Cleaning Makeup Brushes

When it comes to cleaning your makeup brushes a lot of people dread it just because of how time consuming and tedious it can be. But I can not stress how important it is to clean your makeup brushes. If you didn't know already every time you put a dirty brush on your face that brush is filled with bacteria from all the previous times you have used it. That bacteria grows from all the makeup on your brush that is not cleaned off and just sits there. So basically your swirling that bacteria all over your face each time you use it with new bacteria growing after each use. EWW! Not to mention this can also lead to your face breaking out. So what I recommend is to deep clean your brushes once every week. What I use is either a bar of soap or some baby shampoo. You really don't need to go out and buy a special cleaner for your brushes. It is not necessary. First I get the brush wet and then swirl it in the soap in my hand until it gets foamy, just like when you shampoo your hair. Then just place it under the water and swirl it around until all the soap rinses out. You may need to repeat this step if your brush is really dirty. Then try and squeeze out all the excess water and place it flat on a towel to air dry. I have to add that when cleaning your brushes it is really important to have the brush head facing down so that no water can get inside of the brush's ferrel (usually the metal part of the brush). If water gets inside the brush it will ruin it. Then you are done with cleaning your brushes. And it's that easy! It may be time consuming especially if you have a lot of brushes to clean but it really is not worth using dirty brushes on your face. If you have time to do your makeup then you have time to clean your makeup brushes properly! 

*Cleaning brushes for makeup artists requires more then this. 

xoxo

Victoria