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I bought a three ring binder notebook and a bunch of those plastic pages that you use to store baseball cards in. Each page perfectly holds nine sample baggies in it's own slot. I also bought a set of subject dividers and have each section labeled (primers, finishing powders, foundations, eyeshadows, blushes, etc). I then have each section of eyeshadows divided by colors (gray/white/black, browns, golds, coppers, pinks, blues, purples, greens, etc). In the front of the notebook I have some plain white copy paper that I have wet swatched each sample on, along with the name of the sample, the company it came from, and the description of the sample (from the company's web site). I have then covered each of the swatched areas with clear tape to ensure that it doesn't fade). I have those sheets in the front of the notebook in order (primers and color correctors, topcoats, foundations, blush, then eyeshadows according to color family). As soon as I get a sample in, I immediately go to their web site, swatch the eyeshadow, blush, or whatever to the appropriate sheet of copy paper, label both the bag and the swatched area with the name, company, and description, then place the sample in the appropriate section. I label the baggies with a permanent marker, putting the company name at the bottom and the description across the top.
This makes it easy to just open my notebook and see at a glance what I have and tells me where to find it in the notebook. It also shows me that I have a tendency to buy alot of the same colors (you can fit about four plastic pages --or 36 colors-- on a page of copy paper and I have probably 5 or 6 pages of just light browns/taupes). I had a tendency to put those little baggies up and forget to use them, but this way I can tell at a glance exactly what I have in that notebook.
I usually apply my minerals dry, so I either just dip the brush in the bag, then tap off excess on a small piece of waxed paper or I sprinkle a little into a small bowl.
This makes it easy to just open my notebook and see at a glance what I have and tells me where to find it in the notebook. It also shows me that I have a tendency to buy alot of the same colors (you can fit about four plastic pages --or 36 colors-- on a page of copy paper and I have probably 5 or 6 pages of just light browns/taupes). I had a tendency to put those little baggies up and forget to use them, but this way I can tell at a glance exactly what I have in that notebook.
I usually apply my minerals dry, so I either just dip the brush in the bag, then tap off excess on a small piece of waxed paper or I sprinkle a little into a small bowl.