2 Ways To Thoroughly Clean Your Makeup Brushes

The festive season is bound to put your eyeshadow palettes, foundation and highlighter to use. It's possibly doing the same to your makeup brushes, but not in the best way. Continual usage of makeup brushes without cleaning them at regular intervals is a recipe for disaster. They accumulate makeup and dead skin cells, which makes them a breeding ground for skin infections, rashes and pimples. If you haven't given your brushes a deep clean, do so right away with these 2 methods depending on the time available.

Method 1: When You Have Time On Your Hands

What You Need: An important makeup brush essential is a brush cleaning pad like the Quick Shel Silica Scrubber Board. It slips easily on the finger and has various sized indentations to scrub the bristles. It is available for Rs 109 from Rs 699.

It won't be complete without a brush cleaning liquid like the Real Techniques Brush Cleaning Gel. It works in tandem with a cleaning board to thoroughly remove residue and extend the life of your brushes. It is available for Rs 649 from Rs 949.

Step 1 - Run the cleaning board and brushes in water to dampen them.

Step 2 - Take a few drops of the cleaning gel on the board and gently rub your bristles over it in different directions until all residue is out.

Step 3 - Rinse the bristles face down under running water and repeat if necessary.

Method 2: When You're Short On Time

What You Need: To clean your brushes in minutes, get the StylPro Makeup Brush Cleaner And Dryer. It cuts down on time and hassle to wash and dry your brushes in minutes. It is available for Rs 5245 from Rs 6990.

Step 1 - Fill the bowl of the device with brush cleaning liquid or warm water with soap.

Step 2 - Fit the handle of the brush into the tubes provided with the device, place it bristle down in the liquid and turn on the spinner.

Step 3 - When you find that the brush is clean enough, lift it above the liquid level in the bowl and continue to spin so that it dries completely.

With these 2 methods, you have no more excuses to clean your brushes thoroughly.