Yeah, so you lot are sharper than a brand new 24/7 eyeliner pencil. Of course, the crafty thingie that Mr. L was constructing for me was my new Lipstick Organiser. So good, it needs capitalization. Well done for guessing correctly!
Wanna see it? (tough, I’m showing you anyway)
I know it’s a little bit rustic-looking but damn, it works like a dream. I can see each lipstick at a glance and organise them into shade ranges. My OCD tendencies are acting like they just scored a touchdown!
It was a total pain in the arse to make (says Mr. L) and I have massive gratitude to Koren for the inspiration. Mr. L didn’t use the same measurements as him though… we wanted to use thicker cardboard, it needed to fit my Helmer drawer neatly, so accounted for that and we had to enlarge some measurements to make room for my largest lipsticks (Urban Decay and Burberry incase you were wondering!).
If you want to watch Koren’s video on how to make one of these little marvels, it’s embedded below!
What do you think? Do you have one of these? Want one?!
This is brilliant! Can he make me one?
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haha, I’ll put it to him
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Wow, what a great idea! And you can paint the cardboard to match your drawer too!
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Yes, I should totally get him to either paint the cardboard or wrap some lovely patterned paper around it!
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It might be easiest to spray-paint the cardboard.
You could do contrasting colours for the x and y axes.
Mr. L would be an absolute angel if he took the time to wrap it and then re-cut the slits.
Thanks for sharing your organizer. It looks great!
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Fantastic! I keep my lipsticks in icecream tubs which works well, but this is fab! How many lipsticks have you got? Must have taken him a while to make, well done Mr L!
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I’ve seen your collex vids with the ice cream tubs! They work really well, I keep my pencils in a couple of chinese takeaway cartons – they’re the perfect length!
Don’t make me count! *counts* – there’s 92 in the drawer and probably about 7 or so floating around and another 4 that I haven’t opened put away yet ‘cos I need to take photos! It’s a SICKNESS. xxx
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Oh my GAWD, this is awesome! I’m sure I’ll try to make one and get a papercut/fuck it all up/end up crying but I’ll be giving it a stab!
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Try not to stab yourself *tsk*
Seriously, do it – I keep looking at it’s awesomeness.
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What a diligent work! How neat!
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See, this is the major reason I got him to do it for me. He’s a perfectionist with things like this. If I’d done it, half would be super neat and half would have looked like I’d let the dog do it. xx
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Brilliant! But what’s the drawer thingy they’re in? How large is it, where does it come from?
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The drawer is an Ikea Helmer which sits ontop of my desk. You can buy them at Ikea and they’re about $40 http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40107872/
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What a fabulous idea! x
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It works super well! x
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Awesone, I want one! Totally don’t have the patience to make it though. Might ask the boyfriend and show him this
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Yes, go and buy a big packet of minstrels for him too – I found that it was the chocolate that swung it for me!
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What a great idea! Mr L has done a wonderful job!
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I’ll pass on your compliments ha! I bet he’ll be secretly well-chuffed that you all think it’s great!
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Tis a thing of beauty! First I need a Helmer, then the cardboard it came in
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I can’t live without my helmers, they provide so much storage for such a little footprint. xx
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Love, love, love! What a fantastic (and cheap) idea. If only I was creative enough.
x
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Ahhh, bribery is the key – suck up and get someone else to do it for you!
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That’s awesome! I showed your post to my mom, who wears lipstick 24/7, and she loves the idea! She’s planning on bribing my dad to make her one.
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Yes, yes!!! Let me know if she succeeds and gets one! x
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Awesomeness!! This is like porn for people like me who have a thing for lipsticks and tidiness!!!
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Seriously, it so is – I keep opening the drawer and feeling a wash of satisfaction LOL
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Wow, I love it!!! It looks amazing
I will definitely have to make one when I actually have some free time!
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Go for it, it’s surprisingly easy (to watch someone else do it) xx
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Wow, that is super organised – pretty brilliant actually!
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It’s the only thing that IS organised! The rest is a mess. Now I need to persuade him to make blusher-shaped compartments!
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Eeee it’s so prettyyyyyy! (Well, obviously, like – not pretty because it’s made out of plain cardboard. But my OCD half is having a small fit because of this! It’s so STRAIGHT! And ORGANIZEY!
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hahahaha, high-five sister!
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amazeballs! I neeeeeeed one for my nail polish collection, my Carmine box is full!
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My nail polishes are badly organised, I have dividers but they still slide about – you could totally do this for polishes!
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So organized! Love the idea.. might give it a try
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Go for it!
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Brilliant,thanks for sharing.
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Wow, me likes! I wish I’d need one of those, because it would mean I have a gazillion lipsticks! (I don’t…)
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Ah-ha! I thought it was for nail polish, but lipstick is even better! That’s awesome!
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How many lipsticks do you have!!!!! I cleaned out my makeup bags last week and its such a good feeling to get organised.
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Would you mind sharing the measurements and cardboard thickness you used?
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Ahhh I totally want one! Can’t imagine how much time it took to make though ;]
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I’ve been talking to my beau about doing something like this. I had actually considered having him and his wood working friend craft me up some sort of 2×4 system with holes drilled in it. that way I can set it on a shelf or in a drawer. Love what you’ve done with your organization skills. Hopefully you thanked Mr L profusely for his labor of love. <3
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[...] Get organized by purchasing a caddy or making your own lipstick organizer! [...]
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Can you please share the exact measurements you used for the Helmer drawer? I just got one and would love to do this but am spatially challenged. Thanks!
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Sorry Becca, I didn’t write them down anywhere and I’m off on holiday in the morning so won’t have time to measure my helmer. Maybe the ikea website lists the drawer dimensions? That’s all you need, height doesn’t really matter aslong as its not too high to fit (mine are quite short so I can get easy purchase on the lipstick I’m reaching for).
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amaaaaaazin! x
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Thano you so much!I so needed this. I just made one:)
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