How tidy or untidy is your dressing table

This is the one in my bedroom in our main home, quite good today as when I sorted the chair on Thursday I did the dressing table too.
Never as tidy as the above though.

Oops!

No dressing table here. No chair in the bedroom either. Sometimes I think I’d like both then realise either or more likely both would be full of all sorts of (un)important ‘stuff’ that I’d never get around to moving. .

I don’t have a dressing table - I had a built in one in our last house. I have a battered pine chest cluttered with photos, mostly of my son at various stages of his life, but one of GS (the yellow beads were a gift from a junior school trip to France! They are “my lucky beads”) and one of DH, various bits of useless china, and a crystal rose bowl that DH used to house his spare car keys and his season ticket! I don’t wear make up but if I did it would probably be in the bathroom with my perfume.

I don’t have one. Added to which, I never wear makeup other than occasional lipstick as I’m allergic to most products. Added to which, DH hated a lot of makeup on women…

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My ‘dressing table’ is actually a desk and often contains just my laptop, but since I retired it mostly gets used when I’m drying my hair. A while ago I decluttered and moved my lotions and potions to a couple of shelves in my (tiny) walk-in wardrobe. I have several cosmetic bags, one for nails, one for lipsticks, one for creams etc. - all tucked out of the way and not gathering dust.

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Dressing table very messy, and the footstool with clothes on. But it means the bedroom chair is tidy! ?

I don't have one. Keep my items in wardrobe cupboard. Bring out when needed ,use bathroom for makeup, if required.

I really want one! Always coveted one of those 'Sindy ' ones, all Louis 14th with gold trim. And the rest of the bedroom furniture to match of course - throw in a dollop of chintz and I'd never come out

I don't have one, just perfumes on chest of drawers. I do my makeup in the bathroom.
I love the colour of your bedroom Pittcity. I also really like your curtains Kitty Lester. Colour really cheers me up.

I have never had one and wouldn’t know what to do with one. Never one to sit looking at myself

Mine is exactly the same but with more creams for all sorts 😂😂 on it

I do have a dressing table, but neither it nor the rest of my bedroom is fit to be on public display!

My excuse is that only the cats and I go into my bedroom, and that I am currently painting the outdoor side of the window frames in the entire house, so no time for tidying up.

Our bathroom is solution to lack of dressing table, imo.

Just noted this thread is almost 2 years old.
Not that it matters …. Made me a bit sad though as a lot has changed for us since then. We were on holiday in Ibiza in June 2022.

I was complaining about resurrected threads earlier, but I am enjoying reading this thread again.

No dressing table here either. I have a long dresser in my bedroom with a mirror attached. It has my jewellery box in the centre, with a few little odds and ends on the shelfs on the mirror.

I hate to say there is usually a pile of clothes on it. It does get tidied every morning.

I have a magnifying mirror with lights on a chest of drawers, never had a dressing table, but don’t want one.

My lovely dressing table had to go in recent downsize move sadly. I have recreated it on a chest of drawers, very tidy and clean all products in daily use.

Here we are

If I had a dressing table it would be just as untidy as everywhere else!
I've become such an untidy person, I'm ashamed to admit.
I never was super tidy, but I was definitely much better than I am these days.

I used to gave a dressing table - not anymore .
I keep my make up in the hall because I prefer natural light to apply it .
Too bad if visitors are shocked !
Admittedly , if I know that they are coming I have a frantic tidy up .
After years of being houseproud I've got other more important things to do !

I don’t have one either.
My bedroom chair, OTOH 😱!

There is so much on our chest of drawers that it is impossible to see the top surface - but at least it keeps the dust at bay

I would be mortified if anyone other than my GD saw mine.
It has everything but the kitchen sink on it.
It does have a kettle, two containers, one with tea, one with coffee.
My GD brings up two mugs and fresh milk before she goes to work.
A small ornamental tray with perfume, a make up bag, although I don’t put make up on there, I use a large mirror on my windowsill for the better light.
I do sit and dry my hair though which I have just done.
Also on there some jewellery boxes, a stand for hanging costume jewellery and a box with spare medication.
All in all a mess. My H who was OCD for tidying would have a fit if he could see it.