How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Hi Lovelies!!

Hope you're well ♥

It's definitely time for some Makeup Brush cleaning!!

So I thought I'd take photos of my process and share with you guys how I clean my brushes

Here are the dirty, dirty brushes haha

There are so many ways/combos you can clean your brushes and I've pretty much tried them all but what I find works the best is just dishwashing liquid and olive oil.

The dishwashing liquid cleans and disinfects and then the olive oil conditions.

Firstly, I wet my brush

Note: Always hold your brush down when washing it so that water doesn't go into the barrel of the brush (less fallout that way)

Then I pour some dishwashing liquid and olive oil on a plate

(ummm alien face or what??)

And then I swirl the brush around to clean and you can see that the makeup comes off straight away

And then I rinse the brush under water.

You may have to repeat the cleaning process if there's still makeup on your brushes or if they're really dirty to start with.

Now I have squeaky clean brushes!!

I put them on a towel to dry and roll up the end of the towel so that the brushes sit slanted, that way the moisture doesn't go into the barrel of the brushes.

You can get brush guards but I find this is just as effective.

My brushes usually take overnight to dry.

 In the morning they're dry and clean as a whistle!! :o)

I hope this post was somewhat helpful for you guys.

As I said there are many ways that you can clean your brushes - I just really like adding the olive oil because my brushes feel so soft afterwards.

Let me know how you clean your makeup brushes too!!

If you have any questions, let me know, otherwise I hope you have a great day!!

♥

MissTango2

xoxo

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Colouring Rice for Makeup Brush Holders

Hi Lovelies!

Hope you're well!

From my 'Current Favourites' Video, I got a lot of requests on how I coloured the rice that I use in my Makeup Brush Holders. 

Here is the video:

And here is one of my Makeup Brush Holders:

It's very easy to do - as I'll explain now.

First off you'll need to get a nice holder - I found my glass holder which is suppose to be a vase at a cheap shop for $2 so I got two.

And then you'll need the following:

1.  1/2 cup of Rice - can be any kind 

2.  Few drops of Food Colouring - can be any colour you like :o)

3.  1/4 cup of White Vinegar

4.  2 Containers

5.  Sieve

6.  Plate

7.  Kitchen paper towels

This recipe makes 1/2 a cup of Rice - so depending on the size of your holder - you may want to make 2 or 3 batches at once.

Step 1

Measure 1/4 a cup of White Vinegar and pour into 1st container.

The reason why you use vinegar is so that the rice holds the colour and doesn't go mouldy over time.

Step 2

Take your choice of food colouring and add 4 drops of it to the vinegar

Step 3

Measure 1/2 a cup of rice and add it to the vinegar.

Step 4

Mix the rice and vinegar together to make sure all rice is coloured. Leave it for about four to five minutes.

Step 5

Pour the rice through the sieve into the 2nd container.

Step 6

Taking your plate and kitchen paper towels, spread rice on to the paper towels.

Step 7

Place it outside in a well ventilated and sunny area and leave to dry.

I bring mine in at the end of the day and leave to let dry even more over night. Then the next day you are ready to use it in your Makeup Brush Holder!

If you don't like the smell of the Vinegar (like me) then I wait a day or so before I wash the rice and then once again leave to dry out in the sun and overnight and then you're done!

You may want to repeat the process or make double/triple the quantity to fill your Makeup Brush Holder.

I hope you guys give this a go if you like it and please let me know how you go if you do!!

Any questions, let me know :o)

♥

MissTango2 

xoxo