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!
This is GREAT!!! These lovely ladies ( and one bunny ) were out in force today at Lush, Manchester, to drum up support for the campaign against animal testing in cosmetics, and they all work at LUSH !! So they cant get moved on by the police, because it is a shop campaign! hurrah!!!!! IN YOUR FACE GENERAL PUBLIC!! Sign the petition and TAKE NOTICE!! In 2013 there could be big changes to the laws surrounding cosmetic testing in Europe, meaning it could FINALLY be banned , but the big cosmetics companies are trying to stall this process.. this means it is MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER to support this campaign NOW!!
