Home Organization---How to Organize your brush. ( Ideal vs. Reality)

I saw this really cool idea to store make-up brushes on youtube.  I was so eager to try. My attempted to recreate the look FAILED.

I bought this glass jar from Home Goods and decorated it with ribbon and flower pin to make it more fun and creative.

Then I filled the jar with glass beads to help make-up brushes stand up and stay in place. I love the lid, it was such a nice way to keep the brushes easy to find and dust free.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.  The glass jar was not tall enough.  Once you put the lid on, the brushes were pushed against the glass.

 I guess I will stick with my original system, glass container without lid filled with clear beads to keep my brushes organized.

If you could find a glass jar taller than this and if you don't mind having a large jar sitting on your bathroom countertop,  you should give it a try.

Home Organization---Bathroom Closet

Recently, I organized the bathroom closet.  Unfortunately I accidentally deleted the before picture.  Otherwise it would be really cool to show a "before and after" comparison.

Lately I am really into organization projects.  Mine next one will be the home office.  Stay tuned for that.

Since I don't have the "before" picture, let me show you the "after".

I bought these containers mainly from Dollar Tree and Target.  I probably spent a total of $6 (excluding the white box from Ikea, and the 3 drawer storage box from Walmart which I bought long time ago).

On the top shelf: I have feminie care products, Q-tips and etc.

Second shelf (from the top): This is where I store my makeups.  I have 3 heart-shaped glass containers, one for eye shadows, one for contact lens, and one for random stuff. 

The container in the middle is used to store mascara, eyeliner pencil, and brow pencil.

Third shelf (from the top):  This is where I store body and hair products and I use the 3 drawers storage bin to store hair accessories. 

Because I don't have a lot of body and hair products, I just piled them all into one storage bin.  If you have a lot, you could have one for each and label them accordingly. 

On the bottom shelf: The large white box is used to store pajamas, and the yellow bin is used to store hair dryer and curler.

So far I love this storing system.  If you want to, you could also label each bin so you know exactly what is inside. I will continue to use this system.  If I ever change things around, I will post the update. 

After all, organizing is about trial and error.  You want to find the most efficient and comfortable system that suits your lifestyle.

New Camera---Canon S100

Finally my new camera has arrived.  My first impression upon receiving it was, "what the heck?" The color of the body of the camera is not what is shown on the website. On the amazon website, it looks metallic silver (that is why I picked this color rather than black).  The actual camera has this grayish silver color, not a bit looks like what is shown online.  Lesson learned---definitely should check it out in store in person.

Besides of the color of the camera, I am pretty happy with the features it comes with and the quality of photos it produces, especially under low light conditions.