this is the current state of my nail polish collection. i have so many polishes idk what to do with them all. its become IMPOSSIBLE to find any specific polish in my collection. i need an inexpensive way to organize all these. PLEASE help!! what do you guys do to organize your polishes??
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I got a tiered display shelf from Amazon and love it. I’ve also pared down my collection, so they *just* all fit.
People also like rolling shelves and cabinets from Ikea. Storing bottles upright is apparently better for them and easier to see.
I have three boxes like these.
Looks like you have some HT. You can cut the top off the black HT boxes and store the polishes upright (the foam holds them in place). You can get quite a few polishes per box.
I have a plastic rectangular box and line them up by brand within.
I use these: [https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/samla-box-with-lid-transparent-s69440836/](https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/samla-box-with-lid-transparent-s69440836/)
They’re not super elegant but they are cheap and stackable! I organise my polishes by their most distinctive property (e.g., reds, magnetics, duochromes) and I number the lids to correspond with their swatch sticks. I got some cheap A4 foam on Amazon that I cut into strips to use as dividers. It’s not the most aesthetic polish collection in the world but it’s easy for me to find what I want and it didn’t break the bank so win win for me lol.
https://preview.redd.it/m73bcpmt47bd1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31f4533e45043cde40017bcca3f94886ab3cf5fc
Shoe boxes/some amazon boxes work in a pinch. I eventually want a cabinet for them!
I got a polish organizer. It’s clear plastic and stores all my polishes and has space nail files and stuff. Clips shut on the side so it can stand upright which makes it easier to store.
Floating wall shelves also work well (with guardrails).