How often do you wash your makeup brushes?

I was hanging out with some friends having a conversation and I randomly mentioned, "Oh, I gotta remember to wash my brushes when I get home". They were like, "what brushes?" I was like, " My makeup brushes!" Then one of them said, " You wash your makeup brushes?". I can't believe she asked me that question. I was even more surprised when all of them told me that they've never washed their makeup brushes ever! Never!!!. I know they're not a makeup junkee like me and they don't own a gazillion of makeup brushes like I do but ARE YOU SERIOUS???

I had to educated my friends a little bit on how important to wash your brushes regularly. I told them:

• You have to wash a new brush. You don't know where its been. A lot of times they have odors and dyes in the bristles that you want to get rid off before you use it on your face. This shocked them. They thought new brushes are clean and ready to be used.
• You have to at least wash your brushes once a week or even everyday if you want. Wash it with shampoo, dish washing soap, Olive oil, brush cleaner or whatever. Just wash them!!!
• Bacteria grows in dirty brushes and obviously if you use a dirty brush, the bacteria will transfer onto your face and will cause break outs and I dunno what...you don't want that do you?

I kind of scared them a bit but I made sure I stressed enough the importance of washing their makeup brushes. As for me, I wash my big brushes every 3 days with baby shampoo, my foundation brush everyday and I spot clean my small brushes with a brush cleaner right after I use them.

What about you, how often do you wash your makeup brushes?


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How to: Airbrush look with a Stippling brush/ Video tutorial

Using a stippling brush for my foundation is my favorite way to apply my liquid foundation. It gives me an airbrush and flawless finish.. I usually do this application for special occasion, whenever I go out at night or whenever I have extra time in my hands when I beautify myself.

I know Sephora sells a personal airbrush compressor kit for everyday use but they can be really expensive. Maybe I'll get it someday but for now I'm sticking to this method because it works!

 I used my Sigma 187 Stippling brush. It's awesome and inexpensive!You can check out Crown brushes, Sonia Kashuk and Coastal Scents for other affordable stippling brushes.

Stippling brush is used for STIPPLING which means to dot. In painting, its a method used to make small fine dots or small spots. It's the same idea in makeup when you used a stippling brush to create fine dots on the face for a flawless finish. Just make sure you always use a clean stippling brush for a better result.

I did a swatch on my arm to show you it looks.

Keep on stippling until the fine spot disappears

Stop when you get the desired coverage and done!

Here are some photos I took right after I did my foundation to show you the finish look. Besides concealer and foundation, I'm only wearing eyeliner on my upper lash line, a light sweep of blush on the cheeks and a nude pink lipstick. They are not enhanced or photoshopped in any way. Heck, I don't even know how to use that.

 

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My Favorite Beauty Tips and Tricks.

Through out the year, Ive learned many makeup tips and tricks that really works for me. I learned from makeup gurus, makeup books and other makeup artist. So in return, I would like to share a few of them with all of you and, I hope you guys can get something out of it. This is for you Thiamere.

1. Priming the eye lids. Its is important to prep or prime the eye lids before eye shadow application. This step would prevent the shadows from creasing or fading. It took me a while to find the right primer for the eye lids. I have slightly oily lids. I've tried urban decay primer potion, too faced shadow insurance, paint pots, mac's eye prep and prime and etc. and they all didnt work for me. One thing that worked was a concealer. Yes! Its always been lying around my makeup kit. I wasted money in trying so many products when the answer has always been in my kit.

Almay line smoothing concealer is my everyday concealer.

Apply a small amount on the eye lids and blend evenly.

Set it by applying translucent powder or you all over base e/s.

It's done. Its now ready for a creaseless e/s application (well atleast for me it is).

2. Long lasting Eye Liner. Whenever I apply my favorite black eye liner on my water line, It always melts away after 5 minutes. This used to bother me but anymore more. I figured out a way to make my eye liner last longer.

My favorite black eye liner by Urban Decay. (Im almost done with it).

Line your water line with the eye liner. Make sure not to pull too hard.

With and angled e/s brush dip it in the same color e/s powder.

Dab it on top of the eye liner. This would set the eye liner in place.

It's done! Whenever I do this, my eye liner stays put for a good 6 hours.

3. Long Lasting Lipstick. This trick really works for me and Makeup Artist like Eve Pearl and Kevyn Aucoin uses this trick to make the lip stick last longer.

Prepped the lips by applying a lip balm to moisturize. This would prevent the lipstick from cracking.

Lined the lips with a lip liner and apply your favorite lipstick.

Seperate a 2-ply tissue and use one sheet at a time.

After the first coat, blot the lips with the tissue and set it with a powder and re apply lipstick, then blot again . This way, it will absorb excess oil and leaves the pigment.

Apply your favorite lip gloss and you are done!

4. DIY Tinted Moisturizer. I dont own a tinted moisturizer so i always make my own. Its very easy. Everything you need it in your makeup kit already.

Just combine and mix your favorite moisturizer and liquid foundation. I only use a little amount of the liquid foundation for a sheer finish.

So there it is. I hope you ladies can benefit from my favorite makeup tips and tricks. All of them worked for me so I hope they work for all of you too.