I forgot to do it for the pictures, but your brushes will last a lot longer if you make sure to do this each time you clean them.

To make your brushes last as long as possible you want to keep the water level below where the metal meets the handle of the brush.

Related Post: Makeup Brush 101 – Makeup Brush Basics You could also dry them laying on a towel. I recommend using an elastic band to hold them upside down on a towel drying bar as shown in the video.

Reshape your brushes and let them dry.

You will probably have to repeat this process a few times to get the brush nice and clean.

If using a textured towel: rinse your brush off in the plain hot water, then run it back and forth over the textured towel.

Rinse your brush off in the plain hot water glass.

If using a silicone cleaning mat: run you brush over the textured areas on the mat to allow the ridges to really clean between the bristles.

Swirl your dirty brush around in the soap mixture. Swirl it around vigorously enough that you’re moving the fibres around and really getting it clean, but still somewhat gentle so that you are not damaging your lovely brushes. You will see the water slowly change to an icky milky colour to show you that it’s working.

When filming this tutorial I changed my water 3 times. Pour hot water into your other glass. You will need to remake this mixture as you clean your brushes and the water gets dirty.

Mix 1 cup hot water with 1 tbsp Dawn dish soap and 2 tbsp of white vinegar.

Silicone makeup brush cleaning pad or a textured light coloured tea towel.

Related Post: 7 Pinterest Beauty Hacks That Actually Work Synthetic brushes, like my MOTD Cosmetics ones, dry quite quickly and I’ll usually clean them in the evening, but if you have natural fibre brushes they take much longer to dry so you’ll probably want to clean them in the morning after you apply your makeup. It’s a fairly quick process, but you do have to keep in mind that it takes a little while for them to dry – so don’t clean your favourite brush a couple hours before you need to use it. My cheap makeup brush cleaner uses 3 simple ingredients that many of us already have at home: water, Dawn dish soap, and vinegar. I’ve been using this process for a few years and have never noticed any damage made to my brushes. What products should you use? How can you make sure it doesn’t wreck your brushes? What’s the best way to clean your makeup brushes? Should you buy products or can you use stuff you have at home? Well chickies I’ve got you covered with this tutorial for how to clean your makeup brushes at home.

The whole process can be a little daunting. It’s an easy thing to forget about until your face breaks out and you realize you haven’t cleaned your brushes in quite a while.

They get filled with bacteria which really isn’t good on your skin. Let’s face it, makeup brushes can get gross.

Mac brush cleaner