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8 Ways to Use Your Brushes You Probably Haven't Thought Of!

22 February, 2018 - 08:40pm by - First Lady | 21 Comments

Article by BR Tabatha

Makeup brushes.  I don't know about you but I've got more than a few.   And I reckon over half of them never get used.  You know what I mean right?  The little brushes and applicators that come with palettes or cheapies you picked up in a 'these are cute!' shopping moment.

And if, like me, you're hanging on to brushes you don't use, it's probably because you don't want to waste them right?  Well here you go, 8 ways to put those beauty tools to good use.

  1. Clean your old mascara wands and use them as spooley brushes to tame your eyebrows.
  2. Re-use liquid eyeliner brushes for adding nail art detailing
  3. Use old mascara wands for cleaning hard to reach spots.
  4. Some say the brush makes the mascara, so clean your favourite brush and use it to use up other mascaras in your stash
  5. Use the sponge applicators that come with palettes and eyeshadows for arts and craft.  They're great for applying glitter and sequins to small spaces.
  6. Use a clean mascara brush to clean under your nails when giving yourself a manicure.
  7. Sponge applicators can be used to get ombre nails - paint the polish on to the sponge in stripes and press to the centre of your nail and roll to the sides.
  8. Use makeup brushes to dust your keyboard.

What do you reckon?  Do you have any more tips to share?  Get chatting below!

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23rd February, 2018

Some great tips I need to try

23rd February, 2018

Good Tips -same to waste all these excellent brushes .

23rd February, 2018

I already save my old mascara wands. The nails thing sounds interesting

22nd February, 2018

My favourite tip is #8. I'll be using that one tomorrow! I use one of the brushes that came in a set in the kitchen. It was too stiff and thick for anything useful beauty-wise, but it is great for brushing on oil/milk/egg onto pastry, or for preparing a pan.

22nd February, 2018

I use eye shadow sponge applicators to apply glitter gel and polish on my nails - more glitter and less of the clear gel and great if you just want a little glitter on the tips!

22nd February, 2018

Great tips! Small brushes are handy for cleaning parts of the dashboard of the car too.

Charmmy-Kitty
23rd February, 2018

Oh yes thats genius! A fan brush would be perfect for egg washes!

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