Beautyblender Original

The best blend — the cult original whose uniquely soft, bouncy foam (used damp) stipples foundation to a flawless, airbrushed, second-skin finish, with an egg shape covering large areas and a precision tip. The most expensive sponge and it absorbs some product (wet it first), needing regular washing and replacing, but the benchmark for the best result.

The Beautyblender Original is the cult original that set the standard for a flawless, airbrushed foundation finish, and it still does it best. The egg shape has a rounded base for blending large areas and a pointed tip for precision around the nose and eyes, made from a uniquely soft, bouncy foam that, dampened, expands and gets springy — used wet, it bounces product onto the skin in a stippling motion that builds seamless, streak-free, skin-like coverage no brush quite matches, working with liquid and cream products. Its specific foam density and bounce produce that coveted second-skin finish, and it's the product that created the category. It's the most expensive sponge here, absorbs some product into the foam (wet it first to minimise), and needs regular washing and replacing for hygiene, but for the best, most flawless blend and the proven original, it's the benchmark for those who want the best result.

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