Do you use makeup brushes to apply your makeup? How often do you clean your makeup brushes (and I mean really deep clean them)? Proper brush care is just as important as good makeup application. Keeping your brushes clean not only helps with smooth makeup application but also helps maintain the “life” of them as well. There are many “quick clean” brush sprays on the market which are wonderful for in between deep cleanings but when you want to really clean all of the product out of the brush what do you use? In the past I used regular baby shampoo and warm water but this past May I attended The Makeup Show in New York City. The Makeup Show is a beauty trade show for Makeup Artists that is held in select cities in the U.S. and a few that are out of the country. It is not uncommon to see YouTube “beauty gurus” there and many of them are there promoting their products.  One of the YouTubers that was there was Koren Zander his channel is called EnKoreMakeup.  Koren has these wonderful brush soaps that he developed to deep clean your brushes while maintaining the softness of the bristles. The brush soaps come in an assortment of wonderful smells such as: Citrus, Lavender and Mango (you can check out his website www.enkoremakeuponline.com for new scents because he changes them up frequently). The scents I own are Snickerdoodle, Lemon Cake, Lemon and English Rose. Have a sensitive nose? No worries…These soaps also come fragrance free, dye free and sulfates free! The soaps are antibacterial and have this awesome little loofah on the underside of the soap to give your most stubborn brushes a good but gentle scrub.

Koren’s Brush Soaps are deep conditioning and moisturizing and they contain oils such as Argan Oil and Maracuja (Brazilian Passionfruit) Seed Oil. His Pro ULTRA Soaps contain the deep conditioners as well as antiseptic/antibacterial benefits of Tea Tree Oil. These also contain essential oils such as Lavender, Rosemary and Lemon. To clean your brushes: Wet the brush (bristles only) and lather on one side of the soap using circular or sweeping back and fourth motions, swirl the brush on the palm of your hand and rinse with warm water (be sure to squeeze any excess water out of the brush and lay them flat to dry). For more stubborn makeup turn the soap over to the loofah side and clean using circular motions, rinse and squeeze out excess water. Repeat if needed.

Pros to these soaps: They clean well, they smell lovely, and are affordable. The cons: As the soap starts to wear down they get a little “peely” and it loosens the loofah a bit on the underside. The soaps retail for $10 and the ULTRA Soap retails for $12. Koren is always coming out with new products so visiting his website is always a treat J. I definitely would recommend these soaps. I hope you found this review helpful. Have a wonderful day and remember, “Be who you are because who you are is beautiful.”