Gel eyeliner brushes - do you wash yours after every use?

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I have just discovered gel eyeliner. I tried a No 7 one years ago, thought it was shite and never bothered with it. Just bought another one and think IT IS THE BEST EVER, better line than liquid eyeliner, felt pens or kohl.

But it's a pain in the arse washing the brush out afterwards, if I don't do that the thing solidifies up and it feels like I am putting on eyeliner with a cocktail stick when I next use it.

Am I doing something wrong? Or shall I try another gel eyeliner (the one I have is maybelline, amazingly soemthing from them which is actually good).

I'm a very big user if gel eyeliner (mine are all fluidline by MAC) and always clean my brush after use. It's not so much about stiffness but about my beloved bent liner brush which I would not want to risk. Just put some makeup remover in the palm of your hand, dip your brush in quickly and rinse under the tap.

Oh that's a good idea re make up remover.

I go a step lazier and wipe it off with a baby wipe. If you do it every time from when you first get the brush there is never any stiffness or buildup.

i wash it and if in a hurry certainly brush the excess off on the back of my hand before using.
I thought i liked the BB one till a mate got me teh clinique one in greay which is as good as my doublwear pencil in graphite( just finished my second one)

I do love the doublewear kohl. Best kohl pencil ever. However I am an eye rubber and i smudge it all off by the end of the day, this gel stuff lasts ages.

getorf are you using the brush that came with it? I have it too (god, i think it is fabulous, can do proper 'flicks' now) and just give a good wipe on tissue (until brush makes no more marks) after I finish before sliding the plastic sleeve thingy back on. have had no problem with brush hardening. i haven't washed/cleaned it yet

Yes I am using the brush which it came with.

Platstic thingy to go over the end? I lost that the day I bought it. I can't keep little fiddly things, it's like Sindy shoes all over again

haha Sindy shoes wish my DC would lose all their fiddly plastic crap things (but that is probably a whole new AIBU thread waiting to happen)

Same as Tatty, I wipe my brush on a babywipe each time. Then fold it and give the dressing table or chest of drawers a quick dust

I use Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner - utterly addicitive, amazing choice of colours (teh special editions particularly) and has rendered all other felt-liners and kohl pencils unused in my drawer.

the clinique one is way better for everyday than BB imo
i always buy BB and mac brushed on ebay
presume theya re nicked

I can't buy make up on ebay - I would assume someone has poked their smelly finger in it, or it is fake and made of vim.

I will have a look at that clinique one (I can't be doing with bobbi brown counter assistants )

Ugh yeah definite no to ebay. Fakeage-a-go-go.

Suck it up and get thee to BB, just ignore their clagged-up faces and peruse airily.

I dont wash my brush- wipe it

But I find Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner slides off my lids before lunchtime, even with a primer

Pot too big as well

I buy my Benefit concealer on ebay, cheap as chips and the real mccoy

ristretto - I've had my graphite one for over a year and it's still tiptop. The espresso I get through quicker as I loooove it so.

I am not feeling the BB love on here

no i buy the BRUSHES on ebay thickos

Ewww rist !!

How many brushes do you need Ann?

i have about 4
gel eyeliner
eyeshadow
foundation ( when in that phase) and
a slanty eyeshadwo as eyeliner one

oh and bronzer

Totally agree eBay brushes are almost definitely nicked

And totally bargainous!

For those who can't be bothered to clean eyeliner brushes but don't mind using a baby wipe, may I recommend Milton Sterilizing wipes? That way you have minimum effort and get rid of nasty bacteria too. You can even keep a pair of scissors handy and just cut off an inch or two of a wipe to clean the brush so that you don't go through a pack of wipes in no time.

Tear ducts carry about as much bacteria as inside your nostrils (all connected via your sinuses) so using dirty eyeliner brushes is not highly recommended! I am guessing none of you would use something that's been up your nose to poke about your eyes would you?

Oh and another tip for the gel liner users. Put the pot down upside down on your dressing table in between picking up the product instead of face up. It will dry out less quickly.

... And if it does dry out and you are cheap unable to replace it, mix it with a little glycerine. Tip from my MUA BIL.

Ooh, thanks for that. I have one that's a bit dry.

I bought a BB brush off Ebay and it was crap! Definitely fake not nicked!

I love BB gel liners and have had no problems with mine drying up although I did have a cream shadow do that but I took it back and they replaced it. I have also had the urban decay gel liner as it's in a compact with a brush so handy for the handbag but it's not that good IMO.

.........and no, I'm a slut with brushes, I don't clean them every time just now and again with a makeup wipe.