Sponge was the first makeup tool that was introduced to me. Pang-foundation di ba. Ang uso pa lang dating foundation ay mga cake foundation. Yung sponge binabasa tapos ipapahid sa cake foundation tsaka iaapply sa fez. Pag natuyo, mararamdaman mo parang may chalk sa mukha mo.
Nowadays, foundation application leans toward natural-looking. So here comes the brushes. Si foundation brush, si flat-topped kabuki brush, si pointed foundation brush (yung mukhang malaking pencil brush), si flat foundation brush, si stippling brush, si expert face brush (Real Techniques), at minsan si blush brush nakikijoin na rin. Ang daming brush ang pinanganak para lang kay fond de teint a.k.a. foundation. The common problem that arises regarding using brushes is streakiness. Pag may stripe ang fez mo, hindi naman yun natural di ba. May mga foundation pa naman na mabilis mag-set so you have to work in sections and you gotta work fast.
Ngayon naman pinanganak si Beauty Blender. BB is an egg-shaped sponge that claims to replace all those brushes we use for foundation. Back to basics, sponge became a hit again dressed as a pink egg. Eh ang kaso, mahal si Beauty Blender. In my opinion, sponge lang naman siya, disposable, so bakit ako gagastos ng malaki. Buti na lang at nagsulputan ang mga dupes or clones at sa mas murang halaga.
Teneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnn.
I bought this for Php180. Ayaw patawad ni ate ng Php150 pero malaman-laman ko kinabukasan, Php150 na rin pala nila binenta. Oh well, treynta, pang-gatas na daw. Oh sha-sha move on.
Hot Shop call this their Goddess Make-Up Blender.
Sabi ni ate saleslady, maganda daw itong sponge nila kasi durable at hindi nadudurog.
It seems like a latex kind of sponge. Indeed, it is dense but not scratchy to the face.
It is easy to use. I use this to blend my BB cream. I also used this to swatch the Naturactor concealer also bought at Hot Shop.
Okay, now here comes the cons --- cleaning. I searched online how to clean the Beauty Blender ones, and I came up with using the same baby shampoo I use to clean my brushes. I found it hard to remove the stain made by the Naturactor concealer. I think I squeezed so hard the second time I washed this that I made a small tear less than an inch near the pointed part. After the above pic, I cleaned it again, and the BB cream was also hard to remove. Well, the water I used was cold, and I think warm water does help in removing the stain. I did not want to squeeze so hard so as not to make another injury to the sponge.
Pros:
- cute pink color
- dense sponge
- gentle on the skin
- affordable
Cons:
- hard to clean
- no container to keep the sponge
There you have it. I would update you guys once I find out a better method in cleaning this sponge. I am not giving up yet. Push ko pa ang paggamit nitong sponge.
Nota Bene: This is a non-sponsored post, and I purchased the product for personal review.
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