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I've been using the BeautyBlender for about two months now, as I wanted to be able to comment on its many uses. Starting with USING IT FOR APPLYING LIQUID FOUNDATION - it gives a beautiful, airbrushed look. However, the max you can get is a medium coverage and a downside is that the BeautyBlender absorbs A LOT of product. This can be especially annoying if you use high-end makeup. I'd say, on average, when I apply my foundation with a stippling or a kabuki brush, I need about three squirts of product. When I am using the BeautyBlender I need about four squirts to achieve the same medium coverage look. In terms of BLENDING OUT (UNDER-EYE) CONCEALER - it's a superb tool. I love how deep into the skin the BeautyBlender is able to get the concealer. I have found no other product that can apply my concealer with a smooth finish as well as the BeautyBlender and I now use only the BeautyBlender to make sure my dark circles and bags are covered! The BeautyBlender can also be used to APPLY SETTING POWDER ON THE T-ZONE AND IN THE UNDER-EYE AREA. I'd say it's OK at getting the product there, but it makes it look cakey, so you really do need ideally a brush to apply and then brush away any extra product, so the BeautyBlender cannot be your "go-to" item for this purpose. However, it's OK if you're in a rush and can't find any other application tool. The final way I've tried using the BeautyBlender is to CONTOUR AND HIGHLIGHT. My opinion here is divided - the BeautyBlender works wonderfully, if your bronzer and highlighter are cream (for example the L.A. Girl Cosmetics Pro Conceal HD Concealer, Espresso 8 g ). However, if they are powdered (for example the theBalm Balm Bronzer/Blush, Desert 6.39 g) ), the BeautyBlender just cakes up the product and leaves your face looking extremely blotchy. So, when contouring and highlighting with a BeautyBlender, just be careful what type of product you use. I have given this four stars, because when I tried to just wash out the products under running water (very bad for the environment, may I add) nothing happened. The stains remained. The water was also quite pink, so don't worry of this happens to you too - the original bright pink colour does fade away with usage (and it makes me question, if its safe to have that much paint in a product we apply to our faces, but that is a different story altogether). So I searched on YouTube for advise and saw that some people leave the BeautyBlender in a cup with water and baby shampoo overnight and rinse it out in the morning. I tried that, but then the BeautyBlender broke and now the bottom of it is unusable (see images attached). I am well upset over this, as I liked using the bottom part of the BeautyBlender to apply my liquid foundation on my forehead, cheeks and neck. Most of the stains tend to go away if I leave the BeautyBlender in water with baby shampoo for two days (changing the water after one day), but to be honest, I want to use the product, not watch it sit in a cup on my windowsill. So now I just have to live with a broken, stained BeautyBlender. At least it has a holding station (that comes with the item when you purchase it) that is very handy, as it makes sure the BeautyBlender stays atop of all other things you might have lying around. Lastly, let me say that when you initially get it, it's very small (see images attached with the BeautyBlender next to a shower gel bottle for size comparison). But once you've moistened it - it gets a lot bigger (again, see images attached with the BeautyBlender next to a shower gel bottle for size comparison) and actually, it never returns to the original size it arrived (I guess, because there is always a bit of moisture in the air, so the BeautyBlender can never be truly dry). Overall, I'd say I don't regret buying the original BeautyBlender, so I can see what the fuss is all about. However, I do not believe I will repurchase. I will probably look for alternatives that are (hopefully) cheaper, as I do not feel this product offers enough innovation and ingenuity to warrant such a high asking price. It's a product I'll have to bin after six months of use (due to health and safety reasons), so I'd basically need two of these a year - that is about £25.00, which could buy me a good quality makeup brush that I'd be able to use longer than a year! So don't recommend, but don't mind having either.

I'm very late to the BeautyBlender party, and have tried various knock-off sponges and foam applicators. With those knock-offs, I absolutely couldn't see why everyone was making such a fuss about the BeautyBlender. But they were (and are) still making a fuss, so I thought I'd buy the real thing and find out for myself.The BeautyBlender sponge, when it arrived, was much smaller than I'd expected (dry), but plumped up beautifully after a quick soak in some warm water. Even after being squeezed as dry as possible, this soaking still stops the sponge from sucking up too much expensive make-up instead of putting it on your skin, where it belongs.It's taken me a little while to get use to the patting/bouncing technique, but I've tried the BeautyBlender with BB cream, tinted moisturiser, liquid foundation, and thick compact foundation; the full range from low-end high street products to high end designer. It gives the most natural looking base coverage I've ever experienced. Admittedly, I'm not a make-up artist, but I've always struggled to get the flawless finish that I love. I have dry skin, and despite exfoliating, applying primer, and using foundation designed for dry skin, I would still get foundation clinging to those flakes of dry skin, which is not the look I want! Since getting the BeautyBlender (and learning how to use it properly), this has been a thing of the past. I've been enjoying wearing foundation, and have had so many comments and compliments about looking 'well' and having glowing skin. I'm definitely not well, and without make-up I look really poorly, so I'm super grateful to be able to choose to put on make-up when I want to look glowing and happy and healthy, and keep the conversations about my health just between me and those who know me best!I'm so glad I bought this, and I'm now saving up for another one! I'm also planning to buy the cleaning liquid for the BeautyBlender as it can be difficult to get the sponge really clean without it.

So I had seen all the youtube videos and recommendations for this product online but I had always thought “how good can it really be?”. I mean £12 odd is sort of expensive for what is essentially a sponge. My advice is, take the plunge, shell out the cash and you wont be disappointed. What I believe sets it apart from other similar products is the texture of the sponge. I have tried and have owned hundreds of different make up sponges by other brands, in various shapes and sizes. This is the softest, most delicate sponge in the world, and it makes putting your foundation on SO easy! Your product will go further, not only that but you can use it to apply powder, liquid foundation, eyeshadow, you can bake with it etc…the list goes on. It applies make up like a dream, and the finish is flawless. I genuinely think I can tell the difference between when my make up is applied with the beauty blender and my other make up sponges, which I rarely use anymore! Read the full instructions on the package before you use it, if you don't it won't work properly and you will damage the sponge, I believe that this is why people a reviewing this product negatively, read the instructions people!The only thing I wish is that I had bought the cleanser and sponge pack, as I then just bought the cleanser separately which would have been a bit cheaper to buy them both together at the start.