I’m an avid beauty blender fan. I use that cute little sponge day in day out to apply my foundation, concealer and hey I was even given a teeny tiny one the other day to apply eyeshadow. You get the jist, I like me a beauty blender. What I do not like, is this new trend among beauty bloggers.
Behold the condom beauty blender technique. Erm sorry what? What is this weird new internet trend??
Apparently beauty vloggers (that’s video blogger FYI) are covering their beauty blenders with condoms. Yes this does mean popping that sponge inside a condom and slapping it on your face. I’d really like to meet the person who invented this technique. Did they just find a condom on the floor and decide to use it on their skin? Or did they have a Google first about the benefits of applying foundation with a lubricated tube meant for a penis?
Said adventurous vloggers highly recommend you actually wash off any lubrication first, and then tie the end before applying your foundation as usual. This combination means you get both a soft, spongey texture from the sponge along with the ability to reach tough spots without wasting your expensive Laura Mercier foundation.
We decided to test it out, in our work toilet because where else would you put a beauty blender inside a condom?
Our first thoughts were – condoms are hard to find at the best of times, so why would you waste one on your face (although our editor has just pointed out that condoms are free, kids, from your nearest sexual health clinic)?
Upon application my wonderful model Aimee wasn’t sure, but that’s probably because someone was in the cubicle next to us and we had repeatedly said the word ‘condom.’ Let’s call it stage fright. After application her skin did look great, like a glowing dewy porcelain Barbie, but better.. And she was able to get into all those hard-to-reach spots like the side of your nose. So maybe we’re onto a winning beauty combo? That’s if you can put up with the sound of a condom slapping against your face.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.