Today I wanted to share an organizing tip I came across on Pinterest (you can follow me, my button is right over there to the right :) Right under my Facebook link... I have an awesome board called Bad A$$ Beauty) Anywhoo... my point is that The Beauty Department, showed this idea below for organizing and identifying your polishes:
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So I wanted to get started right away but I didn't have any of those little white stickers around the house, but I did have some holiday label stickers laying around that somehow don't "match" my giant wrapping paper collection, but they sure would work for polish stickers:
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So I painted a strip of polish, then I cut them out in strips to stick on polish bottles - the thing they didn't account for in the Beauty Dept version is the fact that a lot of brands have a raised emblem on the top - look at your OPI, China Glaze & old essie bottle had an "e" so a little circle punch wouldn't stick. By cutting a strip I can make sure it will stay where I want it! Here is a picture of the first box full of "tagged" polishes.
My Orly polishes aren't tagged because they are my primer, bottom coat, top coat etc... I haven't decided how I am going to organize the lot of them - so I started an Excel spreadsheet to see what exactly I have. I'm noticing A LOT of pink already, but I also found some gems I forgot about and some items I need to throw away! All in all I think this is a great idea and great busy work while I'm catching up on "Revenge".
Do you have any great organizing tips?
Jasmine
LOVE this!!
ReplyDeleteI love it even more now that I am almost done! It is so simple but will make my collection so much easier to choos from and stop me from buying a million more pinks!
DeleteHmm this is a great idea! Thanks for sharing. I've been trying to think of ways to display and store my nail polish :)
ReplyDeleteIt really works out well, I'm guessing I have about a hundred polishes and this has made me realize what I do and don't have (and do and DON'T need)!
DeleteYou mean I don't have to dig through my polishes to find the shade I want, well that is just crazy talk!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty great idea!! You have organizing skillz!
Yes, didgging through things should be left to your closet (where I literally throw things around every day)! My organizing skillz are still developing :) But I love it when I come across something like this and actually DO IT instead of being like "thats a good idea" - doesn't happen often :)
DeleteYeah I have a problem with implementation, I always think I should do that or that's a great idea, buuuuuut I don't end up doing anything about it
DeleteMy closest(s) are a disaster zone, let's not even touch that !!
This is such a fantastic idea. Why didn't I think of that?! LOL...perhaps I'm too busy buying nail polishes. I have such a huge collection that this is going to be sooooo helpful. Thank you for posting this! I'm definitely going to try it!
ReplyDeleteI was so glad I stumbled upon it! It's always good to weed the collection now and then!
ReplyDeleteReally neat idea! Your box turned out so cute, love the wrapping! I found you at Hairspray and Highheels link party!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking it on The Wednesday Chronicles, hope to see you back this week!
xo
Ange
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