Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers for Makeup Organization Review & Photos
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers ($27.95) is a single unit with five drawers that pull out completely, so you can take out a drawer and set it down like a tray, which gives you greater access to anything you put into it. The unit measures 10.2 inches / 26 centimeters wide, 6.9 inches / 17.5 centimeters in depth, and 6.6 inches / 16.5 centimeters in height. The interior space of each drawer is 9.4 inches / 23.9 centimeters in width, 6.5 inches / 16.5 centimeters in depth, and 0.9 inches / 2.3 centimeters in height. These drawers are shorter than the 2-Drawer system by 0.85 inches / 2.1 centimeters, and while you can stack this on top of the 2-Drawer unit, it is a tiny bit wider and slightly deeper.
The weight of your products help to keep the drawer from falling out, even when extended quite far, but you can also fully remove the drawer to access anything stored in the back. I prefer this, personally, as it means you can really maximize every inch of the drawer. It’s also a nice way to store lipsticks with labels facing outwards so you can read them quickly, rather than having to pick up, read, pick up, read to find the right one. The 5-Drawer has a moderate thickness on its exterior sides, while the drawers themselves are slightly thinner. The unit sits comfortably on counter tops without sliding around as it has rubberized feet on the bottom to prevent slippage. The drawers sit on “tracks” so they pull out easily without rubbing against the drawer above or below it.
The shorter drawers won’t allow you to hold products like foundation bottles, larger tubes, and cylindrical loose powder containers (among other things!). The short height is ideal for someone who only wants to have a single layer of product per drawer, as it wastes very little in vertical space as a result–too tall drawers often waste space unless you plan to layer or have specific products that are tall enough to fill it. These drawers fit eyeshadows, lipglosses, lipsticks, blushes, bronzers, pressed powders, slim palettes, eye brushes, eyeliners, eyeshadow primers, and things of that nature very well. It has a decent footprint, where it’s not going to fit for everyone’s play space, but it is a good option for those with a vanity about two to three feet in width or on top of an Ikea Alex drawer unit.
What each drawer can hold…
- 23 x Urban Decay Eyeshadows | four rows of five each, plus three offset on the side, one layer maximum
- 23 x ColourPop Eyeshadows | five rows of five each, plus three offset on the side, one layer maximum
- 8 x MAC Blushes | two rows of four each, with a fair amount of space, one layer maximum; the two rows fit more comfortably in this unit than the 2-Drawer unit due to the greater width
- 2 x URban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Palettes | fits two next to each other with space along the right and bottom of them (could fit
- eyeliners along the bottom, possibly eyeshadows on the right)
- 20 x NARS Lipglosses | two rows of ten each comfortably, one layer maximum
- 14 x ColourPop Super Shock Cheeks | three rows of five each, two offset on the side
- 6 x MAC Powders | two rows of three each
- 24 x MAC Lipsticks | two rows of twelve each
- 9 x NARS Blushes | three rows of three each with some excess space on the right OR stagger them slightly and get four rows of three each with labels facing up; if laid flat, you can get two layers in
- 29 x Marc Jacobs Eyeliners | single row, single layer; two layers possible
- 29 x Sephora Eyeliners | one column of 18, one row of 11; two layers possible
- Brushes | fits brushes of various length; round or fluffier face brushes may have too large of a diameter to fit well but will work for eye brushes and smaller/flatter face brushes
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Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 23 x Urban Decay Eyeshadows
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 23 x Urban Decay Eyeshadows
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 23 x ColourPop Super Shock Shadows
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 8 x MAC Blushes
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 2 x Urban Decay Palettes
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 20 x NARS Lipglosses
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 14 x ColourPop Super Shock Shadows
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 6 x MAC Powders
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 9 x NARS Blushes
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 12 x NARS Blushes
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 28 x Marc Jacobs Eyeliners (should fit 29-30)
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — 29 x Sephora Eyeliners
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers — Makeup Brushes
Muji 5-Drawer Acrylic Drawers
everything looks so perfect, thank you for this post! great idea! by chance would you know if any of the muji drawers fit Chanel Illusion D’Ombres or the new TF eye cream duos? thank you so much!!
