How often do you wash your makeup brushes (sponges or tools)?
On average, once a week, though I have a LOT of brushes, so I can get away with not having to wash as often, lol!
— Christine
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I was them after every use.
Ugh, WASH!
Every one to two weeks since i do not wear makeup every day.
Every week or so, I rarely use a brush twice.
I take care of my brushes, and even with such regular wash I have 6-8 years old brushes still performing and looking great.
Doing it so often also makes it manageable, it only takes 5-10 minutes to get things done.
I wash my foundation brush after about 2-3 uses (depending on how lazy I’m feeling). The brushes I use with powder products like eyeshadow and blush get washed once a week.
I plead the 5th!😅
Several times per week. I try to clean the powder off and spray some Cinema Secrets sanitizing spray on them every night if I don’t wash them. I’ve had some styes before that I attribute to makeup and outs never fun.
Sponges after every use. Brushes are washed once a week. I use Cinema Secret on brushes after every use in between washings.
I generally wash my brushes every fortnight or so. I have specific brushes for different eyeshadow colours – one for greens, one for blues, a couple for neutrals etc.
After every use. I hate dirty beauty tools. I even clean my eyelash curler after I use it.
I wash mine every time I use them. I used to get hormonal acne, and just got into the habit quite some time ago. Some of my brushes are from the ’80’s, when Redken was making incredible brushes. I still have mine, and they are as nice now as they were when I bought them. My Trucco by Sebastian brushes are still quite amazing too. I wish the old Redken makeup and Trucco makeup were still available. They were ahead of their time, and they would be so perfect for what is trendy now. Boy, I am really exposing my age here!
First time I’ve seen Trucco and Redden brushes (or even products) mentioned! I’m sure they have been before and I likely missed it. I wanted to add I miss Trucco products in general.
Sponges after every use, foundation brush gets a spray cleaning after use and I wash it after three uses, the same goes for any brush used with creamy formulas.
Powder and blush brushes when needed, I have quite a few so I’m actually not sure, it can be after one use or after a lot more.
Eyeshadow brushes when needed but at least every week, if it’s a brush I rarely use it can be after a much longer time, there I go by the way the brush looks.
I cannot tell a lie. I never wash my makeup brushes. Some germophobes are going to be appalled by that admission but I have brushes that I have had for over 30 years and they have never been washed. I have responded to this question several times over the years on the blog and my answer is always the same. I just don’t have any problems with infections, acne, etcetera. I just either use a color change product or, and most often, a piece of tissue to swirl the brush on until it doesn’t give off any more color and then I move on to the next shade.
99% immediately after use. If I don’t it’s because my spouse is rushing me to leave, LOL!
Used to be every week for sure. A friend told me about using micellar water and it really works well. I rub a cottonpad soaked with micellar water over each brush, wipe with dry paper towel. Water damp towel over each to remove residue, dry paper towel and done. It works so well, I now usually do a dedicated bath with Bonner’s baby soap every 2 weeks.
About once a week, except for the sponges I use. I tend to wash those after I’m finished using them. But that’s only because seeing them dirty really bugs me a lot more than seeing the brushes.