The brush-cleansing tools bound to make your life easier

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The brush-cleansing tools bound to make your life easier

Makeup brushes are magic. If the goal is a razor sharp cut-crease, an expertly defined cheekbone or a particularly precise pout, a great set of brushes is the way to get there.

But though the love we feel for our trusty tools is undeniable, the care we provide them with is, well, straight up sad.

Ask yourself: when was the last time you really cleaned your makeup brushes? We’re guessing the answer has you squirming (don’t worry, we’re writhing with you).

But because we’re busy people, we don’t always (read: ever) have time to stand over the sink for hours, wiping furiously until every last trace of foundation, highlighter, eyeshadow, etc. calling our brushes home has disappeared.

So, in the interest of making your life easier (and more hygienic), here are five bh-approved ways to clean your brushes in a length of time that won’t have you putting off the next clean until the following year.


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Fenty Beauty

Fenty Beauty Dry Brush-Cleaning Sponge ($29, mecca.com.au)

Leave it to Rihanna to solve all our problems. This dry brush-cleaning sponge quickly and easily removes powder pigment from the bristles of your bristles, no soap or water necessary.

MECCA Max

MECCA Max Brush Cleansing Pad ($15, mecca.com.au)

A precision cleansing disc able to rid your brushes of build-up and bacteria in a flash; just swipe your brushes over the pad to remove the product, then gently rinse and lay flat to dry.

Real Techniques

Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette

With three sizes of cleansing nodules to efficiently clean brushes of all sizes, this palette will have your precision concealer brush as clean as your fluffy bronzer one.

Sephora Collection

Sephora Collection Solid Brush Cleaner ($20, sephora.com.au)

A gentle option without any ridges, this solid balm cleanser is perfect for swiping your sponges clean. But there’s no need for a double purchase; this pack also includes a ridged silicone insert for your regular brushes.

Sigma Beauty

Sigma Beauty 2X Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove ($61, sephora.com.au)

Still prefer to use your hands? Perhaps you’d settle for a compromise. This brush cleansing glove features two sides: one designed to clean larger face brushes, and one ideal for smaller lip and eye tools.

Isocol

Isocol Rubbing Alcohol

Prefer a classic wash-and-dry technique but want to make sure you’ve nixed all the germs? This rubbing alcohol is awesome for sanitising your beloved brushes – just soak them for thirty minutes, then leave to air dry. It’s an effective clean, so a monthly session will do the trick.

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  1. Its so cheap but works so well. I used to simply use whatever I had on hand and a friend of mine told me off and mentioned that I should use the Daiso cleaner. I protested that I dont have a store anywhere near me so she sent me a couple of bottles and I was sold. My eldest lives in Melbourne so if I run out and dont have plans to be in a city I can send her to the store for me 🙂