Brush Cleaners Comparison

Sep 29, 2012

I am really into the ideas that people post on Pintrest. I recently read a pin on Pintrest that said a cup of hot water mixed with one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar is an effective makeup brush cleaner. I found this interesting, beca

use I have a small bottle of Sephora’s Daily Brush Cleanser, $6.

So I decided to test my store bought brush cleaner against this homemade brush cleaner. All I purchased for the homemade cleaner was a

small spray bottle, which I picked up for $1. The vinegar I borrowed from my mother’s pantry.

I decided to test this out on two very well used eye brushes of mine. I begin by layering two tissues together and spraying a bit of the product on the tissues. I used about five sprays of each product on the tissues. Then, I swirled the brushes on the dampened tissues. I used a few more tissues to get the brushes completely clean.

The homemade cleaner with cleaned brush.

Review: MAC Brush Cleanser

Sep 3, 2012

Is it just me or is finding a good brush cleanser surprisingly hard to do?! I feel like I’ve always been searching for a ‘better’ brush cleanser than the one I had and I keep falling short… After trying a bunch of

not so good cleansers I think I’ve found the perfect one for me.

For the past while I’ve just been using the simple olive oil and shampoo, but I never seemed to be able to get the right balance. I either didn’t dip it in enough olive oil, and the bristles were dry, or I put too much olive oil and I had to re-wash them because they were too greasy. It would clean them well, because the oil would break up the dirt, but it just seemed like an annoying process to me.

SOHO Brushes Review + Giveaway

Jul 17, 2012

If you have been spotting a new line of sleek looking brushes in your local CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, or Target, the could be the new SOHO Professional Line. I’ve been trying out 5 of their brush lin

e for the past month and think I have a good impression of them to give a review. This professional line provides stylish yet, ergonomic handles. Do look out for out Facebook page as we will be giving out this set of 5 brushes.

Contour Blush Brush

This is one of my favorite out of the 5 I’ve tried. I love the angled slant, and it picks up powder very well. As compared to my other blush brushes, the size is just great for my cheeks. It’s not as dense as the Ecotools brush, but I like it that way for my more pigmented blushes. It is soft, and not prickly.

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How to: Clean Your Makeup Brushes (& use a Brush Guard)

Feb 4, 2012

photo via sigmabeauty.com

Surprisingly enough I’ve come across quite a few people that are unsure of how to clean their makeup brushes the proper way. Do I use baby shampoo? Face wash? Regular soap? This was me until one day I decided to research the most effective and popular way to clean my brushes. I was actually surprised to hear that not washing your makeup brushes is equivalent to not washing your face. I mean what?! That’s gross! I wash my face twice a day, and would never have assumed to wash my makeup brushes that much. But it’s that important! So, in this post I’m going to show you some tips and tricks that I use for cleaning my makeup brushes. I promise it’s easy, all you need is to grab your brushes, extra virgin olive oil, paper towel, plate and dish soap. So let’s get started!

The Balm’s Nude’tude Review

Dec 11, 2011

I can never get enough of Nude colors, after acquiring the Naked Palette, I got excited when I saw the Balm’s Nude’tude, which is often being compared to the Naked Palette. I also got a new camera… and hence this post shall be very extensive with the images.

Description (by the company): These amazing palettes consist of 12 beautiful shades that make wearing nudes fun! These satiny smooth colors can be applied naturally ‘i.e. let me slip into something more comfortable” or beautifully layered. The wide range of naked neutrals gives you light highlighters as well as brazen bold shades that work to add definition and emphasis. Nude’Tude allows you to dramatically dress up your eyes (if nothing else)! The naughty palette has some risque packaging . The palette features 12 nude, natural shades of color and a dual sided applicator.

Price: Retails for US$36.00, After some calculation this cost $94 / oz whereas UD’s Naked cost $80 / oz (not including brush/primer)

Volume: 0.382 oz / 0.03183 oz of each color

Top: Nude’tude, cardbord packaging, with magnetic flip. Read More

Top 14 Most Used Brushes (Eyes & Face)

Nov 22, 2011

Like all makeup enthusiast, I own a lot of brushes, but there a some of brushes that I tend to use more than others. Here are the top 14 brushes and why I like them. My brushes are really dirty, so please excuse them.

Cat Eyes for Halloween? Maybelline Volum’ Express Collosal Cat Eyes Review.

Oct 20, 2011

I love Halloween but this year I’m being a bit lazy and dragging a very dull and very easy costume out of the cupboard. I’m going to be a cat. After seeing a lot of cat tutorials on YouTube the most effort for my costume might go into my make up! I saw this in my local drug store and thought, in the spirit of Halloween (and make up!), I’d purchase it and write a review. Read More