My updated stash video

I've finally managed to edit and upload my stash video(s) from last Friday, so here they are. I ran out of memory space on my camera, so had to do it in two parts. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Guess how many lipglosses I have: video and giveaway!

*** THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! ***

I'd been planning on doing this video about my lipgloss stash and storage, and finally I've managed to record it, so here it is! And once you've watched it, be sure to take part in my giveaway to win some of my favourite high street / drugstore make up products!

To enter my giveaway and win the above goodies, all you have to do is answer this question: *** THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! ***

How many lipglosses do you think I own?

Anyone can enter, you don't have to be a follower and the giveaway is open worldwide, but you can only enter once (so be sure to watch the video, because otherwise you will not be able to guess correctly). Please include your e-mail address if you can't be contacted through your profile (entries without e-mail address won't be eligible). The winner is the one with the closest guess. If there is a tie, the earlier entry will win. Giveaway will close at 11:59 pm (GMT) on Monday 31st January. *** THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! ***

And here's what you can win: 

• Vaseline Lip Therapy Rosy Lips
• Barbara Daly (for Tesco) eyeshadow base
• No 7 Extreme Lenght Mascara in Iridescent Sapphire (sample size)
• 17 Ultimate Volume Lipgloss in Pink Ice
• 17 Fast Finish Nail Polish in Pink Grapefruit

And now, here's the video! Enjoy!

Newly reorganised lipsticks and lipglosses

I've recently acquired a new empty icecream box due to eating a lot of banana splits lately (not good for my weight!), so I've decided to reorganise my lipstick and lipgloss collection. You might remember me showing you where I keep my lipsticks and lipglosses here and here. I was overflowing my lipgloss box, so badly needed a new one, but then I found that I didn't have enough lipglosses to fill two, so I ended up rearranging things. Here's the result:

All my lipsticks and some of my high end lipglosses (the short ones - the long ones are stored in a drawer)

Square tubes of lipglosses (Mac, YSL Golden Glosses, Givenchy, Lancome, Sue Devitt and Guerlain) All my Mac lipsticks and regular shaped lipglosses (my Liberty of London ones still in their special packaging, lol) High end lipsticks (Guerlain, Clarins, Chanel, Lancome, Urban Decay, Laura Geller, Dior, Givenchy, RMK, Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown, Clinique)

Non-high end lipsticks (Avon, L'Oreal, Maybelline, No 7, 17, The Body Shop, Rimmel)

I also did a stocktake of all my lipstuff and have concluded that I have more lipsticks and lipglosses than I can ever use up. Does it stop me from buying more? No! :)

Here are the stats: I own 158 lipsticks and 398 lipglosses! Now my challenge is to use every one of them in the next year or two! We'll see how that goes.

My stash and storage video

After I posted my stash pictures and slideshows, I had some requests to make a video of my stash and post it on Youtube, which I've done and here it is! It's my first ever video, so apologies if the quality isn't too great. Let me know what you think. :)

My stash and new storage pictures

A while ago I posted pictures about my storage solutions (see here), but as I've just rearranged some of it, I thought I'd post pictures of it. I have a very big collection, and most of it is actually stored in boxes and make up bags/cases, and drawers all over the place, but I do have some of it in storage units with drawers on top of my chest of drawers. I keep all my Mac make up in them (except for a few back up MSFs and lip products) and also most of my face products. I have a big 6-drawer-unit which is mainly for my Mac stash and high end lipglosses which don't fit into my lipgloss bozes due to their size. I also have two 3-drawer ones that have non-Mac face powders, blushes, lip palettes, longlasting lip colours, some eyeshadows and spare foundations in them.

I also have two small 4-drawer units that house my eyeshadow primers, concealers, eyepencils, liquid eyeliners, mascaras, spares, and GWP face creams. You will see that I have a lot of face products (primers, lotions, etc.) and tons of perfumes on top of my chest of drawers too, it all looks a bit chaotic, but it's about as organised as can be. :)

My lipsticks and lipglosses are kept in several boxes under my chests of drawers, and my drugstore lipglosses are stored in a small 4-drawer unit in the downstrairs cloakroom. I need a new box for my lipglosses as I'm running out of space, I tend to use icecream tubs, so need to eat lots of icecream (Cornish Cream tubs are the best!) so I have a new empty box for my lipglosses. :)

Here are a couple of slideshows and some pictures of my storage solutions and some of my stash. I didn't update the second one, I have slightly more glosses in it, but the idea is the same.

My new storage solutions

I have recently purchased some nifty little storage units from eBay for keeping my stash in. I have a big make up collection and most of it is stored in boxes which isn't very easy to get at (they're under my chests of drawers). So I have bought a bigger 5 drawer unit and some smaller ones, and although they don't take anywhere near most of my stuff, I have managed to organize my eye products (liners, mascaras, etc.) and (drugstore) lipglosses, plus put all my Mac products in one, easily reachable place. See slideshow below: