Cleaning Makeup Brushes

Hello Makeup Lovers!

Just writing a quick post about cleaning your makeup brushes. I am obsessed with collecting makeup brushes. I have a ton and still wish to buy more☺️ but keeping your brushes clean is extremely important. The hair bristle on our brushes can gather a build up of makeup and create bacteria which can lead to messy skin breakouts, but no worries just follow the tips on this blog and you should be fine....

How To Spot Clean Brushes: At this time I'm using the Clinique Brush Cleanser. It's very simple to use and gets the job done. All you need is a napkin ( I use bounty) and you just spray the product directly on napkin and swirl your brush until the makeup product comes off. 

How To Deep Clean Brushes: I am currently using the coastal scents brush shampoo with the Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove. 

Step One: Get out all those dirty brushes. Step Two: Rinse brush bristles under water. Step Three: Add a dime size drop of brush shampoo on to center of glove. Step Four: Wash brush by moving it in circular motions on the "Wash" area of the glove. Step Five: Use the "Rinse" part of the glove. While running water over the rinse area wash off remaining shampoo. Step Six: With the "Refine" part of the glove you want to reshape and refine the brush. Step Seven: Use your thump and index finger squeeze excess water by pinching fingers together. 

How To Best Dry Your Brushes: Once your brushes are clean it is important to set them up to dry properly. You want to help your makeup brushes retain their shape, while also avoiding the loosening of brush brisles. This will extend the life of the brush and insure you get as much use of them as you can.  To dry my brushes I use brush guards. 

Once my brush guards are in place I set brushes on a glass tumbler to dry bristle side down. The excess water remaining in the brushes will drain out onto the tumbler, instead of seeping in to the barrel of the brush loosening the glue and causing brisles to fall out. 

You want to try and deep clean your brushes every two weeks. Spot cleaning can be done between each deep cleaning. 

Thanks for reading :)

Where I purchased items mentioned:

Clinique Brush Cleanser - $15

www.clinique.com

Spa Brush Cleaning Globe - $39

www.sigmabeauty.com 

Makeup Brush Guards - 15pc/pk $3

www.amazon.com