The Original Beautyblender

I was in love with this. But since changing foundations I don't use it for my liquid. BUT I do love it for my loose powder. For that I can't live without. I gives me such a flawless finish. I can't get over how it achieves that affect. It doesn't last as long as one would hope. It has deep cracks in it. I do look after it and clean it regularly. So not sure if I would repurchase this brand in particular. But if you are after a flawless finish, this baby is what you need!!!!

I was pretty sceptical about this product, mainly due to the fact that it is $38 for what is essentially a sponge. After trying out some similar, cheaper products, I gave one of these a go and I have never looked back.

They are so easy to use and ensure that make up goes on smoothly and gives a perfect finish. The sponge is also good quality and doesn't show too much signs of wear after getting quite a bit of use over a couple of months.

I have the real techiques (RT) sponge, and wanted to see if this was really worth 2.5 times the price (as I already loved my RT one!)

This has a more squishy texture than the RT. This means that when you bounce it across the surface of your skin to blend out foundation, that it covers more surface area at a time (because of its compressibility). More surface area = job done a lot quicker. This also soaks up less product than my RT one thereby saving me money on foundation. Finally, this is less "wet" when dampened than my RT sponge. This means that it wont sheer your makeup out excessively and is also more hygienic as the sponge will dry quicker when washed.

Although I do absolutely think this is an improvement on the RT one, I think that I would be just as happy paying a lot less; being that the original beautyblender has only small improvements over the RT one. I think if money is no question- this is your guy. But, if like me you are on a beauty budget, then the RT one is more than sufficient.

This was so expensive I was like expecting this to be amazing and it was. I love this and when I use liquid foundation and contour I need this. It helps so much and it's so much better than brushes and like does it so well. I clean it after everytime and I love the bright colour! The tip helps so much and getting that straight line for your liner is so easy like wow I need 10 of these things

Helps to neatly blend the foundation and contours onto the face without creating any mess. Helps to blend in the makeup smoothly onto the face and even jaw areas if you are contouring, Easy to use and the sponge is very flexible to be shaped and handled as necessary.

I was given this as part of a present so imagine my shock when I found it it was over 30 dollars! A tiny sponge like this should really be under $10. Before trying the original beauty blender I had a cheap $1 beauty blender I bought off ebay. This feels more dense and it's definitely smaller in size compared to the cheap one. But in terms of application it's not actually that different. Each time I use it I spray it with some toner because I have seen youtubers soak theirs in warm water, but I really don't want to wet the whole beauty blender every time. The toner helps my foundation look more natural and spread easier. It does make my foundation look a lot more streakless than application with a brush, and the pointy end gets into the area around my nose and eyes really well. I think though for everyday use a cheap ebay beauty blender is sufficient. Considering one of these can buy 30 cheap ones, I'd much rather just buy lots of cheap beauty blenders which will let me swap out old ones more frequently too.

Beauty sponges are my application of choice for foundation. I love the Beauty Blender, but is quite a bit more expensive compared to the Real Techniques one, with little difference in quality. Now that I'm in my late 20s, I don't always want a full coverage finish, which is when I bust out my trusty BB to slightly sheer out my foundation. It applies easily and has a more natural finish as opposed to using a brush. Easy to blend and fairly quick to use. I use with liquid foundations, cream high lighters and also powder under the eyes.

I am so glad this beauty blender was invented - it changed my beauty routine for the better, as well as my past aversion to using foundation. I could just never get foundation (or BB cream for that matter) to look natural before I used this beauty blender. This is the ideal shape to blend perfectly around the contours of the face, and just the right absorbency and smoothness. It is also super easy to clean and long-lasting. My only grumble is the price: is it really worth the price, despite it's excellence, when there are other beauty blenders out there now? I'm not sure, as I have noticed that other blenders aren't quite as long-lasting or good quality.

I got my hands on a black version of this when I purchased Kat Von D's foundation and was really excited to try it!

I used this until the day it died and I mean, died died! I really loved this, and I thought "how hard can it be to make a sponge" and I purchased another brand which was terrible!

The Beautyblender definitely has the right consistency to work well with all types of foundation, concealer and powders, my only downfall is the price of it—it's just so expensive! I'm not sure if I'll repurchase it, I think I'll keep trying my luck to find a dupe that works for me.