My Makeup Collection & Storage

Hey dolls & Gents !
My favorite videos to watch are about makeup organization.
To me nothing looks neater than an organized vanity where you know exactly where to find each item.
There are 3 benefits to keeping makeup organized:

1. You never loose items and end up buying replacements because everything has its designated spot
2. You shop more efficiently because you have a visual of everything you have in one place. For example, when I am browsing a shop, I see a cream I like and then I look at my cream section and see I have enough so I skip... or the opposite, I see that the only eye cream I have is the one I'm using currently and a sample size, so I can go ahead and order an eye cream (or 2)
3. Seeing what I have means I remember to use it. I don't open everything at once, but I do maintain a healthy rotation for products

I like the size of my collection and the fact that every month, I have empties - including in makeup. I don't see myself having one of those Ikea Alex drawers. And even if being a beauty & lifestyle youtuber means I get invited to events and get the odd mascara and hand cream, having such an organized vanity means I know immediately where the additions fit: top of vanity, extras or gifts.
Watch how I organize my makeup here:

Below the details of all my storage items, where to buy them and alternate stores to buy.

- Vanity: From Mobilia store in Morocco 1490 Dhs
- Decoration cubes: From Mr. Bricolage in Morocco 299 dhs I think (you can also buy them in Alpha 55)
- Acrylic drawers: Muji France or USA
- Acrylic containers for makeup and brushes: Alpha 55 in Casablanca from the bathroom section around 65 dhs I think
- Acrylic containers inside drawers: Alpha 55 from the kitchen section
- Acrylic lipstick container: The container store USA, but you can find similar ones in Mr. Bricolage
- Plastic containers inside drawers: Alpha 55 from Kitchen section or Marjane hypermarket
- Baskets under vanity: Alpha 55 around 59dhs each
- Nail polish holders: The container store USA, but you can find similar ones in Mr. Bricolage. Also available at Alpha 55 according to a lovely subbie

 ♥ Stay Glamorous ♥

Daily Makeup Tray

Hello Glammies!

7 years ago, I spent an entire summer in the US. When back, I had nearly a suitcase of drugstore makeup.
As years went by, I bought high end products (Chanel, Guerlain etc.) but being on a budget meant I had fewer and fewer makeup items. Fast forward to 2 years ago and my makeup "collection" was:
Liquid Foundation - Concealer - Powder - Single Eyeshadow - Blush. All items were MAC and I had exactly one of each (except the powder because I had a backup). In 5 years, I went through the extremes!
Now, I like to think of myself as being in a happy middle: I have a healthy makeup collection and I grow it by being very data-based and doing a lot of research on every product. Yet, I have slightly more than I would use everyday. I no longer have a single eyeshadow (it was MAC's Smut if you were wondering), I now own lipsticks in few different hues etc.
While I love playing and experimenting with different products on my time off, I truly have no time to rummage through all my products every morning when I'm running late to work (ya I'm not a morning person..)
The solution? The daily makeup tray/station.
This can be a little storage unit, a dedicated mini drawer, a tray, cake stand, what have you!
The idea is simple: you put your daily "face" in it so that at any given time if you have to do your makeup while the clock is ticking, you know you have all your most reached/current must-use items in one place readily accessible.

Note: we all have seen our fair share of makeup collection videos where the vloggers go like: " this is my foundation section, this is where i keep all concealers, this is all highlighters etc." but gurl, you don't want to open each drawer and pick one item from each section every-single-morning.

I still don't have the much coveted Muji acrylic storage - though very tempted to get one from one of my trips and lug it back home- so I used what I have and stashed as many as my everyday products in this acrylic unit:

My daily makeup storage - Acrylic

What is on my daily makeup unit?

• My MAC mixing Palette -- because Ouga scared of germs..
• A MAC quad I made which has: "Pure Orange" skin corrector - brow filler - brow highlight and a color I pick each week
• MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC45
• MAC paintpot in "Indianwood" -- just my favorite thing everrr
• MAC fluidline in "Blitz & Glitz"
• Yves Rocher "Pure Light" liquid foundation -- I got this in a Bloomingbox
• MAC prolongwear concealer in NW40
• MAC Zoom Lash mascara -- a mini size I got in a holiday set
• 2 Revlon Lip Butters -- I love these, I plan on stocking up on them!!
• 4 MAC lipsticks in everyday wearable colors

Wow that's a mouthful! it's almost unvelievable that pretty much everything I need fits in that one small unit..I couldn't fit a blush in there though :(

I will still be on the hunt for more acrylic items. 

