DIY Glitter Makeup Brush Holder

I don't know if you noticed my glitter brush holder when I posted about my battle station but it's one of my favorite parts of my little makeup area.

I was inspired by several posts on /r/makeupaddiction and just HAD to make my own.

I had this cute little vase (which reminds me of a fishbowl but is FAR too small for any fish to live in, in my own personal opinion) that I would use when I went through my weird "I'm going to paint things" phase. It took FOREVER to clean out because the inside looked like a Jackson Pollock painting. In other news, you can just buy something similar at the dollar store or a thrift shop.

I then coated the inside with Modge Podge and dumped a small bottle of gold glitter into the bowl/vase and rolled it around. DO THIS OVER NEWSPAPER or you will end up with glitter literally everywhere. Seriously. Everywhere.

Let it dry overnight and voila!

Mine needs a little touching up around the rim but I love it a lot and it keeps my brushes from getting smushed because I'm a messy person and if I didn't have this.... oh man.

My Battlestation

Moving out of my house in March was pretty exciting. I got to move in with my best friend (and boyfriend) to a new city, start a new job, and have my very own battle station. 

Since I took all of my bedroom furniture when we moved, I decided to turn what used to be my desk into my very own battle station/vanity: aka, the furniture's original intended use. 

I love this thing. Seriously, I'm in love with my furniture. It was my mom's when she was a teenager that she bought herself and then it got passed on to a cousin, who in turn passed it back to me when my sister was born. 

It's got just the right amount of space to spread out and do my thing and it just looks so cute and girly. I absolutely love it. There's even room for my laptop because I love to watch documentaries while I'm doing my makeup because I'm a freak. It also makes my friends kind of jealous too and keeps my boyfriend from having to fumble though my stuff; I have my very own area. YAY!

Do you have a vanity or a special area to do makeup? Let me know in the comments below!