Save your brushes, sponges, sharpeners (and your skin!) from bacteria and build-up with these cleaning regimens. 

Removing your makeup every day is a given (except on those especially long ones when [falling asleep in it](/magazine/article/makeup-you-can-sleep-in) is unavoidable). But your [makeup brushes](/magazine/video/how-to-clean-your-makeup-brushes) and beauty tools arent usually held to the same standardand all that product build-up is bad news: A regular cleaning will not only prevent transferring bacteria back onto your skin, it will help lengthen the lifespan of your tools, says makeup artist [Toby Fleichman](http://www.tobyfleischman.com/). Follow his advice to keep them sanitary and in tip-top shape.

How to Keep Your Makeup Tools Squeaky Clean

Erica Smith