The makeup drawer can seem like a black hole at times.  When this happens, you don’t realize what you actually have and forget about some of those special gems that make you sparkle.

Start by separating your makeup in to two piles.  One pile with what you would still wear today and a second pile with the items you can live without.

Next with the makeup that you would still wear today, you need to toss liquid items that you have had for over two years.  As for the powdered items, you can keep them for up to four years…anything longer than that…toss ’em!  Overtime, when makeup is exposed to air it naturally starts to inhabit bacteria.

Now you have a pile of makeup that you will actually wear and that is safe to use.  Let’s take it one step further… Organize it!  My suggestion is to organize your makeup from left to right in the order that you would apply.  Here is a link to some great makeup organizers!

Wake up each morning feeling organized and ready to conquer your day!