Friday, May 31, 2013

Brush Cleaning Extravaganza



Hey guys! It's me! I hate to start a post with the stereotypical "I'm sorry I haven't posted anything lately." but hey! I'm really sorry I haven't posted much lately. Life is too hectic! A big event is coming up in 3 weeks (my wedding) and that is taking up much of my head-space.


Anyway let's move on to today's post: makeup brushes and how to clean them!
As you can see from the picture above (that I took a couple of weeks ago), I made a date with my makeup brushes. They all needed a deep clean. Excuse the sink if it looks less than shiny~ And also there's a sneak peak at what I keep around the sink.

But okay let's focus. How do I clean my brushes, you ask? 

There's the spot clean which takes less drying time for Option 1. For that I like to use my Estee Lauder Makeup Brush Cleaner that looks like this:


I picked mine up from an Estee Lauder counter at The Bay. You might be thinking, oh hey that looks just like the MAC one! And you are CORRECT! The next logical question is then, why pay an extra 2 dollars for this bottle? (From the time I put this post together, I believe it costs C$18 from MAC vs. C$20 Estee Lauder). The picture above might not show it, but mine came with a spray pump! Yes I get excited with things like that. Anyway, I like how I don't have to turn the bottle upside down on tissue paper to get the product there. Call me weird. But I like the flexibility of being able to spritz the remover directly on my brush. I feel I waste less liquid this way? 

The next option, Option 2, for brush cleaning is the tried and true deep clean. I accomplish this by setting aside a solid 30 minutes during the weekend to baby my brushes. It takes a while for me because hey look at how many used ones I accumulate and secondly, I like to take my time. I try to make a relaxing experience out of it. It's the only way I can avoid procrastination. I use a gentle baby shampoo for this.

 
 I stand by the sink, swish the brush into a concoction of water and baby shampoo (in a deep dish) and swirl away on the palms of my hands until the bubbles no longer look murky. Followed by a rinse with brush hairs side down on running tap water. (I turn it off between rinses of course, conserve water and all that).

To dry the brushes, I leave them overnight by the sink on an angle (brush hair side down to keep the water from seeping into the handle aka ferules if you want the technical term) as pictured above. And voila! Clean and sanitary makeup brushes are nice.



 *Disclaimer: All items mentioned are purchased with my own money and I am in no way affiliated with the mentioned sites and companies.
 




 

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