updated organization (pic heavy)

hi guys! i'm so excited to present my melmers to you guys, which i got for xmas! melmers are actually 3-drawer cube units found at craft stores (like michaels, etc.) and they look like mini ikea helmers...thus melmer. at walmart, i bought a roll of foam shelf liners for the inside so that stuff won't go sliding around everywhere, as well as some acrylic bins to sort makeup into. ~Lin-chan ^.~

note: i don't really go into detail below about what each product is..unlike how i did last time.. if you wanna know what a particular item is just ask, otherwise i'm pretty sure you can pick out what most items are.

random note: the instructions in the melmer box said "easy assembly", but don't trust it. lol. you need two different sized phillips screw drivers and possibly a second person to help hold the pieces together while you place the screws in. also, there is only one correct side up because of the way the plastic shelf-rests sit inside. to keep the two melmers stabilized and stacked together, each box comes with a set of those cylindrical wooden 'pins'.

random sidenote: i mentioned in my last organization post that i probably wouldn't make another until we move..but we haven't moved yet; paul's still got about another two years or so left of school if we do move afterward..and i have about a year left.


the closet: my blue snapware container has the same random stuff in it as last time, and the mini green one still has my most-used/favorite polishes in it. (snapware containers from target, sterilite drawer unit from amazon--2pk)

 

melmers:

 
first drawer: hodge podge of eye and face products; second drawer: eye products
acrylic bins from walmart

 
third drawer: palettes & lipsticks; z palettes
when i get a chance to review the em michelle phan life palette moments, they'll migrate into that half-empty palette.
not sure what i'll do to keep all of her blushes together though...hmmmm...

  
fourth drawer: treatments, base coats, top coats, other nail implements
fifth & sixth drawers: nail polish

sterilite drawer unit:
first drawer: uninteresting closet stuff -- lint rollers, fashion tape, etc.

  
second drawer: lippies; third drawer: random stuff, empty unii and z palettes; fourth drawer: lush stuff, brush holders, random stuff
mesh utensil organizer from bed bath & beyond

the bedroom:

acrylic lipstick holder from the container store, mesh mail sorter from target, 1x/5x mirror from bed bath & beyond


pro z palette

the bathroom:

 
3-drawer acrylic container from the container store. the top left drawer is my everyday makeup, and the other two have items if i want a change-up.
caboodle tray & mesh cup from target, vase/pot was from an edible arrangement

 
drawer (mesh bin from bed bath & beyond); 4U & large z palettes, unii palette

my most viewed posts of 2013

so, in reality, most of the posts on this list aren't from 2013...but i migrated to blogger early last january, so it still kinda counts...anyway. here's my most-viewed posts to-date. enjoy. ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. black eyeliner comparison review! urban decay perversion vs. tarte onyx

2. new desk! ikea alex & tornliden

3. comparison review: mua undress me too vs. urban decay naked2

4. mua cosmetics 50% off & free shipping!!!!!!!!!!!! [ended] -- i'm not sure why this one's still popular... the sale was last january for crying out loud.

5. haul/review custom cosmetics palettes! unii & z palette (pic heavy) (updated)

6. makeup collection and storage & updated unii/z palettes

7. maybelline summer 2013 color tattoos

8. review: too faced primed & poreless powder

9. em michelle phan: day life palette: day dreaming

10. December 2013 ipsy bag!!!

new desk! ikea alex & tornliden

hey guys! i've been wanting a new desk forever! the desk i've had for the past two years is from my great-grandparents' house and it's wicker with a glass top. ewwwww. aside from it's antiquity, it did have a lot of storage space in it. a drawer above your seat, and three drawers along the side (two large, one small). but i wanted to get something better, something nicer. my reasons for picking out this particular "desk" are that it has plenty of drawers and it is still functional for what i need it for now. and at the same time, i can use it as a vanity in the future, whenever we get a house: just put it against a wall and hang a mirror. voilà! and it won't be as difficult to move, since it is three pieces instead of one. i still need to get a chair to go with it, but anyway here it is! ~Lin-chan ^.~

 

IKEA: Alex drawers & Tornliden tabletop (59")

when we went to houston for our anniversary, we picked up the two drawer units. i'm pretty happy they also came in black/brown over there because they're only available in white online. we didn't buy the table top at the time because i wanted the 59" (vs. 47"--which wouldn't have enough leg room) and it's too long to fit in my car. also, tornliden only recently became available on the website. i was origininally going to get linnmon, but i liked how tornliden is lacquered and the paint will not get wear-spots as quickly. all the more reason to wait!

update to the deleted ikea/fedex rant: i'm upset that ALL four corners of the table top were banged, three moreso than the fourth. there was a gash on the wall-side (hidden by the printer) and a small, less noticeable one on the front near the left side. i guess they just did whatever the hell they felt like when they were transporting the thing. whoever at ikea took a rectangular box, stuck the tabletop package into it, put a bunch of those air pack things onto ONE side of the table top, shoved a second box on top (since it's so tall) and taped it up. then the wonderful people in the parcel delivery business do things like this and damage your stuff. and/or they decide to bring the obnoxiously large package to your door, ring the doorbell and run away. paul said he didn't even see the delivery guy. ~.~
anyway, paul talked me out of calling ikea customer service because: i don't really want to deal with hassling them & shipping another, etc., it's possible to fix the spots or at least get something smooth them nearly seamlessly back down, and "does it have to be perfect?" i guess not. but it's still pretty upsetting.

the left set of drawers is full of office supplies etc. the right side doesn't have a whole lot in it yet: a little carry-over of office supplies (the middle three drawers are totally empty). i haven't fully decided how i want to store everything (makeup-wise) in it yet or when that will happen. but if and when it ever happens, i'll make an updated storage/organization post. we did pull the drawer units off the wall so that they were flush with the outer side of the desk (it looked funny with them against the wall), so there's about a 7" gap between the back of the drawer units and the wall, but it's ok, my power strip can hide behind there and still be accessible.

the hubz is totally jealous of my desk. his is approximately the size of the wicker one with a hutch on it....and a lcd monitor because his previous laptop's screen is eternally broken...and it's a cluttered mess. so i told him he could use my desk as long as he held up to the terms: don't make it cluttered with nerdy scratch paper ALL over and pick up/clean up after he's done. aside from how massive the desk is, he likes the leg room a lot (it's about 29"h x 39"w) and that he can sit in his executive-sized office chair and fit underneath the desk very comfortably.

i also posted the above photo to facebook from my instagram, and the brother-in-law became jealous too. lolz.

update: i got myself a new chair! office max gwynn manager's chair