Ok so I'm abit late on the band wagon. But I seriously don't know how I have coped with doing my makeup without the beauty blender.
The one that I chose to use was macs all blending sponge, (not the egg shaped). Now for someone who uses makeup brushes for everything, I didn't feel I had the need for this. But after seeing it everywhere I decided I had to give it a go. Firstly what I love about it is, how easy it is to use. You can either use a pat motion or a slight rock motion, to blend your foundation and the finish is just flawless. The area that I absolutely love it for is around the eyes when concealing. The blender is soft on the skin, and also patting the concealer means that you are not dragging around the area. Normally when using a brush or your fingers you end up stretching the skin around the eye area, which is not good for the long term. Also I cannot believe I'm going to say this, but the blending sponge, blends way better especially around the eye area, then any brushes I have tried.
The reason I decided to try the flat blending sponge as oppose to the usual egg shaped blender is because I assumed that it would give me more control as it is softer. For me this is the case, however I am sure whichever you do try would be fine as the basic principle in the application is the same.
Also with my mac beauty blending sponge I have found that on application my sponge does not soak the foundation up, which I have read is an issue some people have had with the ones they may have purchased. But with so many different ones on the market I'm sure you can get a quality blender for a great price.
The only downside with a beauty blender is that dues to hygiene purposes you would have to repurchase after a few months (depending on what condition it's on). In-between is recommend using a mild baby shampoo to use to clean with. When you do, do so, don't soak the sponge, make sure it's damp, add the shampoo and rub till the products wash out.
I hope this was useful for anyone who may be thinking of trying the blender, or if like me you have loads of makeup brushes and don't feel the need for it. Definitely give it a try.
If anyone has used different types of beauty blenders and does feel they have differences, feel free to leave a comment, would like to know other people's opinion on it.
Until next time. Xoxo
