BEAUTY BLENDER VS SONIA KASHUK VS SEPHORA PRECISION SPONGE!

I finally got all three! WOO HOO!

You may remember that I wrote about the Sephora Precision Blender around September time, then wrote about the Sonia Kashuk at the end of the year before finally getting my mitts on the original Beauty Blender at IMATS this year!

So it's high time I wrote a comparison review aye?

Right I'll try to make this punchy and to the point without too much muttering and mumbling...

Main Differences

Density

The Sephora one feels more solid than the others...a slightly heavier weight sponge I think...*gives them all a squeeze again*. Yeah...only just a tad denser than the Sonia Kashuk.
The Beauty Blender however, has more spring to it. It's also far less dense, you can squish it with very little effort.

Shape

The Beauty Blender is more domed with much more of a slant to it, has a nice base and a fine tip.
The Sephora one has a good base too but the tip is not as defined as the BB.
Sonia Kashuk I think is the best to grip out of the three. It has a groove which is perfect for holding and it also has the pointiest tip out of all of them. Meaning it can get to all the nooks and cranies on your face that the other might struggle with!

Application

I didn't really notice much of a difference between any of them! All applied liquid foundation evenly, gaving the same finish. I don't use the tip side of these though, just the base.

Price

The Beauty Blender cost me £10...but that was an IMATS trade price. If I ordered it from just beauty direct it would cost me £14.50. Both prices I think are quite expensive. Especially when it won't last as long as a brush would.

The Sonia Kashuk one cost me £5 from Space NK in the sale which I think was far more reasonable.

Sephora I think roughly translated to £8. Middle of the road pricing...

Cleaning

This bit it wasy...The Sephora one was a nightmare to clean...in fact I can't get it spotless. GRRRR

Sonia Kashuk was a bit better but still not pristine!

The Beauty Blender was far easier to clean hands down.

For the record I just used baby shampoo to clean them...SOD paying another frikking stupid amount for a "special" sponge cleaner...Bah I say..BAH!

Other differences

WATER!
This is the exciting bit!!!Chuck the SK and the SPB in water and nothing happens. Both take in water and yeah...just like dampening your bog standard make up sponge. Nothing to write home about!
BUTTTTT!!! Chuck the Beauty Blender in water and you have an entirely different story.
This sponge swells...and I mean SWELLS! To damn near twice in size!

The photos I've taken show the Beauty Blender the largest of the three when it fact when dry it's actually just a little bit bigger than the Sephora one.

Madness!

CONCLUSION

Hmmmm...if price wasn't a factor I would definitely choose the Beauty Blender. It's a softer sponge and you only need to pat gently to distribute your foundation. I love that it swells up to such a giant size and it's FAR easier to clean than the other two.

BUT for value for money I would choose Sonia Kashuk. It's a good size, it is easier to hold because of the different shape and has a pointer tip for concealer etc.

SO there you have it! A rather long winded review after all!

Hope this helps!