how to wash makeup brushes with baby shampoo + tips

cleaning makeup brushes is a very important step that a lot of people forget about. this can really make a difference do your skin and they also apply product better when they are clean.

things you will need :

• an old towel 
• baby shampoo
• some warm water
• cotton pads

for big brushes like this real techniques blush brush :

dip the brush into the water then put a blob of baby shampoo on your hand and swirl it in your hand, then repeat. the dip it again in the water and swirl the brush on your towel, repeat this step until there is no shampoo on the brush. after that then squeeze out the majority of the water and leave it to dry.

for smaller brushes like this real techniques base shadow brush :

dip the brush into the water and then put a little bit of baby shampoo on a cotton swirl it. then dip it again in water and get rid of all of the shampoo by swirling it on a cotton pad. then leave it to dry.

drying your brushes :

the way you dry your brushes makes a massive difference to how long they last. so please follow these steps and your makeup brushes will last years.
when drying them the worst thing is to keep the brush facing up, as the water creeps into the actual brush bit where the hairs start and prevents them from lasting longer. it's best to keep them either just lying down or elevating the end of the brush so its hairs are facing down. another thing to watch out for is the place you leave them to dry, it's best to keep them in a dry place where there is no steam so basically anywhere apart from the bathroom! drying time can depend on the size of brush, for small brushes it usually takes about 6 hours and for bigger brushes it can take at least 18 hours. these times can vary but i would definitley ring your brushes out as it makes a massive difference to how long it takes.

hope this post was helpful. leave any tips you have in the comments to help others out x - em <3