BDIY: Cleaning your Makeup Brushes

This is one of the easiest ways to help your makeup brushes last and keep all your products clean. I clean my brushes once a month, but you can clean them as often as you like. Makeup companies do have brush spot cleanser products available but I'm going to show you a cheaper alternative and tutorial of how I clean mine! If you are going to clean your makeup brushes make sure that you do not have to use them for the rest of that day/night!

You will need:

1. Baby Shampoo
2. Paper towels
3. A plate from your kitchen (do not use a paper plate!)
4. A kitchen towel
5. Water
6. Your dirty brushes!

Let's get cleaning!

Start out by laying everything out on the counter, put your dirty brushes on a paper towel. Make sure you have all of your supplies, I used a little bowl for my warm water. Put on your favorite playlist and get ready to clean your brushes!

Place a nickel size amount of baby shampoo on your plate, then grab a dirty brush. 

Dip your brush into the water and hold it up for a moment letting the excess water drip off. 

Take your brush and place it on the baby shampoo spot and gently swirl it around in a circle. You will see the shampoo on your plate suds up and you'll definitely notice the change in color! Move your brush in a circle around the plate until the dirt begins to run out and the color gets lighter. I know this sounds disgusting, but it's the price we must pay for cleanliness!

Your plate will look like this when you're finished cleaning off the brush. Yuck...

Hold your brush at an angel, and I stress the at an angel part! You do not want water running down into your brush handle! Rinse it thoroughly under warm water until the brush and water look clear.

When you've finished rinsing, gently stroke your brush from side to side on a new paper towel. This helps to get the excess water out of your brush. Also, you might notice some color on the paper towel when you first begin this step, but after your brush begins to dry more you'll see that the color is gone! 

Lay your brushes down on their side to dry overnight. Do not stand your brushes up and let water drip down into the handle, it will destroy your brushes! 

Happy Cleaning! If you clean your brushes or have tips, I would love to hear about them!