is ok to use wifes new make up brush to clean styius needle

..just make sure your wife hadn't used makeup on it beforehand.

Those short dense bristled brushes aren't for me, I use a long plastic bristled brush that I believe came with a Shelter cart just to get the big stuff then drop the stylus into a jell based stylus cleaner.

Why not or why take a chance?        Ask that question on so many dimensions.  

No. It's too soft, you won't remove everything you want to remove. I use Lyra stylus cleaner and Lyra brush that comes with it.

I bought a set on clearance and the smallest looks a lot like a stylus brush I have seen online. I use it to brush dust bunnies off stylus, works great. I also have an sc2 short bristle carbon fiber brush and use majic eraser every few sides. I use the larger brush, there were 5, to wash records. It has many more bristles than a paint pad and seems to work better. I use a paint pad while rinsing.