Oversized Compacts

Here's a nifty idea to rid clutter on your bathroom counter or alleviate the need to carry a bulky make-up bag. The Z Palette is a magnetic palette that lets you put your favorite cosmetics in one place.Coming in several colors and patterns and 2 different sizes (small- $14 and large- $20), you simply remove your shadows, blushes, and powders from their original containers and pop them on the magnetic base.

Z Palette is sold in some stores (but not many on the East Coast) and they do have a website: http://www.zpalette.com/.

Using a blow dryer, heat up the bottom of whatever cosmetic you'd like to transfer until the adhesive is loose. If the product doesn't come right out, use a pair of tweezers to pull it out. Most cosmetics that come in compacts or individual cases should have a metal base, but if not you can stick on an adhesive magnet. Z Palette sells some, but they can easily be found at craft stores. You might want to add a magnet to a narrow brush to put it in the palette as well. If I were you, I might stash the empty containers some place so that you have a reference when you need to buy a replacement and can't recall what shade you last purchased.