Cleaning Your Brushes- Part 2

The hair grooming variety. A few tips:

1. Before you shampoo your hair, gather two hair brushes or one hair brush and one comb.
2. Wet the brushes/brush and comb under warm running water.
3. Apply a small amount of shampoo to the bristles of one of the brushes.
4. Pick all the hair out of the brush.
5. Gently scrub the two brushes’ bristles together. If you are cleaning a comb, gently scrub the brush’s bristles with the comb. For best results, scrub in one direction only.
6. Continue gently scrubbing as you hold the items under the warm running water until all the suds are gone.
7. Dry the brush(es) or comb on a towel. Don’t be rough with the brush’s bristles or they might fall out.
8. Try an alternative way. You can also clean a comb by soaking it in a mug full of warm water and a bit of shampoo. Or, you can try a mug full of white vinegar, which will remove oily deposits left by your hair. Rinse and dry.

Tip: If cleaning your styling tools with vinegar, be sure to add a drop or two of your favorite essential oil to reduce the acidic smell of the vinegar.

Keyshia Cole-FOTD

I think Keyshia's makeup in this photo is beautiful! This album is also one of my summer faves ("I buy my own liquor, I'm a go-getter. Thought you should know.")

What I would use to re-create this look, aka, shopping my stash:

NYX Jumbo eye pencil-Black Bean-all over lid
Vincent Longo Eye Shimmer Souffle-Argento-on inner lid
L'Oreal HIP Duo-Sculpted-darker shade in the outer crease
NYX eyeliner-Black
Sephora Blush Me-Rose Rebelle-applied lightly with MAC 187 brush
Lorac Sheer Lipstick-Nude
L'Oreal Colour Juice-Bubble Gum

Cleaning Your Brushes

Beauty Insider #3

Use a brush cleaner to spot clean make up brushes daily. Transfer the cleaner to a small 4 oz. spray bottle. When you're done applying makeup, spray a little bit on a paper towel, and a little on the brush. Wipe the brushes clean using swiping motions on the towel. I usually do this before bed and my brushes are ready to use in the morning. I deep clean brushes 2x month with baby shampoo and water.

Beauty Insider #1

To really make your eye shadow POP!, apply white eyeliner pencil all over lid and blend. Using an e/s brush, Pack color onto lid using patting (not sweeping) motions. Build color to desired intensity. Blend harsh lines with a clean blending brush.