Easy Tips For Makeup Brush Maintenance

Good makeup brushes can be costly, but maintaining your tools doesn’t need to cost a fortune.

This is how I clean my own makeup brushes….

*First get your gear together – gather your tools, a clean towel, some mugs, and baby shampoo or baby bath.

*Clean the brushes one at a time. Wet the brush then work a small  bead of baby shampoo gently through the brush by squeezing the bristles up and down with your fingers,  don’t scrub or you could damage the fragile strands.

*Rinse the brush by running the water down through the strands from the base to the tips. Squeeze the strands the same way you did when shampooing to work the water through.

*Blot the rinsed brush with a towel, shape, then stand the brush, bristles upward in the cup. Make sure that the brushes aren’t bunched together – the air needs to flow around them in order for them to dry in a timely manner.

Your eyelash curler is also an easy fix. Replace the rubber pads on your eyelash curler frequently. Even when you are diligent about taking off your eye makeup, some mascara will remain on the lashes and it will adhere to the curler pad. If this happens, then your lashes stick to the residue and that will pull them out. Time deepens the crease where the edge of the curler hits, as well. If you aren’t careful, fragile lashes can be broken off.

Extra eyelash curler pads are located in the same store department where you find the curler. They are inexpensive and well worth the money.  A little maintenance goes a long way.

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