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Day 20 – Decluttering Makeup & the Bathroom

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Welcome to Day 20 of the 31 Days of 10-minute Decluttering Tips Challenge.  Our goal is to eliminate things we don’t need from our lives and home so that we can better enjoy life. Today we’ll be going through our make-up and bathroom cabinet to clear the clutter

top image - make brushes and palates, the lower image - hair brush and items on white counter.

Some purging tasks are challenging because sentiment and emotions are involved. That shouldn’t be the case today. Today is just a meat and potatoes or make-up and personal care items purging day. It should be emotionally easy, involving clear-cut choices.  

Clearing Clutter – Purging Tips for Makeup and Bathroom Cabinets

Grab the 6 decluttering bags you created earlier and print your free Decluttering Clutter Checklist.  Let’s head up to the bathroom or vanity if you’ve chosen to work on make-up and keep it there. But don’t forget to grab any make-up or personal care items you may have in your purse, backpack or car and take them with you for your purging task. 

Take Everything Out- Keep in mind we’re doing this in 10 minutes. Only take out as much as you can go through in that time. You can come back to the other items another time you have 10 minutes. Lay the items you take out on a the counter or the floor.

Group Like Items Together – Quickly group like items together -all facial moisturizers together, all foot creams together, all nail polish together, all lipsticks together, and so on. 

Evaluate – Look at each group you’ve created. First, are there any empty containers that need to go? Next, look at expiration dates. If it’s past the expiration date, it needs to go. Check the FDA guidelines on the shelf life on cosmetics. I recommend marking the expiration date on cosmetics when you open them so you can easily remember how long you’ve had each item. The consider are there any items that you aren’t using. If you didn’t like them for whatever reason, you can let them go. Be ruthless. If you don’t love the product, you don’t need to keep it. You’re worth more than unwanted products, no matter how much it cost. 

Purge – Remove items you don’t need to keep and place them in one of your 6 purging bags. For products that are not yet expired, consider if you can share it with a friend or family member that might like the product. Also, check with your local food pantry. Many will take items like shampoo or liquid soap even if it has been opened. 

Put Everything Away – Put the items you’ve decided to keep back away.

More Bathroom Organizing Ideas

Organizing doesn’t have to cost a thing with these Free Bathroom Organization Ideas.

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Small Bathroom Organizing Ideas – Small bathroom organizing ideas and tips for a shared bathroom. It is possible to organize a small bathroom so that it works for multiple people.

Images of an organized bathroom cabinet and counter

You may find these low cost tips on How to Organize Hair Appliances and Accessories helpful. 

hair appliances and accessories in basket and wire bin.

Makeup and Bathroom Storage Products

Look for products that offer customizable storage options. This can help you tailor the organization system to your specific needs and the size of your makeup collection.

Consider the durability and type of the materials used in the products. Because these storage products will be used daily and in a damp environment, you want the items to be easy to clean and able to hold up to the bathroom environment.

You want your items to be easily accessible when organized. Look for organizers that have transparent or open compartments so you can see what’s inside without needing to rummage through everything.

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Rotating makeup organizer with 7 Slots for various sizes of brushes

This covered makeup brush holder keeps brushes dustproof and clean

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Under Sink Organizer
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2 Tier Pull Out Cabinet Organizer for kitchen and bathroom organizing.

An under sink organizer transforms the cluttered awkward space beneath your sink into a neatly arranged area. It takes advantage of unused vertical space to maximize your storage. It fits around plumbing and maximizes every inch of available space.

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Countertop organizer for bathroom counter
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Organizer for bathroom, bedroom, spice rack organizer for kitchen counter and more

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Clear Stackable Storage Drawers
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4.4'' Tall Acrylic Organizer

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25 PCS Clear Plastic Drawer Organizer Set
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4 Sizes Desk Drawer Divider Organizers and Storage Bins

for Makeup, Jewelry, Gadgets for Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom, Office and more

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Hair Dryer Holder
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2-Tier Corner Bathroom Counter Organizer

Countertop Perfume Tray and Vanity Organizer

Makeup Cosmetic Storage

Corner Storage Organizers for Bathroom, Kitchen, Dresser and more

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Clear Cosmetic Makeup Organizer
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Make Up & Jewelry Storage

4 Large, 2 Small Drawers

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We’ve done it. We’re two-thirds of the way through our challenge. Good job!  Join me tomorrow for Day 21 in the 31 Days of 10-Minute Decluttering Tips challenge. Let’s purge some more so you can make room to enjoy life more.

Find all my decluttering tips, printables and challenges in the table below. You can scroll though the table and look for ideas or search for specific ideas with the magnifying glass in the upper right-hand corner (on desktop). Click on the topic and then click through the specific article.

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5 Comments

  1. I really need to do this whole series once every quarter. I spent a ton of time organizing my bathroom cabinets over a year ago and you’d never know to see them now! Thanks for this nudge to start getting my things in order.

  2. I never thought about cosmetics having an expiration date or shelf life. I’ll have to check mine. I also always forget to clean out the ones in my purse.

  3. I have to do this every 6 months or so, because I somehow amass so much makeup. It’s about time for me to do it again. Thanks for the reminder!

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