Makeup brush cleaning and My Essentials

I wanted to do a post a bit different today it's still beauty/makeup related but I just thought it would be something a bit different to a makeup review or what I'm loving at the moment, and that is makeup brush cleaning! 

Now I personally hate cleaning my makeup brushes as it's such a tedious chore, but definitely HAS to be done! 

Now I don't use anything fancy really, I had started using baby shampoo for my brushes ever since I actually started washing my makeup brushes which was quite a few years ago and I definitely recommend it, as it gets rid of the dirt and I find gets stains out of my brushes the best! 

Baby shampoo is great as it is cheap and can be bought from drugstore shops and in super markets, so it's perfect for picking up from just about anywhere!

You can buy the Johnson's Baby Shampoo here

I have also started regularly using this silicone brush cleaning mitt (well I say mitt but it is tiny!) It has a slot on the bottom which you can use like a mitt which you can hold with two fingers on one hand and then with the other hand you can swirling the brush in water and then using your soap or in my case baby shampoo then cleaning the brush with the mitt. and repeat this process until they are clean! It is super quick (a lot quicker than I made it sound haha) 

The only down side to this little mitt/brush cleaner is how small it is! I did get it from amazon for under £2 so it's great for eye brushes and small face brushes, but for bigger brushes it's not worth using! It works on all my brushes I would say except my Real Techniques powder brush and to be honest it definitely would but just will take a lot longer than the others! 

I definitely want to try another bigger silicone brush cleaner/mitt because I love this method and it makes the process a lot easier and quicker! I know Soap and Glory do one and also 

Products Mentioned:

Johnson's Baby Shampoo - here

Amazon Silicone Makeup Cleaning Mitt - here

Real Techniques Brushes - here

Soap and Glory Face Mitt - here

What are your makeup brush cleaning essentials?

Amazon Makeup Brushes Review

Look at these beauty's! 

These are my new(ish) amazon makeup brushes which I bought on a whim as I wanted to test them out, but seeing the 5 star reviews swayed me to buy them even more.  I was quite skeptical because of how cheap these all came too! But you'll learn my thoughts as you read this post... The set of 4 face brushes were £3.99 for the set and them the 4 eye brushes were bought for £1.59 so for a total of just under £6 I got these brushes and now I cannot live without them. Let me tell you why!

Firstly, they are the softest brushes, As soft or may be softer than my Favourite Real Techniques brushes. They are so easy to apply your makeup with as they are just so nice to buff makeup into your face. They are also great as each brush can do a lot of different applications of makeup, so you can use one for foundation, and it'll also be great for applying blush or bronzer, which I love as it means I can take less brushes on the go with me when I am travelling.

I also love the way they look, so professional looking and not at all like I bought them from Amazon, I think they are a steal for the price! I will tel you what I have and currently am using each brush for to give you and idea of what they can be used for and what I am using them for!