Real TechniquesMiracle Deep Cleansing Gel, 4 fl. oz./118 ml Bottle

Real Techniques seems to make nice products. I have their reusable face wipes and their makeup brushes. This makeup brush cleaner is useful and small enough to store well. It has several different textures on it to get brushes clean and has a little hand grip on the back (so smart!!) in order to hold it while scrubbing your brushes. It is made of gray silicone and seems durable to me. I like this and think it is very useful.

I used this with the Foldable Silicone Makeup Brush Cleaner Bowl - Etercycle Portable Cleaning Tool for Brushes, Powder Puffs, and Sponges from Amazon. It was great at cleaning my 4 concealer brushes in less than 5 minutes. Side note, I know it's wrong but I literally haven't cleaned them in years and it took it all out in less than 5 minutes.

Normally dread having to clean my makeup sponges and brushes but this seriously takes so much of the dread out and makes it so much easier when I don’t have to get hotter water and use a ton of product, works very well and very affordable, will keep buying for the foreseeable future :)

This has been my absolute favorite brush cleaner for quite some time. My brushes always get super clean with this stuff and I'm amazed at how bright the bristles look afterward! The only thing I don't love is the bottle itself. Once I remove the seal, I have to be very careful with the bottle otherwise it leaks. The bottle also seems sensitive to pressure changes in the atmosphere as I will sometimes find the cap popped open even though I KNOW I closed it. I'm planning to rehome the cleansing solution into a new bottle in the future because I don't want to keep cleaning up a mess where I store this stuff when it's not in use. I also don't want to waste the product if I can help it. This seems to happen to every bottle I've gotten of this stuff as well. To summarize, it's a great makeup brush cleansing solution itself but the bottle the product comes in is terrible!

Such a simple yet effective niche tool. I have used several times. Sometimes, simplicity just works.

Wonderful gel for cleaning makeup brushes.

It works well. It cuts down time and cleaner being used in my brush cleaning routine significantly. However, I noticed the makeup staining the device during my second time using it. I couldn’t get it off with the make up brush cleaner or with soap or with a toothbrush. I was able to scrape off the makeup using my fingernail but I do not want to do this every time I clean my brushes. And the area designated for small brushes is almost impossible to get clean.I am still debating if I want to spend $30 for the more expensive mat out there. I wanted to try this one for the price but also because my favorite brushes are RT and ELF and these brushes do not justify my spending $30 on a cleaning mat. Alas, my internal debate continues.

So good for brushes that haven't been cleaned in FAR TOO LONG.