Apologies ladies my laptop is sick I have no pics :(
Brushes are key to creating beautiful make up looks and I have mentioned a range of brushes in previous posts. My go to brushes are the real techniques brushes but also since my fantastic win from The Make Up Crew Dublin, I have been using my new brushes loads and I love them!
Brushes are key to creating beautiful make up looks and I have mentioned a range of brushes in previous posts. My go to brushes are the real techniques brushes but also since my fantastic win from The Make Up Crew Dublin, I have been using my new brushes loads and I love them!
Before embarking on this blog, I have to admit I was very
bad at taking care of my make up brushes. For the most part, my make up routine
was so poor I rarely used brushes so now that I have them and want them to
last, I am finally taking care of them like I should.
From reading posts from other bloggers, tweeting asking
questions and also watching YouTube tutorials, you soon learn there are many
ways to clean your brushes.
For me, I started to use baby shampoo and warm (not hot)
water. The reason you do not want to use hot water on the brush is because you
risk melting the glue which holds your brush together. You could end up with a
brush in pieces and that’s a tragedy no girl wants to have.
So taking your brush, hold it upside-down with the bristles
facing down into the sink and run the water on the brush hair only. Put some
baby shampoo on your hand and swirl the brush around on your hand taking most
of the makeup off it.
After this step rinse the brush again, squeezing out the
excess make up.
Depending on which brush you are cleaning you may need to
repeat the shampoo step.
Foundation brushes can sometimes be the hardest
brushes to clean.
When you are sure the brush is now clean, squeeze out as
much of the water as you can from the brush head but do take care not to pull
hard on the brush as you may have loosened up some of the glue while cleaning.
Fold a towel into a third of its size so it creates a shelf
for the brushes to dry on.
Taking your clean brush, dry it against the towel. You need
to be very careful not to lose the shape of the brush so mould it with your
hands before leaving it to dry.
*I recently saw on YouTube, you can buy mesh nets for drying
brushes which hold their shape and still allow enough air through the hair to
dry the brush properly. I have since found them on EBay for €2 so will be using
them once they get here to save my brushes.*
The shelf that you have created with the towel will help
stop the brushes drying with one flat side so place all your clean brushes with
the hairs hanging off the edge of the towel, in a warm place overnight until
they are fully dry. I left mine in my bedroom under the radiator so it was warm
but not hot enough to melt the glue.
Do take care of your brushes ladies, they are a great investment
and will last a lot longer if you take care of them.
If anyone has any other suggestions or advice on how to clean makeup brushes, I'd love to hear from you.
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Emma x
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