Oct 22, 2012

Nail Polish Organization

As my nail polish collection is starting to grow, I need to organize them so I won't run out and buy similar shades of polish.

A great and easy way to do it is to get some nail wheels so you can see all your nail polish in one shot.

Next, I went to the dollar store to get some storage boxes with handles to organize my polish by shades. For me, it is fairly easy as I mostly have pink/purple polishes.


As you can tell, I don't have an absurd collection. But I thought if I organize it as my collection grows, it will be much easier as it goes.


This box is for my pinks and purple. If I am super-organized, I would have labelled the color on the nail wheel with the name of the polish. 


This way, I can see what I have and won't go out and buy similar shades.


This is more of my nudes/grey/green colors. Lots of room to grow as I'm more adventurous in trying out new colors.


I got a set of 10 nail wheels from ebay. These can also be found in beauty supply stores.









11 comments:

  1. The color wheels are cool - I may need something like that, I've got about 5-6 variations of the same red!

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    1. It is a great way to display all the nail polish you have in a glance. After all, we only have 10 fingers and toes and we have lot more polish than 20 :)

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  2. The Nail Wheels are awesome! I was actually also thinking about how I should organize my nail polishes. The big make up bag I'm using is not really working very well for me!

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    1. The nail wheel displays all the shades you have in a glance making life much easier. When I am at the store shopping for shades, I kind of recall I have something remotely similar but can't remember and a lot of times cannot find that nail polish. This way, I know what I have and I can go out and get more :)

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  3. Wow this is such a good idea!! I have nearly 100 different polishes (absurd I know!!) and this way it's so easy to keep track, plus see what they actually look like on the nail xxx

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    1. wow, you have an amazing collection of polish. I'm just slowly building my collection. A lot of nail polish I got from my Julep Maven boxes I don't wear a lot, I gave away to my nieces. Do try the nail wheel and see how you like them.

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  4. This is how I store my polish currently - in 8 x 5 litre tubs! With the polish numbers approaching 450 (OH my!) I think it is time for my first (and I swear - last) Helmer!!!

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    1. wow, you have a lot of nail polish! I'm just starting to build my collection. Love to see your collection :)

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    1. I find it much easier to see what I have on the nail wheels than to guess what I think I have. Now I'm all organized, I can go out and get more :)

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  6. Great idea with the plastic nail....
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