While it may come as no surprise that a beauty editor has a lot of makeup, mine is pretty out of control. I recently tried to clean up and downsize my collection but ended up being unable to part with 25 red lipsticks. My lipstick addiction [1] is in full force, and sorting through them every morning in my drawer can take an excruciatingly long time. Many of my favorite brands like MAC [2], Bite, and Bobbie Brown make all of their packaging identical, so unless I remember the shade name, I have to open every tube to find the color I'm looking for.

Although I love the chic look of the tubes, it's frustrating to search for the perfect plum hue just to have to open a bunch of pink and nude shades in my drawer. One day when I was browsing through Amazon, I came across an amazing discovery: clear lipstick caps. Beauty organization brand ByAlegory sells a variety of clear caps in different shapes [3]. When I saw that the ByAlegory Clear Lipstick Bullet-Shaped Caps [4] ($10 for 12) had five stars and over 200 reviews, I decided to give them a try, and boy, am I a happy customer.

I can finally see exactly what color each one of my lipsticks is, allowing me to be more creative with my beauty look while also saving time. I really love how much more organized I feel and might even resist purchasing more lipstick now that I can see what I have (probably not).