Make Your Own Brush Cleanser!!

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A couple months ago on Luuux I showed you how to mix your own foundation shades as well as foundation tips & tricks for your skin type and i promised i would do another post on how to make your own daily spot cleanser for makeup brushes - so here it is! :) This is not a deep cleanser, it will only remove surface dirt and products from brushes.

You Will Need
1 cup distilled water
¼ cup isopropyl alcohol
1 tablespoon baby shampoo

Mixing Ingredients & Using Cleanser

1. Mix all ingredients into an air-tight container with a lid.
2. Pour into any size spray bottle - mine is pretty small but yours can be large.
3. If any is left over, store in the refrigerator.
4. Now that you have some in your spray bottle, tilt back and forth to gently mix products.
5. Spray 2-3 squirts onto a clean folded paper towel.
6. Rub your makeup brush back and forth onto the wet paper towel to spot cleanse your brush.
7. When finished, shape brushes immediately then store brushes laying down until completely dry.

Thats it, it's so simple! If you need a deep cleanser for your brushes just mix 1 cup water and a couple tablespoons of baby shampoo in a small bowl and swish brushes around until they're clean. Rinse thoroughly and shape, then store lying down until they're completely dry. Or you could try E.L.F. Brush Shampoo, $3 sold at Target and eyeslipsface.com

Thanks for reading, i hope this helped! Please comment and follow! :)

E.L.F. Brush Shampoo

I purchased this E.L.F. Brush Shampoo for $3 a my local Target a few weeks ago. I've been using it to clean my brushes about 1-2x per week (everyday for my foundation brush) and i really like it!!

It has a push top and the formula of the shampoo is a thick liquid (like a regular shampoo). I apply a dime-sized amount the the palm of my hand, add a little water, then swirl my brush into the shampoo/water mixture. It doesnt suds up alot or make tons of bubble, but you can see the color of the shampoo/water change in the palm of your hand as it cleans and wipes away anything in your brush.

I didnt know just how dirty my brushes were, until i used this E.L.F. Brush Shampoo. I had been cleaning them regularly with warm water and baby shampoo but this showed me just how much that WASNT working (even though i thought it was). So for $3 you can get an effective, scent free, amazing brush cleaner. I think its a pretty good deal!!

CONS?: The bottle is hard to squeeze. Thats it. Everything else about it is great