All About My Vanity Organization

You can only do your makeup as well as the light you apply it in. This is why a great vanity setup is essential for me. I’ve found that most of my clients who I gave lessons and tutorials for do their makeup in the bathroom with terrible and harsh lighting! This irregular lighting is a huge factor for having makeup that doesn’t look the same from when you apply it to when you step out for your day.

Since I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my vanity organization, desk, and what mirror I use, I’m giving you my best tips for your vanity organization! It’s time to start this season with a whole new appreciation for your makeup routine.

Let’s start with vanity lighting. It is ideal to have a set up near natural light, facing or by a window. If that is not possible for you, no worries! There are many vanities from Impressions Vanity that have LED lighting which is most comparable to natural sunlight. For traveling, I also have a mini setup that’s perfect for on-the-go makeup looks (let me know if you are interested in a travel essentials post!).

My vanity is my happy place. Having a clean, comfortable space that matches my personality is an everyday mood-booster. It makes me look forward to an essential part of my morning routine when doing glam on myself! If you have the space for it- I highly recommend investing in a vanity area with lighting and seating to do your makeup.

For my desk, I use a dressing table from Ikea that matches my mirror, the best part is that it’s under $200 and works AMAZING! I love the matching drawers that I put next to the table for additional makeup storage. Being a makeup artist, I have A LOT of makeup, which means I need a good amount of space. It’s one of my favorite hobbies to test out new products to share with you guys and my clients!

Next is storage, I keep my everyday makeup products and brushes in inserts from Cosmetic Archive. I love that they stay compact, clean, and organized in these easy inserts. I bought mine originally from Etsy but unfortunately, it looks that they closed down their shop, but I found some great dupes on Instagram and more links for similar setups below!

For the additional drawers, I use the Ikea Alex Drawers for organization and storage. I have two of the units with five drawers on each unit. I would recommend these as well for convenient accommodations.

I have each drawer filled with a few different items, mostly organized with the same cosmetic archive organizers. But this foundation display is from vanity collections. They have a whole section dedicated to Ikea compatible organizers.

If you want to add a finishing touch- I love displaying fresh roses or flowers to incorporate the vanity into the rest of the bedroom. You can easily display a small photo frame or jewelry holder if that fits your style as well!

Stay up-to-date with my favorite makeup looks on my Instagram and try out some of my favorite products here. If you have more questions about my vanity organization or travel makeup setup, let me know below!