I’m not one of those people with a huge collection of makeup brushes and more often than I care to admit to I end up spoiling my makeup by trying to apply a neutral base eyeshadow with the same brush that carries the remnants of last night’s smokey eye- or even more frequently than I care to admit to dip my brush in to the wrong shade shadow when using a palette (I can’t be the only person who forgets which one they’ve just used right?). So when I heard about a brand new product called Shadow Switch, a dry brush cleaner designed to remove makeup from your brushes quickly and effectively meaning no more getting your shades mixed up or applying some strange hybrid colour you never knew existed I was more than a little bit excited to get the chance to try it out*!
Shadow Switch is a compact little tin (although once released properly the packaging will look different) containing a black sponge. To remove makeup from your brush you simply roll it over the Shadow Switch sponge in a circular motion until all the colour has disappeared. It sounds too good to be true, right? That’s what I thought at first, but since it’s arrival I’ve been using this every time I do my makeup either during the process if I’m using the same brush for more than one colour or before I pack my brushes away to ensure I have a clean slate for next time and it’s a game changer. I’ve gone from often having to take my eye makeup off and start over to getting it all done in one go (mostly, I am prone to the odd sneeze whilst doing my eye liner or prodding myself with my mascara wand) and it adds barely any time to my routine at all.
At £5.99 this has definitely become a welcome addition to my makeup box and with good maintenance in the form of cleaning the sponge with warm water and fragrance free soap each Shadow Switch sponge should last you two months before it needs replacing.
Beauty Essentials, the brand behind Shadow Switch are new to the UK and this is the first product they’ve released. Based on how impressed I’ve been by this one I can’t wait to see what else they have up their sleeves.
Product sent to me for blog consideration, all thoughts are my own.
I’ve read a few reviews about this product now. It sounds incredible as I am the worst at cleaning brushes. I always make my way through my ridiculous amount of brushes before running out completely. This would be fab for in between 🙂
P.S have a merry Christmas <3 Lucy at Lucyy Writes x
I’m awful and usually end up using the side of my bedsheet to clean off my makeup brushes on… Or my dressing gown haha. It works and both of those get cleaned regularly sooooo. I’m actually disgusting! Xx
Oh goodness, i haven’t got a clue about makeup brushes!