The Original Beautyblender

I LOVE my beauty blender! I find it absolutely perfect for blending anything from a heavy full-coverage foundation to a light liquidy concealer. It gives your foundation and concealer a flawless, well-blended finish. This is 100% a worthwhile purchase!

I was very keen to try the original beauty blender after hearing all the rave reviews. And while I think it is a handy tool I am not convinced it is the be all and end all.

The original beauty blender is a sponge with one rounded and one pointed end.

To use the sponge I find it best to put the sponge under the tap first. While this makes applying the foundation feel a little weird, it means the sponge doesn't absorp the foundation the same and it all comes out a lot easier when cleaning the sponge.

I found the sponge useful, but I also felt it used a lot more product for not that different looking results and that the original beauty blender didn't work a lot better than any of the dupes I've tried.

So after a bajillion years I decided to grab myself the most expensive sponge I have ever bought in my life! I bought the purple beauty blender from Makeup NZ for $32.00. After using it for 2 months, I’m still not 100% convinced it’s the next best thing since slice bread but I must say that it does have one up on the Real Techniques sponge where it leaves a flawless finish.

When I first received it I was gobsmacked that I had spent so much money on this tiny item so I got right to work to see what the fuss was all about. I washed mine and was thankful when it ballooned to a decent size that I could easily hold. I squeezed out the excess water, dotted my foundation all over my face and bounced the sponge until I was happy with the final result.

It definitely blends out the product beautifully but I found that it does need a bit of effort – it’s not hard it just requires more effort than I’m willing to invest particularly if you start work early in the morning. My favourite thing about this product (which is where the Real Techniques sponge lost brownie points) was that it didn’t leave any patchy streaks behind.

I prefer to use my beauty blender for concealing and highlighting. I like that I can bounce my cream highlighter on my cheekbones and it looks wet, smooth and well blended. It’s now pretty easy for me to conceal thanks to this product and I find that my foundation sits better on the skin. Would I repurchase this again? Sigh – expensive as it is I do believe I would.

Where do I start? this little sponge effortlessly and flawlessly applies your makeup to your face. It blended my concealer and BB cream perfectly I couldn't believe. It gives you that natural look

why wasn't this invented years ago !! I had to have this I my life I dnt really wear makeup but my friends kept nagging to to try this so went an brought one ! an it was amazing , I fell in love its me new item in my makeup bag.

love, love, love this!!! I'm yet to find a truly comparable dupe product for my beauty blender. It's the one beauty tool I consistently repurchase again and again. As a lover of liquid foundations, using a beauty blender is still my go to for applying them.

After a year of owning this much-talked-about hot pink sponge, I am still undecided each morning on whether I want to reach for it, or not. By weighing up my pros and cons it will hopefully paint a picture of whether it suits your own needs. I personally enjoy a full coverage, flawless finish, but am wary of it becoming cakey. I have tried many brushes and have never been pleased with the finish, so I either use the Beautyblender or my fingers. When I use my fingers there is no product wastage and it gives me the smooth, full coverage finish I am looking for.

When using the Beautyblender it run it under the tap before squeezing out any excess water. I then apply foundation either to my face or directly onto the Beautyblender. The sponge and water combo makes for a refreshing application. Using the Beautyblender takes a little more time and care than using my fingers, but the end result is an even, smooth, full coverage but not quite flawless finish. I also use the Beautyblender for applying concealer and it is particularly effective around the eye area. I certainly need to have a close check before putting the Beautyblender down, as it can be easy to miss spots such as the corners of my nose. The finish is lovely - full but not cakey. It is particularly lovely when I have a clear complexion. When I have blemishes, I do find that they are more effectively covered with my finger than the Beautyblender.

The two reasons I don't always reach for the Beautyblender are that it takes a little longer, and uses more product. There is a significant difference between the amount of product I use when I use the Beautyblender, compared to when I use my fingers. I'm not convinced that the difference in finish justifies how quickly I will go through foundation and concealer.

I have found an in between, and will often use my fingers for foundation and the Beautyblender for concealer and cream highlight. Would I repurchase the Beautyblender? No. It really is a product that you have to try for yourself, but I imagine it would be enjoyed more by someone who likes a medium, natural coverage or a dewy finish with lots of cream products.

I was a bit reluctant at first to first this product. But now that I have started.. I wouldn't choose any other product. I love it! The flawless finish it gives is so satisfying and it's so easy to use. The pointed end is excellent for getting foundation into those hard to get places. I've thrown all my foundation brushes and sponges which means there's more space for make up which is a bonus

Since I started using the beauty blender I haven't looked back. Its so much quicker and easy to apply my foundation with than a brush and gives me a flawless finish. I absolutely love the standard pink blender, but I also tried out the Red Carpet one (last years LE I think?) and it just isn't as good for some reason - it picked my foundation back up again, (maybe I just got a dud one but who knows). So I would highly recommend the standard pink blender, but I wouldn't buy another LE one.