13 Makeup Organizers and Beauty Storage Hacks Cosmo Editors Swear By

Storing palettes upright (like a mini filing cabinet) is by far one of the best ways to organize your collection and actually see what you own. Easily find your everyday neutrals, your go-to array of glittery finishes, or that one special-occasion only palette without rummaging through stacks. Display your most-used palettes on a vanity or bookshelf, or tuck it into a drawer to keep everything neat and within reach.

A lipstick holder like this is perfect for keeping lippies and other long, tube-shaped products neatly organized and easy to see. Store everything from lip glosses, lip liners, brow pencils, eyeliners, mascaras, and brow gels all upright so nothing gets lost at the bottom of a drawer. This one features three tiered rows, making it easy to organize a mix of products while keeping everything visible and within reach.

Lazy Susans are a game-changer for displaying beauty products in an organized manner and having access to them. I use this set of four from Amazon to show off and access a range of skincare, body oils, hair oils and treatments, and other fragrances and mists on my bookshelf. I've even used one as a mini manicure setup for all my tools and nail polish. There's so much you can do with them!

My perfume collection takes up an entire shelf of my bookcase, so to maximize vertical space and show it off, I swear by these tiered risers. They let me see and access every gorgeous bottle, like it's my own little art installation. I organize them by brand and bottle shape, but you have the freedom to get creative and organize them how you see fit. You can also shop a four-tiered version and a curved design depending on how you want to display your scents.

If you live in an apartment, space management is basically a lifestyle, and there's SO much space underneath your bed. I use these shoe organizers to stash extra body care, hair products, and backup skincare and makeup. I try to store everything upright when possible (larger bottles get laid flat if they’re too tall), and the clear cover makes it easy to see what’s inside at a glance. The built-in handles are perfect for sliding the organizers in and out from under the bed without a struggle.

Thanks to YouTube’s iconic beauty guru era, we all know (and love) the Ikea Alex drawers—and nearly a decade later, they’re still unmatched when it comes to organizing beauty products, especially for under $100. With two shallow drawers and three deeper ones, they’re perfect for storing larger bottles upright, corralling hair tools, and neatly lining up blushes, lipsticks, foundations, and the works. Honestly, it feels like they were designed specifically for beauty lovers.

While this has a five-drawer set up, you can also consider the taller nine-drawer unit, especially if you have a more extensive collection. For a full-fledged vanity setup, the Lagkapten table top and Alex drawer desk comes with a drawer set on either side of a massive desktop that you can customize to your liking and needs.

After years of being a full-on beauty connoisseur, I’ve learned that I function best with a clean, minimalist vanity setup. I've been eyeing the Malm Dressing Table as my ultimate getting-ready station. Its simple design gives total control over how everything’s laid out, and the wide, felt-lined drawer feels like the perfect workspace for my daily routine. But, its protective glass top is what caught my eye. Not gonna lie, I did ruin a few wood-top dressers due to spills, stains, and overzealous cleaning—a glass top just makes everything easier to maintain.

If the glass top is the *only* thing you want, and prefer a different vanity setup, you can buy the Storklinta glass top separately in a variety of sizes, with pricing ranging from $20 to $50. Just be sure to measure everything accurately so the glass top actually fits your needs.

Hyman also uses the now-sold out Jane Upholstered Vanity & Stool Set from Urban Outfitters as her vanity for her go-to makeup. But because it's no longer in stock, we found a similar design from Wayfair but with even more storage and compartments. The small-space-friendly vanity comes with a stool that perfectly slides into the vanity and a glass top for easy cleaning. It's also equipped with three drawers for all your products and a flip top mirror with built-in LED lighting.

Senior Commerce Editor Samantha Jones travels a lot, so she prefers keeping her everyday makeup streamlined in this Trainwreck Case. "I love that it has so many compartments but still looks sleek when it's stuffed on my shelf," she says. It has a two layers, a zippered top with seven makeup brush holder slip pockets and a mesh pocket, plus a larger compartment, perfect for storing products upright, with more interior mesh pockets. It comes in so many pretty colors too!

If you're short on countertop space, this organizer combines a lazy Susan with a tiered design, making it easier than ever to store and access all your beauty must-haves. Each tier is tall enough to organize and arrange a wide variety of bottle and jar sizes too. Store your everyday makeup, separate your skincare by routine, or use it for fragrances like our Commerce Editor Lauren Gruber.

"My perfume collection is embarrassingly large, so I got this tiered organizer last year to display my favorite picks of the season. It was super simple to put together, and I love how it rotates so I can easily grab a bottle," says Gruber.

When in doubt, a standard bookcase from Amazon, like this one, always comes in handy for versatile storage needs. The seven-cube bookshelf is perfect for merging display-worthy organization with bins and baskets that hide the mess. You can also place this vertically or horizontally depending on your storage needs. I like using a bookshelf like this to store my beauty tools and gadgets, so it's like my own mini spa.