The one in the picture was from Alpha 55, I went to get another one and they have been out of stock for so many months! I ended up buying a heart shape one but it is not as practical...

Meanwhile if you'd like to see my current makeup collection, here you go:

Stay Glamorous;
Love
Ouga

Project Vanity: Decor and organization

Hey dolls!
I had promised my youtube viewers to to a vanity tour when I reach 15k views. The thing is, I don't have a vanity! so I had started what I call "Project Vanity", where I am on the hunt for cute items to organize my makeup and jewelry.
I still wasn't able to find the right vanity table for me.. I've looked in many stores and even got a carpenter to propose custom-made furniture but it was out of my budget.

J'avais promis à mes abonnés Youtube de faire une vidéo sur mon coin boudoir, quand j'aurai atteint les 15 milles vues. Eh ben, les vues s'enchaînent et j'avance sur mon "Projet Boudoir".
Je n'ai toujours pas de coiffeuse même si j'ai cherché dans différents magasins et même fait appel à un menuisier (son prix était hors de mon budget).
Donc en attendant, j'achète des petits objets pour organiser mon maquillage et mes bijoux une fois la coiffeuse trouvée.

Here is a little peak at some items I got:
Step 1: Jewelry holder for my necklaces
I was in Alpha 55, and saw this jewelry holder, and I've been wanting it to bad.
I eventually caved in and bought it ^_^

J'ai vu ce petit porte bijoux, à l'effigie de Marilyn et je trouve qu'il va avec le thème girly que je veux avoir.

Step 2: Jewelry holder for my earrings
Little did I know that my sister who was in France had also gotten me a jewelry holder!
So now that I have 2 of them, I'm using the second one to hold my earrings
Just how cute is this doll! it actually inspired me to do an outfit of the day featuring a denim jacket and dress.

Sauf que ma petite soeur en rentrant de France, m'a ramené aussi un porte bijoux que je trouve trop mignon! J'utiliserais celui là pour les boucles d'oreilles. En passant, j'aime bien comment la figurine est stylée, et je me verrais bien recréer ce look de veste en denim et petite robe.

Step 3: Digital Photo frame

I have a feeling that if I put photos on top of my vanity, it will be overcrowded. So I opted for a digital one. I had one laying in one of my closets for ages, didn't even open it haha. So now it will live happily on my vanity.

Je voulais personnaliser ma coiffeuse avec des cadres photos, mais comme je sais que je n'aurais pas beaucoup d'espace, je me suis décidée à utilisr un cadre photo numérique que j'ai chez moi depuis pas mal de temps. Je ne l'avais même pas ouvert.. on verra s'il fonctionne toujours.

Step 4: Mirrored tray
I got this tray with the idea of displaying either my nailpolish collection or my perfule collection.
Both of them are small and cute enough to fit on this tray.. still deciding..what do you think? perfumes or polishes?

J'ai pris ce petit plat/miroir pour y mettre soit mes parfums soit mes vernis à ongles. Les deux collections sont petites et assez jolies mais je ne sais toujours pas laquelle mettre sur ce mini-miroir.. qu'est-ce que vous en dites? parfums ou vernis?

Step 5: Acrylic box
I guess you can never have too much acrylic storage, something about it makes any collection very neat.
I was looking to get another acrylic box which I had shown on my previous "Project Vanity" post and video but it was sold out, so I got this one which holds small items. The heart shape is cute!

Je voulais prendre un autre rangement en acrylique comme celui que j'ai déjà montré dans ma vidéo rangement et mes posts précedents mais il y'en avait plus. Alors j'ai opté pour cette petite boite en forme de coeur pour y mettre des produits de petite taille.

Step 6: a glass Cloche
This is a great display piece, but i still have no idea what I want to display in it.

Je ne sais toujours pas ce que je vais mettre sous cette cloche mais elle est assez mignone donc je l'ai prise quand même, si vous avez des idées sur quoi mettre dedans dites moi.

So that's what I got this time! Can't wait until I finally have a little dresser to put all these things together!
XOXO
Ouga

How I organize Everyday makeup for easy access

Hey loves!
I am in the process of furnishing my apartment so still do not have much storage. However, applying makeup is an important step for my daily routine and so I had to organize my most reached for items such that they are in sight and easily accessible.
The video below shows how I setup my daily makeup/skincare stations with a small budget.

Je suis entrain d'aménager mon appart, et pour l'instant je n'ai pas de coiffeuse pour mettre mon maquillage. Mais toute lady qui se respecte se doit d'avoir un coin makeup. Donc en attendant d'avoir un meuble approprié, j'ai acheté quelques bricoles pour organiser mon maquillage de tous les jours.

