If you're serious about getting better at makeup, you need a decent set of makeup brushes. You don't necessarily need to go out and buy an expensive brush set that looks like it belongs in a makeup artist's kit rather than your makeup table. It's actually possible to find quality makeup brushes that won't break the bank and will give you beautiful makeup looks.
Now makeup brushes can get dirty and harbor bacteria over time, making regular cleaning a requirement. I don't really spot clean my brushes but I make it a point to deep clean them every 1-2 weeks. I have a large amount of makeup brushes so I don't have to clean the same ones too often, but I have brushes in my collection that are 4 years old and I still use them.
But enough chatter, here are my tips on how to get your brushes clean:
Use a shampoo bar or any brush-friendly soap
While there are specially made brush shampoos and solid cleansers out there, I've found that shampoo is just as effective in getting your brushes clean and keeping them soft. After all, shampoo is formulated to clean and care for our hair, and the bar form just makes them easier to handle.
Just make sure to use shampoo bars that have clarifying and oil-absorbing properties, I've found that these are most effective in really getting the gunk and stains out of your brush. Just wet your brush and rub the bristles on the bar to get it to lather up, this is important for the next step.
To rub dirt away, use a brush egg (best for smaller brushes) or a brush mat (larger brushes)
Vigorously rub the bristles of the soapy brush over the surface of the brush egg or mat. This will help scrub off any power or face product on the brush and get them as clean as possible. You can do this for a number of brushes in batches, the suds might change color but they shouldn't stain the bristles.
Wash out the soap from the brushes under running water
I've found that just using a bowl of water doesn't get everything out. Your brushes might look clean but they can get a rancid or gross smell to them when they're dry because there's leftover soap that's gone bad in their bristles. Using running water helps get all of the soap and gunk out, you can even rub your brushes on the surface of the brush egg or mat to really get them clean.
Hang your brushes upside down while drying them
Letting your brushes dry like this lets all the moisture drip downward and away from the ferule of the brush (the metal part where the bristles are attached and go out of the handle). If water does get into that part, it can weaken the adhesive used to keep your brushes together and destroy them slowly.
Now, there are a lot of ways that you can do this. You can DIY something out of household items and elastic. You can also invest in a brush tree like I do.
Brush trees are structures with rubber enforced slots that let you slot brushes through and allow them to hang upside down to dry. They also make excellent storage for dirty brushes, especially when you need something to tell you to stop procrastinating on washing your brushes.
And when they're dry, you can use them all over again! Brush cleaning can be a pain, but hopefully with these tips, you can make the process easier and more enjoyable so you don't dread doing it so much.
Another tip I would share is to have more than one type of makeup brush so you can always have a clean and dry set of brushes even when some of them are still wet. Plus, it just helps keep bacteria to a minimum since you're not using the same brushes over and over. But I'm getting ahead of myself maybe....
Anyway, I hope you found this post helpful in getting your brushes clean so you can keep making awesome eye looks with clean brushes.
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