The subject of dirty makeup brushes—and the damage they can do—is a perennial topic here at My Brush Betty. Normally, that includes the everyday perils of dirty makeup brushes, such as breakouts and muddy makeup application, but our coverage has also included a young mother paralyzed and countless infections, which require medication to treat. Today, […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Care & Cleaning’ category
Allure: Brush Pearl Doesn’t Really Work
So, someone over at Allure, “The Beauty Expert” magazine, tested out the Brush Pearl, which is essentially a tiny dishwasher for your makeup brushes. Bottom line: It didn’t really work. As the author, Stephanie Saltzman, writes: “Frictionless cleaning wasn’t going to cut it; bring on the elbow grease. Insert sad-face emoji here.” Which isn’t all […] Read more…
More Dirty Makeup Brush Stories
Happy Throwback Thursday — The perfect day to revisit even more news about dirty, bacteria-filled makeup brushes! After the news about an Australian Mom being paralyzed by the bacteria from a dirty makeup brush, a group of reporters and anchors at a CBS affiliate in Richmond, Va., thought it would be a fun idea to […] Read more…
Disabled by a Dirty Makeup Brush! Seriously!
A 27-year-old mum in Australia thinks that the staph infection she’s been fighting for THREE MONTHS now with super-strong antibiotics was caused by, yes, a dirty makeup brush, according to this story in The Independent. The woman is now *in a wheelchair* after the infection attacked her spine and left her in pain, her local […] Read more…
Hall of Fame: The Artis Elite Oval 10
To be honest, I really did not expect to like the new Artis Elite Collection brushes. At all. From the onset, I thought they were spectacularly beautiful — mirrored in chrome as they are — but I wondered if a drastically different approach to the makeup brush was really, truly needed? I also worried the […] Read more…
Wil it Go-Go? Brush Medic’s Dryer and Sterilizer
Filthy, dirty makeup brushes are one of the dirtiest little secrets of the beauty industry — one for which there haven’t been fast, easy, thorough solutions. So it’s no surprise that beauty lovers, and acne-fighters, keep trying to solve this problem, especially for women with lots of brushes. My Brush Betty’s research shows that is […] Read more…
My Brush Betty Launches Kickstarter for Brush Washing Machine
DETROIT, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — My Brush Betty, the blog dedicated to makeup brushes, has launched a 30-day Kickstarter campaign to support the manufacturing of a first-of-its-kind makeup brush washing machine, which allows beauty lovers to quickly deep clean a handful of brushes at one time. More than 75% of US women report cleaning […] Read more…
How Much Do You Hate Cleaning Your Makeup Brushes?
Despite our endless love of makeup brushes, it seems that many women really hate cleaning their brushes. In fact, our research shows that 75% of women clean their brushes only a few times a year – if at all! Yuck! So, we’re asking women on Twitter why they hate it so much? Is it the […] Read more…
Oops! Makeup Brushes That Survived the REAL Washing Machine!
Some people hate washing their makeup brushes so much they actually do wash them in the washing machine, like this blogger at ALMOST COUTURE. Other people do it accidentally and discover that their brushes survive just fine. Check out these–Oops!–stories of makeup brushes that survived a regular washing machine — and all those cycles! If […] Read more…
How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes
First off: Yes, dirty makeup brushes do, indeed, cause and aggravate acne. Just ask any dermatologist. But while there is broad agreement that brushes should be washed regularly to remove bacteria, there is a lot of conflicting advice about how regularly brushes need to be washed and what is the best way to wash them. Washing […] Read more…