How often do you wash your brushes?
Beautiful With Brains says: I spot clean my brushes after every use and wash them with baby shampoo once a week.
QOTW: How often do you wash your brushes?
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Eye shadow brushes I do wash after every use and big face brushes, hmmm… totally not once a week, probably several times a month. With a baby shampo…
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If I use the brushes heavily, I’ll deep clean them every week. Unless the colors darken the bristles, I just wipe the brush on a piece of tissue.
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Sometimes I spot clean my brushes on a baby wipe or makeup remover wipe, but I usually clean my brushes every week or every other week depending on how often I use my brushes.
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Anastacia: I tend to wash big brushes less too as they take longer to dry. But as long as you wash them regularly, that’s all that matters. And I use baby shampoo too
Dao: me too, if I barely use a brush I don’t feel the need to wash it every week. But I always do that with those brushes that I regularly use.
Dee: I do that too, I think makeup remover/baby wipes are very handy to spot clean brushes.
Opps, i guilty of not washing my brushes as often as i should!
I only wash my brushes after several uses!
same with you, I do use brush cleansers after every use then shampoo with conditioner weekends
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ooooooooooooopssssss. i only wash as and when i remember…. *blush*
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Jenn: as long as you wash them regularly, that’s ok, just don’t wait weeks
Nikki: I think that’s the best way to keep your brushes clean
I prefer to spot clean them with a brush cleanser but if I run out of it, baby/makeup remover wipes work well too.
prettybeautiful: I hope you remember often then
If you have sensitive skin it’s important to wash brushes often as they can harbour dirt and bacteria and cause problems for the skin.
I wash the brushes I use for my eye makeup at least once a week, or more often for brushes I use for gel eyeliners. The other brushes….once a week or once a fortnight if I am lazy
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I try to wash them every two weeks.
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I would say not so often cause I usually use a soft makeup in rose pale and natural brown. But after a dramatic makeup I always wash the brushes
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Vonvon: I was brushes that use with creams/gels more often too as they could easily harbour bacteria. For the other brushes once a week or fortnight is ok.
fabulessbeauty: that’s good, washing them regularly is always best
Tavia: I’d wash them anyway cos brushes can harbour dirt and bacteria and could cause problems for the skin. But as long as your skin is ok and you wash them regularly, then that’s ok. I agree that washing them after using dramatic, dark makeup is necessary
I wash them every time I use them.
Even though I’m well out of my teens, my skin still breaks out + since I was a contact lens wearer, I developed a habit of making sure everything that comes near my eyes is clean.
Ana, that is a great habit you have. Brushes work better when they are clean and less prone to cause problems for the skin and eyes.