I and my boyfriend
both work differing shift patterns, and living in quite a small one-bedroom
apartment, getting ready in the mornings can become a bit of an ordeal (sometimes
even the source of arguments - if you’ve ever been in a similar situation,
you’ll know what I’m talking about!) Luckily, after 2 years of living together
we’ve now got the timed bathroom schedule sussed and I’ve altered my morning
routine so that if he’s still in bed while I’m getting ready, I’m not
disrupting his sleep by blasting my hairdryer and knocking over things on my
dressing table every two seconds. The solution: get ready in the living room. Ever so slightly annoying as neither of us want half my beauty
stash cluttering up the lounge; I’ve learnt to keep things (relatively) tidy by making using of some handy boxes and baskets (which not only can be stored out of sight, but also carried from room to room if need be).
The first is an old
box from a Soap & Glory Christmas giftset that was just too pretty/useful
to throw away; this had several other uses before it’s most recent incarnation as my main
beauty dumping-ground (I try to keep
things tidy but inevitably have to give it clear-out every Sunday to remove the
debris of receipts, Body Shop vouchers and stray nail varnishes that have found
their way in there); this houses primarily my makeup and skincare as well as a
few other bits and pieces that I like to have to hand. My haircare basket came
in a set of 3 from TKMaxx (I keep my baking stuff in the largest and my nail polishes in the smallest); as well as the usual stuff
(hairdryer, straighteners, styling tools) I keep a selection of products in
here that I use daily and switch up regularly, while the rest of my (ridiculously
extensive) haircare collection is stashed elsewhere.
In my ‘beauty box’ I
have two makeup bags; in one I keep the makeup that I use daily, while in the
second odds and ends - mainly blushes, bronzes and lip products - that I only
reach for occasionally (I find this saves so much time in the mornings as I’m
not scrabbling around trying to find what I want amongst products I haven’t
used in months). Though I don’t wear eyeshadow daily, I like to keep the Urban Decay Naked Palette to hand for when I do feel like slicking on a nude taupe or
shimmery bronze. Then in my little ‘skincare’ box (and I use that term very
loosely as all manner of things end up in here) I keep my eye cream, serum and moisturiser, Mac Fix+, a couple of foundations (which haven’t seen daylight recently - I’m all about tinted moisturiser + concealer in the warmer
weather), lipbalm and a little purse I keep my tweezers and nail tools in. Miscellaneous add-ons include headphones, my glasses (only £25 from Specsavers but I love them), Orla Kiely perfume, body
mist and deodorant, facewipes, hand cream, a plain silver charm bracelet my mum gave me, my hard-drive and a little notebook I keep all my blog ideas in.
Haircare wise I try
to keep things pretty minimal; my GHDs are the pink orchid limited edition of a
couple of years ago (a Christmas present from the boyfriend as the result of
some pretty heavy handed hinting), and though I love them I could really do
with something with a wider plate for my thick unruly mop (and now have my
beady eye on either the GHD Eclipse or the Cloud Nine Wide Iron). Again my
hairdryer could do with an upgrade; the Mark Hill Little Hottie dryer has
served me well (and yes I do have an obsession with leopard-print), but I know
something more powerful would speed up the process – sadly the GHD Air may be a
bit of a pipe dream what with everything else on my ever-growing wishlist. I’m
all about smooth, glossy, low-maintenance hair, so products I always keep on
hand in some shape or form are leave-in conditioner, heat protection spray and dry
shampoo. I also wouldn’t be without the Macadamia Oil No Tangle Brush which makes detangling after towel-drying a breeze, and the Body Shop Paddle Hairbrush which the perfect companion for blow-drying my hair straight.
How
do you store your makeup and haircare items?
Have
you ever had to compromise where you get ready for a room mate?!
Chandra
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