SHANY Essential Pro Makeup Train Case Cosmetic Box Portable Makeup Case Cosmetics Beauty Organizer Jewelry storage with Locks, Multi Compartments Makeup Box and Shoulder Strap - All Black

When I received this case, I was shocked at its size and weight. To begin, it took up half of my 29" Olympia luggage. It was quite heavy for me to lift, and I see this being the only disadvantage going forward as I my muscle tone is not as it should be for a young person. The case is beautiful on the outside, and seems to have a very slight shine to it as displayed in the picture. It seems like a long lasting heavy duty plastic on the outside. The clips on the outside are a little bit flimsy, so take your time to ensure that you pay attention when closing them to preserve its life. The inside seems to be of good quality as well. Lots of room in there. The separators are movable so you can partition the upper channels as you want. The bottom seems to be carpeted neatly with some sort of suede-ish material. It comes with keys for the locks. I should mention that I am not a make up artist, and wont even call myself a makeup enthusiast. I do like makeup, and I have some quality items, but yet it seems like plenty for me, but certainly not enough for a makeup enthusiast. All my things can fit in this case; however it will be to heavy for me to carry around on trips to relatives, worse yet foreign. I wanted a large enough case for easily carrying around all my makeup and for use at home; and although this will be to heavy for me, I am so impressed with it that I must give it 5 stars. Please note before purchase I did read the reviews of this and several other products which said they were to small to fit all your make up; with the exception of this one, hence I went for this one. I guess many of those reviewers who indicated that the other cases were to small were probably makeup professionals or enthusiasts and have more makeup and muscle than me lol. Great case nevertheless.

I'm a makeup enthusiast and aspiring makeup artist. I've been looking for an affordable train case to dump all my makeup into and found this one. I looked at the real heavy duty professional ones but they were way out of my price range at this point in my life for an organizational tool. Not the most heavy duty carryall but not flimsy either. In my opinion, this Shany train case is definitely worth the price.I like how the top trays slide open along the inside of the case's top so compactly to display everything as you open the case. The trays are plastic (as expected), with plastic removable dividers. Mine did not have any problems sliding open or customizing. Everything worked smoothly.I've looked at the Caboodles train cases and even considered purchasing; however, the Caboodles' trays were pre-sectioned and have to be manually pulled out toward the short sides (taking up a lot or space to the outside of the case itself).All the compartments are removable for a custom fit. The handle and locks all feel pretty sturdy. It came with a shoulder strap but I have not tried wearing it. I don't plan on hauling my entire makeup collection around town or even traveling with it. If I were to do so, I would personally opt for the larger and heavier duty pro cases on wheels.My intention currently is just to have a nice holding place for all my makeup as opposed to digging through my bathroom drawers looking for one color. My case sits closed under the bathroom sink when not in use. When it is open, this case organizes and displays my collection beautifully. I can find almost everything I've stashed in there within a matter of seconds. As soon as I am done, I close it and everything is so neatly stashed away.The bottom storage area is large and lined in a thin layer of protective rubber foam. The dividers are completely removable for a space that holds all my larger Urban Decay, NYX, Stila kits, with plenty of space for additional compacts and implements.I would recommend this train case for any makeup enthusiast looking for a sleek way to organize their collection.

I agonized over the decision to buy this case or not. I'm really glad I did! I watched 50-75 YouTube videos of people showing me what was in their train case (no exaggeration) just trying to catch a glimpse of the construction of the different cases available. I really didn't care about which new shimmery lip gloss they just got from smashbox, or how they just maxed out their Capital One Student MasterCard with the $300 limit at the grand opening of Ulta in their Podunk town. No one wanted to show me the actual case!!I decided to give it a shot since I am an Amazon Prime devotee, and they've been good to me in the past on the rare occasion I needed to return something.Let me be the first to report that this is a solid case! I'm new to all of this girly tribal face paint stuff, so forgive me if I don't know all of the technical terms. I will now list the important stuff that everyone like me who spends an average of 9 hours trying to decide which rectangular box to put her newly acquired goodies and dry wall knife applicators.Most importantly: the whole box is aluminum, unlike the crappy caboodles I saw at Target and Ulta that greeted me with cardboard sides caving in.Second most importantly: The expandable shelf thingies are not the least bit wobbly AND they come with removable/adjustable dividers. I will not lie and tell you that trying to remove these dividers from the second row of shelf thingies is an easy task. In fact I will throw out the "try this at your own risk" disclaimer. It's a bit of a challenge, but with patience and prayer I was able to succeed without tragedy.Fourth must importantly (uhh, I mean third): these shelf thingies are durable plastic, so they won't get ruined when you spill your war paint (though you may need q-tips and an hour or so of free time to get into all off the crevices).Back to fourth most importantly: the bottom compartment thingie is HUGE! It also has dividers, which can be removed with more prayer. I removed the longest one and keep my palettes on one side and all of the free samples I manage to acquire from Sephora and Origins on the other.OOPS! There I go telling you what's in my train case.I digress. Take it from one 34 year old mother who had no business staying up ALL NIGHT researching the train case truth for you (and a little for me) and calling into work the next day because she's not as resilient as she used to be.Go forth and buy with confidence!

Awesome item for storing make up I love it still have it.