Fairy Tidy Makeup Brushes

Makeup brushes end up everywhere and  I've been looking for a convenient and pretty way to store them for a while now. I wanted them to be kept tidy but also accessible so I can use them every day.

While looking around for ideas, I often came across the white Ikea cutout flower pot or pen pots. I really wanted something different and unique. I already have a lot of white in my room and I wanted something that would give my room a pop of colour, something that was fun. I really love retro vintage things so that was the vibe I was looking for. 

I eventually found the perfect one. I browsed amazon very intensely for a whole evening and suddenly came a cross a "retro ceramic kitchen utensil holder." that measured 11x14cm. I just stared at it beaming at the prettyness of it.  

It reminded me of a war time propaganda poster, as though it had come out of the 1940s. It has a cute cupcake on it with pink icing and a strawberry on top. It also has a faint duck egg green background with tiny pink polka dots and bold red lettering. 

It slots very neatly into the space next to my makeup tidy on my desk.

My brush collection is not impressive but I am working on that. I have my eye on a few sigma and elf brushes. 

~* xo Dream Pixy xo*~

*Fairy soft lips*

 I was on a "basics spree" in Primark when I came across a giant Vaseline tub, with smaller Vaseline tubs inside. Suddenly I had this vision of storing all my favourite everyday lip balms in this really cool tub. I could also imagine how adorable it would look on my desk.  

As I am getting older, I've noticed my lips get drier and when I wear lipstick it doesn't go on as smoothly or will bleed out more quickly . So I've been investing in more lip products and taking better care of my lips. I also generally love lip products; maybe even slightly obsessed. 

Now I have somewhere quirky to store some of my favourite lip products. 

In no particular order just a few of my favourites:
(From left to right)

1. Eight Hour Cream - Elizabeth Arden: I probably use this one most often just before I go to bed. I think everyone needs to own this. 
2. Burt's Bees Vitamin E & Peppermint: I love wearing this just before I wear a matte lipstick. I love the tingling sensation it leaves. I also feel like it slightly plumps the lips.
3.  Yu-Be lips (Japanese product) : Glycerin (retains moisture in the skin) based and enriched with Vitamin E and Camphor. I do feel a noticeable difference in the softness of my lips when I use this.  
4. Banana Boat Sunscreen Lip Balm :  My summer lip balm :) I think a lot of people forget our lips can burn too and that they also need spf. I love this it has spf 45 and is water resistant (80 mins, is what it says - hmm not quite sure about this.) 
5. EOS Honeysuckle honeydew: The packaging is too cute! I feel incredibly cool when applying this to my lips. I can't really tell if it is doing anything for my lips, it does however smell incredible. I feel like a story book character when I apply this. 

*xo Dream Pixy xo*