New Storage Bargains

Have you ever had that moment where you end up buying a bit (or a LOT!) of makeup before getting home and realising that you had ran out of space in your nice, neat storage area.

Well..

That was me on Saturday. I had just done a final Christmas pressie haul, conveniently from my mother to me, and realisied that there was no way all of that would fit into my drawers. I panicked, I had just bought new clear acrylic storage for my drawers from

IKEA and I wasn't looking forward to having to replace it all. I knew from amazon that a decent sized acrylic holder would set me back at least £25, not including postage.

I'm very fortunate that at that time I was in a Tk Maxx store; having just finished my last purchase when my caught a women in line with ACRYLIC STORAGE! My eyes must have nearly bulged out their sockets. I hunted far and low in the store looking for them, only to find them in the bathroom section. There were all sorts and sizes; it was like I'd gone to heaven. There were stacked drawers, similar to that from Muji, and lipstick holders galore.

I bought several pieces and put a few away for Christmas, but the one's in the picture are what I kept. The 12 lipstick holder was only £3.99!!! The drawers were £20!! That's a bargain to me.

Louise x x

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