Makeup Bag Clutter

My makeup bag was always a mess.   But It was time to wash my makeup brushes, giving me a perfect opportunity to organize my entire bag. By the way, please wash your make up brushes at least once a month if you don't already - a lot of skin issues can be solved by simply keeping your brushes clean - use a soap made for them (click here to see what I use), or just a little baby shampoo/wash).  To dry, I like to use the dish rack and place them brush side up in the utensil area and then turn on the fan (we have a small fan on the kitchen counter).   

My makeup bag is a "Sonia Kashuk" that I purchased at Target for no more than $20 several months ago.   

Here's the BEFORE picture of the worst compartment...

And, here it is after...drum roll please.....

I went to Michael's and looked in their jewelry storage section and purchased some "Lock Tight Stackable Compartments" (click here) and some "Interlock Inner Compartment Sets" (click here).  These were super cheap (on sale in the Michael's store).  Don't think I spend more than $4 on the three packages I purchased.  I'm giving my hubby the remaining boxes to store his flies (he's a fly fisherman).

Then I decided it would be nice to have some labels, so I got out my trusty label maker...

This particular section of the bag was for eye shadows, brushes, etc. so I labeled the shadows by color group and the liner pencils and brushes. 

And here are pics of the other bag sections...

I love this bag.  It has this nice covered pouch for brushes!)

 It also has a zippered pocket inside the top in which I put lipstick and mascara. 

The final section has foundation an blush.  

Just go find compartments that work best for you.  You can even use ziplock bags, but this never looked "neat" enough for me. A better idea is to use recloseable bags like these (http://www.consumercrafts.com/store/details/catalog/jewelry-storage-reclosable-bags/1115-03) that you would also find at a store like Michael's or AC Moore. 

Happy makeup organizing!