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Is it time to clean your make-up brushes? Here’s how to find out

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Student Tessa Tan began using make-up in 2021, with a lack of awareness and inconvenience shaping her irregular brush-washing habits.

ST PHOTO: FELICIA KEOK

Felicia Keok

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SINGAPORE – As Chinese New Year approaches, many homes are in full spring-cleaning mode – shelves wiped down, wardrobes purged and drawers reorganised.

But amid the dusting and decluttering, there is one object that often escapes scrutiny, despite being used on the face almost daily: the make-up brush.

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