Review + Comparison : The Pink Sponges

 

Oh The Phenomenal Pink Sponges!

Maybe once on my previous post, I mentioned that the raving of The Mother of all the Pink Sponges : Beauty Blender is too overwhelmed for me.

Yea, despite the crazy price for A sponge, I find myself fill in my curiosity by purchasing one of the set. >,<"

I believe the retail price is around $26 US Dollar. (double beauty Blender)

But I got it for IDR. 285000rupiahs (around $28.50 US Dollar) through a friend of mine.

And as you guys know, I also been purchasing another pink sponges from Etude House ( on the previous post --> click here! )

And for the third comparison, I'll be reviewing another "dupe" pink sponge called BEAUTY SPONGE.

Here are the 3 sponges that I'll be comparing :

Beauty Blender, Beauty Sponge, Baby Doll Puff

Color, Shape, Diameter

As you can see, Beauty Blender has the most vibrant pink color among them. (But unfortunately, that color will fade away and it might leave to your cosmetic or foundation? Well, that's what I heard >,<") While Beauty Sponge is more like a baby pink color and Baby Doll Puff is like a darken pink.

For the shape, Beauty Blender is famous for it's egg shape. Egg shape apparently is more likeable in terms of rolling the foundation to blend them nicely (according to Makeup Geek). However, Beauty Sponge has the same exact shape and grip to Beauty Blender. While on the other hand, Baby Doll Puff has a different shape which is perfect for grip and dabbing (read : bouncing motion) the foundation to the face (according to Goss Makeup Artist).

Even though you might see the different of shape between Baby Doll Puff and the other two, surprisingly, they all have the same diameter, which is 11cm.

Texture, Bounciness, Pores

For the texture, I gotta say Beauty Blender is the winner of them all. The surface is so very soft, it bounce like there's no tomorrow and has the smallest pores which will leave you a flawless finish.

While Baby Doll Puff has slightly bigger pores and didn't bounce as much as Beauty Blender. But it has a more "tough skin" or I might say it made with more solid material.

For this different characteristic, it has it's own minus and plus points. Beauty Blender will easily get ripped if you have a long and sharp nails while Baby Doll Puff is tougher and gonna survive for more.

The close up pictures of Beauty Blender and Baby Doll Puff

While for Beauty Sponge, if I have to compare between those two, the pores is softer than Baby Doll Puff but not as smooth as Beauty Blender. The bounciness for this material is more like Baby Doll Puff because it has more sturdy and solid feel to it.

The close up pictures of Beauty Blender and Beauty Sponge

Damp into water

And another famous part in terms of Beauty Blender, when you soak it into water, the sponge will expands to nearly double it's volume. This technique I believe is used to avoid the sponge absorbing all your makeup products.

For the Beauty Sponge, it also will expands after you soak it into water. But it won't get as twice as big as Beauty Blender does.

While for Baby Doll Puff, it won't getting bigger. It keep the size like the first you saw it.

Before :

After damp into water :

 See the different? 

Beauty Sponge is as almost as tall as Baby Doll Puff, while Beauty Blender is getting bigger like there's no tomorrow.

And all I can feel after I damp all the sponges into water, Beauty Blender and Beauty Sponge are amazingly feel tighter. Meanwhile for Baby Doll Puff, since it won't getting bigger, it leave all the excessive water into the surface of the sponge (even if you already squeeze it) and kinda feel heavier afterwards.

To me personally, this different characteristic of each sponges doesn't determine who will be the "Winner of the Sponges". It leads into the finishes that you're looking for. :)

Finishes

I've tried and compare them several times, and yes Beauty Blender gives a flawless and beautiful finish. The texture is so very soft and give a great bounce. And so does Beauty Sponge, I would gladly say.. it gives the same finish like when I use Beauty Blender. But, it just lack a little bounciness than Beauty Blender.
For these two, best work with liquid foundation. If you use it for cream foundation or any other cream products, it will absorb into the sponges and leave a stain that won't go.

