How Do You Store Your Polish?
- November 19th, 2010
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So much polish and so many storage options! I know that there are many, MANY ways to store your polish, so I’m going to talk about some of the most popular ways that I’ve come across and how I personally store my own!
The Ikea Helmer is probably one of the most popular and most talked about storage methods. While I haven’t actually seen one in person, I’ve been told that height-wise, the shelves are the perfect size for most standard polish bottles. Both Christine from Temptalia and Michelle from All Lacquered Up are fans:
The Ikea Helmer has a total of 6 shelves which makes for an outrageous amount of storage. For those of you with a modest amount of polish, this would be great to start off with. The possiblities to grow your collections are practically endless! The Helmer comes in red, silver and white and retails for $39.99 USD.
Another popular storage method is with clear strorage containers that are meant for shoes. These are great because they give you a clear view as to which colors or brands you have in each box. They stack very easily which means they stay out of sight until you need to pull them out. These clear storage boxes from the Container store even come in pack of 20 for $29.80 or 1 for $1.79. Talk about a deal!
If you have any extra ones, they’d be perfect for your shoes (obviously) and other makeup that you need to stash away!
Some of you are lucky enough to have a room in your houses dedicated to makeup! If I were so lucky, I would probably put my polish on display with one of these professional acrylic racks that they use in the nail salons:
These are great because they let you see every single polish that you have! What better way to admire your collection than to have it posted on the wall next to your vanity? It’s not only practical, but it’s also a work of art. Granted, you must have the space for this but if you do, you’re one lucky gal! I found this rack on www.ebay.com under the search title “acrylic polish rack”.
I was browsing the Container Store website and came across some other storage methods that I think would be also be great for polish. While this 5 tiered storage bin is a little pricey at $199 USD, the solid steel construction sounds ultra-durable and the slim design sounds like it would fit almost anywhere!
I personally don’t have a lot of polish at home! The polish that I do have is stored inside a vintage makeup train case like this one:
I found it on ebay and didn’t know what else to use it for, so in went my polish!
How do you store your polish? What do you find effective for the amount of space and frequency that you use your polish on a daily/weekly basis?
I’m still searching for a good solution. I need something that will let me see the bottles side on, so I can see the colors; and I need something that will fit in my refrigerator. (I have enough polishes that if I didn’t store them in the refrig. they’d separate and / or dry out before I got a chance to enjoy them. And wouldn’t that just stink..!)
I use polish on a semi-weekly basis – I’ll wear two colors in a given week, on average. A mani will last me four days until it chips, or I just want to try something else (Sometimes I’ll wear one color for longer. Occasionally for less time.)
I use the spinning acrylic racks that I found on eBay for all my polish – I can see everything at once and it keeps it organized.
I’m a Helmer girl! I need to get another one soon, and I already have two! I WISH I could have the clear acrylic racks so I could just gaze at my pretties all the time, but it’s not realistic when you have as many bottles as I do haha!
I have a Helmer but I need to buy one more now!