Pred leti sploh nisem vedela, da je čopiče za ličenje potrebno čistiti. Ne, niti na misel mi ni padlo kaj takega. Saj pa jih niti nisem uporabljala, imela sem le en manjši komplet čopičev iz srednje kozmetične šole. Pa še ti so bili bolj le za ličenje oči in nanos rdečila. Podlago sem nanašala kar s prsti. Redno čiščenje čopičev se je začelo, ko sem jih imela več za obraz. Zaradi problemov z nečisto kožo sem hitro spoznala, da je redno čiščenje nujno. Res nisem želela še dodatnih in nepotrebnih bakterij na koži. In da ne govorim o tem, da je nanos ličil s čistimi čopiči nekaj najboljšega. Enako kot sveža posteljnina! 🙂
Čopiče sem dolgo čistila s šamponom brez sulfatov in silikonov, ter jih nato lepila na okensko polico. Zdaj imam pa že nekaj časa kar konkreten postopek čiščenja in moji čopiči še nikoli niso bili tako čisti in sveži.
Najprej čopiče očistim z Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Soap Rose. Milo sem kupila predvsem zaradi čiščenja čopičev in nasploh sem slišala grozno veliko pozitivnih ocen. Rekla bom le, da ko ga porabim, ga ne bom več kupila. Čopiče očisti a ne dovolj. Poleg tega jih zelo izsuši. Ne vem ali se čopiči tako uničujejo, meni preprosto to ni všeč. Zaradi tega, ker čopičev tudi po nekajkratni uporabi ne očisti popolnoma – sploh kakšnega tekočega in polno prekrivnega pudra ne – milo uporabim le prvič, drugič pa jih očistim s šamponom Pure Life Soap Rosemary Shampoo. Le-ta odstrani vse ostanke ličil in je super kot drugi korak pri čiščenju čopičev. Uporabljam katerikoli šampon imam a ta mi je zelo všeč, ker ima pumpico za doziranje. Oba izdelka delujeta dobro a če želite res čiste čopiče, potem nujno potrebujete silikonsko rokavico. Nedvomno najboljša stvar v celem postopku čiščenja (no, skupaj z Benjabelle drevesom).<3 Silikonsko rokavico sem želela že dolgo. Prvič sem jo videla pri Sigmi, nato pa je o njej pisala Sandra in skoraj isto sekundo sem jo naročila na Ebayu. Prej sploh nisem nikoli pomislila, da bi kupila kar eno navadno silikonsko rokavico, ki so sicer namenjene za pečico. Rokavice ne morem prehvaliti in jo zelo, zelo priporočam! Kot prvič, roka bo popolnoma suha, nič mokra, koža ne bo izsušena zaradi dolgotrajnega stika z vodo in šamponom. Drugič, čopiči bodo zelo, zelo dobro očiščeni. Veliko bolj kot brez. Ko sem jo uporabila prvič, sem bila res presenečena kako umazani so čopiči v resnici. Hrapava površina rokavice jih res temeljito očisti, obožujem jo! Pa še draga ni, jaz sem naročila to. Mislim, da jih prodajajo tudi v trgovinah s posodo in gospodinjskimi aparati.
Na spodnjih fotografijah si lahko ogledate korake čiščenja. Na prvi sem uporabila Dr. Bronner’s milo in na drugi fotografiji izgleda kot, da je čopič že čist. No, na tretji pa se vidi, da sploh ni. Pena ni popolnoma bela in v resnici je še bolj umazana kot na sliki.
Po uspešnem čiščenju sledi še moj najljubši del, sušenje čopičev. Benjabelle Daisy drevo* je nekaj najboljšega za to, vsakič znova me nadvse razveseli, da ga imam. Popolnoma sem navdušena nad njim, še veliko bolj kot sem napisala v oceni. Odličen, odličen izdelek!
Tako, to je moja rutina čiščenja čopičev. Kakšna pa je vaša? 🙂
Translation
A few years ago I didn’t even think about cleaning my makeup brushes. I didn’t even have any. Well, I had a few eye brushes and a blush brush. I applied my foundation with fingers. I got into cleaning my brushes when I bought a few more face brushes and because of my acne-prone skin I quickly discovered that a clean brush meant clearer skin. Hell yeah! Not to mention that a freshly washed brush is just the best, it applys makeup like nothing else. Clean brushes are like freshly washed bedding, I love them both!
For a long time I washed them with just any old shampoo that didn’t contain any nasties like sulphates or silicones, and then dry them on a window shell. But now I have a proper brush washing routine and my brushes were never cleaner and fresher.
I heard lots of rave reviews about Dr. Bronner’s Liquid Soaps so I pick up the Rose scented one. You can read more about it here. Everyone seems to love these soaps. Me, not so much. It’s okay but when I use it all up I won’t repurchase. It does clean my brushes, but not enough. Besides that it’s really drying, brushes are squeaky clean but not in a good way. I don’t know if that’s bad but I don’t like it. Because it doesn’t clean my brushes like I was hoping it would, and I’m talking about washing one brush two or three times, I have to go in with another product. At the moment I’ve been loving the Pure Life Soap Rosemary Shampoo. This one is much better at washing every little bit of makeup and I really love the pump. It makes it so easy to use.
Both products work great together but if you really want squeaky clean brushes (in a good way!) then you need to get a silicone oven glove. Definitely the best thing ever! I wanted a silicone glove for quite some time. I first saw the Sigma one and then Sandra wrote about its dupe and I was all over that. I ordered the silicone oven glove mitt like in the same second. 🙂 I’m obsessed! I can’t rave enough about it, I absolutely love it and I highly recommend it! First of all, your hands will stay perfectly soft and not dry and rough like it used to. Another big plus is that your makeup brushes will be thoroughly and properly clean. Yaay! 🙂 When I first used it, I was really surprised how dirty my brushes were. It was kinda disgusting. You
can see on the photos how after one wash the brush actually looks clean
but it’s really not. During the second wash the foam is not completely
white and in reality it looks even dirtier than on the photo. So you see
that I really need it and I think you do too. 🙂 The silicone mitt is just amazing and really affordable. Maybe you already have it in your kitchen.
So, after all my brushes are nice and clean here comes my last and favourite step, sticking them into the holes of the Benjabelle Daisy Tree*. Love, love, love it! It’s just so, so easy to use and I can’t say anything negative about it. 🙂
Love,
Jana xx
*sample generously provided