Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Mat - does this thing really work?

A few years ago, Sigma released the spa glove. I was never really interested in it as I thought it was kind of gimmicky. However, a beautiful friend of mine purchased this product for me a couple of months ago, and I have been testing it out since.

Sigma describes the Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Mat as "an innovative device, featuring 7 exclusive textures to wash both eye and face brushes. The mat includes suction cups on the backside for secure placement on flat surfaces. Uniquely designed to fit most sinks". The mat promises time-saving results.

There are seven sections to the mat. The left 3 sides are for eye brushes, and the right 3 sides are for face brushes. Each side has a Wash (face or eyes), Refine Plus (face or eyes) and Rinse (face or eyes). There is also a Refine texture in the middle bottom of the mat, that can be used for both face and eye brushes. The general idea is to scrub in the wash section, rinse, then the refine section, rinse, refine plus, and rinse again.  

The mat has suction caps which means it sticks to the sink and doesn't move. This is a very handy feature.

My thoughts?
This mat is absolutely wonderful to use on brushes where you use liquid/cream products that dry and stick to the bristles of the brush. With just a bit of cleanser (I use baby shampoo) and a five second scrub on the area for the brush, brushes are very much so deep cleaned. For brushes I use with powder, the time it takes to wash the brushes isn't all too different from the method I used before, but I really recommend this for the fact that it is so quick at deep cleansing brushes that you would use for liquid or cream.

This mat retails for $32US, and I think it is completely worth the price. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who dreads washing their brushes.

Thanks for reading,
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