Bargain Nail Polish Rack

Hello everyone! I was running out of space for all my nail polish on the top shelf of my corner storage. Initially, there were three rows of polish there (only two rows in the picture below) and it was hard to see what was behind the first row. So, I had to find some better storage.

So what do you think? It's much better now, but I had to move the rack to the other side of my room, since my new storage unit is too wide to fit on top of the black shelf.

Do you see any blue polishes?....Nope, I need to get one.

"NAIL POLISH RACK" SPECS

3-Tiered Shelf Organizer

• WHAT: Room Essentials Tiered Shelf Organizer. This is actually intended for kitchen storage but it's an alternative to a real nail polish rack.
  
• WHERE: I purchased this at Target in the kitchen section near the lazy Susans and drawer organizers. I can't find this online.
• PRICE: $8.24
• DIMENSIONS: 14 ¹/₄" x 9 ⁹/₁₆" x 3 ³/₈"
• MATERIAL: Made from plastic and claims to have a non-slip surface. Not! The gray area is still slippery like plastic and has raised bumps in a grid pattern, which I find annoying.
• DESCRIPTION: This plastic organizer has 3 tiers. Each tier is deep enough to hold 2 rows of your nail polish bottles. However, since this isn't a true nail polish rack, the second row on each tier will not sit higher than the first row. But it's all good! This is much better storage than just lining up your nail polish on a flat shelf.
• NAIL POLISH STORAGE SPACE: Each tier will hold about 10-12 bottles of nail polish, depending on the size of the bottles. It will hold even more if you're using it for skinny nail art polishes. But as an estimate, the whole unit can hold an average of 66 bottles, and will definitely hold at least 60 bottles. I have 53 bottles on mine, and still have another row free.

The only thing I don't like about it is that the back part is cutout - there's no back "leg". So I couldn't put this on top of my black shelf, hanging over the edge, because it won't stand up. I added some non-slip pads under the sides so that it won't slip on top of the drawers I have it on.

WHY DIDN'T I JUST BUY A REAL NAIL POLISH RACK?

Because I didn't want to spend $25-$50 plus shipping on just a nail polish rack. Yes, they look lovely and all, but right now I'd rather spend that money on nail polish itself.

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At first, I was going to buy a lazy Susan to hold my nail polish (lol), thinking that it would be cool to have a rotating nail polish rack, but I figured it would be hard to reach the bottles on the inside of the bottom tier. But it was still a good idea, right?

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TEASER

A hot mess on the floor. I've played with this stuff for several days already and overall, I'm pleased. An "elf Studio Haul & Review" post is coming soon. UPDATE: It's up now!


Have a nice day ladies! =)

UPDATED Corner Storage and GoTo Palette

The picture above shows the storage on the top of my desk (it's actually two square tables put together because you can never find a table this long and wide unless it's a ridiculous price). I bought a new three-drawer unit from Walmart for $4 a couple days ago to put on top of my 6-drawer unit on the right side. I lined the drawers with paper towels and non-slip pads and put a few thing inside them already. I abandoned my old "Daily Train Case" idea and put all the makeup I reach for the most into these drawers and reserved my train cases for extra things.

I also reorganized many things on the black shelf too, but I've never shown that before. My laptop is under the blue sheet and my closet is to the right. I have shelves under the table where I keep my train cases (see picture below). I think I may do a video next month about my collection and storage. Shoot, it's only been almost a year since I uploaded my last YT vid. =P

Then I updated my GoTo Palette because I bought two MAC eyeshadows that I've been wanting. Can you see the difference? I switched out MAC Bold & Brazen and Wet n Wild Naked with MAC's Ricepaper (third in first row) and Texture (fifth in first row).

Click here for my orignal GoTo Palette post with all swatches.

I've been wanting Ricepaper (a frost) since the year 2000...no lie! I finally got it. Ahaha! I think it's now my favorite shimmery highlight.

And then I got Texture (a velvet), which is the perfect above the crease color. I don't buy MAC too often but these two colors are must-haves.

TOP: with flash (true colors), BOTTOM: natural light

*~*DUPE ALERT*~*

NYX's Sahara looks almost exactly like Ricepaper. What do you think? Even though the texture of Ricepaper is a little better, Sahara is still a very good eyeshadow - and still a favorite.

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EXTRA TIDBIT: Oooh lookie! Elf Studio now has eyeshadow singles and new blushes. Yup, I'm gonna have to try a couple of the eyeshadows because I'm too much of an eyeshadow junkie. I'm currently not buying any more lip products until I finish a tube of lipstick or gloss, but I'm still allowing myself eyeshadow. =)

Amethyst e/s & Candid Coral Blush

New Mineral Eyeshadow Primer


Compare the ingredients...

