Makeup brush & sponge cleaner

brandiwine · ‎03-11-2010

I've been using ELF skin care for a while now and love it. I placed an order and they sent me a free solid makeup brush and sponge cleaner. I had surgery and didn't feel like trying it until today. Holy Cow! I use Bare Minerals original foundation and sometimes their liquid tinted foundation. I wet my brushes and stroked them on the solid cleaner and everything came off in a flash. I rinsed them and the water ran clean really fast. Brushes are soft. The cleaner is black and contains charcoal. I think it costs around $5. What a great find.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@brandiwine Hope you're doing well now. Thanks for the review of this brush cleaner. May have to check this out.

brandiwine · ‎03-11-2010

@Shanus I am. So amazing to be pain free. Thank you

SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

@brandiwine

THANKS SO MUCH for the review! I've tried a few e.l.f. products and liked them. This one is coming home with me next time I go to the drugstore!

Time is just a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. It isn’t how long you live that matters; it is how well you are prepared to die. ~~Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr.

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

I have a solid Sephora brush cleaner and I really like it too. Got old, stuck-on blush out of my blush brush when nothing else would. It's white, so no charcoal. The ELF one sounds great and a great price.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

For maybe more than 30 years I've been using whatever I clean my face with, and often swiping the brush on a bar of soap to get more stains off them.

I've used this on many Trish McEvoy, Shu Umera, Mac, and other brushes that have lasted many years and none of them have been damaged. I masage the cleaner in, hold them under warm running water, and press them into the sink where the water is running until the water runs clear--no issues.

rochelleS · ‎07-21-2011

@brandiwine

Thank you for this great review! This Elf solid brush cleaner is something I'd be most interested in trying.

Glad to hear you're feeling better too!!!

lynnie61 · ‎04-28-2010

I will have to try this, but I currently wash my brushes, yes, glide them over a travel size bar soap under running water. Wow what comes out of those brushes weekly. Hasn’t hurt my bare minerals or IT brushes.

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

I've moved along and have sworn off of the E.L.F. brand. I find it easy and convenient to use whatever soap, cleanser, shampoo, or dish detergent I have on hand to work well for deep cleaning my makeup brushes. In between, I use a waterless, instantly drying spray - spray, wipe on a paper towel or old washcloth, use again immediately.