Before the Helmer my polish was stored in the refrigerator, shelves, baskets and boxes, so the Helmer was MUCH NEEDED!
This is the best $39 bucks I have ever spent! ( I should of grabbed two).
The pics are taken from a side angle the handle of the drawer is on the left side of the pics. They are longer drawers than I thought they would be. I organized my drawers by brand first.
Here it is!
Top Drawer:
Top coats, treatments, extra tools, stickers decals, empty OPI DS boxes, my moisturizing gloves and socks and bowls for water marble.
2nd Drawer:
Orly, Color Club, Essie, RBL, American Apparel, H&M, and European brands.
3rd Drawer:
Pure Ice, GAP, Oil of Olay, P10, Essence, LA Colors, Claires, Funky Fingers, ULTA, Victoria Secrets, Express, Butter London
4th Drawer:
L'Oreal, Maybellines, Sally Hansen, Revlon, Sinfuls.
5th Drawer:
China Glaze, Zoya, Diamond Cosmetic, Nfu-Oh.
6th drawer (bottom Drawer):
OPI and Nicole by OPI.
After I bought the Helmer I noticed the bottles slide in the drawer, so I used some of the Styrofoam from the packaging to take up space in the drawer (that's the white bars in the pics).
Then I went to target the following weekend to get "Shelf Grip Liners" in black. That's the textured design you see at the bottom of the drawer. This helped the slipping issue, and it only took one roll to do all 6 drawers
I also put the heaviest drawers on the bottom, so that when I opened the drawer on the top, the Helmer would not tip. That would make me cry! :(
So now I have only 1 shelf that is devoted to just "Un-Trieds", here they are, laid out
Spring/Summer Un-trieds
Fall/Winter Un-trieds
Once these have been worn as a full manicure, they will go in the Helmer, but based on my pics, I don't know if they will fit.......LMAO!
Back to IKEA I go :):)
10 comments:
Is that Zoya Malia I see in the untrieds?? If so, USE IT. :D I love that color.
nice stash! i totally have winter/fall and summer/spring colors in my stash too :P sometimes i feel bad for having an untried for months, but i just don't feel right wearing it now if it's a "winter" polish. glad to know im not the only one who thinks like this lol
do I see ds glamour or fantasy? :o
Wow thats a great collection!
@Zara- NO I don't have Malia, but now I may be adding it to my list soon :)
@Spunksters- yes, I just naturally feel like wearing brighter colors in the spring and summer..but I buy ALL colors year around, a girls gotta plan ahead ;P
@amused- Both, DS Glamour is in the drawer, DS Fantasy is in the un-trieds
@ Veronica- Thank You!
its so funny - i see more and more nail polish chicks putting all their treasures in an ikea helmer!
i need one too... actually i have one... maybe i should get rid of all the useless university stuff in there (:
Love your collection and can't wait to see more swatches of aaaaall the untried polishes!
Great idea using the rubberized grippy shelf liner to keep them from sliding. I'm going to have to steal your idea. I still can't decide if I want to keep my untrieds separate or with their brand. I have WAY too many untrieds.
Helmers abhore a vacuum; you'll be filling it up in no time. ;) heee heee
I love to see how others organize their polishes. Gives me good ideas.
Yay for a Helmer! Love the peek into your stash. :)
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