Beauty Tools and Extras #2

I did a post like this quite a while ago and since then I’ve thought of a few more beauty tools and extras I couldn’t be without that I thought I’d share!

Bourjois Paris Pencil Sharpener

I love this sharpener so much I have two! It’s got a double hole so can sharpen thick and thin pencils and I use one for eyeliner and brow products and the other for my lip liners! It’s a steal at £3.49 too and holds the shavings until you can get to a bin!

Metal tube squeezer/wringer

This is a life saver for products in metal tubing like my Grown Alchemist moisturisers! It really helps to get all the product out and I love it for little sachets too as there’s not a lot of product in most of them anyway so anything to help make sure you get the last drop out is a winner in my book! Plus it’s more fun to use this than your hands! I got this years ago so I’m not sure if it’s the exact one I’ve linked but it’s very similar.

Mint Skin Applicator Brush*

I love this! It’s not ground breaking but I had never even thought to apply my face masks with a brush before I was sent this before Christmas! It gives such a smooth, even application and means I don’t get any mask under my nails – annoying when you use clay masks a lot and have long nails! See my full review of this brush here!

The last two products I have to show are a few I have seen big brands do for ridiculously high prices so I wanted to point these out that I got from good old eBay.

Makeup Brush cleaner

Most of the time I just use my hands to wash my brushes but I love this for my eye brushes. It makes it so easy to give them a deep clean and so quickly too! See my post from earlier this week about how I wash my makeup brushes here!

Hair brush cleaner

I’ve had this for so long and use it regularly to clean out my hair brushes from product build up and hair! The little spindles work so well so pull out crap (for want of a better word!) from the bristles of my hair brush and I think it’s such a handy little tool to have!

Let me know if you’ve tried any of these products or what beauty tool you couldn’t be without!

*denotes a PR sample that was sent to me. All opinions are my own.

Danielle xx

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How I wash my Makeup Brushes

 

I think I might be in the minority of people when I say I find washing my brushes an enjoyable activity! I think it’s quite therapeutic seeing all the bronzer, blusher and eyeshadow fall down the plughole and I sometimes even shout into my mum to see if she wants me to wash hers while I’m at it (she only has about three so I’m not as good as I sound!).

Today I thought I’d go through how I wash my brushes and the products I use for a deep clean as well as a spot clean! I do aim to give my brushes a deep clean every week but it doesn’t always work out like that though I try not to go past two weeks as nothing beats the feel of a fresh, clean brush plus you know, hygiene!

Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp Eucalyptus Pure-Castille Soap

This is hands down my favourite brush cleaner! My makeup brushes get such a good clean with this, I run them under the tap then pour a little of this into my hand and swirl the brush around before rinsing. If I’ve got a very dirty brush or a bigger one like a powder brush, I will repeat this until the water runs clear!

The soap itself is very lightweight and takes no time to clean the brushes, I love the scent too, it’s really mild but smells so fresh. It’s very liquidy so can build up a little around the cap but it’s nothing major. My first bottle was slightly larger and lasted me around 2 years and you can see what I thought of it here! I can’t see myself using anything else for a deep clean!

The Pro Hygiene Collection Make Up Brush Cleanser

I picked this up last year as I’d heard a lot about spot cleaning and also because I needed to hit the threshold for a GWP spend on Cult Beauty (priorities!). This has come in handy though for giving my eye brushes a quick clean and sterilising them when I don’t have time for a deep clean. I especially love this for my base shadow and blending brushes as they tend to build up with product quite quickly.

To use, I spray directly onto my brush from about 15cm away while holding the brush over a face towel. I’ll then wipe the brush on the face towel until the excess eyeshadow is off – it won’t look completely clean but it prevents the spread of germs so would be perfect for a makeup artist working on different faces each day and its also suitable for both natural and synthetic bristles.

Makeup Brush cleaner aka Brush Egg

Like I said, most of the time I just use my hands to wash my brushes but I love my fake brush egg for my eye brushes. I got this years ago on eBay and it makes it so easy to quickly clean a few brushes at a time. I pour a little Dr. Bronner’s soap onto the tip of the brush egg then while the tap is running I swirl my eye brushes into the grooves on the brush egg then rinse! Hey presto, clean brushes!

I will then lay my brushes flat onto a towel down on the desk in my room – this is recommended as any water getting into the ferrule could weaken the glue that holds the handle and brush head together!

What are your favourite products to clean your makeup brushes with?

Danielle xx

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