The Muji Storage
21 January
When you’re as obsessed with makeup as me, you soon build up such a stash of products that you try anything and everything to store them in the most convenient way possible. I've previously shared my dressing table, which has a huge bottom drawer for storing the majority of my beauty stash in (see here), but like a lot of beauty bloggers, I can’t help but adore Muji for perfect makeup storage, too.
I actually spent a good year or so avoiding the Muji acrylic storage. It seemed like such a blogger
cliché to own them, because literally everyone has them! But after trying other
acrylic storage alternatives which simply were not big enough for my
collection, I gave in and ordered myself some Muji storage!
I have three pieces in total. Two of the Muji Acrylic 5 Drawer Box sets, £24.95, alongside one Muji Acrylic Box 1 Drawer Wide, £7.95.
Originally I just had the 5 drawers, but after realising they fit most
things in except my bases, I picked
up the single wide drawer for my bases too.
I find the Muji acrylic storage to be exceptionally sturdy.
There’s been a few times I've worried whether I've filled them with too much
which would make them too heavy, or even accidentally jammed the drawers by
misplacing products and had to persuade them to carefully open again. But never
once have any of the drawers been damaged, scratched or even marked. They even
managed a house-move with no problem! For me, that justifies the cost of
storage like this – plus it’s pretty being able to see your products as they’re
clear acrylic!
I'm constantly changing the layout of the top of my dressing
table, and currently I have all of my Muji storage stacked up one on top of the
other. Again, I was worried this would be a little too heavy on the lower
drawers and make them hard to open, but I've been pleasantly surprised that
each opens with perfect ease, plus it takes up a lot less space on my dressing
table having them stacked up like this!
The bottom 5 drawer storage is a disgusting display of my
lip product stash. I say disgusting; mainly because I genuinely think it is
ridiculous to own this many lip products. But what can I say? I just love a
bold lip! Each drawer is home to a different array of lip products; the bottom
drawer houses my addiction to lip glosses, next there’s a drawer of both liquid
and pencil lip products, then there’s two drawers of my high-end lipsticks
followed by a final top drawer of lip liners and budget lip products.
The second 5 drawer storage above is everything but lip products (OK, I lie – there’s one larger lipstick from Tarte in there which didn't fit in the bottom storage). The bottom drawer covers slim eyeshadow
palettes, then we have a drawer of individual shadows (cream, powder and mineral), followed by a drawer of mascaras, then
contouring products and setting powders, with the top drawer housing a couple
more slim palettes and my compact bases.
As I mentioned earlier, the wide single drawer storage is
for my bases. It’s just the right size for all my bases (except my MAC Face and Body
Foundation which is huge and gets stashed in my dressing table drawer).
I've been tempted to get another wide drawer to add to my stash, but over the
past year I've also been trying to cut down on my beauty stash so I've held off
so far, in the hopes it’ll stop me buying more makeup in an attempt to fill it
up!
The top of my Muji acrylic storage doesn't go to waste,
either. Home to my acrylic lipstick stand (see
here), a little teacup of my miniature products from various gift
sets and beauty boxes that I'm trying to get through, and my eyeliner pot (as well as sharpeners and a favourite Clarins
primer!).
I know for a lot of people the amount of makeup I have will
be utterly ridiculous and inconceivable, but I like love makeup. If like me you have a sickening amount of products to
keep organised and you've been considering the ever-popular Muji storage, I
genuinely cannot recommend them enough! It makes my beauty stash so much more
organised, I can see which products are where so they’re quick and easy to
reach, and they’re really high-quality, too.
Do you have any acrylic Muji storage? Do you think they’re
‘worth the hype’? I’d love to hear how you store your makeup, especially any
nifty DIY ideas! You can also check out the rest of my makeup storage collection here.
34 comments
I love Muji storage! I have quite a stack like yourself, but it’s still not quite enough!
ReplyDeletewww.britishbeautyaddict.com
It never is! Perhaps we should stop buying makeup..... Nope, it's just not going to happen! ;) xo
DeleteI don't own any Muji or acrylic storage - I feel a bit of a lone soldier in the way that I don't like how they are clear! I'm a bit of a neat freak, and whilst it's all contained in a solid box and is neat in that sense, I need it all to be hidden so that my desk wouldn't look cluttered?
