I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that constantly washing an endless stack of makeup brushes might just be the bane of my life. I try to aim for a good deep clean once a week but I'm beyond lazy when it comes to sticking to a schedule so it more than often ends up being a lot longer - you have permission to judge me!
Saying that however, I recently stumbled across a few products that have made the whole process a lot faster and slightly more enjoyable. I guess I should address the issue of the pink rubber glove pictured above as I'm sure you're all wondering what on earth it is! Any like minded beauty worshipers should have heard all about Sigma's new Brush Cleaning Glove by now. A Silicone mitt with a variety of textures and surfaces designed effectively remove dirt and makeup from brushes a whole lot better than the palm of your hand. The only problem is the $40 price tag. As life-changing a beauty invention as this may be, I couldn't justify dropping over £25 on a piece of rubber.
I searched around all sorts of places for a similar glove, but couldn't find anything remotely close that was classified as a beauty product. However, after typing silicone glove into Amazon and being greeted with a sea of kitchen accessories I thought, why not! Enter my new best friend, the pink oven glove. While it doesn't have the three separate textures like it's Sigma counterpart (designed for washing, drying and shaping) the bobbly texture really does lift make up out of the bristles a lot more efficently.
Paired with a mild foaming soap, my favourite at the moment is the Dr Bronner's Organic Baby Cast Liquid Soap, I squeeze a small amount onto the glove for each brush and give it a good massage. The trick with this product is to apply it to a dry brush, it foams up a lot better as the soap already has quite a watery consistency and then after a quick rinse and blot I leave them on the windowsill to dry overnight. Voilà , good as new brushes with a pink helping hand!
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washing brushes is like a chore to me it has to be done by the end of every week
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I've heard that the silicone gloves are great for cleaning make-up brushes, I might just have to give one of the cheaper alternatives a try. x
I'm seeing these gloves everywhere now, very tempted to get one as cleaning my brushes is one of my most hated beauty chores!
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This is such a good idea! By the end of washing my hand tends to get rather wrinkly and prune-like haha. May have to buy the very cheap alternative you've found!
Little Black Russian
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Baby shampoo or face wash works a TREAT on mine xx
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that's such a good idea! I hate cleaning my make up brushes! Think we might already have a silicone oven love in the kitchen... haha.. score!
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I don't wash my makeup brushes as often as I should either. So no judging from me, hehe. But this is a great a idea, and thanks for the cheaper alternative. I think I may have to get one of those, maybe there's still hope ;)
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Finally someone that hasn't gone insane paying those ridiculous $40 for an oven mit. Thanks for sharing these tips Alix <3 xx
Brush cleaning is up there with hair washing and blow drying and eh ironing as the things I hate doing! I use good old Johnsons Baby Shampoo and it works a treat.
i try to was once a week but its such a tedious job since they get messy straight away !x
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If you try the Dr. Bronner's soap with Tea Tree Oil, the Tea Tree Oil will help kill bacteria that is living on the brushes too!
- Christine @MakeUpGuineaPig
This was a great post!! When I read about the sigma brush cleaning glove being $40 I was so shocked and thought I would just buy an average silicone oven glove instead and hoped it would work, so I was glad to read on and find out that's what you did and it works so that's what I will be doing. Thanks for the post :)
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Great post Alix!
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Am I the only one that find's it funny that you use your washing up glove?! Good to know it works though - might have to give it a try!
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I really want to try a spot cleaner, they look really good! xxx
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I saw these mitts on eBay for about £1, definitely have to get one now!
-Jade
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That's such a great idea! I would never, ever spend 40$ on what is essentially an oven glove, but I'd definitely spend $5 ;)
This is a really good idea, I need to get this x
I think I'm might get a glove like this one. Great post!
Such a great idea:) x
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This was so helpful, never thought of using an oven mitt!
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I hate washing makeup brushes, need to invest in one of these gloves as it normally takes me forever!
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Washing make up brushes.. they are my nemesis... I usually ruin them... xxx
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The Sigma Spa glove is a worthy investment, I've not chucked away any brushes since purchasing mine(I usually dispose of mine after I've ruined them with water)and the bristles dry beautifully afterwards.
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hmm...never would have thought that this could work just as well!
thanks for such a useful tip!
i hate washing my brushes..really do:-)
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