Review (3/5): It’s Okay, But Not For Me...
This is okay but there’s a few issues I have with it....
First, the mirror came with a little chunk in the corner gone. It’s not a big deal because it’s so small, but it would be nice if the mirror would have come better protected so that it wasn’t missing a piece no matter how small.
Second, this doesn’t really hold much unless you want it to be all separate parts. If you have it all put together with the side trays sitting on each side of the big oval tray, the silicone pieces over top the side trays, and the square tray sitting in the middle of the big oval tray - Then you can’t hold much with it. The side trays with the silicone pieces only hold so much. The one with the lines you can lay brushes in the grooves like shown in the photos on the product page. But, there’s only 4 grooves where brushes can actually lay, and more than 1 or sometimes 2 brushes is all that fits in each groove. The other silicone tray has the X’s that you can put things in so they stand straight up. There’s 11 small ones and 8 big ones. The big ones you could potentially fit more than 1 item in. Also, the middle tray part that the mirror goes over as a lid, if you’re going to do that, then you can only have items in that tray that the mirror will be able to lay flat over, so that limits how much and what you can place in it. If you have it all put together, then it doesn’t take up much room. But, if you have it all in separate parts (like the first photo on the product page), then it takes up a lot of room for not holding too much. I might as well keep using my cups or brush holders for my brushes, which hold a ton of brushes, and plastic or acrylic drawer organizers.
Third, I don’t like how the mirror just sits, it isn’t actually attached. It comes off so easy. One little bump and the mirror falls over. It would be nice if they would have that attached somehow so that it would fold down over the tray but still be connected.
Finally, it’s supposed to be easy to wash and dry. To me, the silicone pieces are not easy to clean. The dust collects on them like crazy. And I try to just wipe off the dust with a dry cloth but the silicone is rubbery and the dust just kind of sticks to it. If you use a wet cloth you’re able to get the dust, but you have to work really hard to get it off. I just don’t like it.
Overall, this just doesn’t work for me. I wanted it to organize things while taking up less space. But, when it is taking up less space, it doesn’t hold enough for me. If you’re looking just to hold a few small things. Like you have some small items that you just want to have a place, then this might work for you. As long as you don’t mind that the mirror isn’t attached and might come off easy.