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Your skin tone/coloring: Below my name
What do you use to clean brushes? Dr. Bronner’s unscented liquid soap for brushes I use with powder products and Dr. Bronner’s unscented bar soap for brushes used with liquid or cream products. Occasionally I use Cinema Secrets, especially for my Artis brushes.
How often do you clean your brushes? Foundation brushes after each use. Concealer, blush, powder and bronzer brushes about once a week. Eyeshadow brushes every two weeks.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Yes. It is very satisfying to watch the color run out and they work so much better when they are clean.
I’m not a huge fan of cleaning brushes, but it has to be done. I have an extra of each kind of brush I need. I recently found a spray cleaner so I spray them throughly and wipe them off until I don’t see any more color, then they sit until dry. I clean them about once a month. I should probably clean more but that’s the situation.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light-medium with warm yellow undertones, dark brown hair and eyes
What do you use to clean brushes? Castillo Soap, always Dr. Bronner’s, others don’t compare in quality and efficiency.
How often do you clean your brushes? Once a week, and I rarely use the same brush twice, I like fresh clean brushes. And no, if you wash and dry brushes correctly, it’s not too often. I have 5+ years old brushes who still are good to use after weekly washes; brushes like Sephora, Real Techniques, ELF, ABH lasted me at least 3 years before the barrel cracked or the hairs fall out completely. None of my MAC brushes was ever damaged; except one, which was my cat, not washing; I learned that my cat shouldn’t have access to natural hair brushes. 😆
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Well, it’s not like entertainment, but I don’t mind doing it. I like to have clean brushes and the process usually takes less than 10 minutes.
I got a new cat and he LOVES ?natural hair brushes. Will jump up on things to steal them and then I find them on the floor all wet and gross. Other cats really had no interest except mischievous one that gets into everything. I find that the wood has cracked on brushes if I’m not careful about making sure that it’s completely dry. We shall see though if the desert has a drying/cracking effect on them know that I moved.
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium-Tan
What do you use to clean brushes? Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap (Baby Unscented), with occasional high quality hair conditioner for natural brushes
How often do you clean your brushes? About once a week
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? No, not at all!!!
Coloring: well, maybe I’ve got it, a MAC #, meaning. NW15 in the studio fix 24 hr concealer. If the red u/ts could be nailed…. Awaiting a KGD concealer, too. KGD #013 ‘cool’ side. This brush washing thing, I love the ?, because I always need new suggestions. The first few I tried frankly, sucked. Parian Spirit from Beautylish is pretty good, using the scrub pad in the little decant jar, but white bristles usually stay stained. Got the solid Cinema Secrets from S. It takes the stains out of white bristles, but does not rinse out fully/easily. Often have to re-rinse, and dried brushes can seem residue-y. No specific schedule, though often weekly. After use, they are gathered in the ‘dirty cup,’ one use only. It seems they get washed, when one of the dirty ones is needed. Like most readers, I have a bunch of duped-ish generalized brushes, so can do a few days of looks without washing the brushes. Like it? It’s kind of like food shopping. I don’t like the idea of it…not quite to dread level…but don’t mind it at all, when doing it.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light neutral skin tone, green eyes, s&p hair
What do you use to clean brushes? Dawn dishwashing liquid (the original blue one). Then I hang them to dry, brush side down.
How often do you clean your brushes? When I’m using them regularly, I clean them at least twice a week, especially brushes used with creams or liquids.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? I’m pretty neutral about the cleaning process, but I absolutely love using clean brushes.
Your skin tone/coloring: light, warm olive
What do you use to clean brushes? A solid brush cleanser from Makeup Revolution or a Spray version for quick cleaning
How often do you clean your brushes? 1-2 weeks, depends on how dirty they are
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? It is pretty satisfying when I see them become clean, so most of the time yes, I enjoy
Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name (blue-green eyes).
What do you use to clean brushes? For deep cleaning, Suave Clarifying Shampoo mixed with coconut oil. For my regular cleansing, Sephora Daily Brush Cleaner and a paper towel or microfiber rag.
How often do you clean your brushes? Uhm, I plead the Fifth? ? Dare I say, the deep cleaning is such a pain in the tush that I mostly just do the other as I go along.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Heck naw!!! ?
Have you used Dr. Bronner’s or dish soap/Dawn and does this work better? I have some tenacious foundations it seems.
Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name
What do you use to clean brushes? Daily, I use Cinema Secrets. Once a week I wash and just use antibacterial hand soap.
How often do you clean your brushes? Quick clean daily; deep clean weekly.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Nope!
Your skin tone/coloring: Not relevant!
What do you use to clean brushes? Dr.Bonners castile soap
How often do you clean your brushes? Once a month. It should be sooner but…
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Not at all. Hence I why I don’t clean them more!
Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium with warm undertones, MAC NC 23ish, hazel eyes, brown/blond hair
What do you use to clean brushes? I go back and forth between Cinema Secrets and Dr. Bronner’s Lavender
How often do you clean your brushes? Every Sunday
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Yes, I like everything being clean and renewed and organized.
Your skin tone/coloring: Under my name.
What do you use to clean brushes? Nothing
How often do you clean your brushes? Never
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Definitely not, if I did clean them, LOL!! I have never cleaned my brushes and some of them are over 30 years old. I know it sounds gross but I either use the Vera Mona Switch or a damp towel which I just run my brush back and forth until it does not give off any colour. I have never had a problem so I won’t mess with success.
Your skin tone/coloring: above by my name, brunette w/highlights, hazel eyes
What do you use to clean brushes? Baby shampoo. I just purchased an Automatic Makeup Brush cleaner and I have used it twice on some cheaper brushes, as it spins it fans out the brushes to dry them after they have been cleaned and I’m afraid to use them on my good brushes because I don’t want to ruin them. It cleans them really fast and well but I paid a lot of money for my HE brushes and I’m not willing to ruin them.
How often do you clean your brushes? Weekly
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? I love clean brushes so YES!
Your skin tone/coloring: Deep neutral MAC studio Fix fluid NW55
What do you use to clean brushes?
1. Dawn dishwasher
2. Beauty blender solid pro
3. Alori solid brush cleaner
How often do you clean your brushes? Once a month (I have a lot of brushes!)
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Yes!
Your skin tone/colouring: Porcelain, with pink undertones
What do you use to clean brushes? I use whatever shampoo I have that I don’t use myself on my brushes.
How often do you clean your brushes? I clean them between every one to two weeks.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Not really, it’s just another chore.
I currently use my face cleanser for cleaning all of my brushes, but i think i will switch for Dr. Bronner’s soap next.
I clean my foundation and blush brushes after every use. My eyeshadow brushes every two weeks.
I’m not the biggest fan of cleaning my brushes, but i like to keep my things cleaned and organized.
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair neutral
What do you use to clean brushes? I got a huge bottle of Beautyblender Blender Cleanser liquid cleanser for 10 bucks during a FabFitFun sale. It’s ok, it does take a bit of work to get some of the colors out (especially blushes) and you have to rinse your brushes really well or it leaves a residue. I won’t be repurchasing. I also use one of those nubby brush cleaning mats, it makes washing them a lot easier.
How often do you clean your brushes? Every week without fail; i also have 2 of each of my favorite eye and cheek/contour brushes, so I only use them 2-3 times before they get washed. It’s tough on my natural bristle brushes but the synthetics take it in stride. I got a couple of really bad eye infections a few months ago that left scars on my left cornea, so I’m super careful to keep things clean. Fortunately the corneal scars did not impact my vision (the infections were not from dirty brushes or eye makeup, it was a virus)
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Yes I do haha. I love watching all the old makeup go down the drain and seeing my nice clean fluffy brushes.
Your skin tone/coloring: light medium neutral
What do you use to clean brushes? The solid soap from BeautyBlender or Sigma or the liquid from Eccotools. I also have a textured mat on which to “massage” the brushes.
How often do you clean your brushes? Currently, I wear makeup less than once a month. I would guess every couple uses. Sponges w each use.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Enjoy is a strong word but I do like to use clean brushes. Healthier.
Your skin tone/coloring: above with freckles, green/gray/blue eyes, warm brown hair.
What do you use to clean brushes? Whatever cleanser solid I have on hand at the moment, or Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo/Conditioner with a little silicone scrubber.
How often do you clean your brushes? Not often enough, but usually when I notice staining on most of them that won’t come out by rubbing them on a towel.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? I never used to, but lately I make it a relaxing thing by putting on a podcast or some music and just take my time. It’s a lot more enjoyable that way.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light medium, neutral.
What do you use to clean brushes? Sulfate free shampoo
How often do you clean your brushes? After each use for the eyeshadow brushes and brushes that I have use cream products. Blush and powder brushes, every 3-4 uses.
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Yes, I like to use clean brushes.
Your skin tone/coloring: light to medium, neutral undertones
What do you use to clean brushes? When I’m done with my makeup for the day, I’ll wipe them either a on microfibre towel or the Vera Mona Switch sponge. Weekly I use the Sephora Refresh spray on brushes used with powder and the Sephora Dry Clean spray on brushes used with cream products. Once a month I wash them using the beautyblender solid pro bar and let them dry upside down.
How often do you clean your brushes? As above: daily/weekly/monthly
Do you enjoy cleaning your brushes? Enjoy? I love the satisfaction of having clean brushes but can’t say I enjoy the actual process…