[M.I.Y]: Awesomize Your Makeup Brushes

Yay the first ever M.I.Y post! M.I.Y is basically Mixxed It Yourself, we totally cracked our brains for that title didn't we?! LOL Anyways  there is a little story to why this first M.I.Y episode was born... 

I'm probably one of THE MOST unluckiest person in the world. Exaggerating much? Uhm I don't think so. I really am pretty darn unlucky, if you do believe in luck. Anyways, one day as my unlucky star strikes (again!) I dropped my brush and the end of it broke. I left this for a while but every time I use it, it just bugs the erk out of me! So I decided to put my "Creative Hat" on and revive the pretty little brush annnnnd here's the finish product...

If you want to do this as well then read on.

First you will need the following: 

1. Scotch Tape
2. Nail Polish preferably dark and opaque
3. Clear polish or even better Quick Dry

Now, here's the Before picture of my brush.

Step 1

Wrap a scotch tape to the top of the handle where the metal starts, keep the end of the tape open so it's easier to take out later. 

Step 2 (The fun part!)

START PAINTING! For some sort of reason this is somewhat therapeutic. I was totally in Zen doing this. My chosen nail polish isn't as opaque as I hope it would be so I had to do 3 layers of the nail polish. If your polish is opaque then a good 2 layers should be fine. 

Step 3

Let it dry a bit and then put clear polish or quick dry.

Step 4 

Get a longer scotch tape and stick your brush out to the edge of a table to make sure it dries equally and also hinders you from messy up. *wink*

Step 5

I initially thought that my nail polish is enough but when I realized how much my brush reminds me of an eggplant I HAD to do something about it so in comes the Glitter works. This is totally up to you but if you do not know me well, then it's time you get used to my sparkly, glittery infatuation. I love everything bedazzled! 

After showering glitter over my ex-eggplant brush I put on another layer of quick dry and tape it on the edge of the table again for overnight. I would think a few hours to dry is enough but as they say better safe than sorry. 

So voila, here is my lovely glittery blush brush. I think I may have to do this to all my brushes because its so pretty. 

I hope this trick works for you and do show us pictures of your little M.I.Y. 

Let us know if you like to have more M.I.Y posts. :)

Till next time, 

jCel ♥