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Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:49 pm  |
| I feel that right after I washes my brushes and used it the next morning to apply my MMU. My makeup looked better on my skin. Anyone feel that way? But I don't think I'll wash my brushes every night cuz that's too time consuming. |
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:43 pm |
yes, i would share your thoughts, that the brush is very important what the make up (especially with MMU) looks like..
when i started a "new" MMU, usually together with a new matching brush, it was really "wow"... but after some time i found it just cakey and was wondering why i never noticed that before...
maybe, especially with powders, all the oil from your skin and the moisturizer settles in the brush... and then you even will use the brush in the jar, so the powder itself might be affected/contamined by these oils as well...
but after i washed the Jill Iredale Kabuki, which is quite expensive, it was done... from the beginning it lost its hairs badly anyway, but after this washing attempt, there was no structure/shape in this brush anymore...
also my bobbi brown brushes werent the same afterwards...
so...how to clean a brush - even more often - without loosing its quality 
- for brushes with natural hair i think, a baby shampoo can be used, but not sure..
- but does anyone know how to clean the synthetic brushes?
there were good reviews on the mac brush soap... |
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:50 pm |
yeah I feel that too. I was using a new brand of MMU at that time and washed brushes. I thought to myself...wow nice ... But then after a few days, I feel it's as cakey and powdery 
So should I just wash my brushes like once a week or something? Or invest in some good quality brushes as well as brush cleaners? |
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Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:43 pm |
| I wash my MMU brushes every Sunday night (usually). Also, I wash them with regular dish detergent and let them air-dry overnight. So far no problems with losing the hairs and they still feel very soft? |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:23 am |
racheli, I was just checking out the Jane Iredale brush cleaner...the one that it says it'll dry fast cuz there's alcohol in it. I always thought their brushes are good since it's a well known brand?
dcanup, you used dish detergent to wash your brushes? Is it safe? hhm...never heard of that though. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:30 am |
my jane iredale kabuki - another one of this brand i dont have - was loosing hairs from the beginning very very terribly...
it was annoying to pick all those single hairs from the face every morning...
maybe, something like this happens to just some single brushes during manufacturing, because i also read here a review on that brush which was very good... |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:32 am |
| dcanup wrote: |
| I wash my MMU brushes every Sunday night (usually). Also, I wash them with regular dish detergent and let them air-dry overnight. So far no problems with losing the hairs and they still feel very soft? |
are those natural or synthetic ones |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:40 am |
| Nothing happens to my MAC brush when I wash it... I just use the liquid hand soap that's in my bathroom. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:00 am |
I have two kabukis (from Lumiere) that are synthetic and I HIGHLY recommend synthetic brushes. I had just one kabuki for a while and I was not washing as often as I should. Unfortunately the synthetic ones take over 24 hours to dry. So I recommend a back up. I do suggest buying a synthetic over natural hairs. The small MMU companies do offer a good value and would be less $$ than MAC.
I have a Red Earth kabuki that I paid $38.00 cdn and it is scratchy.
I try to wash my kabukis once a week. I tend to do this on the weekend. I just use the hand soap that is at the sink. Although you can use baby shampoo or other shampoo. Especially good way to use up shampoo that you don't really like. I am sure to make sure all the makeup is out (sometimes this can take a second shampoo) and rinse well. I squeeze as much water out as possible. I will take a towel and use that to help. Also important to leave brushes on their side to dry; not standing up.
I wash my concealer brushes (also synthetic) more often; maybe twice a week. I keep a package of baby wipes in the bathroom. I will wipe brushes off in between uses; especially good for eye shadow brushes. I don't want to have yesterdays colour left on my brush. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:41 am |
| racheli wrote: |
are those natural or synthetic ones |
I have Jane Iredale Handi brush and eyeshadow brushes (natural, I think?)... GloMinerals Kabuki (not sure)... and some Lauren Hutton brushes (also not sure.
Stardustdy:
To tell you the truth, not real sure if it is safe or not? Do you mean damage the brushes or bad for your skin?
I usually use Palmolive....remember the old Madge (manicurist) commercials where soaked their hands in Palmolive?  |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:45 am |
| autumn95 wrote: |
I wash my concealer brushes (also synthetic) more often; maybe twice a week. I keep a package of baby wipes in the bathroom. I will wipe brushes off in between uses; especially good for eye shadow brushes. I don't want to have yesterdays colour left on my brush. |
Hmmm....I like the baby wipe idea for concealer and eyeshadow brushes. I think I will try that! 
My daugthers use baby wipes to remove eye makeup. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:27 am |
I like to use the MAC brush cleanser in the Clinique brush cleanser bottle. MAC comes in a pop top squeeze bottle - not ideal. Clinique has theirs in a spray bottle. For all my brushes - synthetic or natural - what I do is first dampen them and make sure that the brush is not tipped up - you don't want ANY water to run down the handle and get to where the metal and the wood meet as that is where the glue is.
Once the brush is dampened I spray cleanser onto it and gently massage it into the brush. Then rinse and set it on top of a paper-towel. I also have the handle propped up on a travel tooth brush case (So it won't roll off). I do this the night before and usually its all dry the next day. This is done once a week.
On a daily basis I just spray Smashbox brush cleaner on a tissue and wipe the brush on it. This stuff is also fantastic - it can take dark shadow almost entirely off my white brushes.
For me, I see it as my brushes are an investment. I spent enough on them, may as well buy a cleanser specifically for brushes. I have heard baby shampoo is good - I just have a preference.
For reference my brushes are 90% MAC 10% misc. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:44 am |
It always amazes me to see how much makeup goes down the drain when I wash my brushes! I've always thought that the oil from your skin settles into the brush and that "traps" the makeup in the brush. Then you end up using more and more makeup just to get the same coverage.
I try to clean my brushes weekly with a baby wipe. About once a month I clean them with an old face wash that I no longer use. I have used dish soap and that worked perfectly fine. But don't use a lot as it can be very hard to rinse out if you use too much. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:01 am |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| I feel that right after I washes my brushes and used it the next morning to apply my MMU. My makeup looked better on my skin. Anyone feel that way? But I don't think I'll wash my brushes every night cuz that's too time consuming. |
I would agree with that. I wash my brushes every 1-2 weeks. They take forever to dry, like atleast 2 days, so I cant wash more often. I need to get some back ups so can wash weekly. |
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Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:31 am |
| I have found that washing my brushes with my facial cleanser, esp. one for dry skin really helps the brushes stay smooth. |
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