We got some makeup organising hacks from a beauty editor

• Start Stacking: Arrange your ‘trays’ over each other, starting in one corner of the drawer, with the least used items at the bottom. For example, I have acid green and glitter eyeshadow in the lowest box, followed by more wearable nude shadows in the box above. Make sure the stacking method you use for the products allows you to store trays one on top of each other. For instance, foundation bottles can be stored sleeping or horizontal in the tray, while compacts can be stacked vertically or upright.

• First In First Out: You could use the same tray system to store your daily makeup, keeping that tray right on top of the other ones. Or else, make a pouch of your essentials, so you can use it each morning, and then carry it with you if you want your makeup to be portable for touch-ups. 

• Keep It Clean: You can lift out the trays you need for your makeup, place them on your dresser, and replace them in the drawer when done. I use daily products straight out of the top tray in the drawer and make sure I put it back right where I picked it up from, so it’s always organised and cleanup is minimal. 

• Slim It Down: If your collection is getting out of hand, practice depotting. This involves removing the outer packaging and storing the product in slimmer containers. Lipsticks can be depotted into sectioned pill boxes available at chemists, while eyeshadows, blush and powders can be put into empty palettes sold by brands such as M.A.C., Inglot and Z Palette. Makeup artists use these techniques to keep their kits compact and portable. 
   

Care

• When To Clean: Keep an empty candle jar to put used brushes in. Every Sunday, wash the brushes and sponges you used during the week, so you have a fresh start on Monday. 

• Where To Store: As beautiful as perfume bottles and prettily packaged products look on the dresser, that’s not the ideal storage space for them. I store all my makeup and skincare in my dresser drawers instead of keeping it on top, so it’s away from light, dust and pollution. This is especially essential for perfumes, as they degrade on exposure to light. Another no-no: storing products in a damp environment like a bathroom, which causes mold and makes products deteriorate faster. 

These small tweaks have made putting on my face so much more satisfying, and that feeling of bliss when I slide open this drawer of goodness is incomparable.