I made mine a while ago from a random container that my mom was going to throw away [it's so cute!]
I used brown rice (my bf &I tried it to get more whole grains...but it's kinda gross ...glad I found a purpose for it!)
As for the scratching of the brushes, I haven't noticed anything. Although, most of my MAC brushes have the writing worn off from everyday use...





I would make EnKore's kabuki brush holder, but it seemed like a lot of trouble...lol

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