Sunday, November 07, 2010
Review: TOFU Professional Makeup SpongeAfter reading great reviews about this online, I decided to go grab this. This set contains 4 pieces of sponges, and it costs a whopping $16+ from Watsons. But it's totally worth it, if you're a cosmetic fanatic, and quality application means a lot to you. Sadly, I haven't seen this at watsons anymore. But I think you can still get it at some online stores.
The packaging is so cute. Looks really like tofu box. The cover is resealable, which is great for travelling, or for makeup artists to store in their traincases.
On the left is the tofu sponge, on the right is the regular cosmetic wedge. The tofu sponge is much bigger than a regular cosmetic wedge, and looks much whiter.
I purposely increased the contrast of the photo like crazy, so the grain of the sponges can be shown better. Look at how smooth the tofu one is, compared to how gritty and hole-ly and porous the regular one is.Application: The tofu sponge, because it is less porous, sucks up alot less product as you use it. One pump of product is all I needed if I use this sponge, or any foundation brush, or my fingers. Because these things are less absorbent. For the regular sponge, I need around 1.5 to 2 pumps of product usually. Crazy amount of wastage. I have been favouring sponges recently because of the convenience and ease of application, but the regular sponges just absorbs way too much product.
How it feels on the skin: SUPER smooth! The usual sponges are probably made from latex or some rubbery material, hence when I apply my foundation with them, I can feel the sponge dragging and pulling on my skin. However, no such thing when using the tofu sponge.
Washing: I use the daiso sponge cleanser for washing this. Because the sponge is less absorbent, the product doesn't get too deep into the sponge, hence it's easier to clean the foundation off. Tofu also expands when soaked in water, and OMG, when it's soaked, it feels soooooo slick and smooth like a real tofu!!!! It's like white and bouncy and soooo tofu-like. Now I know why it's called TOFU sponge. Haha!
