THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANING YOUR MAKEUP BRUSHES!!

THE PICTURE BELOW IS SOME OF THE MAKEUP BRUSHES I CLEANED THE OTHER DAY. BRUSH CLEANING DAY IS SUCH A LONG PROCESS!!! I'M NOT TOO PICKY WHEN IT COMES TO MAKEUP BRUSHES. I HAVE SOME INEXPENSIVE BRUSHES AND EXPENSIVE BRUSHES. WHEN I FIRST BEGAN USING MAKEUP, I NEVER USED BRUSHES OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT CAME IN THE EYE SHADOW QUADS. YOU CAN FIND REALLY GOOD DEALS ON MAKEUP BRUSHES TOO.

SOME OF MY FAVORITE BRANDS FOR MAKEUP BRUSHES:

 BH COSMETICS

REAL TECHNIQUES

QOSMEDIX

SIGMA BEAUTY

SEPHORA

**YOU COULD BUY THE MOST EXPENSIVE BRUSHES, BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEM WHAT'S THE POINT IN THE PURCHASE?**

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE SIGMA F80 FLAT TOP KABUKI BRUSH AFTER YEARS OF WANTING IT. I WOULD SEE TONS OF REVIEWS ON IT, BUT NEVER WENT AND PURCHASED IT. I FINALLY DID, AND I LOVE IT!! I HAVEN'T USED IT YET BECAUSE IT'S MY *SPECIAL OCCASION* BRUSH! 

SOME BRUSHES I'VE PURCHASED WEREN'T MADE WELL, BUT I'VE BEEN USING THEM FOR A LONG TIME. FOR INSTANCE I HAVE A COUPLE BH COSMETICS BRUSHES, AND THE HANDLES STARTING CHIPPING AWAY. I STILL USE THEM BECAUSE THE OVERALL BRUSH IS NICE. I JUST WISH IT HADN'T HAPPENED SO FAST!

CLEANING YOUR BRUSHES

WHEN I BEGAN USING MAKEUP BRUSHES, I NEVER CLEANED THEM! GROSS, I KNOW! I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THEM OTHER THAN USING THEM FOR MAKEUP APPLICATION. HOWEVER, I WATCHED ONE OF MICHELLE PHAN'S VIDEOS ON WHY YOU SHOULD CLEAN YOUR BRUSHES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVdciJkmb7o *KEEP IN MIND I WAS AROUND 14-15 WHEN I REALLY GOT INTO MAKEUP* ANYWAY, I STARTED RESEARCHING ABOUT CLEANING YOUR BRUSHES, AND DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO GET THEM CLEAN. SOME TECHNIQUES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. ALSO, THERE'S SOME MAKEUP CLEANING PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT TRYING..SOME MORE COST EFFICIENT THAN OTHERS.

HERE ARE SOME REASONS YOU SHOULD CLEAN YOUR BRUSHES *REGULARLY*

1. CLEANING YOUR BRUSHES PREVENTS BACTERIA BUILD UP, WHICH CAN CAUSE YOU TO GET ACNE. 

2. YOUR MAKEUP APPLICATION WON'T HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. YOUR BRUSH WILL BECOME COMPACTED WITH TOO MUCH OLD MAKEUP, AND YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THE BRUSH WILL FEEL A LOT STIFFER THAN IT USUALLY DOES. 

3. DIRT AND DEBRIS FLIES ON EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU APPLY THOSE BRUSHES TO YOUR SKIN, YOU'RE PUTTING DIRTY ON YOUR SKIN. THIS ISN'T GOOD.

4. PROLONG THE LIFE OF YOUR BRUSHES. PROPER CARE FOR YOUR BRUSHES HELPS NOT ONLY YOUR SKIN, BUT YOUR POCKETS AS WELL. YOU WON'T HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY BUY THE SAME BRUSH OVER AND OVER AGAIN. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR BRUSHES FOR A LONG TIME.

I HOPE THIS INFORMATION WAS HELPFUL!