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The 2-Item Travel Brush Hack: Fewer Tools, Cleaner Brushes, Zero Guilt

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This is a part of my Baguio 2025 Series.


One of the things that make my beauty kit bulk up when I travel are makeup brushes. I'm sorry but I just can't use small travel brushes. I want my brushes full-size whether I'm at home or in a hotel. 


The problem with that, aside from the bulk, is the quantity of brushes that I need to bring. Let's count them:

  • Foundation brush
  • Eyeshadow brushes
  • Eyebrow brush
  • Blush brush
  • Bronzer brush/contour brush
  • Lip brush
  • Optional blending brush and fan brush
Then multiply that to the number of days I'm away. I can get away with just one lip, eyebrow, and blush brush each. But for the rest, I need multiples. 

On our last trip, I was running out of foundation brushes and so I thought I'd try to use my Herb Day Cleaning Tissues from The Face Shop. It actually worked quite nicely! However, there were still some deep-seated foundation and dirt. I remembered that at home, I use a combination of olive oil and dish soap to clean my brushes. I always bring dish soap when we travel so I tried that. It worked beautifully! The oil in the wipes plus the dish soap cleaned my brushes very well! 

You can use any dish soap but this is what I recommend: Meadows Dishwashing Soap with Nano Technology. 


It's very concentrated, so I don't need a lot to clean my brushes. 


I also discovered this brush cleaning mat from Miniso Baguio:


And I'd have to say that this is a total game changer! I will post a review about this soon, so stay tuned! From now on, this will be a staple in my travel beauty kit. 

What's your weird but works beauty hack? I'd like to know. Share in the comments below.

Special wave to everyone in Singapore (especially my regular readers there!) and Malaysia too — I know you’ll recognize these two beauty essentials in today’s post: Meadows Dish Soap and The Face Shop Makeup Remover Wipes. They’re affordable, effective, and perfect for on-the-go brush cleaning. ✨🧼💄


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