Beauty Blender 1 – Real Techniques 0 – B. In terms of shape, the Beauty Blender and B. sponges have the typical egg shape that we know and love whereas the Real Techniques miracle sponge has a cut off edge to it. It’s very easy to open and it feels fairly durable. It is said that the flat shape is “for the contours around the eyes and nose” however, I find that I need a more pointing and precise sponge tip for that. If you get one, don’t forget to wash it with when cleaning the rest of your brushes and sponges to avoid bacteria build up. It’s actually really nice how they colour coded the products so that you cannot really mix them up. My next makeup sponge to try is Colourpop’s Blending Sponge. Which sponge is the best? Second in longevity for me was the Real Techniques sponge and last the Beauty Blender. yesstyle €6.60. On Sephora discount days as it’s the most expensive €19.55 (while I’m trying to avoid stockpiling products I did get a few on holiday in the USA where they were a lot cheaper than in Spain. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. It has a pointy bit at the bottom for blending which I never use … Ya girl gave it a go after doing my research. I’ve though about buying it but I tried a different tarte sponge and wasn’t impressed. The 2 flat sides make the sponge easier to hold, dab, tap and blend thanks to the thinner edge/top around the nose and under the eyes unlike Fenty’s flatter top. I am not affiliated with any company or brand. ( Log Out /  | Bonds of Beauty, A Chemist’s Favourite Beauty Products – the Bonds of Beauty 2019 awards! When I used a brush, the bristles of the brush tend to go into the pores and uncover them all whereas using a sponge and patting them over with foundation doesn’t uncover them again. If I spend ages trying to fill them in I definitely don’t want the bristles of a brush digging them out. Save yourself money!!! ( Log Out /  It looks like both of us feel like the Real Techniques sponge is worth it if you're looking to save some money and get comparable results to using a Beautyblender. I don’t know if this is because it’s a smaller sponge so can’t hold as much, or if it is just designed that way. I also asked Allure's senior digital editor, Lauren Caruso, to test out both of the sponges. The only plastic aside from the sponge are its plastic bag and tamper stickers. They swell to almost twice the size but they dry back down like nothing happened. Let me know what you guys think about the two! Honestly the Real Techniques sponge is just as good, if not better than the Beauty Blender, even youtubers have been using them over the Beauty Blender! Allure may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Despite its beige colour (is that natural latex or beauty sponge colour?) I felt that the Real Techniques sponge did an almost identical job when it came to blending in my foundation (I usually put on my foundation with a brush and then use a sponge to blend it in). If you are using a sponge, the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion sponge can be bought with a nice, travel convinient plastic […], […] Too Faced Primed and Poreless Pressed Powder, Estée Lauder Double Wear foundation applied with a sponge (brush bristles can reveal your pores again), rest of makeup. My skin still looked dull and the same as when I applied my foundation with the other sponges. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. All three sponges have very similar texture. The Beauty Blender feels like the roughest sponge but note that obviously it is not actually rough. I also try to go for the lesser plastic packaging brand to help keep my plastic consumption down. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Note that I haven’t scientifically quantified this, it’s just a feeling and observation from using the sponges with the same foundation. The Real Techniques sponge did the job, but it was harder to maneuver and more clunky, making me afraid that the sponge was going to hit my eyeball. Here are her results, with the Beautyblender on her right side and the Real Techniques sponge on her left: Caruso usually uses those cheap-y makeup sponges that come 32 to a bag at Harmon's to blend in her foundation, so she thought both of these sponges were a major upgrade. I’ve never used a blender to apply foundation. Please share in the comments below! That sponge is the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge. Real Techniques has a sponge, and it’s amazing, and $5. I can not believe that people spend $20 on a sponge. Aw and let me know if you ever try the yoga programme. The Real Techniques sponge is egg-shaped at the top but has a flat bottom, so it didn't seamlessly blend as well. 0. It’s texture is more Fenty and it doesn’t eat as much product as the other two. Tarte Cosmetic’s Foundcealer multi-tasking sponge is a hybrid of a Beautyblender and Fenty Beauty’s Precision Makeup sponge. I personally find sponges better because I have an oily skin and therefore large pores. It makes applying and blending or tapping product so much easier! It was okay but I never liked that I couldn’t always get a smooth finish for undereye coverage. It has a pointy bit at the bottom for blending which I never use and 2 flat sides which I find easier to work with. Beauty Blender 2  – Real Techniques  1 – B. Winner: The B. sponge is the cheapest by far. Have you tried any of these makeup sponges or found cheaper dupes? ( Log Out /  X. ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. They all wash pretty well however, I found that the Beauty Blender starts disintegrating after a while. Whereas the beauty blender sells for $28 (CAD). All rights reserved. I just have to get over my sciatica flare up right now. | Bonds of Beauty, Beauty Product Discovery – Look Fantastic Beauty Box December 2018 – Unboxing and Product Reviews | Bonds of Beauty, A chemist’s favourite beauty products – the Bonds of Beauty 2018 awards! Because it lost its moisture so quickly, it started to make my base layer hard to blend out and therefore quite patchy. For me though, the Beauty Blender is just too expensive for what it is. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 1. #makeup #tarte #sponge #beauty #beautyblender #new, This is such a good deal! […]. People on Reddit seem to think so. Change ). Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The Beautyblender costs $19.95. They have a lot of choice for colours on there which I thought was good. It has the best price tag, is dense, lasts for ages and applies very well. 2. The bottom doubles up as a brush cleaner although I use a Brush Egg. 2. I also personally find it easier and faster to use a sponge. Apologies for the BB cream marks! People on Reddit seem to think so. The yellow spots I’m not sure what the are. ( Log Out /  Not only is it cute, it works, allowing sponges to air dry, keep them clean in drawers or travelling from too much damage. ( Log Out /  The recent beauty blender I bought, barely doubled up in size, wasn’t as soft and devoured my foundation. I am completely in love with this sponge and refuse to use anything else for my foundation and concealer. I want my sponge to have a little density and bounce to it. Out of all the sponges, the cheaper B. sponge is actually the one that lasts me the longest, in fact they last so long I throw them away because I just want to get a new one not due to any functionality or texture loss. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. Imagine what that dye does to your face and the water system. The last 2 Beautyblenders I used weren’t air drying as quickly. It seems to do a great job at picking up and dispensing the product with each pat." Real Techniques has other sponges of different colours however, they are of different shapes too. Somewhere in the middle we have the Real Techniques one that comes in a typical hard plastic outer shell packaging, like one of those that annoy you until you open them but this one is actually not annoying. Here you can see the fade after about a month of weekly cleaning, As for application I can’t remember. The Real Techniques makeup sponge was the first sponge that I ever bought. As you can see, both sides of my face look pretty much the same. On the other hand, the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion sponge is so easy to use and makes your life so much easier and faster. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Real Techniques and the B. sponge are very similar but I think that the B. sponge is more dense and feels much more bouncy upon usage. I have come across some amazing brushes that can apply foundation very well, however, since I am an oily skin type, I have pores the size of craters and I find that brushes tend to uncover them all. They all look and feel pretty similar though with the only differences being colour, shape and density. When it arrived, I was actually shocked at how small the sponge was. All three were very similar. The Beautyblender's egg shape helps a bit with blending, allowing me to roll it all over my skin for quicker blending.

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