IKEA treasure! Chest of Drawers for makeup!

Went to IKEA a couple of weeks back, and guess what I finally spotted?

These IKEA Moppe chest of drawers used to be extremely popular, because they're so handy in storing all sorts of things, from makeup to stationery to bottles and tubes of products. I'd been looking for these but IKEA Tampines and IKEA Alexandra were always out of stock. I really wanted to get them to reorganize my makeup, because they're just scattered everywhere on my table. Eventually I figured I should just give up and take a look at other options, like this Muji acrylic drawers.

These clear acrylic drawers are really pretty and they come in 2-drawer, 3-drawer and 5-drawer versions. And since they are clear, it is really easy to see your makeup and pick out what you want.

But the drawers are kind of thin. It's really hard to store larger items, like my Chacott loose powder, or my blushes. And they are quite expensive too. The 2 drawers are S$23, the larger 2 drawers are S$29, the large 3 drawers are S$23, and the large 5 drawers are S$39.

 

 

(Image taken from Cozycot forums)

Another option was the Daiso acrylic drawers. For S$2, that sure sounds cheap. But they are forever out of stock, and every single time I go to Daiso, I never see them on the shelves. Every single girl in Singapore must be having the same idea!

So anyway, back to IKEA. So I was walking through IKEA Tampines, and I found a whole lot of these drawers just waiting to be bought!

 

 I stood there for sooo long trying to decide which one to buy. The larger one looks really good but I didn't know whether it could fit on my dressing table. And I didn't want to go home, measure out the distance, then come back and buy. What if they sold out... again?

So I sat there, and walked around, and debated in my head... and finally bought the smaller of the two. But at S$29, it's so worth it! Now I finally have a proper place to store all my powder foundations, blushes, mascaras, eyeshadows, and highlighting powder. That's what is inside my drawers right now! Very satisfied with my purchase. Not only that, there's plenty of website out there that teach you how to DIY the drawers to customize to your taste. But I'm leaving mine just the way they are, unless I decide how to bling them :D

So if you're interested in these, IKEA Tampines has a stock of them, but I don't know how long it'll be till they're sold out. Not sure if IKEA Alexandra has them.