I ordered this online on the 21st of December and only got it today (16th of January). I purchased this for $11 AUD on http://www.beautybay.com/
First of all, I would just like to quickly say that I'm really disappointed with this order from BeautyBay. It took so long to arrive which is weird since I usually get my packages within 10 days. The packaging was horrible. It was in a small cardboard box that was taped a few times and the box was all damaged and squashed.
Now onto the actual sponge!
I purchased this mainly because I want the actual BeautyBlender but this one is a third of the price. So I thought I would give it a try.
My first impression when I opened up the package was that it was really small. Just quick, I do not own the beautyblender so I have nothing to compare it to. But when I took it out of the packaging, it was really hard and tough. Which is not what I expected.
I've put a Mac lipstick next to the blender just to show the size of the blending sponge.
I followed the directions given which told me to wet the sponge and squeeze out the access water. This made the sponge a little softer but when I applied my foundation, all my foundation pretty much sucked itself into the sponge. I needed two full pumps when I usually need only one.
It did blend in my foundation and concleaer flawlessly, other then the fact the foundation had gotten sucked into the sponge, which made me loose half of my foundation!
When I squeezed the sponge, you could see all the foundation that was sucked inside. It took me much longer to apply my everyday foundation/concealer but that was probably because it was something new to me and different.
I used the tip of the sponge to blend in my concleaer. It worked well for both foundation and concealer and I would love to practice more and find the best way to use it
Unfortunately, I just realized that after my first use only, the bottom of the sponge started to tear a little bit. Which is very odd!
I wasn't really impressed with this sponge and it let me down quite a bit. Again, I have nothing to compare it too so I will have to get back to you all on that one.
Although, I will keep using it until I cannot anymore and test out the best ways for myself to apply foundation with it.
I would love to buy the actual original BeautyBlender and compare the too. When I do, I will make a post!
