Brush maintenance 101

Some stuff I forgot to mention:

Brush cleanser has the benefit of cleaning your brushes with a greatly reduced drying time because it contains alcohol. An eye brush, for example, cleaned with brush cleanser will be dry after about 3 minutes or so, whereas the drying time when washing with shampoo and water can vary - anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes, and even overnight for larger more dense brushes like kabukis.

Foundation brushes used for liquid or cream foundation should be cleaned after every use because dried up foundation will "gunk up" the bristles, and you don't want that transferred back to your face on the next application. You can either spritz with brush cleanser and wipe the head back and forth on a tissue or rag, or wash with baby shampoo and dry overnight. Make sure to really wash your foundation and concealer brushes at least once a week to deep clean if you do use brush cleanser on them otherwise.

If I wash my brushes with shampoo and water, I like to do this in the evening, so that they will be dry and ready to use again the next day. Especially dense brushes like paddle face brushes or kabukis can take a long time to dry, so make sure to calculate enough drying time if you need to use it again the following morning.

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[truccherella]

this is from 2008, do you still wash your brushes like this?

[xxSuperPinkChickxx]

This is brush cleaning 101 and the time of the video is 11:01

[alitot]

i love your videos learned a lot and your so pretty

..from the philippines

[rabiya431]

i love your videos, thank you so much can u please let me know u have done a video on alchol cleaner in that u wear good lipstick color kindly let me know which brand is it, iam from india i love your videos. thank u so much ***** thank you its really helpfull

[loriv77]

Enkore's recipe worked perfect for my brushes o.O

[meadowfrance]

Last night I tried just putting castile soap and castor oil in my hand and swiping my brushes back and forth in my hand. ALL the makeup came out and the bristles weren't dried out and harsh-feeling afterwards. I just hung them up to dry overnight.

[iLicious808]

love this

[cicigallo1234]

Can you do a tutorial on your eye makeup in this video? Please its so gorgeous! Or if there is one already please send me the link. Thank you so much, you are beautiful by the way but I'm sure you know that. :)

[jercylll]

thanks for being concerned for nature. :) cos some just waste and waste and waste