You should avoid using alcohol or any harsh chemicals that may break down the glue that bonds the bristles to the brush. “Alcohol can dry out and damage brush hairs, and similar to your hair, most ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Cleaning your makeup brushes and tools is a chore—we get it. The fact ...

There’s a slew of creative ways to clean your makeup brushes, as evidenced by the internet — from rubbing them in dish soap to sticking a BeautyBlender in the microwave — and certainly in theory, you ...

Makeup brushes can easily become a haven for bacteria (germs) that may cause harm to your skin, your makeup residue, oil, and dirt acting as the perfect environment for bacteria to thrive. Because of ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Your brushes are the backbone of your beauty kit. After all, you have brushes to ...

From applying foundation to blending out eyeshadow to swiping on blush, makeup brushes touch our faces every day — but we probably aren’t cleaning these beauty tools as often as we should. Face ...