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Make-Up Storage ENVY! #3

Photo: IKEA.com
I have done a couple of these posts before and I thought it was time I did another, seeing as though I am still not happy with my make-up collection set up/storage.

I did re-decorate my bedroom just over a couple of years ago and I decided on getting one of the IKEA Alex 9 Drawer Units for my make-up. It seemed like the fashion to have one, but it is not at all practical in my opinion! The drawers only come out two thirds of the way, so you have wasted/unusable space at the back of them. I believe you can take out a couple of screws on the drawers and you should be able to fully open them, but this could also damage the strength of the unit, which is why I haven’t tried it. I struggled for a long time to find storage trays to fit in the drawers. I did purchase eight of the IKEA STÖDJA Cutlery Trays for this unit as they were recommended, but they actually do not fit in the drawers!!
Photo: MissOrg.com
Eventually, after using multiple cutlery trays and Tupperware type boxes, I came across a website called MissOrg.com, where you can buy acrylic organisers especially made to fit the IKEA Alex 9 Drawers. I decided to purchase some for my powder, lipstick and foundation drawers. They arrive in pieces so you do have to build the organisers yourself. The only downfall is that each piece has a plastic covering on each side, which needs to be peeled off before being put together with other pieces. This process takes a very long time if you buy multiple sets! I can’t remember how many sets I bought all together because I have bought more and swapped things around multiple times since my first purchase. I know one set does a whole lipstick drawer (150 lipsticks). At the moment I am using the organisers for powder compacts (powder, bronzers and highlighters), lipstick (liquid and bullet), face primers, foundations, setting sprays and small eye palettes. The only drawer that is made up perfectly is the lipstick drawer as they do fit in the organiser perfectly. All of my powder compacts didn’t fit, so I had to remove some of the dividers which make one side large enough for the bigger compacts. Another downside is that the organisers come in four colours only; Glass Look (translucent blue/green), Parma Violet (opaque pastel lilac), Frosty Pink (opaque bubblegum pink) and Lemon Bonbon (opaque pastel yellow). I chose the Glass Look as I wanted the clearest looking ones as possible. They can also break pretty easily if you are heavy handed. This is good though if you want to make some of the pieces shorter by cutting or breaking them to your desired length.
Photo: Created using the PAX Planner on IKEA.com
My current set up isn’t perfect, but it does work and I am making do. Ideally, I would like bigger drawers, a bit like the IKEA PAX System. You can buy different parts and put them together to create your own perfect set up. This now seems to be the desired option for beauty influencers to store their make-up. I would probably have a few of the longer drawers and then some shelves if I were to build one. I would also get some custom made inserts for the drawers to store some products. Here are the sorts of inserts I have in mind:
Photo: Pinterest.com

Photo: SonnyCosmetics.com
Photo: Etsy.com/TheCosmeticArchive
Photo: Pinterest.com
The inserts would obviously be a lot bigger and would fill the drawers; I think clear acrylic or white would look best.

I won’t be changing my set up for a long while yet anyway. I feel like my collection has outgrown its current set up and I am bored of it, but it isn’t large enough to fill the PAX system yet. I would most likely get the PAX system as a wardrobe system and make sure there are drawers and or shelves for my cosmetics products, this way it would be an all in one unit and it wouldn’t look as odd. I would actually love a built in closet and I would probably just get built in drawers for my make-up and bypass the PAX system altogether.

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