some advise to wash makeup brushes after every use. i'm lazy and i don't have the time. some said weekly is fine. i try to do that. but every often, it's a monthly duty for me. sometimes longer...

i'm now having my x'mas holiday and stay at home. there's no excuse not to wash them. esp the last time i washed them was 6 weeks ago.

i wash them with my shampoo and conditioner (optional for real hair brushes). i bought them from aldi for only $2.99 each. so much cheaper that from other super markets. and they're good for my colored dry hair too!

when i first started using brushes, i treated them well. (think of lotr, my precious... lol!) i washed them with makeup brush cleaner which cost something like $25+. then i read some beauty-related newsgroups where people mentioned that they wash their brushes with just shampoo - if it's good for your hair, it's good for your brushes too.

imo, they're detergents. i couldn't tell the difference. they are equally cleaned. the only difference is price.

just wash them in luke warm water. not hot water. and don't soak them for too long.

air dry the brush. they're usually dried within a day. real hair brushes takes less time to dry. the kabuki brushes, which is synthetic and thick, takes at least 1.5 days to dry.

after years of abuse, they're still in good condition.

even though i have so many brushes, i don't use all of them. only a few essential ones that are used dailies. others are used on adhoc basis. some aren't used! but since they're all stored together in a jar exposed to air, i wash them all at the same time. just too lazy to work out which was or wasn't used.