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10 Pretty Ways to Store Your Beauty Products

Because we're all hoarders

It’s criminally easy to amass a medicine cabinet full of nail polish. And lip balms? You keep finding ones you thought were lost forever in your coat pockets. This is no way to live. So here are ten clever ways to store all of your beauty products with things you already own.

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Kathleen Kamphausen

Perfume On A Spice Rack

A recipe for success if you will.

Makeup Brushes In An Empty Candle Jar

Those Diptyque candles don’t come cheap. Might as well get some extra mileage out of those gorgeous jars.

Or A Planter

You could say that makeup brushes, like vegetation, bring things to life (in this case your sleep-deprived face).

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Jinna Yang

With names like “angel food” and “hot coco,” it makes perfect sense.

Or A Picture Frame

The perks of a polish wall without the full-blown pressure of answering your manicurist’s question: “Have you picked a color yet?”

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Kathleen Kamphausen

Compacts On A Magnetic Board

All you need is a magnetic board, some fetching fabric, a hot glue gun and some magnets to affix to the back of your compacts. 

small loaf list
Kathleen Kamphausen

Lipstick And Lip Gloss In Small Loaf Pans

Because let’s be real: you already upgraded to bigger pans.

shoe organizer list
Kathleen Kamphausen

Hair Products In A Shoe Organizer

Have you ever tried to jam a pair of boots into these tiny slots? Flat irons and mousse fit much nicer.

wine rack list
Kathleen Kamphausen

Or A Wine Rack

We can’t seem to keep our wine rack filled these days anyways. 

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The Beauty Bybel

Eye Shadow And Blush In An Ice Cube Tray

You can even arrange by color because that’s just how we roll now.


Jenny Jin Headshot Vertical 2023

Beauty Director

  • Oversees all beauty content at PureWow
  • Has over a decade of experience in writing and editing, both in print and digital media
  • Produces 'Youngish' newsletter, a guide to beauty in your 30s and beyond