup Tools

While you’re thrifting for a silver tray, also look for antique decor pieces that could be used for makeup tool storage. It already works with the old-world vibe and looks so much better than a cheap plastic storage containers.

6. IKEA RÅSKOG Vanity

Whether you have a lot of hair styling tools, headbands, nail polish, makeup brushes, or eye shadow palettes, having an organized vanity station will always be a great idea. But I especially like this IKEA hack for using a RÅSKOG utility cart. It’s a fun way to keep things together and it’s easily movable.

7. Keep Brushes in a Coffee Bean Filled Flower Vase

If you want to dress up and organize your bathroom, you can fill a glass flower vase half way up with coffee beans and stick your brushes in it. It’s kind of a chic and nice smelling way to keep them from getting wet or dirty.

Update: Original page on Cosmopolitan no longer exists.

8. Organize Your Makeup Application Tools With Food Containers

If you want an easy and cheap way to organize your makeup application and remover tools, then buy a set of food containers (or use the ones you already have).

There really isn’t any need to buy drawer organizers when there’s a much more budget-friendly solution.

Update: Page on Cosmo is no longer there.

9. Store Single Eyeshadows in an Ice Trays

If you want a simple organization hack for storing your eyeshadows and keeping the different colors easy to find and grab, then try using an ice tray from your kitchen. No extra money spent!

Update: The organization hack from Cosmo no longer exists.

10. Hanging Shoe Organizer for Hair Tools & Brushes

If you have a lot of hair tools and products, then either use a shoe organizer you already have or buy one and hang it on the back of your bathroom door.

That way they’re quick to find, organized, and easy to grab.

Update: Page has been deleted.

11. Use a Mason Jar to Store Your DIY Makeup Remover Pads

Small and big mason jars are great ways to store your makeup products. And it’s a super cute way to store these DIY Makeup remover pads. It doesn’t take up much space and it’s easy to grab when you need it.

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