How To: clean your brushes

Did y'all know that your actually supposed to CLEAN your make up brushes? Yep. I know, I was shocked too. But lets put it this way, make up brushes are like sports equipment. You need to keep them in good condition so they can do do their job properly and help you perform at your absolute best. This means, that once they get dirty or broken, you fix them.

There are two methoods for cleaning your brushes, the one used for actual BRUSHES, and the one used for powder puffs. In this post, I will teach you each methood. Let's start with actual brushes.

HOW TO: CLEAN YOUR MAKE UP BRUSHES

SUPPLIES NEEDED: 1 kitchen towel, 1 bottle of LIQUID DISH SOAP, WARM WATER

1. Squirt a small bit of liquid dish soap onto the bristles of the brush

2. Work the dish soap into the bristles by massaging it into them

3. Hold the brush under warm water, continue to massage the bristles

4. Add more liquid dish soap as needed, continue to massage bristles and hold under water

5. Set on towel and leave out to dry

HOW TO: CLEAN YOUR POWDER PUFFS

SUPPLIES NEEDED: 1 towel, 1 bottle of conditioner, warm water

1. Squirt a small bit of conditioner onto the powder puff or sponge

2. Rub it into the powder puff or sponge

3. Hold it under warm water, and continue to rub the conditioner into the puff

4. Apply more conditioner as needed, or until the powder puff returns to its origional color, free of residue from cream blush or liquid foundation.

NOTE: You don't have to clean your brushes on a weekly basis, just once and a while. Basically, if they look dirty, clean them!