Sometimes you do such crazy things, that in retrospect you do not even understand how you could come up with the idea. How could I not understand that this would not work… :)

I find it very boring to wash the make-up brushes, and since I have so many, I usually just take a new clean brush instead of washing the one I have used.

This results in me then standing there with a whole pile of makeup brushes to be washed at once, but I prefer to do so because then you can turn on some music and drink a cold Red Bull at the same time and make a cozy thing out of it.

Men för några dagar sedan hade jag även lite tidsbrist när jag skulle få bort hela den där högen med smutsiga borstar, så jag fyllde en stor bunke med hett vatten och diskmedel och lät borstarna ligga där i säkert en timme. “Jättebra nu kommer all smuts ha löst upp sig och då går det jättesnabbt sen” tänkte jag med ett leende.

Apart from the fact that make-up brushes do not really withstand being in hot water for long, you can probably guess what I have struggled with in recent days. The glue was dissolved in the water so that the shaft comes off very easily, and I get to glue make-up brushes all day, it feels like.

* Stupid, stupid stupid *

When I still talk about it, I can say some quick tips about just makeup brush washing:

* Synthetic brushes can be washed with ordinary detergent
* Brushes with real hair are washed with shampoo and conditioner, and sometimes it is good to even do a wrap.
* There is also a special make-up brush cleaner you can buy, if you can afford to spend money on such a detail. The important thing is that they are clean, I think.
* Man kan dessutom köpa speciell “sprit” för sminkborstarna, så att man kan få bort alla bakterier mellan tvättarna. Det är bra! Speciellt om man har slarvat med tvätten ;)
* Wash your make-up brushes often, those used for powder products can be washed once a week, but brushes for creamy products should be washed immediately after use.
* Let the brushes dry horizontally. If you put them with the straws down, the straws are destroyed, and if you put them with the straws up, water can flow down where the straws are stuck and dissolve the glue.
* Do not rub too hard when washing, especially on brushes with real hair! The top of the straws is easily destroyed, and then the brush feels rough.

Finally, be careful when washing your makeup brushes, do it often and do not make the same mistakes as me! :)