SPD - Brush Cleaning Tutorial

Being a red head is not all rainbows and butterflies. I am not one of those girls who can pinch her cheeks, throw on some mascara and be out the door with a natural look. Oh no sir, I have to go through the whole nine yards of applying makeup every single day.

Because of that, my makeup brushes get GROSS! If you don't think they look bad here, wait to you see what they look like when they are clean!

 

I am way beyond delinquent in cleaning my brushes but after reading blog post after blog post on the importance of cleaning your brushes, I finally decided to jump on that bandwagon and see if it makes a difference.

 

I know there are a ton of brush cleaner sprays and products out there, but I figured there had to be a cheaper way to get this chore done. So, for this week's edition of "Saw it. Pinned it. Did it.", I am going to show you how to clean your brushes using 3 simple ingredients you are bound to have in your home (original tutorial)

What you'll need:

1tbs of white vinegar

1tbs of dish washing detergent

1 cup of water

 

Mix all three ingredients into a clear bowl

Simply wet each brush you are about to clean and then dip and swish around in the cleaning solution until no more makeup comes off. For my super dirty brushes, I freshened the solution to make sure they were getting clean. Then I rinsed them in water to make sure no more makeup was coming off.

Simply lay them out to dry overnight and you will be amazed as to not only how clean they are but how soft they become! You should clean your brushes once a month to help with breakouts and the life of your brushes. Just be sure to not clean them too often or the life of the brush will shorten. (It's a fine line).

 

Hope this helps and motivates you to clean those nasty brushes. Trust me, it will feel sooooo good! Consider it your first spring cleaning project!

Linking up with Stephanie @ Beautiful Mess and Katie @Keep Calm & Carry On for SPD!