Eye Shadow Organization

I recently went on a mini-vacation and we were going to go out to dinner with my soon to be parent's in law. So when I was packing, I was trying to figure our what eye shadow sets to take with me. I wished I could take them all so I could make a cool look depending on my mood but sadly I couldn't  So I started researching cheap ways to organize you eye shadows. Granted I am a poor college student so I have mostly drugstore eye shadows that come in those bulky plastic cases. So I searched for ways and I didn't think id be able to make anything professional looking enough. So that's when I went onto amazon and found the Z-pallets. Now for those of you who don't know what these nifty little inventions are, they are magnetic cases with a clear plastic cover and the metal pans your eye shadows come in magnetize right in there. I didn't find any in a price range that I actually was willing to pay until i came across the Makeup Geek amazon page. Only 20 dollars! Plus I love Marlena, I have been watching her Youtube video's for years. So I ordered that and started the process of de-potting all my eye shadows. The Rimmel London ones I had to use a lighter underneath them to get them out but the rest I just used a needle and pried the metal pan out. Now there's gonna be sticky glue underneath the pans so just use a little piece of paper to cover it up or melt it off. The pallet came with round magnets but I had some oddly shaped pans so I went to Jo Ann fabrics and got little round adhesive magnets for like $1.39 for a 12 pack. 

So now instead of picking and choosing what plastic case with three colors I want to take with me, I have all my colors in one area. Also, I tend to hoard makeup so now I can see what colors I have and what ones I still need. 

Also, One thing I really like about Makeup Geek as a company, they almost always send me a little pan of one of there eye shadow's and a sweet hand written note in my box. She is such a wonderful person and her eye shadows and brushes are to die for. 

Makeup Geek on Amazon - This is where you can find her amazon store

Makeup Geek Website Store - This is her website's store 

Also, Here is the link to the UNII Pallet which some might like better. (same idea different design)