Does your makeup sesh leave you feeling frazzled and nowhere near insta-worthy?

Here are 21 clever makeup organizing ideas that are budget-friendly, easy to do, and will sort out everything from bottles to tubes, lipsticks, eyeliners, eyeshadows, cotton balls, and more.

Let’s get innovative with mason jars, magnetic boards, decorative stones, glass jars, and other unusual items to create the perfect makeup salon in your home.

1. Use Stackable Drawer Units

My first idea is quick and easy to implement. Stackable drawer units like these look attractive on your dresser or bathroom counter and will hold all your makeup essentials.

I love the see-through look – it’s so easy to find what I need in a jiffy.

2. Organize Your Makeup on a Magnetic Board

Here’s a cool idea that is also fun to implement. I mean, who doesn’t enjoy playing with magnets?

You need a magnetic board and a set of round adhesive magnets like this. Attach the magnets to your nail polish bottles, face powders, and eye shadows, and place them on the board.

You have a fabulous display of all your makeup essentials.

You also need to see this DIY makeup organizer!

3. Attach Baskets to Cabinet Doors

The inside of cabinet doors offers loads of storage space that’s often overlooked.

Use command hooks to attach small plastic baskets inside your cabinet doors and sort out all your makeup. You will free up shelf and drawer space and instantly create a neat and easily accessible setup.

4. Use a Magazine Holder to Organize Creams

This innovative idea uses a magazine holder to organize your bottles of cream that never seem to fit neatly into a drawer or cabinet.

A classic magazine holder like this is budget-friendly and looks stylish on a counter. Arrange your bottles from tallest at the back to shortest in the front for easy access.

5. Make a Makeup Brush Holder with Stones or Beads

Do you have decorative stones or beads left over from a craft project? Place them into a small glass jar and you have a trendy makeup brush holder.

To give your holder an extra touch of glam, why not use stunning sparkly crystal beads like these?

6. Repurpose a Spice Rack

A multi-level spice rack is perfect for organizing makeup. Its tiered design lets you easily see and reach your products, from lipsticks to nail polish, keeping everything neat and accessible.

Plus, it adds a touch of style to your vanity or bathroom counter!

7. Use Egg Holders to Organize Makeup Sponges

After recommending spice racks, I’ve got another “kitchen” twist for your makeup organization – and this one’s egg-cellent!

Egg holders are just the right size for storing and displaying your makeup sponges. Line them up on your counter, and suddenly your beauty routine is as fun and organized as brunch.

8. Hang Mason Jars

Classic mason jars like these are so versatile – why not use them for makeup?

Tie natural jute twine around the rim of the jars and hang them on command hooks above your dresser or in your bathroom. The jars add a fabulous vintage vibe to your decor theme.

9. Use a Cart

It’s amazing how a rolling cart can transform a narrow space between furniture and fixtures into a useful storage area.

With its multi-tiered design, you instantly gain plenty of surface area to arrange creams, nail polish, eye shadows, lipsticks, brushes, blushers, and foundation bottles.

10. Place Drawer Liners to Keep Products Organized

Do your makeup bottles, brushes, and tubes roll around and play a game of hide and seek every time you open a drawer?

Here’s a quick and easy solution – drawer liners like these have a strong grip and prevent your items from slipping and sliding.

Simply cut a piece to size and lay it flat on the bottom of the drawer. Easy and organized!

11. Store Makeup in a Travel Case

A travel case with multiple compartments, sections, and pockets is the perfect holder for makeup.

I love this idea because I can get all my stuff off the vanity counter and neatly packed into a drawer. And, when I do need to travel, everything is already packed.

12. Use Dividers to Organize Makeup Inside Drawers

Take your drawer organization to the next level with budget-friendly drawer dividers like this.

By divvying up your drawers you can have dedicated sections for lipsticks, creams, brushes, face masks, eyeliners, and more. Create your personalized makeup salon in a drawer exactly the way you want it.

13. Repurpose Candle Jars

When the candles burn down, I can never bring myself to toss the jars – they’re just too pretty to let go.

So, I was really captivated by this fantastic idea. Repurpose your candle jars to hold cotton balls, face wipes, lipsticks, and other small makeup items.

The different shapes, sizes, and colors make such an attractive display.

14. Use a Cute Makeup Organizer for Lipsticks and Eyeliners

If you’re running out of birthday gift ideas, a cute makeup organizer is perfect for holding lipsticks and eyeliners.

Paired with stackable drawers and jars filled with decorative stones, your lady friend will have a gorgeous beauty setup that’s both chic and functional!

15. Use a Magnetic Strip to Organize Tweezers and Scissors

Are you like me, constantly struggling to locate those tiny tweezers or scissors amid a chaos of items in your drawer?

Mounting a magnetic strip like this on a wall will solve the problem. Simply hang up your tweezers, scissors, nail clippers, and nail files, and they will never be lost again.

16. Use Elegant Boxes for Small Items

Elegant boxes are a stylish solution for keeping small makeup items organized and easily accessible.

Not only do they add a touch of sophistication to your space, but they also help prevent clutter, making your beauty routine feel more luxurious.

17. Get a Small Box with Internal Storage and Built-In Mirror

Well, there are boxes and then there are boxes ….

I’m talking about the perfect box for makeup – it should have internal compartments and a built-in mirror.

This will be my next craft project for a rainy day.

18. Place Your Products in a Shoe Organizer Behind the Door

Two concepts that work together brilliantly to make organizing a breeze are

– A shoe organizer like this

– A door (yes, a door!)

This dynamic duo transforms unused space into a smart storage solution and is perfect for your makeup too. Everything is easily accessible and your shelf space is freed up.

19. Label Everything

In my house, I have a labeling obsession –  I label everything from kid’s toys to pantry foods. And, that includes my makeup.

Labeling makes it so much easier to find things and also ensures that items are put into the correct place after use. Makes perfect sense to me.

A set of adhesive labels like this can be handwritten for a personal touch, or you can laser print using a stylish font to add a touch of elegance.

20. Use Small Plastic Organizers for Nail Polish and Makeup

Organizing your makeup does not need to cost a fortune. Bottles, tubes, lipsticks, and eyeliners slip easily into a small dollar store plastic organizer.

I came across this very well-priced organizer on Amazon that will fit perfectly on my dresser.

21. Use Plastic Eyeshadow Palette Organizer

Do you lose track of how many eyeshadows you have? I do, and I can never find the one I want.

A small plastic eyeshadow palette organizer will display all your colors at a glance and keep them neatly stacked in one place.