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Ingredients: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glyceryl Triethylhexanoate, Polyethylene, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Isopropyl Lanolate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol. May Contain (+/-): Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).


Elf Mineral Eyeshadow Primer Ingredients:

This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes. Apply a small amount to the eyelid and blend in. Use as a base prior to applying eyeshadow. Isododecane, Cylopentasiloxane, Octyl Palmitate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Triacontanyl PVP, Propylene Carbonate, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).

*~*UPDATE*~*

Becky asked if NYX Brown was a good dupe for MAC Texture. So I busted out with my Brown single and the depotted one from the trio but I don't think they look alike. Both browns are matte while Texture has a little bit of shimmer and has terracotta/orange undertones. What do you think? But, NYX Brown (single) is still a good above the crease color and for blending up colors on the lid.

And a while back, Stephanie pointed out if NYX Champagne and MAC All That Glitters were dupes. To me, I say that they're close enough. Although on a white base NYX Champange looks more beige-champagne and MAC All That Glitters looks more peach-champagne, on a shimmery beige base, there's not much difference. Both are very pretty lid colors but I think NYX Champagne is good enough.

Hope this helps! =)

*UPDATED* Tabletop Storage

A buddy has been added to my existing tabletop storage. This 5-drawer Sterilite unit used to be $6.97 at Walmart but can you believe that it's exactly $8.00 now? When does Walmart ever end a price at an even dollar? It's always .97 or .98 cents. Anyway a $1.03 price hike is HUGE for Walmart. I don't believe the first drawers I got were purchased on sale either.


I reorganized the two drawers in the black unit. The top drawer has about two layers of lipsticks.

The bottom drawer are most of my lipglosses with wand applicators. There's some Cover Girl Wetslicks & Max Factor (my faves) on top.

Then jumping over to the new drawers. More lipglosses in tubes and pots as well as lipliners and lip brushes. You should keep a separate sharpener for your lipliners. Do you see that discontinued Stila Rose Shine? That's one of my all times faves but it had the worst packaging ever!

Some eyeshadow bases, Jane Be Pure Mineral Gel eyeliner and a Sephora eyelash curler with a slide out lash & brow comb.

Eyeshadows I hardly use. There's a Rimmel quad, Maybelline e/s and a Clinique Bonus palette underneath.

Eyeliners, a separate sharpener for them, elf Studio products (review on the way), a Jane e/s palette (black rectangle) and a Physician's Formula baked e/s trio (I really like this).

Finally, the bottom drawer has some false eyelashes which I don't use too often, DUO dark tone glue and my EDM foundation brush.

Top view

I promise to show what's underneath the table too. =)

Mini Jewelry Haul & Storage

I picked up two pairs of earrings above at Icing last week on a BOGOHO, buy one get one half off. On the left for $7.50 has pink, brown and ecru colored string that's wrapped around and around in an intricate pattern. It happened to match the shirt that I was wearing perfectly! On the right are some dangly curves with crystals for $8.50. Grand total was $12.25 plus tax.


On the weekend I stopped by Claire's and bought two necklaces. (Actually, it was courtesy of the ex-boyfriend. lol)
On the left a 48" gunmetal colored necklace with round beads for $10.50 and on the right a 30" necklace with metal circles and black faceted plastic beads for $9.50.

I double-upped the one on the left.

And because I spent $20 or more before tax at Claire's, they gave me a $10 off coupon on my next purchase of $20 or more before tax. It's valid between December 1st and the 14th and I'm definitely going to use this!

So where do I store the earrings and necklaces that I use most often? Well, don't ever buy a Polaroid FLM-911 LCD TV because it SUCKS! I bought this two years ago for about $330 and at that time LCDs were around $500 or more so I opted for the cheaper one. It had a beautiful picture though but less than a year and a half later the screen went white and the picture never came on anymore but the audio still worked. The warranty was 1 year only and I never buy extended warranties because I've never had problems with any electronic items before. I researched this TV online and a lot of other people had problems with it. The cost to fix it is more than what it's worth so I have to save up for another LCD TV.

Just don't ever buy Polaroids, guys! But it makes a wonderful earring rack. LoL! I just tied up some thread around it and voila. Do you see the back part of my little 9" CRT TV on the left that I'm forced to use? =( Even my laptop screen is bigger than that. I guess if I haven't hauled so much makeup this year, I could have already bought a new TV. Ah well...Hehe


All my other jewelry are piled in a little case. You may have spied it in one of my videos. It has a multicolored block pattern on it. I use it as a camera stand when making YT vids.