Hey all! So I'm really bored of studying right now so here's a little tutorial on how I clean my make-up brushes *special thanks go to my brother for patiently taking the pictures*. I usually give my brushes a thorough clean every Sunday since I tend not to wear make-up on Sunday to let my skin breathe (unless I have somewhere special to go obviously). You can read more tips and info on brush cleaning here but in the meantime, here's the step-by-step tutorial!
Dirty brushes + e.l.f. Studio Daily Brush Cleaner & Brush Shampoo
The first thing I do is I spray a little of the Daily Brush Cleaner onto a clean face towel to remove most of the make-up from the brush bristles. I mainly do this to save on the Brush Shampoo which comes in a 120ml format vs the 250ml of the Daily Brush Cleaner. I also use the Brush Cleaner to clean my brushes in-between make-up applications. I like to start with my larger and more dense brushes first as they are the ones that take longer to dry.
Next, I fill a little bowl with lukewarm water and add a few drops of shampoo; enough to make a little lather. I dip the brushes one by one in the bowl and swirl them around a little. When the water gets really dirty, I change it and add more shampoo.
Washing the foundation brush... you can actually see that the water has turned yellowy!
Subsequently, I squeeze the bristles (always pointing them towards the sink to make sure that no water or soap gets in the ferrule) to remove excess water and then I swirl the brush on my palms to work up a lather and make sure that all product is removed. I also apply some regular hair conditioner to the bristles and leave it to act for around 3 minutes before I finally give the brush a good rinse under warm running water and squeeze the bristles again once last time in a towel to further cut down on drying time. I like to apply the conditioner to the brushes one by one until I wash the next so that it has time to work and then I rinse it off starting from the first brush I applied it to so that the last one has time to get conditioned as well.
For brushes that I use to apply lipsticks, lip glosses, cream eyeliners and any other cream products, I like to use Baby Oil to cleanse them thoroughly and make sure there are no product residues. I just pour a little oil in the palm of my hands, soak the bristles in and let the oil lift the product. When no more product comes off, I wash these brushes in the same manner as all other brushes.
Can you see the eyeliner coming off effortlessly in the second picture?
Finally, I place my brushes horizontally on a face towel to dry.
Recently, I came across a video on YouTube by KlaredelysArt where she explained how you can make home-made brush guards. I actually tried it and it works! Check out her video here!
So that's it ladies! I hope you found this tutorial useful! How do you clean your brushes? Do you use a different method to mine? I'd love to know, so leave a comment in the box below!
Great post, very useful tip how to make brush guards, thanks for sharing! :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad you found it useful Jelena :) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you for this useful post.
ReplyDeleteGlad you think so Ida :) let me know if you want me to do any specific posts :)
ReplyDeleteyour post is very helpful! thanks for the tip :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comment :) glad you found it useful! xx
ReplyDeleteawh thank you so much lara!!! This is so helpful, I just tried the tape thing.. it's brilliant!!! xD
ReplyDeleteGood to know Dyna :) xxx
ReplyDeleteVery useful post!! I tried Klaredelys trick too, you can also make some holes in the clear tape so the brushes will dry faster.
ReplyDeleteThank you Natalie :) I will try that next time I wash my brushes and let you know the results :) sounds like a good idea... you make the tape look more like the brush guards!
ReplyDeleteGood post! Useful!
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!