It's no secret that I love makeup brushes and while I may not love the whole process and general faff of actually cleaning them as much - I'm sure a lot of you can relate with me - I feel like I've got the whole routine of it all (how I do it, the products I use) down and can easily get them fully clean in no time - once I manage to motivate myself to do it, that is. I'm used to using my hands to swirl the damp brush in the Dr Bronner Liquid Soap and within moments everything all fresh and good as new again, however, for one of my presents at Christmas I was lucky enough to receive the Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette. This was something I'd thought about buying myself for a long time but never could justify it - and was instantly excited to test it out and see how it worked...
So, this time round, when my brushes were in need of a good clean - I got this palette straight out to use. And I have to admit, I am very much a fan so far. As you'd pretty much expect, it's a pretty easy set-up - simply slip the palette onto your hand and you're ready to go. It fits easy-peasy and is super comfortable and almost acts as a replacement for the palm of my hand - where I'd usually swirl my brushes to get them all brand spanking new again. No more prune-like hands for me. The silicone material is neither too ridged, nor too flexible, while the bowl shape is perfect for containing any soap and water and stopping it running around everywhere (a issue I normally have when I wash my brushes). All very good, essential things but we're all here for one thing really, aren't we? The 'cleansing' aspect of the palette and the ability it has to get rid of all that makeup, dirt and general grime from the bristles. On the inside of the palette, there's three different areas of textures designed to get every last inch of dirt out of your beloved tools - one for larger brushes, one for medium-sized and one for the smaller brushes in your stash - though I just used a combination of all three whatever brush I was washing and they worked really, really well. The palette just seemed to get every brush super clean - some even more so than I can ever get them usually - all in a very easy way. Once I got the hang of using the palette and getting into a routine with it the whole brush-cleaning process felt like the quickest it even has been. Simply put some soap in the palette, wet the brush and swirl it about for a few seconds and then rinse both the brush and palette a few times, before squeezing out any excess water from the brush and leaving it to dry. One thing I really noticed when using this was the actual way it was managing to rinse out my brushes thoroughly. Sometimes I can find the residue from the actual soap I use to be difficult to remove completely from the brush, but for some reason when I used this palette it didn't seem to take as much time and effort to ensure there's nothing left behind. Maybe it gets that bit deeper into the brush or something like that - who knows - but whatever way, I'm pretty impressed so far.
I'd always wondered whether this palette was actually 'worth it' and whether it would make any difference in my brush cleansing routine and you know what? I'm pleased to report that I feel it definitely does. The whole process seems a whole lot quicker, smoother and more efficient and in some cases, a lot more thorough too. I actually feel like I may be a lot less keen to put off cleaning my brushes from now on - I know, I know - shocker alert...
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