allison kehoe

Cleaning your makeup brushes often is essential! Bacteria can quickly build up on your brushes, and you don’t want to use dirty brushes on your face. I recommend cleaning all your brushes (eye and face) at least once a week. It will be will worth it and help prevent acne breakouts.

After you’ve gathered up all your dirty brushes, you’ll need a brush cleanser. I find the best soap is just your basic antibacterial version from Dawn, other speciality “brush cleaners” are overpriced in my opinion. Multiple beauty gurus have recommended this product, and I couldn’t agree more! Getting the antibacterial version is most important.

Pour a little bit of the soap onto a flat plate or bowl. Then, you’ll need to wet your brush – always keeping the brush facing down! Never hold the brush upright during the entire cleaning process.

Next, swirl the brush in your soap –…