HOW TO: How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Hey guys,
So this is my first blog and I thought I'd start it off with how I clean my makeup brushes.
I probably don't clean them as often as I should, that would be because I feel as though I have a lot and cannot be bothered to be honest lol.

Things you'll need:

• A towel
• All purpose cleaner (or body/hand wash works well also)
• Brush Guards (optional)
• A sink

Let's get started!

STEP ONE

 

 

So for the first step, I gather all of my makeup brushes, so that I don't forget to clean any, then I grab some cleaner. I've been using Nutrimetics OLC to clean a lot of things in our home for a while now, as well as my brushes. Then I get out my makeup brush guards which I purchased from eBay, the link is below.
(Link for Brush Guards)

 

 

STEP TWO

 

 

The next thing I do is put a little bit of the cleaner in the palm of my hand and rub the brush in circular motions, cupping my hand so that it creates texture for the brush to go over.

Then I rinse the brush in cold water, making sure to never tip the brush upwards. Whilst the brush is wet always keep the end, with the hairs, pointing down. If water gets up into the handle it can dissolve the glue and you will end up with a lot of fallout.

 

Straight after I have rinsed the brush I decide whether it needs a second clean, depending on how dirty it was.

 

Then I go on to the next step

 

 

STEP THREE

 

 

For the third step, I grab my brush guards, and slide one over the brush, from the handle, downwards over the hairs. The reason I use brush guards is to keep the fluffy brushes in their original shape. They're not a necessity, but they do help keep your brushes in the shape they came in the day you bought them. The guards are made of mesh, that allows air to flow through the brushes, so they still dry nicely.

 

I do this for each fluffy brush, brushes like foundation brushes and small angled brushes I tend to skip this step and they're not needed.

 

STEP FOUR

 

 

Then I lay all of the cleaned brushes down on a folded towel, with the brush end hanging over the edge to allow airflow. If for some unknown reason you don't have a towel, you can simply place the brushes over the end of the counter/vanity, or a table. The brushes at the bottom of the photo are face paint brushes, the steps above were applied to them also.

 

 

Well, I hope this was of some help, I'm sure people generally don't have this many brushes so it will take less time to go through them all. I use all of these brushes for different purposes.

 

Hope you're all having a lovely day :)

 

xoxo

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