Wednesday, June 6, 2012

How To: Clean Your Makeup Brushes



No need to go out and buy professional makeup brush cleanser.  Instead, I use basic items that you can find around your house that work just as good.  You will need a few things:
1. Any type of soap that you use for washing dishes/anti-bacterial soap
2. Olive Oil/ EVOO
3. A paper plate to mix the products and cleanse the brushes
4. A plastic spoon to mix the products
5. A towel to lay the washed brushes on

Now you're going to want to do this in your bathroom since you'll need to be near a sink.  Grab your dirty brushes and let's get started!

First, take your soap and olive oil and put them separately on each side of the paper plate as shown below:


Next, take your spoon and mix the two products together:


Next, take your dirty brushes and swirl them in the mixture until the whole brush part is saturated in the soap/oil mixture:


Now using very warm water, run the brush under the water until no more color is running out of the brush.  Also, squeeze the brush under the water as well to make sure you get out all of the makeup that is stuck in the bottom of the brushes:



After you're done washing your brushes, lay them on a dry towel and let them air dry. 
And there you have it; a simple way to clean your makeup brushes without actually buying a product to do it for you :)