ReplyDeleteI fit most of my used make up in a drawer in my dresser - I have four old GlossyBox boxes that fit almost perfectly into the drawer, and have one for base, one for eyes, one for lips and one for the skincare I'm using at the time! Then I have a slot down the side that fits my palettes in nicely :)
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I do this exact same thing... I have draws that fit 2 glossyboxes each. I have 6 :) x
Delete@ Carly Jade - Well if you don't like clear storage, it makes sense not to have Muji storage! It sounds like you've got your storage down to a T though :) xo
Delete@ Leah - Great to see innovative uses of old beauty boxes! xo
Deleteaaah i'm so jealous of this collection! i've only got a tiny one of these but muji is such an amazing way to store makeup minimally :)
ReplyDeleteRachel // Style Soup
I think so too, I love Muji storage! :) xo
DeleteI love my Muji storage! I keep all my lip products in mine across 8 drawers, so practical!
ReplyDeleteFrancesca xo // EffStar Beauty
Wow, and I thought I had a lot of lip products :P xo
DeleteI hadn't heard of this storage make before! I've been looking for a way to store my makeup because mine just gets thrown all over my desk which isn't pretty...
ReplyDeleteDaxidream x
Do you think you'll be investing in any storage? :) xo
DeleteGreat post, really loved it! I love Muji drawers, wish I could have some but I don't have anywhere to place them :(
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll find somewhere for them soon :) xo
DeleteI love the look of Muji, but am not a fan of the transparency, I prefer to have everything hidden away. I've got the Ikea Helmer and in the drawers I have the Godmorgan stuff and upturned beauty boxes to stash it all. The only things I have on the top are my favourite nail poilishes and my stamping nail polishes and stampers (I like to keep them separate from everything else.)
ReplyDeletehttp://daydreamsanddee.blogspot.co.uk
I love that they're clear, but I suppose it's each to their own when it comes to storage! :) I have some Ikea drawers too, so handy for stashing beauty products, whilst all my polishes are in boxes! :) xo
DeleteYour drawers look amazing! I love how neat and sleek these look!
ReplyDeletexprincessjas | ♥
Thanks Jasmine, I'm definitely a little bit obsessed with keeping my makeup organised and Muji is perfect for that! xo
DeleteThis looks amazing! I have yet to buy any sort of muji storage but lately, I've been considering it. x
ReplyDeleteFARFROMPERFECTIONXO
Has my post managed to sway you? :) xo
DeleteLove it so much!! <3
ReplyDeletehttp://breathefashion-world.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks Sabina! xo
DeleteI really need to invest in make-up storage and Muji storage sounds perfect! Such a reasonable price aswell x
ReplyDeletelipstickandlightening.blogspot.ie
I think they're super reasonably priced :) Let me know if you decide to invest in some Muji storage! xo
DeleteAll those lipsticks! Swoon..
ReplyDeletehttp://lauratalksout.blogspot.co.uk
I definitely have a slight addiction to lip products..... xo
DeleteI'm in some desperate need of Muji storage, my makeup drawer is full and looks so untidy! x
ReplyDeleteELEANORMAES
Getting Muji storage sounds like the perfect solution then (plus you'll have room for more makeup... hehe) xo
DeleteA lot of people seem to dislike the Muji drawers because of their transparency but tbh that's a big selling point for me. It doesn't matter where I move to or how I re-decorate, they'll always go and I can see exactly what is in each drawer.
ReplyDeleteI also like the size of the drawers; it means there aren't products piled on top of each other that you have to rifle through xx
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You've basically taken the words right out of my mouth there! :) Completely agree xo
DeleteAlthough they're an obvious choice like you said, I desperately need some Muji storage - I have lots of disorganised boxes of makeup and they're a pain to rifle through xx
ReplyDeleteRamblings of a Beauty Bird | Beauty Blog
I find it SO much easier selecting products when they're laid out like this :) Let me know if you decide to get any! xo
DeleteOk, I totally need that! <3
ReplyDelete... the truth is that I'm so messy! lol
Love it btw!
Vicky~
http://shapeshifts.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks Vicky! And don't worry, we're all a little messy at heart ;) xo
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