You know what’s embarrassing? How long it takes me to wash my makeup brushes. Even if I have a makeup brush set that affords me the luxury of plentiful options, one by one I will use them all and then never wash them. There, I said it. Yes, I work in the beauty industry, and I don’t abide by the “wash your brushes every week” rule. What I do instead is buy new ones. Yes, that is absolutely ridiculous and I do not recommend following in my footsteps; however, my thought process has led to a vast knowledge of the best makeup brushes options on the market that are actually worth spending money on.
I can’t tell you how often I’ve used a brush less than a handful of times, just for the ferrule (the metal part) to separate from the handle completely. Then, there are the times that I’m beating my face—I’m talking, going to town with my makeup— just for me to realize that there are little brush hairs everywhere. Don’t get me started on the bristles that feel like the equivalent of rubbing sandpaper on my face.
