My wife and I share the makeup counter. It's a built-in with 3 drawers, one for her, one for me and a shared one in the middle. She has a wicker rectangular basket that she keeps her contacts stuff, Allergy medicine, lotion and perfume in. With it, the two close-up mirrors, box of Kleenex, and the jar with cotton squares, the counter gets crowded.
I like to get everything laid out, brushes, foundation etc. before I begin. It just helps with my routine. So I move the wicker backed to the dresser before I start.
I have started noticing that when I have a night out planned, my wife will do her makeup in the morning before she goes to work, then move the basket to the dresser, and put her perfume on the counter( she like me to wear it and says it smells different on me). If it's a day when I'm not going out that night everything stays put.
She has to be the best wife in the world!