- Welcome to beauty in five minutes.
I'm Amelia,
and today we're learning how to use a makeup sponge.
Ready, set, go.
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What is a makeup sponge?
A makeup sponge is a soft tool,
generally made of foam,
that you use to apply your liquid, or cream,
or even powder makeup products.
So, you would think of it like an extension of your fingers.
So, instead of using your hands to apply your product,
you're using the sponge.
Makeup sponges come in all shapes and sizes.
Some of them have different textures
and they all work similarly
in that they help to apply
and blend in the makeup,
but different finishes
or textures on the sponge can be great for different things
like, so why would you choose to use a makeup sponge
over fingers or a brush?
It really just depends on how you like your makeup to look
and also how you like to apply your makeup.
If you are somebody who likes a more full coverage finish
on your foundation, for instance,
then a brush is usually gonna be the way to go
because a brush is not going to thin out the product.
It's really gonna help you to just apply it on
in that kind of full coverage sort of finish.
A sponge is going to kind of absorb
a little bit of the product
but it's also gonna help it kind of press into the skin
so that it has more of that skin-like finish to it.
So let me show you how to use a makeup sponge.
So, I have two in my hand.
So this is a dry sponge,
and this is one that I run under the tap
for about 10 seconds.
The reason that you would want to wet your sponge
is because you want it to absorb a lot of water
so that it becomes nice and soft.
And when it's nice and soft like this,
it allows you to kind of bounce it on the skin
and really kind of press the product into the skin
rather than the sponge absorbing the product.
If you were to use a dry sponge on your face
what it's gonna do is absorb any shine.
So, you can see that I've got a shiny forehead here
that you kind of like use the sponge there,
and you see that it's kind of like,
I don't know. I'm really shiny.
It has softened a little bit of that shine
and it's absorbed the oil or the moisture.
If you had finished your makeup, for instance,
and you wanted to soften the blush
or whatever it is that you had on,
then you could take a dry sponge,
and then just kind of really lightly tap it over that area
where you wanna soak up any of the shine.
If you're applying the products
and you wanna get that really nice skin-like look,
then you would go for a damp sponge.
It's really important to make sure
that you wash your sponge every day
because these hold a lot of moisture in them
and when you are applying it to your face,
it also will have bacteria on it.
So you just wanna make sure that your makeup tools,
anything that you're using on your face,
is nice and clean.
So, I'm going in with the Armani LUMINOUS SILK.
Pop a little bit in my hand.
And then I take the flat side of the sponge.
So, you take your foundation,
and then you just bounce it on the skin.
And what it's doing is it's applying the product
but it's also blending
in comparison to how a brush
would really kind of paint it on
and then sort of blend out any sort of streaks.
I just find this so much faster
and just really nice and natural.
This is a great tool to sheer out,
thin out the foundation
and make it look more sheer to medium coverage.
You can pretty much do your entire base
using a makeup sponge.
So, I'm gonna do a little bit of concealer,
and then I'm using the kind of teardrop side,
great for more like precision.
So easy.
Okay. Blush.
So, yeah, like I mentioned earlier,
you can use your fingers,
but a sponge is great because it means
that you're not getting your hands as dirty,
you're not leaving fingerprints
or streaks on your face,
and you're just able to blend out your makeup a lot easier.
You can also use it to blend out your other cream products
like cream bronzes.
You can use it to apply liquid highlighters,
anything that's more of that creamy liquidy texture.
If you wanted to set or bake
however much product you'd like to apply
or where you like to apply it,
you can use your sponge for that.
I'm using the Anastasia translucent powder,
and then I'm taking the teardrop part of the sponge.
I'm just gonna apply it just here under the eyes.
And that's going to set the concealer and the foundation.
And that's how you would use it with the powder.
Okay, so I hope those little tips and tricks
helped you learn how to use a makeup sponge
and why you might want to use one.
If you have any questions,
please pop 'em down below,
and I will see you in another video soon.
Bye!