When to replace a makeup brush, and how to tell
Shedding, splaying, a loose ferrule and a smell that survives washing. The four signals that a brush is finished, and the three that look alarming but are not.
Washing a makeup sponge so it actually lasts
A sponge fails at the seam, not the surface. How washing technique, drying position and water temperature decide whether a blender lasts three months or three weeks.