Review: The Original Beauty Blender

Hi everyone!

Yes, yes, I jumped onto the Beauty Blender bandwagon a few years late. But seriously, it took me a lot of thinking (and unwillingness) to purchase a $30 sponge!!!! (I caved in anyway...)

So, The Great Beauty Blender is an "award winning" make up sponge that says help make make up application fast, flawless and foolproof. It can apply both wet and dry cosmetics with precision and even onto hard-to-reach areas (think around the nose, under eye areas).

Packaging 

The Beauty Blender comes in 3 colours - pink, white and black. Of course me being me, I chose the pink one. It comes in a plastic container that I kept to store my Beauty Blenders on my make up table, so don't throw it away cause it is useful!! Haha.

Application

The best way to use the Beauty Blender is when it is damp. I usually put it under running water while squeezing it to make sure that the water goes in. As you squeeze it, it will grow in size, like almost double of the original size in its dry state:

After that I squeeze the excess water out, and further dry it with a towel before using it to apply my make up. Remember that it is supposed to be damp, not wet! If it's wet, I guess it won't be able to blend the make up well :)

I'll just dab a small amount of my foundation (usually liquid-cream texture, I've never tried it with dry products) on the round side and using a bouncing patting motion, I blend the product onto my face. It really blends flawlessly, and very very easily. I love it! It was a life changing moment for me.

Comparison

In comparison, I really love the Beauty Blender more as compared to a brush or my fingers. I've paired it with liquid foundation, some foundation with creamier textures, and of course my BB creams. They all worked very well together!

Sometimes when I use a brush, there will be streaks of foundation that I still need to blend out. Some hard to reach areas are also difficult to apply since my brushes tend to be pretty big. I would either need a smaller brush or just touch and go with the bigger brush. On the other hand, when I use my fingers some of the foundations go on thicker and not natural at all.

Verdict

I definitely love love love the Beauty Blender! No ragrets at all (You'll get this if you've watched We're the Millers hahaha) even though it is really and I have to emphasise that it is VERY expensive for a sponge.

I've also heard some good reviews about a few cheaper dupes that I'd love to try out if I get a chance to. However, most of them can only be found in the US or UK.. And I'm finding ways to get them. Because I'm *quite* sure I can find other sponges that work the same way as this but with a cheaper price tag. But anyway, I would repurchase the Beauty Blender for sure if I can't find other alternatives and when mine starts to disintegrate but I hope it lasts for at least a year or I hope.. more?

Quick Summary

The great:

• Helps to blend foundations flawlessly and quickly
• Very easy to use
• Builds very good coverage with a natural finish
• Changed my life (for real)

The not-so-great:

• Expensive
• Might waste more products

The Beauty Blender retails for $29.90 each at selected Sasa and Watsons. I bought the duo at $39.90, so I save about $10 for each Beauty Blender. You can also get them from Luxola :)

xx,
Flo♡♡