Chanel Illusion d’Ombres fit, but the stacked TF duos will be too tall!
Sadly I don’t own either the Chanel Illusion d’Ombres or TF duos to compare but are MAC Paint Pots too tall for these drawers?
Because the lids of the paint pots are domed they’re the tallest cream eyeshadows I own (Dior Fushion Monos, TF Creme Color, Givenchy, and Maybelline Color Tattoos are all shorter by comparsion) and therefore kind of a pain to store.
Hi CeeCee,
In the top drawer of the 5-Drawer, it won’t close, but in the other ones, the drawers will close with a Paint Pot in them – but you can tell that the top of the lid slides against the drawer on top of it slightly. My recommendation would be the 2-drawer if you were looking for Paint Pot storage.
Thanks so much for getting back to me.
In that case I’ll probably end up buying both and designate the two drawer for those taller items that don’t work for the five. I’m so glad you reviewed both, looking at the price difference between the two I didn’t think the two drawer would be worth trying
Happy to help! 🙂
Wow, I can’t believe this is $28 for 5 drawers, and it can hold so much makeup! I’m going to have to check this out
It can definitely hold a good amount! 🙂
Awesome. I have an okay blush storage for my Nars, etc. but I definitely need one of these to store my Colourpop stuff. Thanks for reviewing 🙂
Yeah, I’m probably going to use one of these for ColourPop! 😀
I think your math’s a bit off – that looks like 4 rows of 5 UD shadows plus the 3 extras. I’m just dazzled by all the fabulous stuff you’ve got there (the storage unit is overshadowed by all the pretty makeup!). Still, what a nice organizer and what a lot of stuff in a small, practical space. I have always wished that MAC’s lids were flat (like UD) rather than slightly domed)you’d be able to stack those blushes, bronzers, etc. and maybe get 2 layers into the one drawer without them sliding and shifting every time you open the drawer. I need to look for something like this once hubby redoes my bathroom vanity.
It was the right number in the drawer, just wrote five instead of four for the rows! (4 rows, 5 each = 20 + 3 = 23) Sorry about that and thank you for the correction! 🙂
Yep, MAC’s domed lid makes them a bit harder to stack in two layers! In this one, you can only do a single layer even of UD’s eyeshadows, but there are some acrylic systems that would definitely let you do two layers of UDs singles!
Wow, these can really hold a lot! I find them a bit expensive for what they are, but this would be something fun to splurge on. I’m liking my system with the Alex 9 Drawer + the Malm vanity from Ikea, for now.
It’s definitely a question of HOW much you have and how you like to reach/find your products. None of the acrylic systems is remotely practical for the quantity I have — my Ikea Bestas were $560 each, and they have 16 drawers per unit; one drawer there fits two or three of these. Though I have spent a pretty penny on Container Store organizers for each drawer!
I can see something like the Alex 9-Drawer and one or two of these on top or on a vanity for housing favorites, everyday essentials, and things of that nature, though! Also viable for someone who doesn’t want their brushes out in the open.
What do you use to hold your products inside the drawers in ALEX?
It’s organizational porn!!! I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you so much for doing this, you hear YouTubers talk about how much they love these and the great code the company gave them but you never really see them in action. Your reviews are just amazing, very well written, and the pictures with products in the drawers really give the reader a sense of how their collection would fit. Very great read, Christine!
Happy to help, Allison! 🙂
Thank you!
I own this one. Wonderful. I have one also not for makeup. Good price. Hold a lot for everyday use in the bathroom.
Nice, Stacey! I think it’s a really practical solution.
oooo I’m glad you’re doing this, I’m looking to replace my cheap plastic organizers with something a little nicer.
So glad this is timely for you, Alice!
I’m very impressed! This holds a ton of stuff and it’s not too bad at just $30. Idk why I thought Muji was more expensive but it looks like I need to keep an eye on their site now
Definitely not too pricey! 🙂
I really like the design, but am I the only one that isn’t a huge fan of acrylic? I have an acrylic 3 drawer set (off brand, bought it at TJ Maxx I think), and I would prefer a wooden one. I don’t really like that acrylic gets dirty and that everything is visible, but it seems like companies create so many nice acrylic solutions specific for cosmetics. Does anyone know of a similar design to Muji but is opaque?
