Product Review: the Beautyblender revolutionising makeup application one blend at a time

The original Beautyblender is a cosmetic product application sponge that has seen its status elevated to that of the godfather of all applicators. But, is it really all that it’s cracked up to be?

 

 

The Beautyblender is a versatile egg-shaped applicator that can be used to apply a range of primarily liquid-based cosmetic products, including primers, foundation, cream blushes and powders. It happens to be non-disposable and can simply be washed, dried and kept in your makeup bag for multiple uses. It also comes in an array of colours, so if you prefer to have one sponge per product, you can colour code your blending sponges according to which products you use them with the most.

 

The beauty of the Beautyblender is in its shape, which gives streak free application without wasting your product as traditional sharp-edge triangle applicators tend to do. It’s great at getting to hard to reach areas of the face and really blends your product in in well, which as we all know, is the key to immaculate looking makeup application.

 

Though it started off as a very simple bright pink, egg-shaped sponge, it now comes in an array of colours and sizes with varying functions, from colour correctors and blusher sponges, to the Beautyblender Pro for professional use and mini highlighting and contouring sponges.

 

It’s latex and odour free, which means its super user friendly for those of you with allergies to latex and fragrances. If you still don’t believe how much of an impact this applicator can make to your makeup application routine, it’s been awarded Allure’s Beauty Best of Beauty award six times in a row, setting it up as a the champion of cosmetic application products available on the market.

And how do you use the Beautyblender sponge once you’ve got your mitts on one? You’ll want to soak your Beautyblender in a bowl of water and squeeze any excess water out, as this will help to keep your product from soaking into the sponge. Next, apply a small amount of your product of choice to the sponge and blend away. As this is a non-disposable applicator, you won’t want to throw it away immediately, but you should keep it clean by cleansing it with some Blendercleanser, a liquid cleanser which is specially formulated to clean your Blendersponge.

 

The Beautyblender range started off as a simple bright pink egg-shaped sponge, but it’s improving and the range is expanding by the day. I’m very excited to see this miracle worker of an applicator evolve. Let me know what your experiences with the Beautyblender brush have been like by leaving a comment below!