Make up
tips
How clean is your makeup bag?
Flawless makeup, perfect skin, expensive
makeup tools and products are definitely
top of the wish list. The more money we
invest in to our makeup bags the prouder
we become of its content, but do we
really know how to take good care of our
cosmetics and makeup tools?
It might come as a surprise to most
women, but makeup as well as makeup
brushes and tools need special care.
Just like you shower daily and wash
your hair on a regular basis your makeup
brushes require the same care. There
are many reasons to clean your makeup
brushes and cosmetics and I will share a
few with you.
Makeup brushes and makeup products
accumulate old makeup, dead skin,
bacteria, oil and dirt and there is nothing
attractive about that! It might seem hard
to believe but dirty makeup brushes
can be the problem which causes skin
irritation, breakouts and acne.
Putting bacteria and germs back on your
face with a sticky, dirty makeup brush
can aggravate underlying skin conditions
such as acne.
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If you have cracked skin, bacteria can
easily start an infection. In this case you
may even be swapping the infection
back and forth creating a vicious cycle of
never ending breakouts. Surprised? Let’s
dig a bit deeper.
Being a professional makeup artist I am
very aware of how important it is to work
with clean, sterilised makeup products
and tools. Bacteria is the biggest cause
of different infections, skin irritations and
many other problems. So why risk it?
Get yourself into routine to clean your
brushes. Antibacterial makeup brush
spray will do the trick daily but you
should clean your brushes with a
special shampoo at least once every
two weeks. Antibacterial Makeup Brush
Spay by The Pro Hygiene Collection is
another must have. It sterilises bristles
and prevents the spread of the germs
that can linger on sponges and brushes
(wwww.cultbeauty.co.uk). Beautyblender
Liquid Blendercleanser is my favourite
not just for my beauty blenders but for
makeup brushes cleansing also. It’s very
gentle on the bristles and doesn’t require
much effort (beautyblender.co.uk). If