It's scary to think that I'm moving to London in less than a week to start my studies at University College London. It was also slightly worrying to think that I hadn't really started packing up my life at all yet so today that's what I started to do. Most of my stuff for university currently lives in the back room of my house but there are certain things which needed sorting and putting away properly, such as my make up (which of course is very important to me).
Mum and I went to Dunelm mill and bought plastic storage drawers to house my make up and toiletries and I spent the night pain-stakingly rifling through my stuff trying to see what I could bear to part with! Of course the make up that doesn't make it to university with me will just be at home waiting for me when I come home for holidays, I could never throw it all away!
So here is the finished product! It is still technically a lot of make up to bring with you to university but it's part of my identity to play with make up looks so I couldn't just have a small little make up bag- I'm sorry, I couldn't!
Okay this is my 'Eyes' drawer... It looks messy because I had to dump the eyelashes on top because they wouldn't fit any other way. I promise there is some rhyme and reason to everything's placement though!
Next we have my 'Lips and Face' drawer which I am so proud of because it actually looks somewhat organised and because this drawer really shows you how much I've cut back on my make up. That small container at the front would usually not even fit all my lipsticks in and yet I've fit lipsticks and lip glosses in it together! Plus my lip products used to take up a whole drawer altogether but now fit nicely with my face products!
This last drawer is an eclectic mix of toiletries (minus shower stuff which will live in a toiletry bag ready for shower use). This drawer is also very messy but that's because I haven't packed it properly since I still need a lot of this stuff before I leave, it will look a lot nicer when I get to UCL. This drawer is mainly hair products (a lot of hair = a lot of products) and my face routine plus a million boxes of contact lenses for good measure.
So there you have my make up storage in a nutshell. I do feel very guilty about bringing so much... Let me know if you think that this is an acceptable amount to bring or if I'm bringing way too much. Also leave a comment if you're going to university and tell me how you're feeling about it! Have you overpacked too? Are you sharing a room like me? Are you nervous? Get in touch! Lots of love, Kira x
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