Clean brushes make such a big difference to how your make-up applies and the finished look. One of the most important aspects to any aspiring make-up artist, is to make sure you use clean brushes in your makeup application. Not only do the colours apply stronger, they create defined areas of colour which allow you to then blend together as the look requires. If you find that the colours you are applying are blending together too much on your eyes, before you have a chance to blend them yourself, the chances are your brushes need a good clean.
Clean brushes always feel nicer on the skin too.
Clean Your brushes often!
The most important thing to remember when cleaning your brushes, is to make sure the bristles are always pointed down, so you don’t get water up under the metal rim. This can ruin your brushes.
The best way to clean eye shadow brushes, is to spot-clean them. Squeeze a drop of brush cleaner onto the bristles of your brush. Using an old towel, run the bristles back and forwards across the towel. You will see the old make-up coming off on the towel. Once clean, you can use them again strait away as they will only require a few moments of drying time!
You can buy a specialised brush cleaner from beauty supply shops, or you can make your own! Mix 1 glass of distilled water, with 2 teaspoons of rubbing alcohol (purchase from your local chemist), and 1 teaspoon of gentle baby shampoo. Pour into a user friendly plastic squeeze bottle for easy use.
If you don’t have any brush cleaner, you can also clean your eye shadow brushes as you would your face brushes (see below), however they will need to dry overnight.
The best way to clean bigger face brushes, is to clean them in the bathroom sink, with a small amount of gentle baby shampoo in the palm of your hand. Get the bristles wet first, then swirl the brush around in the palm of your hand. Rinse out, squeeze dry and then shape before laying them flat to dry overnight. Remember, hold the brush bristle-side down to make sure you don’t get water in the metal rim of the handle.
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