How Dirty are your Brushes?

For some of us the holiday season means an exorbitant amount of free time around the house. And I have dedicated this rare down time to updating my beauty routine. After reading this month's InStyle I realized my less than stellar skin could (gasp) be my own fault! One article spoke of the importance of cleaning your make-up brushes at least once a month, imagine how embarrassed I felt realizing I have never cleaned my brushes. Cue an immediate, intensive cleaning session.

The pending question soon became, "How the heck do I actually clean these things?!" After some online research and referencing my now beauty lifeline (aka InStyle), I can properly clean my previously horrifying brushes.

1. Wet your brushes in the sink, but angle them down to prevent water from seeping into the handle. Completely soaking a brush could weaken the glue that holds the bristles together and ruin the brush.
2. Place a dab of shampoo, I used my Pantene Pro-V, directly onto the bristles.
3. Massage that shampoo deep onto the brush! And repeat if necessary, trust me it was necessary.
4. Rise the shampoo out by, again, angling the brush so only the bristles are wet.
5. Once the brush is as clean as a whistle, re-shape the wet bristles and lay the brush flat on a towel to dry.

Make sure you give the brushes one day to fully dry. Do not clean them right before a big night out!

Trust me when I say you will feel a huge difference the next time you put on your bronzer. I am officially converted to a lifetime of clean brushes and hope you all will join me!

Love,

Louise