Manicare Flawless Complexion Sponge Review

I received this in my gamble beauty box and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to use it, although I probably wouldn't repurchase and my real techniques sponge seems to do a better job of blending foundation. I thought it would work a lot better than the real techniques sponge as it's not as textured and feels a lot softer too.

I only use this damp as when I've tried it dry it seems to absorb way too much product and just sort of smears it all over my face without blending. I find I also get this result when I use it with foundation but on the days when I'm going for just a light coverage of BB cream this is the sponge I will use as it applies that quite well.

I bright pink colour makes it easy to find in amongst all my make up and it's very cute but all in all, not on my repurchase list.

I titled this review as Sponge Cake because the results from using The Manicare Flawless Complexion Sponge was more negative than positive. On the packaging it said "80% noticed their skin was visibly more flawless!", I can say that i stand in the 20% that did not.

Upon using the sponge dry, i found that the pressing method did not give a flawless coverage. My complexion was still uneven and i resolve to buffing with the round side to get my foundation even. After doing so, my face looked caked-up and left me disappointed. The flat side was hopeless at getting my concealer under my eye, especially to the corners. The sponge most definitely held a lot of product, in which i would recommend to not use when apply more costly cosmetics.

When i used the sponge wet my coverage was light as the packaging said it would. I could not help but notice that it still held in a lot of product.

Although i see how useful this tool is to be used to apply different makeup, the results is not 100% what it claims to do. The sponge is dense and I didn't like how my fingers and finger nails get a little covered in makeup. Cleaning the sponge is a breeze though.

I was super excited to trial this sponge. The main thing I love about this sponge is the shape as it allows you to get into hard to reach areas. The sponge worked best for me when damp by blending make up out perfectly leaving my skin looking flawless and dewy. For the price I think this sponge is great and I will most likely purchase it in the future.

The product name says it all 'Flawless complexion sponge.' It really does give me an amazing flawless finish on my foundation. I love the instructions of using a pushing technique to get better coverage, using less foundation. A great way to save time and money (on foundation.) It is also very handy that it is double sided - the flat side for applying foundation and the rounded edge to apply concealer. The flat side works awesome to really get in around the eyes, nose and right up to the hair line. The sponge is silky soft and i will definitely be my new makeup applicator!

Well; other than using thin, flat, cheap synthetic sponges years ago I am new to trying these foundation/concealer sponges - I know! where have I been hiding? So, I am also a new user to applying foundation with brushes having just been bought a lovely new set from a friend. I did like applying my foundation with a brush but this sponge has taken it to a new level. In short, I love it! It really does do what is says on the packet & then some. I read the tips on how to use it & tried every option. The flat side applies the foundation easily & I had no problem using it for concealer under my eyes. It was soft enough so that it did not tug the skin but firm enough to do the job properly. The blurb says to use a pushing technique to get more coverage & a push & roll technique to blend & these worked too. For a dewy coverage it says to dampen the sponge & use dry for more coverage. I actually prefer a matte finish in addition to looking like I am not wearing makeup & although this is mostly due to the foundation I choose, the sponge helped with this outcome too. As I said, I am new to sponges so cannot compare with other ones on the market other than price, as this seems a very reasonably price compared to the others. If you are new to this tool, then I would definitely recommend trying this one first or if you are unhappy with what you are using - give it a go. Would I use it again - as long as it doesn't disintegrate after a few weeks then definitely; it really has been an improvement to my make-up bag. Pro's - Does what it says on the packet Inexpensive Takes a fraction of the usual time to apply foundation Does not absorb the foundation therefore you use less Cons - Why don't they make them in skin colour so that it doesn't discolour the sponge?

I received this in the first Nudes Best Ever Beauty Box. Now I'll start my review by saying that I'm used to quality-high quality. The first beauty blender I bought was the original Beauty Blender. I loved that pink teardrop shaped piece of quality latex so much I wrote a long rave review with all the ways I used that sponge. In a nutshell this sponge feels like it's made of the same cheap rubber that those flat round cosmetic sponges and wedges that you can get a bulk pack at the $2 store. The type you would use for ombre nail art. The only difference between those sponges and this Manicare one is that it is in a Beauty Blenderesque shape, oh and it's pink. I used it damp with the CC cream I got in the Nudes box and it applied the product in a thin even layer. It looked good. I washed out the sponge and got out most of the product but as it's drying nicks and dents are appearing in the sponge, and it's brand new. I just got it out of the plastic cover today. The Beauty Blender I got doesn't have that problem and I can use it wet or dry, with powder or liquids. I've tried using whatever rubber this sponge is made out of dry and it just doesn't apply product well at all, it applies dry products very patchy. So while the Beauty Blender cost me more than three times the price of this, it has lasted me for years and has felt nicer to use plus it didn't have nicks and dents after one wash. Taking that into account it has been cheaper overall than this sponge. I don't reaching for this one often and when it's got too many nicks and dents to use, I won't be repurchasing.