Have you looked at maybe a file or paper organizer? Maybe something for scrapbooking or for tools – you’ll probably get some drawer options there.
I put a paper towel liner for each drawer. Then I stick some more makeup on top. Very functionable.o
Great tip, Stacey!
How many MAC eyeshadows can it hold? Thanks so much in advance.
The same as Urban Decay eyeshadows 🙂
Just a heads up: these are $20 at Muji in Toronto today. 🙂
Awesome!
I think I’ll get a 5 drawer. All my extra brushes are in ziploc bags in a bureau drawer and I rarely use them for that reason. Thanks for posting this.
Perfect! 🙂
Love this! I’ve been considering getting some type of acrylic storage system for my makeup collection for a while, but have put that on hold for a while. I’ve seen some acrylic drawers I like look-wise, but researching them and reading reviews is time consuming and some are pretty expensive. Your reviews are always so helpful. I love the fact that your reviewing these for quality, as well as showing what they can hold. This is really helpful and will definitely help me narrow down my search! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!
Thrilled I am able to make your research a little easier! Keep me posted on what you end up going with. I love hearing about how others organize their stashes!
You just enabled me to buy a Muji 5 drawer for my Colour Pop collection <3
Enjoy!! 🙂
Thank you so much for these reviews! I’ve been looking for a more effective way to store my makeup than just repurposed plastic boxes (I end up pulling out six lipsticks in the search for one, and that’s with a color organization system), and this plus the Container Store’s lipstick holders seems like they’d be a perfect combo. It must have taken forever for you to test these!!
My pleasure, Chloe! So glad I could give you some inspiration 🙂
I have this one, and love it! I use it to store my “everyday” makeup that I keep in my bathroom, and it works perfectly. Only a couple of items (loose powders) don’t fit.
I also keep a Muji item that doesn’t seem to be on their site anymore for my brushes (in the taller space) and little knick-knacks like a tweezer and a eyelash curler (in the smaller space) that looks like a 2 part pencil holder sort of thing, also in acrylic. I love both items and I think they’re a good value!
Nice! Mujis seem really well-received from everyone who has one!
I recently got the “4-drawer desktop paper organizer” ($24.99) from the Container Store after seeing it compared to the Muji drawers in a YouTube video. Absolutely love it! The bottom drawer is deeper so it can hold larger items. So it can basically hold the same amount of stuff as the Muji. How funny you’re reviewing all these storage items just as I’m organizing my collection! =) Definitely a lot of great options at the Container Store.
Container Store is DANGEROUS!
Plus they charge a fortune for shipping! Where is this one sold at???
Hey Edith,
Not sure which one you’re referring to, but Muji has a few stores in the U.S. that you can locate using their store locator, and Container Store has even more locations and you can use their store locator as well to see if you’re near one. Container Store shipping is pretty brutal!
I own this and the 3-drawer version! 😀 I personally couldn’t live without them. I find myself using more of my products when stored in these acrylic drawers. Also the 3-drawer stacks up perfectly above the 5-drawer. 🙂 I wish there were more Muji stores around the US though since it does help seeing these in person. I have to drive up 2 hours to be able to go to the ones in Los Angeles but it was worth it.
Apparently I have one an hour away. Totally didn’t know it (I thought it was just NY for some reason), so I definitely want to pop by next time in that part of the area.
This would be totally perfect for me for stuff I use everyday or things I want to look neat! Looks like even mascaras should fit.
Awesome! 🙂 Yep, mascaras should be good unless it’s crazily sized.
Gorgeous. Unavailable in India, as usual, but I love how sleek and minimal it is, plus acrylic, just makes it easier to store, carry etc. I want this! UGH.
Awwww! 🙁
Where did you buy this unit? Every where I have seen them they are around $50 for the same size 🙁
I bought them from Muji.