The Decor You Can Thrift That Gives Your Vanity Serious Vintage Vibes

When it comes to thrifting, half of the fun lies in creating your ultimate thrifting wishlist and spending hours digging through every aisle, hoping to find those treasured gems. The long search makes the moment when you find those items even more exhilarating. So, if you're looking for antique decor pieces to add to your thrifting wishlist this year, then a vintage lipstick holder might just be the perfect addition. If you've never heard of a lipstick holder, it is essentially a small tray with spaces or holes to store one or more tubes of lipstick. The holders come in a wide variety of shapes and styles, with some looking like a bouquet of tulips and others representing an old music box. Whether you use it for its intended purpose or not, these gorgeous makeup holders will give your vanity an elegant, antique upgrade.

Popular throughout the 1940s and 1950s, vintage lipstick holders can cost a pretty penny these days, depending on the design. That said, it's easy to find affordable options as well, with some selling online for under $10. You might also stumble upon inexpensive vintage lipstick holders in thrift stores or at estate sales. Fancier options, like brass tulip-shaped lipstick holders, can go for $50 or more, if you can even find them.

When it comes to using and styling your new lipstick holder, there are all kinds of options to explore. For the more decorative holders, you can choose to display the piece as decor on your vanity, ignoring the storage aspect altogether. Of course, you could also use the holder for its intended purpose and put all your best lipsticks on display. If you're not much of a lipstick wearer, you could also store lip balms, eyeshadow brushes, or tubes of mascara in the holder instead. Empty lipstick tubes also make great storage containers for things like hair pins, small bandages, safety pins, sewing kits, or small amounts of lotion. So don't throw away your old lipstick tubes — try these organizing hacks instead, and use the lipstick holder to provide easy access to your storage tubes.

Additionally, depending on the shape of your lipstick holder, you could use it to store small vials of water for propagating plants or displaying fresh cut flowers. Having a nice touch of greenery on display will create a vanity that makes putting on makeup the best part of your day. Moving away from the vanity, you could also put the lipstick holder in your craft room, and use it to display your most frequently used paints and brushes.