This $22 Amazon Find Made Me Want To Clean My Makeup Brushes

For most of us, the reality of owning makeup brushes is a cycle of daily use and perpetual procrastination when it comes to cleaning them. From my teen years through college, I followed a circa-2010 Michelle Phan tutorial to degunk my tools. Then, I switched to a simpler method involving a solid soap — Beautyblender’s Blendercleanser was my go-to for years. More recently, I discovered Sephora Collection’s Daily Brush Cleaner, an express method to clean bristles between wash days — basically, dry shampoo for your brushes.  All that’s to say, I’ve tried just about every cleaning method out there — and I didn’t love any of them. Did they work? Sure. But I was convinced there had to be an easier way that didn’t involve rubber-banding handles upside down. Enter an unlikely hero.  Amazon is rife with all sorts of bizarre beauty gadgets (hello, eyelash comb that looks like a medieval torture device), so when