#Beauty | Make the Switch - Shadow Switch*

Confession time. I don't clean my makeup brushes half as often as I should. Why? Well truth be told, I simply can't be arsed.

When I get my Morphes out, I usually just quickly dab them on a babywipe and hope for the best. This often means that my carefully crafted smokey eye becomes somewhat of a foggy eye instead; as when I'm using my brushes, all kinds of eyeshadows from nights out past resurface. #Hawt

It's just such a chore, yeno? And apart from the Crown Brushes I use on a daily basis [for my foundation, concealer and <half arsed> contouring] I don't really use my little eyeshadow & powder brushes that heavily - or often. This makes it feel like even more of a mission; dedicating pure hours of my time to cleaning them. You with me? 

WELL dolls, it's time to rejoice - as I've found a genius little contraption from Beauty Essentials that takes all the hassle out of cleaning your brushes, and which also means that you can use the same brush to apply / switch between different eyeshadows without any powdery disasters. I present to you, the Shadow Switch*.

Retailing for just £5.99 with free postage on Amazon, this bad boy has become a firm favourite of mine - it's super affordable [my mantra in life #PovertyProbs], super effective and super cute - just look at its little striped tin - Instagrammable or what?! It's a must have for any #bblogger, MUA or general makeup obsesso, like me.

The best thing about Shadow Switch is that it's a totally dry brush cleaner. No water, no cleanser, no shampoo = no mess, no downtime and no drying time. You can actually clean your brushes as you're using them - and carry on using them straight after. 

This little tin of glory promises no product transfer, helps preserve your makeup brushes, is eco-friendly, quick AND refillable for hygiene purposes - all for just £5.99 delivered. As you may be able to tell, I was totes sold on this gadget from the very first time I used it. But how does it work?

It's not sorcery, it's not black magic - it's like; a wirey, spongey refillable block. In fact, the triumphant ingredient within this pretty tin is something so simple, it makes me wonder why I haven't thought of doing anything like this before. Wanna see it do it's thang?

Putting the Shadow Switch to the test

1. I chose one of my favourite Morphe Eyeshadow Palettes to be the guinea pig for this experiment. I then grabbed a Morphe eyeshadow brush and ferociously stabbed it in this shimmery blue shade for a while.

2. After spilling a lot of very pigmented blue powder all over my life / person / carpets, it was time to test this promising tin out. I pressed and rotated my brush over the Shadow Switch in a circular motion until all traces of this shimmery blue hue were no more. 

3. Et Voila! I dragged the brush over the back of my hand to see if there was any powder fallout, or just any trace of it at all - and there was nothing! Clean as a whistle. No evidence that the eyeshadow explosion which had literally just occurred had ever happened. I could quite safely now transfer this brush into any other pan with no danger of causing hell. Is this a game changer or what, like?!

I also found that this little beauty is PERFECT for cleaning up your hands / fingers when you've been swatching powder makeup and eyeshadow for your blog all morning. You know that #Bloggerlife - the pure stripey arms, full of swatches - every free inch of skin covered in something new and sparkly. 

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Have you tried a Shadow Switch before? Do you want to?! Click here to get involved with a slice of the action. I honestly reckon this gadget is proper fab and will be using mine religiously from now on. I've got no more excuses or reasons to be lazy now - and my brushes will definitely thank me for it!

*This post contains items I was gifted for the purpose of review. However as always, all opinions are very much my own.