Not everyone can spend as much as they'd like to, you can probably get away with taking a hot glue gun and an old clipboard- to create your own! And wouldn't that be funner anyway to make it a weekend project and create your own designs? I don't have anything against using this, I have experienced many brush cleaning mats, but if there's a way to save money I tend to gear more towards that.

I love this! It's around $10 and it's wonderful. It's so so so important to clean your makeup brushes often enough and when doing so, make sure they are cleaned enough. This mat has 5 different textures/surfaces to get deep down between the bristles and get all the gunk out! I love my brush mat. It's so handy. Love it!