makeup collection&storage

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">This post is completely, 100% devoted to my makeup collection, and it is quite possibly the most exciting post to me that I have <em>ever</em> done, sad but true.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have been building up my makeup collection over about 3 years, and although is it by no means as large as some other giant collections, I am actually weirdly proud of all my makeup! Generally, I buy all my products myself (with exceptions on birthdays etc.) and this post is aimed to show my readers my collection, not to brag about what I have!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have organised all my makeup into different sections using two large 4-drawed towers from ASDA...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRK8FecUUqysDmoIO5DTynZoj7ejm-IV_GvLLF3ykEG_lh4K1OYMapno6ucEqCRtCqD-gzKQoeB_8Qb-pO3ZiyZDpfW96lI_X8iEAbzAJ4erMlOzsJYWoN5xKKFQcdJJH7te96nGzTODy/s1600/CIMG1692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Makeup Tower 1 </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I also store hair bands, clips, keys and perfumes on top of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8STXdv_bzAFArhteLHt_f0xn9tkVWf_1U8lCMKLbX6m7J3WxkLKMkBWAbnto0MP7V83vIN12BpDutD2i26JtDtqnjD-qgxJYvoDXo9cku-0XgwZgKwK9zIlvdEw5CaALAcoHEr58zRFj/s1600/CIMG1691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievjWIWWXqqqeKG9AERT-3yDVFgkmlE1XFqrG3gvBdmZj2_Kqyf6bBhyXHzjuGVs5hCYwR_9QUGWTj2HruN1HemzLUtTv2rl6lZdtZtYU-oefhFrTSISJSn5rw-LDCteY63ajin3PITqt6/s1600/CIMG1694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Makeup Tower 2</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Down the side I store palettes and magazines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PNX0WpK-itDmSU-KFqHbZz1ikcjh3Q9SmkZ_TOPhZoQcvyAhUJljV8VUNLkqtMYWpyHi3EdKYNU69bazEcSpw-vLzzRrWzHTnkwqE5MIMumH6HKSbyGkDXmftQLmgS-tjqAMQGAuKqCH/s1600/CIMG1672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Blushes/Bronzers/Highlighters</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVGPpN6IcLo1BGO7eD90jlci2GM6Q4MysC2FHgiJa8yvNz2hoI6nyxtgINCAWcbdj5nRjUfgWQC41UKvllVtF3pEyW1OXTHP1enseeNcWqOHyK0bEMsbXCFaxIA1hLx_VWaYJM7FqR26G/s1600/CIMG1663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Lipsticks/Balms/Glosses</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzhdzCarA7owaKNPyd3dO1go0QbsLh6hLMGoxjjwMQ4LY85r4grlgxAk7KXQ4EJUOWcRYgvFVhMp3fGZ4AIP-iyLWD83HqIENkHlFcb1GAeYaSFKOQPVIcJ-FYi77ZL_wjh-szof-q1rn/s1600/CIMG1681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Eyeliners/Mascaras/Things too big to go anywhere else!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL55aWNrXr-NQuynqi7vAp7Vh8UDtNm0exNB7izSqJYtHYkBgcZpFngFeMHHcmBoi1k0HjxY8vlEig_p2yosu2jEF-vI3goU6742akaMbbmLv3QmGUWEyEBm6Uy2bAHxTbzfylFDi5-TVo/s1600/CIMG1675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Foundations/Concealers/Powders/Primer</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSMXqnBFclUSmU7vGJ-zx5cYBFAW8nY2JQCyKR3zijjWuEADDyYptqxjKkF9VuG0xeDJDHZbtDXbIt6OrbRUE1syfQJr6B-SeIe00_42Wgu7Hpet6vB1I6FUwXRFPdKSalVYSRA19KBzh/s1600/CIMG1665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">'Everyday Makeup'</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Things I use all the time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqv3qcz2iEZLz6vqnvtNVY6jixmBfu0ko3G5ymXf1azffmJuG_jQ3EEPpRmEjEVcJNQaaEGTLhdOPUO70P1FNatwMdPEJGhC4008TcQMkOjusQ-56-sR2w3UyFJ-j4qmceztI9Cu9VqF3/s1600/CIMG1679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Small Eye Palettes/Single Shadows/Pigments/Liners/Primers</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTqP9eck535Bkl3RenNVKOf-Wm8xsAHlh17J-1e0RA96F9_xx06r4ey8c3PkSbZyArbFvIxyvfLR_szlVVkzzXdsGE5HHjF4jck-jVDEJiZfk-RH5KvnSK3OxwPtAFBlWJF-LtqWMrGVF/s1600/CIMG1666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miscellaneous Lashes/Tools/Old Cases</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNh1YWYOnlBZc-e45iAVlLrtMOAgA3Mz48pEfWvmGaAEXO4T3T03sv5Q7nyHTGgubSMOa3A8oypeCZpqeAKqzFQSXCyr1VydTCZv4K7XOiSzcLeOvpH5xinYfy-Y9ZFdcAECH8eNF9ntQe/s1600/CIMG1671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Products I Never Use</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_SfE7EmUeFUMh8iAht7WtLW0GWSmnonJ4jzB4lWWU1jWqsmkim5Qo9R3CmNCK_mpkwjJQvDsPRLnLoE4btoQAUneqP_xOeNRv4BswGsQ56RUINLL7A3wDaiKtbAAhiIpDQQ2jF5ghRQw/s1600/CIMG1684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Face Brushes/Eye Brushes</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Both stored in old cups and in rice to keep them standing up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">I hope you liked this little insight into my makeup obsession! If you have any questions about particular products or want more detailed categorised collection posts feel free to comment below!:)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></a></div>

makeup collection&storage

This post is completely, 100% devoted to my makeup collection, and it is quite possibly the most exciting post to me that I have ever done,...

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Major Brush Envy

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lately I've been realising more and more how pivotal the correct use of makeup brushes can be when wanting the perfect makeup finish. When rifling through my makeup collection, I found I was severely lacking in the brushes I <strike>want </strike>need, and I've been geeking up and doing some research into the beautiful brushes I just<strong> have</strong> to buy.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are some of the brushes I've been lusting after recently...</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/images/products/84003_PRODUCT_IMAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/images/products/84003_PRODUCT_IMAGE.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>ELF Studio Powder Brush- Grrrr, why will you not come back in stock?!?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/images/products/84004_PRODUCT_IMAGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/images/products/84004_PRODUCT_IMAGE.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>ELF Studio Fan Brush</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F40-2T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F40-2T.jpg" width="132" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Sigma F40</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F15-2T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F15-2T.jpg" width="133" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Sigma F15</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F25-2T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="320" src="http://www.sigmabeauty.com/v/vspfiles/photos/F25-2T.jpg" width="131" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Sigma F25</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>and many many more...</em></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahh envy really is a sin... for my purse ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why do brushes have to be so expensive ehh!?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What are your favourite and most useful makeup brushes, any recommendations? :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4894/siggiei.png" /></a></div></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span>

Major Brush Envy

Lately I've been realising more and more how pivotal the correct use of makeup brushes can be when wanting the perfect makeup finish. Wh...

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