Review | Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge - £5.99

When it comes to foundation application the thought of using a sponge used to once disgust me. When I think of foundation sponges I just think of the multi packs you can buy in Poundland or dirty sponges girls in high school would keep in their makeup bag -  and those kind still do disgust me. However, in the past few years the beauty industry has seen the launch of several different foundation sponges, most notably the Beauty Blender. I've never tried the original but I've tried a cheap one off eBay and needless to say, it was rubbish! Around a year ago, Real Techniques, released their own version of the Beauty Blender and with mixed reviews across the board I've always been keen to try it, so on a recent trip to Boots I noticed they had their 3 for 2 offer on and picked one up to try.

I've been testing this out now for about two weeks and I've been loving it for applying foundation in a rush. All you need to do is run it under water, squeeze out any excess water and the sponge will have doubled in size. I then bounce the sponge to distribute and blend the foundation to give a flawless looking face. I don't know how it does it, but it leaves my face with such a natural glow whilst sheering the foundation out but still providing enough coverage.

I personally love this! I find it's the quickest and easiest way to apply my foundation over all of my brushes. I find the water in the sponge helps hydrate the skin so I never feel like I have a layer of foundation on like I sometimes can with the buffing brush. Whilst this is no doubt supposed to be a drugstore alternative to the Beauty Blender, it has funnily enough made me more intrigued to try the real thing. However for £15.00 it's not going to happen, (unless Birchbox have another of their new subscriber offers on which I always seem to forget about). For £5.99 though, this is an absolute steal and I couldn't recommend it enough.

Have you tried any makeup sponges, and what's your favourite?

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