Storage items:
- Acrylic tumblers are pencil holders from the school supplies section in Marjane -- around 7 Dhs
- Acrylic square cotton Holder from the bathroom section of Alpha 55 -- 35 Dhs
- Acrylic lipstick and powder holder from the bathroom section of Alpha 55 -- 55 Dhs
- Plastic bins from Kitchen section in Marjane -- 19 Dhs
- Metallic waste bin from bathroom section in Marjane -- 55 dhs (on sale now for 19dhs)

Dans la vidéo ci-dessous, je montre comment j'ai fait pour organiser mon maquillage avec des verres, et des boîtes de rangement! Le tout de chez Alpha 55 et Marjane.

Every couple weeks, I add something to my storage or reshuffle things... but more on this in my "Project Vanity" post. Look out for it ^_^

Chaque quizaine soit j'achète un petit truc ou bien range un peu mon maquillage. Tout ça rentre dans le cadre de mon "Project Vanity", plus à ce sujet dans un futur post!

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Project Vanity -- Part 1

Hey loves!

I have always dreamed of having my own makeup corner/ diva station / boudoir, you name it!
After moving to my apartment, I decided to have a princess-like vanity.
It turned out there are basically no vanity tables sold in Morocco and after looking for several months I decided I will have one custom made.
But having a beauty corner is not only about having a pretty table. There is a plethora of little feminine touches or organization items that I would need.
So I decided to document my journey setting up my vanity corner, and promised my Youtube subscribers that once I hit 15,000 channel views, I will do a vanity tour..the clock is ticking at nearly 10k views but I am on track to get my vanity project done, one item at a time.

J'ai toujours rêvé d'avoir un petit boudoir pour me faire une beauté. Le jours où j'ai déménagé dans mon appartement, j'étais décidée à avoir un coin beauté. Malheureusement, plusieurs mois de recherches infructueuses m'ont confirmé qu'il est quasi-impossible d'acheter une coiffeuse au Maroc. Alors, j'ai décidé de m'en faire faire une.

N'empêche qu'avoir un coin beauté ne se résume pas à avoir une coiffeuse. Ce sont plein de petites touches féminines et pratiques qui font de la mise en beauté une expérience à part. C'est ainsi que j'ai commencé mon "Project Vanity" où j'ai promis à mes abonnés Youtube de faire une vidéo sur mon coin beauté. Cette vidéo sera publié quand ma chaîne aura atteint 15,000 vues, et je suis déjà à 10,000! Donc je vous montre au fur et à mesure ce que j'ai pris pour aménager mon coin beauté.

Step 1: Everyday Makeup
I bought some inexpensive acrylic storage for my everyday items. It was a pain finding these knickknacks but I'm happy with them. see my post on everyday makeup storage.

J'ai pris des boites de rangements et des pots en acrylique pour ranger mon maquillage de tous les jours (voir post précédent).

Step 2: DIY brush holder

I have watched enough YT videos to know that a beads brush holder is a must and looks super cute. But the beads were to find nowhere and I wasn't happy with the vases in stores. Until I finally found the perfect vase for me and did a quick video showing where I got the items from and what my brush holder looked like. So cute!!

Ensuite, je me suis inspirée de plusieures vidéos sur Youtube pour finalement faire mon vase porte-pinceaux dans la vidéo ci-dessous.

Step 3: a Moroccan Touch

I decided that in true Moroccan fashion, I will make sure to introduce Moroccan touches whenever possible, so I got some cute bottles to store my lotions & potions, and a nice traditional silver tray to hold my perfumes.. which for now sits on a tiny stool.

Pour garder la touche Marocaine, j'ai décidé de mettre mes produits liquides dans d'adorables bouteilles artisanales que j'ai acheté dans la médina de Marrakech. Je vais probablement ajouter d'autres objets argentés.

Tabletop magnifying mirror

Step 4: a tabletop Mirror
A funny anecdote is that I spent quite some time with no mirror in my apartment. Whenever I wasn't sure about an outfit, I had to run to the elevator, check myself out and go back to my place hahah good times.
Anyway, I did buy few cheap mirrors but for applying makeup, I needed a magnifying one especially for when I'm not wearing my glasses. So ended up getting one from Alpha 55.

Je suis restée plusieurs semaines sans miroir et je me regardais dans la glace de l'ascenseur haha. Heureusement ces temps sont révolus, j'ai acheté des miroirs et surtout un petit miroir tout beau pour ma coiffeuse. De chez Alpha 55

For now, these were the items I got to get by while waiting to finally have a vanity table where all my makeup and skincare can live happily.

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