SPOT CLEAN
Things you will need:
- cotton pads (Kmart, Coles, Priceline)
- bottle of brush cleaner spray (Priceline, Beauty bay, Crush cosmetics, Cherry culture, Sephora, eBay)
Step 1. Take a cotton pad and lay your brush in the centre of the pad
Step 2. Grab your bottle of brush cleaner spray and give 2 pumps to wet the brush
Step 3. Pick up your brush and wipe back and forth on the cotton pad until the residue starts coming off (the white cotton pad will start to get dirty)
Step 4. Keep repeating the above step until it looks clean and smooth. Take the cotton pad and squeeze the brush and wipe down (make sure not to be too hard incase you pluck some hairs out!) - This will squeeze excess water out and shape the brush ready for drying.
I mostly only spot clean my eye liner brush. Sometimes I include my shader brush and fluffy blending brush depending on how dirty it is. I don't spot clean my foundation brush as I only use it when applying liquid foundation (which I only wear on night outs). Everyday I use my fingers to blend in my BB cream and a flat Kabuki blending brush to distribute the product . I then use a big fluffy powder brush to dust a translucent setting powder over (because the powder is dry and translucent, I don't find it necessary to clean everyday).
DEEP CLEAN
Things you will need:
- Baby Shampoo (Priceline, Target, Kmart, Coles, Woolies etc)
- Paper Towel
- Something to use as leverage when drying brushes e.g. long box, hair spray bottle (anything long)
I've chosen to use Johnsons Baby Shampoo, it was around $6 bucks from Priceline (choose something good/high quality. Remember: your brushes ARE your babies)
Step 1. Put paper towels over your leverage object, so you brushes have something to lean on when they are dripping dry. The reason for the leverage is so that the water in the actual brush will drip downwards when it is placed on an angle. This is VERY important as you don't want any water to remain at the roots of the brush as it may loosen up the glue - which ultimately shortens the life of your brushes.
Step 2. Squeeze a generous amount of of Baby Shampoo in the palm of your wet hand.
Step 3. Grab your brushes and one by one wet the brush and start going back and forth against your palm.
Repeat over and over until the brush begins to look and feel cleaner. Watch the dirty gunk run through your hand until the water runs clear (this is when you'll know its clean).
Repeat same process with all other brushes.
Don't be alarmed if you see orange water. That's just your face running down the sink haah.
The Eye liner brush will be fairly easy to clean if you use gel liner. However if you use something super water resistant and waterproof like me (MAC liquid last) it will be a tad difficult to remove the make up as its totes WATERPROOF. In this case, if the make-up really refuses to let loose, get your make up remover (Neutrogena Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover or
Maybelline City Rescue Total Clean Express Makeup Remover) and use a small amount to help breakdown the residue.
Step 4. Don't forget your brush cup holders! No point cleaning your brushes and putting them back into a pit of dirtiness!
Step 5. Dry by elevating brush with fluffy side facing down.
Viola!
Products feat. in this post:
Sigma Kabuki Set $76
Blending brushes & blush brush from Mineral Muse (My Sister's online shop - Check it out! Free Shipping & Tracking now available)
Glass jars $2 - $6 - Any bargain shop
Anna Sui dupe holder, mirrors, and cotton pad dispenser $12 - $28 - Some Korean store in Strathfield plaza
If you're lazy like me, you may deep clean once a month... or even 3 months.. (thats dirty). TRY to deep clean once a week. I know what you're thinking "EVERY freaking week?!?! Ain't nobody got time for that?!" - BUT this will improve your face hygiene!
Adios Amigos & Good Luck.
<3 Anita
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