And for the Baby Doll Puff, I found the best using it by spray (spray, not damp) with water or MAC Fix+ (to avoid the heaviness and excessive water on the surface) and best work with cream foundation.

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That's it my review.

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

NOTE: all of the product were purchased by my own money and reviewed by honest thought. It's just my way to give you an opinion in buying product that you considered to purchase. Be a smart buyer! Hope you like my reviews. 

Haul : Etude Baby Doll Puff

OMG! 

What can you say about this??

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YEP!

I imagine it like a child of Beauty Blender Sponge and Sonia Kashuk Blender Sponge..

YEA! Sponge Family!

without the Bob! [ -___-"]

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The phenomenon Beauty Blender

What is Beauty Blender?

Beauty Blender is the pink sponge with an egg shape ( The mom of the Sponge Family, I will describe :P ). 

The Beautyblender was created by Celebrity makeup artists, Rea Ann Silva and Veronica Lorenz. They first met on the sets of Paramount Studios and were constantly asked by their celebrity clients, how they could achieve the professional finish achieved on set, at home. After years of research they invented the Beautyblender, a bright pink egg shaped sponge that has a suede texture. The rounded shape of the sponge helps to give a nice smooth , even finish without and hard or visible edges. The shape also allows easy application to the under eye area and sides of the nose. The Beautyblender is Latex free, non-irritating, non-arrergenic and odourless.

Why use a beautyblender in the first place?

Rea Ann Siva states 'Historically, cosmetic companies have only been in the business of developing and selling cosmetics. They turn a blind eye to the art of proper application and because of this, finger application has naturally become the standard.'

So why should you not use your fingers to blend foundation? Veronica Lorenz explains 'That your fingers leave streaks, and most importantly, it's harder to achieve balanced blending. Foundation will stick more to the fingers than the face, and using an easy to clean sponge like Beautyblender will be more hygienic to the skin.'

So overall, the Beautyblender applied my make up both seamlessly and flawlessly. It was incredibly easy to use, distributed my foundation easily, and gave my skin a soft focus, airbrushed effect finish. It's an incredible all in one tool, that can be used for not only foundation, but also concealer, cream blush and powders. 

( more info about the Beauty Blender made by other beauty blogger : http://www.tackyblueeyeshadow.com/2010/05/review-beautyblender-cosmetic-sponge.html )

So, what about the blue sponge beside Beauty Blender?

It's the blender sponge made by other company, Sonia Kashuk as the imitation of the phenomenon Beauty Blender with much more affordable price. It's believe to achieve the same result as the Beauty Blender. ( so many reviews said that Beauty Blender is still the winner though )

Price comparison :

Beauty Blender - $18+

Sonia Kashuk Blender Sponge - $10

So, I've read so many reviews about Beauty Blender but I will put it aside for having it. It's way too expensive for me. The price when it got here to Indonesia could reach until $20+ for A SPONGE! bleh.

About two days ago, I was quite surprised to know that Etude House also made the same thing, which they called it Baby Doll Puff. It's suuuper cute! ( Korean stuff is unbeatable when it come to cute thing! :P )

And when I saw it in Indonesian multiply market, in ready stock item, with way more cheaper price than Sonia Kashuk.. I immediately made an order! What the heck. I should get it! haha. It's only for IDR. 65000rupiahs ( around $ 6.50 US Dollar ). such a steal! :P

When I saw it for the first time, heck it's darn too cute!!

Maybe I'm not gonna use it for a while.. because I barely using foundation in my daily life. I'm still gonna keep it as my beauty collection, it sit nicely in my dresser now. hehe.

It's the size of my thumb and felt very velvety as the texture.

Overall, I'm still happy for having it.

( maybe it's because the cute effect of the hot pink and the well made packaging. hais )

Maybe I'll make a full review after I'm using it, as a promise for my upcoming posts! hehe

Is there any of you who have this?

What do you think?

Do you like it?

Let me know what you think!

Good day all!

Smile :)

NOTE: all of the product were purchased by my own money and reviewed by honest thought. It's just my way to give you an opinion in buying product that you considered to purchase. Be a smart buyer! Hope you like my reviews.