Her top trick? ‘Always remember to be gentle when washing your brushes and always mold the head back into shape whilst wet so that it dries that way. Cinema Secrets Solution, £21.95, is also brilliant, as is the Real Techniques Brush Cleanser, £6.99.’ I also love the Sigma Brush Cleaning Glove, £69.50, it’s amazing if you have a lot of brushes to clean as it has different compartments to deep clean different sized brushes. Potter-Dixon’s favourite cleaning products include ‘the Beautyblender Solid Cleanser, £15, – this gives a real deep clean. Heat drying them can melt the glue that holds the bristles in place.’ ‘Always double cleanse your brushes and leave to dry naturally on a towel. ‘Your shampoo is a good starting place as you know you are not sensitive to it and well, it’s great for cleaning hair,’ advises Potter-Dixon.

Brush Cleanser leaves your brushes smelling fresh and clean, and helps shorten their drying time. It is convenient to use and is specifically designed to extend the life of high-quality brushes. Some of them are probably in your bathroom already, too. This one product will clean and condition brush fibres so that brushes will last longer. Thankfully, there are a host of new, fool-proof cleaning tools that can be super quick to use. Using someone else’s brush will expose us to a whole host of different bacteria which our skin’s immune system is not used to and can put us more at risk of infection,’ explains Wedgeworth. ‘We all have a unique balance of bacteria and fungi on our skin and we get into a natural groove with these microorganisms.

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It’s also fun to swap and share with friends.īut, unfortunately, it’s not so fun for our skin. CrossWave Cordless Max 3-in-1 Docking Station (2) Multi-Surface Brush Rolls.

And, I mean, why not? When we can finally go out again, it saves precious handbag space if only one of you need to take a bronzing brush. If that’s not feasible, even once a month is better than nothing.’ Is it bad to share your make-up brushes with others?Ĭosmetify found from its research poll that more than two thirds of respondents have previously shared their make-up brushes with another person. ‘For personal use, I try and clean them once a week. How often should you clean your make-up brushes?Īccording to Wedgeworth, ‘it’s a good idea to get into the habit of cleaning them every 7-10 days.’ Slightly more than 6 months, then.Īs a professional make-up artist, Potter-Dixon cleans them after every use when using them on other people.

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