Glow by Lady E

I’ve been a huge fan of Ellana brush cleaners ever since I bought my first brush set. I buy my supply from SM Makati but there are times when it is out of stock. During one of those days, I looked for an alternative and found one at Beauty Bar. The brush cleaner is an in-house brand (Beauty Bar). This costs Php595 while the Ellana costs Php170. I didn’t feel like words and photos would justify my preference (you'll see later on what that is) so I made a short video for this post. Notes: 1. I used my old school digicam for this video so I apologize if it sometimes gets blurry. 2. I was holding the camera with my right hand so only my left hand was doing the actual demo. I am right-handed. 3. I used my laptop table as I did this in bed. I just wanted to say that. LOL. 4. That weird sound is the fan. Beauty Bar Brush Cleaner VS Ellana Brush Cleaner For the second method, if you can remember, the brush still has some of the Ellana Brush Cleaner on it that’s why the Beauty Bar clean...

I’ve become OC with brush cleaning that’s why when I read somewhere in Oprah that you “need to wash (or was it clean?) your brushes ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS”, I cringed. I’m sure most of you wash/clean your brushes every after use.  I sure do. I deep cleanse them once a week and clean them with a brush cleaner after every use. This particular product is what I use: Ellana Clean It Up Brush Cleaner I’ve never tried any other brand because the others that I’ve seen are quite pricey. This one from Ellana fits my budget perfectly. This is the new formula and costs Php170 but I only got it for Php150 because the sales attendant that was in charge of the booth was MIA and so the other SA’s from the other booths subbed for her. They couldn’t find the price tag for the brush cleaner and I was already waiting for 20 minutes so the girl just decided to stick the Php150 price tag. That’s a 20-peso savings. Score! It’s funny because on the label it says it’s an oil-free formula then at the bo...