I had run out of Sephora’s instant brush cleaner spray, and stopped at Sephora inside JCPenney at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, VA to buy another can. The saleswoman recommended Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner instead, but she didn’t have any in stock. She suggested that I visit the standalone Sephora store in Fair Oaks Mall. Once I made it to the standalone Sephora store, I discovered that crew members were equally enthused about Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner.

Here’s how to use Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner:

1. Pour a little liquid into the aluminum cup that comes with the kit. 
2. Don’t completely cover the bristles: Cinema Secrets website recommends filling the tin enough to dip 1/4 of the way up the brush bristles.
3. Cinema Secrets recommends that users “Dip the tip of the brush into the liquid and remove immediately to avoid over saturation,” although I admit to swirling the brush in the liquid.
4. Stroke the brush against the rim of the tin to remove any excess liquid.
5. Wipe the brush clean on an absorbent paper towel or cloth, and repeat as necessary. I use a nubby cloth: microfiber cloths work well and wash beautifully.
6. Either lay the brushes flat on the cloth or hang upside down in a makeup brush drying rack.
7. Let any remaining cleaner evaporate in the cup: don’t dispose of it in the sink or toilet.

Now the drawbacks of Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner:

• The cleaner is flammable: that’s why Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner is a Hazmat product. Cinema Secrets ships items containing flammable chemicals only via Standard Ground Shipping, not Air.
• The liquid cleaner is not good for travel, not merely because it’s flammable, but it can get all over your clothes.
• The bottle is not fitted with a squirt-type closure, which would make it less messy.
• Some users might find the vanilla fragrance overwhelming.

Despite the negatives, I love Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner because it quickly dissolves products like concealer, cleans brushes so that they’re soon able to be used, and disinfects brushes.

Source:

Makeup Brush Cleaner Pro Starter Kit, 8 fl oz (with tin). cinemasecrets. (2021). Retrieved 27 June 2021, from https://cinemasecrets.com/collections/brush-cleaner/products/makeup-brush-cleaner-pro-starter-kit-8-fl-oz-with-tin.