How to clean your brushes

Why waste money on an expensive brush shampoo when you can use this! This is an inexpensive way to get your brushes really clean! It leaves them soft and it doesn't dry them out. There are only 2 ingredients that everyone has in their house! :)

All you need is your favorite shampoo [I use TRESemme's smooth and silky shampoo] and olive oil [Any olive oil will do]! The shampoo will wash your brushes and the olive oil will prevent them from drying out and keep them soft. 

What to do:

1. Get a plate [the size should depend on how many brushes you're cleaning]
2. Fill a little more than half your plate with shampoo and the rest with olive oil.  
3. Wet your brushes.
4. Start with smaller ones and work your way up. [Eye brushes-face brushes]
5. You will see a line where your shampoo and olive oil meet run your brush down that so you can get an equal amount of soap and oil. 
6. Gently rub your brush in circles in your palm. Work it into a lather and set it aside. Repeat with all of your brushes.
7. When all of them have been washed rinse them out with cool water. Just to be sure there isn't any soap left I like to rinse them twice. 
8. If you think that your brushes aren't clean enough you can wash them twice. I usually do this with my face brushes. 
9. Place them upside down to dry overnight. If they're place right side up or on their side water will run into the feral [the middle, metal part that holds your brush together] and ruin the glue and your bristles will fall out. 
10. If you need to use your brushes but they're still wet, squeeze them dry with a towel and then dry them with a hair dryer on it's lowest heat setting.