It’s finals week and needed to take a break and do a post so here it is. If you’re anything like me you have a serious problem getting up and cleaning your makeup brushes. I can get rather lazy, and completely try to forget that they need some cleaning and I’m talking weeks of no cleaning them and then I wonder when I put on makeup it goes on rather weird. But yea I did say weeks I can go with without cleaning them which can be bad as well all know and the product keeps adding on and on and on … That, right there is a big no no, because the germs and bacteria that can evolve on you brushes after using them a few times.
As you may know keeping your brushes clean helps along with maintain healthy skin because no bacteria will get to your face.For us non makeup artists, it is said to be good to clean your brushes weekly to prevent many things shadows not going on right, colors mixing and just have good skin overall. Taking care of your brushes equals them last for a long time. Hopefully these are helpful. There are also makeup brush cleaners that tend to be more on the expensive side of things and are obviously simpler and easier to clean, the shampoo will do the same job unless you want to make sure your brushes are in tip top shape and buy some of those expensive products. Read below for my quick tips on cleaning them!
Things you will need:
- Lukewarm running water
- Head and shoulders shampoo / or any shampoo you use that’s good quality
- Dirty brushes
- Small plate
- A clean towel
- You’ll need to squeeze some shampoo (just a little) onto a clean small plate before dipping your brush head to it.
- first, you’ll need to let your brush run through the lukewarm warm for about a minute. Then dip your brush had to the shampoo.
- For this step make sure the palm of your hand is clean, you will swirl the head of the brush in the palm of your hand, you will start to see the color that was on the brush on your hand and sink.
- Then with the brush downward and your palm keep swirling until you see and feel no more shampoo of the brush. Squeeze to make sure it is clear.
- Lastly, lay your brushes to dry on the towel. Let them dry out for about a day, overnight.
I’m horrible about cleaning my brushes when I should. I’ve never thought of using head and shoulders. I usually just use oil and soap but I’m sure that’s somewhat harsh.
Me too ! I’m lazy when it comes to that. I usually do that Technic with olive oil and the soap but I had none, the shampoo method works the same really.
Totally. I will keep that in mind next time
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Thank you so much for your advice! I use a brush cleanser from Elf Cosmetics to clean my brushes in between uses, its really useful when you swap mid-makeup! This routine is great though as we all need to wash our brushes properly after a few weeks:)
No problem 🙂 I used Elf cosmetics cleanser it’s so good !!
I agree! And the prices are so reasonable, I’d recommend them highly!
Nice post 🙂 I will try this next time!
Great 🙂 let me know how it works out for you
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Ma
I will be giving this a try this week end!
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Love it! Looks so much easier than I thought 🙂