Manicare Flawless Complexion Sponge Review

I never heard that or seen before manicure has foundation sponge to till when I had over my nearest pharmacy to get real techniques sponge. Pharmacy had stop selling that brand sponge so with disappointments I was looking some other sponge that time one wonderful lady asked me if I wanted try manicure sponge because they selling quite well.

Well why not. It's cost me only 11$. It is looks smaller than real techniques and beauty blender sponge. Personally I found little bit dense when it is not wet. If is wet than nice soft but not soft as other sponge as I mentioned above.

It is working well and take bit extra efforts to create flawless finishing. I bought one but I wouldn't be next time. If I don't have any choice than I would.

If you are new beginner and learning makeup than sure this for you. Good for practices and you don't have to spend much money on it.

I was super excited to try this out, as I thought it looked very similar and could be a dupe for the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion sponge - my favourite sponge and what I usually apply and blend my makeup with.

I did not like anything about using this sponge when it was dry, which doesn't worry me too much as I haven't come across a make-up sponge I like using dry.

While this sponge did work to apply my make-up when damp, it wasn't spectacular and was, sadly, definitely not the same as using my real techniques sponge. The manicare sponge felt really hard and firm, even when wet, which I found uncomfortable and hard to use. I found it took a lot longer to blend my foundation than I'm used to, and found it used a lot more product than if I was to use a brush or another sponge. I tried using it to blend in contour and it took, in my opinion, far too much time and effort. It had an almost doughy texture, and I felt like a soaked up a lot of product.

I did really like it to blend in my concealer, I think the flat edge worked really well for that and was the perfect size.

I might continue to use this just for concealer alone, but can't see myself using this for anything else. While this wasn't horrible, it had quite a few negatives and I have other make-up tools I like better.

I tried really hard to like this sponge and make it work, but I just couldn't. I have the original beauty blender and so it was great to be able to compare the two. Unfortunately the Manicare sponge was a real let down. The shape isn't bad, a flat side with a slim edge which is good for applying products over larger portions of the face and also creating sharp lines under contour/bronzer etc, and a rounded side as well, but because it was so hard and also just quite big in general I found it quite difficult to apply product to all areas of my face well (creases around my nose, under my eyes etc.) I always use my sponges wet and so to give it a fair chance I also used the manicare sponge wet. While it did swell in size, it stayed very hard and was almost uncomfortable to use on the face. It didn't flex or bounce when trying to put on foundation and even when I tried it dry (which they claimed would give a fuller coverage) I found it did not blend any product, cream or liquid, well at all and also seemed to just remove the product from my face more than anything else. I really did try to make this sponge work for me but it was very unsuccessful. Considering it retails for $13.50 on their website I wouldn't purchase it myself, if I was in a squeeze and needed a sponge I feel like I could probably find a sponge of equivilant quality for a couple of dollars at Kmart or elsewhere.

When I first took the sponge out of the package it was very dense and hard to squeeze. Once I wet it, it expanded to nearly double the size and was a little easier to squeeze and it had the response of its shape like a memory foam pillow. Once using the sponge to blend out my foundation the sponge was very hard to bounce the product around and it actually sucked up a lot of product. When applying the foundation I found that it became very dense again and was hard to use. This sponge claims that to get a light coverage to use it wet which I did, but using a medium to full coverage foundation I had to use twice the amount of foundation to get a light coverage. Unfortunately I would rather pay more for a sponge that will give me the flawless coverage that it claims to give.

The beauty blender and beauty sponges quickly made a name for themselves as one of beauty guru's favorite tools - but with the cost hitting as high as $40 dollars per sponge... could the great value of Manicure's Flawless Complexion Sponge compete at only $11.99?

This sponge comes with the classic rounded end and the new addition of a flat side. They recommend using the sponge wet for a lighter coverage and dry for a fuller coverage.

Now, before anything else - the beauty sponge, no matter what brand will absorb your product so the overall outcome will always be a slightly more sheer coverage. However, because of the flat side of this sponge, allowing you to apply your foundation and concealer in a pressing motion against your skin, this truly does improve the coverage - I found that although some product was being absorbed, my foundation was still giving me the coverage I needed, whilst blending seamlessly so it looked natural yet it still hid any cheeky blemishes.

I also really enjoyed the flat side for precision blending of my concealer, I was able to get in close to my eye (without feeling like I was going to squash or poke it!).

Using the sponge wet, does as it says it will - gives a slightly more sheer coverage but it also creates a really beautiful dewy complexion - so if you're having a great skin day and/or want a natural, glowing look - the wet sponge is definitely your go-to.

As with any beauty tool - it's important to wash this regularly and I would encourage after every use. Bacteria does build quickly on these sponges and that can create breakouts. The sponge cleaned easily enough (with warm, soapy water) but there was still some foundation/concealer residue/staining left afterward that I couldn't get completely rid off.

Overall, this product genuinely does what it says it's supposed to. It's fantastic value for money and I will definitely use it again. It's great to know that you don't have to shell out a silly amount of money, (especially when you're just paying for the 'brand') and get a good quality product.

Firstly, thanks to beauty review for letting me try this in a trial team! It was my first trial team so I was really excited to try it out. Unfortunately it didn't quite meet my expectations though.

I've never been a huge fan of sponges. I've only really used cheap ones that don't do a good job (soak up a lot of product and don't blend out very well). I tried this manicare sponge hoping it would be better but I wasn't really satisfied. It's a lovely bright pink colour and mostly rounded with a flat angled edge.

The first thing I tried was to blend and buff my concealer with the flat edge, as the packet suggested, but it just wasn't the right shape. It didn't really blend at all and just moved the product around or soaked it up. I did this with the sponge dry. I also tried to blend my foundation with it dry and again it just soaked up product and didn't leave my skin looking as nice as I had hoped.

I read a review on here that if you wet it, it expands considerably in size. So I tried it and it did! Very strange to see. I tried using it damp to blend my foundation. It worked a little bit better than it did when dry but I still wasn't really satisfied with the look and ended up reaching for a brush.

Now, don't get me wrong, I know beauty sponges soak up a lot of product but I just wasn't happy with the amount of product I lost into the sponge. It didn't give the look promised and overall I would use a brush over this sponge any day of the week

Received as a gift. A good blending sponge, easy to clean, gets into all the contours and blends evenly. I’ve used sponges that we’re less than half the price and worked exactly the same, no difference in quality.

I love most products of manicare, but didn’t really enjoy this sponge. I feel like it soaks up most of my foundation, and i have to use double the amount.