HOME MADE BRUSH CLEANER!!

Yay! I just did a bit of DIY and saved a heluvalot of money on make up brush cleaner. These can go for anything from £8 - £15 in the shops if you want a good one that lifts grease and make up and disinfects too.. but when you read the ingredients its really all stuff that you can substitute at home. I found a great recipe on Youtube by an American MUA called Enkore.. he seems to upload lots of useful stuff so I tried it and it works!! hurrah! heres the recipe..

( Obviously depending on the size of the bottle you want to put it in .. )
1 measure of purified water ( you could use bottled or distilled but I boiled then cooled mine )
1/4 measure of isopropyl alcohol ( i used 70% vol as its all i could get in UK shops)
1/2 tbsp dish soap
1/2 tbsp mild shampoo 1 tbsp of leave in conditioner
I also added to the recipe with 1/4 cup of glycerine and a dash of olive oil

for scent you could also add a few drops of tea tree oil or any other essential oil

stir it gently to emulsify dont shake ( the opposite to James Bond ) to prevent it foaming

I just cleaned off my foundation brush and it worked like a dream really quickly, brush is now gorgeous and soft and clean like new. hurrah

and it cost me £1.99 for a bottle of isopropyl which will last me about 10 more fill ups of this recip and the glycerine i already had but that is dead cheap too - a couple of quid from Boots.. and that has umpteen other household uses.. shampoo,dish soap, olive oil, conditioner - already had.. and also will fill up about 20 times more than spending stupid money on 100mls of branded make up brush cleaner.

For instant dry spot cleaning on jobs I also carry some Dettol pump action foam hand sanitiser which has alcohol and glycerine in it too, and kills off MRSA in hospitals, so im happy with that for getting germs off brushes between clients. That is 99p from Quality save and lasts a few weeks too. Bargain

Dont waste your pennies !! times is hard!

Marry Me Ink

The other week I started to work with a new photography studio, specialising in vintage style shoots, and the alternative / tattooed scene.
We shot some promotional photos for Rachael from tattooed Brides blog " Marry Me Ink ".

Here is the blog post she wrote about the day, and some of the pics

http://www.marrymeink.co.uk/2012/03/alt-studio/