Your surroundings should inspire you. For a vanity, that means keeping things organized, not shoving everything in your vanity willy-nilly. If your makeup isn't organized, chances are you'll totally forget you have that $38 eye shimmer, and it will go unused. The horror! Desktop or drawer organizers are easy to find and cheap, and will make your life much easier.

Acrylic storage containers keep things neat, but allow you to see all of your beauty products. (All 8,764,546 of them.)

The Godmorgon organizer by Ikea is perfect for storing brushes, lipsticks, and other essentials.

Utilize drawer space with container inserts. Now you see 'em, now you don't. Get lost in The Container Store, an organizer's happy place.

It's true -- you really do look skinnier in department store mirrors. Wondering why? A little known fact about mirrors: the way it hangs can change your reflection. And since we think it's best to be hit with the truth, we recommend you shop for a mirror that offers a true reflection.