I received this sponge in the best ever beauty box nude collection. I prefer using sponges to put on my foundation as I think they work best for my dry skin. I hadn't seen this instore or even knew that this brand made a sponge but I was looking forward to trying it out.

This is a nice pink colour which I really like. Pink is my fave colour and just makes me feel better by seeing it. It has one rounded end and one flat end. I like this, it reminds me a lot of my real techniques sponge and I really do enjoy using a sponge with a flat edge.

To use this, you need to let it absorb some water and then wring out the excess. It does say you can use this dry but I tried once and didn't think it did as good of a job. The texture of this sponge is kind of odd, very different to me anyway. I've only used the real techniques and proper beauty blender before. When they are wet, they are quite light and very soft. This sponge stays quite dense and almost has a doughy feeling when you squish it. It is definitely not as soft to bounce over my face but I've gotten used to it after using it a few times. I feel like it gives me a really nice finish, just the same as what I would expect from a more expensive sponge.

While I don't think I'd actively seek out this sponge, I'd repurchase if I saw it on sale or if I needed to get one from a store instead of waiting online.

I was super excited to trial this sponge out. And I really did put it to the test. I followed the instructions on the packaging. FIRST TRIAL: I prepped my face as normal, this day I chose to use the sponge dry (as it claimed to give a full coverage application). I used a pressing technique to press the product into my skin. I noticed my skin looked cakey and so continued to press the product in but as the foundation started to dry it was removing the foundation from my skin and then became patchy. SECOND TRIAL: Prepped skin as normal, this time I used to sponge damp. The sponge expanded abit with water. Using the pressing technique again I started to press the foundation into my skin, definitely a difference from using it wet to dry. Looked more evenly applied. However my imperfections showed through. Both days I tried to use the flat side of the sponge under my eye area and sides of nose. I found the flat edge to be too large in size for my eye area but it worked well for the sides of my nose. Tried to use the rouded egde to apply extra coverage to pigmentation or spots but didn't make too much of a difference. This sponge is quite dense. Now, I have used Real Techniques Miracle Complextion Sponge, XO Beauty Flawless Finish Sponge and countless BeautyBlenders. The sponge is a go-to tool for applying my foundation, concealer, cream contours and highlights as well as setting areas with translucent powder. So if I was to compare the Manicure Flawless Complextion Sponge to all those other sponges, I would have to say it is my least favourite out of them all. And now I will tell you why, the shape of this sponge, the way it has been designed is a fail for me as the flat edge is too big to fit nicely under me eye area if it was narrowed at the tip into more of a triangle shape I think it would be perfect for under eyes. The rounded bottom part of the sponge is too small, if the circumference of that part was bigger it would apply easier. I don't mind the dense type of sponge it is because the XO Beauty sponge is also dense and I love that sponge for full coverage days. My biggest downfall with this sponge was that after each application I would clean my sponge (exactly the same way I clean all my sponges) I noticed that the sponge was rinsing out a huge amount of foundation, so to me thats telling me that instead of the sponge pressing the foundation into my skin and only absorbing a small amount it actually absorbed a whole lot of product.

OVERALL RATING: 3/10

I had high hopes that this was going to be one of those products that was going to blow me away. Unfortunately as the title of my review suggests I wasn't impressed with this product.

I decided to use it exactly as the product suggested and used it dry first applying my product using soft sweeps across the face (they suggested this if to like full coverage which I do). BAD MOVE! All it did was absorb product into the sponge and whatever product was left just got moved around my face. I decided the next day to try it again but this time with a damp sponge. While it did do a slightly better job I still found that it didn't give me the coverage that I like, which is full. I did find however that pushing the sponge into my face as opposed to swiping it did give me the best coverage.

In my opinion a beauty blender does a better job. I found the sponge itself quite dense and hard. Even after wetting out it took a lot of effort to squeeze the water out. It's not a soft product. I also found the shape of the sponge a little strange and found the rounded end a little difficult to use under my eyes so wasn't able to blend out my concealer that well.

I will keep experimenting with the sponge but probably not for foundation!