From this picture, I obviously haven’t yet either…
Recently here at, Good Girl Gone Fab, I talked about the importance of keeping your face clean and moisturized to maintain healthy, glowing skin. Now that you all mastered your way of keeping your canvas clean, what about your brushes? Makeup brushes often are forgotten when it comes to keeping your skin clean. Think about it, we wash our face twice a day but it’s also pretty counter-productive to wash your face and apply makeup with a dirty brush. Caked up foundation, eyeshadow deposit, dirt and bacteria are all being reapplied to your face once you go without cleaning that brush.
I’ll be the first to say I don’t clean my brushes as often as I need to. But that’s beauty of Good Girls who are Going Fab, we’re also learning how to maintain that Fabness along the way.
The simple rule to cleaning your brushes: Deep clean them at least twice a week. Not only will it keep your skin cleaner, your makeup will apply more beautifully and your brushes will last longer. Makeup brushes are an investment and not cleaning them is just a waste of money.
Back to “deep cleaning” aka shampooing. It’s not too realistic that they average girl will have the time to wash her brushes daily. Plus once they’re wet, the hairs/bristles take hourssssss to dry. But I know you’re thinking, “Okay Simone, how do I clean my brush…?”
I’m getting there. I personally use the Sephora Collection Solid Brush Cleaner, it’s about $14 and it has a silicone pad that helps with pulling out the dirt.
But there are a few products that you can use that you already have at home. If you don’t have a brush cleaner already you can use a gentle sulfate-free hair shampoo or baby shampoo. These both are gentle but will get rid of the bacteria and makeup build up. Add a few small drops of shampoo to the palm of your hand, add water and swirl your brushes into the soap mixture. Do this a few times to get the dirt out. Rinse clean with lukewarm water. Mold the brush hairs to the original shape, lay them flat on to a towel and let them air dry. Bonus: Use rubbing alcohol and water to disinfect the handle of your brushes.
After your brushes dry, you’ll be back to creating flawless makeup looks and your face will thank you. Don’t forget to do this weekly, if possible twice a week and if you’re a super human; everyday.