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?


"It's fun to be a woman. It's fun to flirt, wear makeup and have boobs" -Eva Mendez

Must Have Eye Makeup Brushes/ Video

It's really important to have the right tools in order to create that nice and flawless eye makeup. When I started with makeup, I was so over whelmed with all the brushes available in the market from different brands. I had to figure out for myself and found out what brushes works for me. Also, I learned that makeup brushes doesn't have to be expensive but if it is, it has to be a really good one.

So here are my Must Have Eye Makeup Brushes that I like to use.

1. Eye Shader brush for applying color on the lids. I like the one from ELF. It's is dirt cheap  for a buck and does apply color on the lids and brow bone nicely 

http://www.eyeslipsface.com

2. Crease brush is for applying color on the crease. 

I love the MAC 217. Its a dense crease brush that deposits color nicely on the crease. It's a great investment to have. This brush is 6 years old and, it's still in great shape.

http://www.maccosmetics.com

3. Blending brush. Its the most important brush you need to have. It will get rid of harsh lines and blend your eye shadows for a more finished look.

  Sigma SS 224. This is a dupe for MAC 224.  It does the job really well but its been shedding on me like crazy :/

http://www.sigmamakeup.com

Blending brush from Image Essentials and Coastal Scents. They're supposed to be crease brushes but they are not dense enough to be one. They are soft and fluffy and works well for blending.

http://www.kmart.com/ 

http://www.coastalscents.com/

4. Pencil brush. I use it deepen the color on the crease to intensify it and to apply or smudge color on the upper lash line and lower lash line.

 Sigma SS219 is a dupe for MAC 219 and it does the job well.

http://www.sigmamakeup.com

Smaxhbox and Posh brushes are great as well.

http://www.smashbox.com 

http://www.poshbrushes.com

5. Angled Liner brush. If it wasn't for this brush, I wouldn't be able to create those really thin lines on my upper lash line to frame my eyes. Also, its great for doing a precise winged line using a cream/gel liner.

 I like the MAC 263 to line my eyes, fill in my eyebrows and crease a fake crease. It is stiff and thin.

http://www.maccosmetics.com

I hope this was helpful ^_^

Here's a video for you guys. I'm such a dork!