New Hair

I finally got my hair done a couple weeks ago.  I'm really happy with it!  I went a little more copper in color, but still with blond highlights. 

Here's a before:

Nice grow out, right?  Yeah.

And here's a couple afters:

Yay for new hair!  :)

I apologize for the crappy phone photos... I really do need to get a new real camera. 

On a side note, I'm even more convinced that there is truly no better place to live than the Pacific Northwest in the summertime!  Summer has finally arrived (as usual, right around July 5th it showed up) And I am LOVING it! 

here's a few photos from the past few weeks...

An evening walk around Green Lake

Hanging out at my brother's pool with my Mama

Perfect ending to a great weekend.  Friends, wine, and a gorgeous sunset over the Sound

Makeup storage

I've mentioned before that I'm a huge makeup junkie.  I'll admit, it's a little bit ridiculous.  I'm always wanting to try new products, and especially eyeshadow/eye makeup. I'm always interested in seeing how others store their makeup, so I thought I'd share how I store or organize the majority of mine.  I'm currently using an old nightstand as my makeup/hair product/vanity type thing.  It has two drawers, and the top one is makeup, the bottom one is mostly hair things - curling irons, flat irons, hair ties, bobby pins, etc. 

So here's my makeup drawer:

I have things separated out in individual little tray organizer things (such a technical name I've given it, huh?)

This is my mascara, eyeliners, eyeshadow primer basket

This is individual shadows (stacked on top of each other). The ones I wear most often. Other, less used ones, are stashed away

These are my newest additions... I kind of love them right now. Each one comes with a lip/cheek stain, a highlighter, blush & lip gloss.

See, aren't they cute? :)

My two most used palettes. Urban Decay Naked & Naked2. And a random Stila one hiding in the background

Other less used palettes. Kat Von D, Lorac, MAC, Nars, etc. I don't use any of these very often. Maybe a couple times a month. If that.

This is my face basket, foundation, bronzing serum, BB cream, powder, blush, beauty blender etc. (on a side note, I love love LOVE the Urban Decay Naked Skin foundation. Seriously. Love.)

The lip product basket. Yeah, I know. Ridiculous. And there's bound to be another 4 or more floating around in my purse.

 

My makeup brushes. I need to get some filler so they stand up straight in there, but for now, this works.

So, there ya have it.  That's how I currently have my makeup organized.  Or the most used items. I have a little 3 drawer cubby thing that has other random things that I don't use often, but still want to hold onto. 

How do you organize your makeup?