Ugh, I had my fingers crossed that this would somehow be a magical drug store makeup sponge. I love that there's a stick for a base that you can use to hold it as your using but also it does stand, so when your not using it or it's drying it's not sitting somewhere getting all gross. Problem is this is terrible, wet or dry it really doesn't work pretty much at all. Most sponges you can deal with it if you don't like it, not this one. It soaked up a lot of the product and it's just so hard against your face cause the sponge is so dense, it really doesn't blend the foundation. It's truly useless.. :(

This sponge is way too stiff and WAY to small. It took me forever to cover my face ! I think it's a total waste of money, it's just not worth it. There are better makeup sponges out there, and they work better, are bigger, and cheaper. Save your money!

Horrible! You know those cheep eyeshadow brushes that we all through away!? We'll I'd rather use those than this! I'll stick with my $1 knock off makeup sponge which works awesome! #GotItFree

Meh. I thought this would work like my beauty blender but I found it kind of awkward to use. I think if I switch to primarily using for under eye coverage it might work better but it's not great for full face/neck coverage.

I received this for free to try and even before when I saw it in stores I knew it was not something that would appeal to me. For the sake of the review I tried it dry and damp and it lasted about 2 seconds before I threw it aside for my Beauty Blender. It's not even a good dupe or a mediocre one at that. It's absolutely terrible. It's so hard that it doesn't blend anything in, it just pushes it around, and it doesn't feel nice at all against the skin. I do not recommend this at all.

Ugh, I had my fingers crossed that this would somehow be a magical drug store makeup sponge. I love that there's a stick for a base that you can use to hold it as your using but also it does stand, so when your not using it or it's drying it's not sitting somewhere getting all gross. Problem is this is terrible, wet or dry it really doesn't work pretty much at all. Most sponges you can deal with it if you don't like it, not this one. It soaked up a lot of the product and it's just so hard against your face cause the sponge is so dense, it really doesn't blend the foundation. It's truly useless.. :(

This product was provided from Chick Advisor for review. I received the Dream Blender a little over a week ago to try.

My first impression was the sponge felt quite hard and looked too small to do a quick foundation application.
After wetting the sponge and because of how nonporous it is, it did not absorbed a enough water and did not grow in size like a beauty blender does.

The handle for the Dream Blender was nice to have to avoid putting your fingers all over the sponge applicator, but the sponge itself did not allow for blending the foundation onto the face easily. It took a lot of swipes and circular motions to get the foundation to spread evenly.

One nice thing about the blender is the tip end does allow you to get to the noes and eye area nicely. If the sponge on the handle could be made of better material like the Beauty Blender, and became slightly bigger and softer after wet, it would make for a great tool to use daily.

Unfortunately, this product is a fail as is.

I like the idea of the Dream Velvet blender but I wouldn’t buy it. I use my clean, washed fingers to blend foundation onto my face. I know they say grease from your fingers can clog pores, but I have been doing this my whole life and I have no skin issues. The idea of the blender is neat but having to wash it constantly so bacteria doesn’t build up seems like a hassle. It would be cool if the top was removable and you could add new “sponge” tops as replacements. I think the price point is too high on this product compared to similar products in store- Example: Quo makeup blenders with multiple sponge wedges in the package compared to this 1 blender. For me, there is no real benefit to this product.

Right out of the gate I knew that I wouldn't be enjoying this, I thought though that I may be pleasantly surprised..... no... I was not.

I use a "Beauty Blender" equivalent in my daily makeup application. (the Real Techniques Sponge is a nice inexpensive dupe) I find it helps keep the finish more natural, flawless and removes excess product to help prevent caking and creasing.

I gathered that this is what the Dream Blender was meant to do.

Cons:
1) It was hard and not very malleable after being wetted... (wettened? soaked? whatever LOL)
2) It didn't grow in size as I anticipated. The larger size of the traditional "Beauty Sponge" helps distribute product evenly and helps aid in its blending. This being small, didn't cover enough real-estate on my face and left the foundation patchy.
3) Pushed around the product; not distributing it or pressing it into the skin (if that makes sense)
4) Made the job so much longer and more time consuming as you were left trying to correct the patchiness and put more product on the places it kept taking it off.

I don't have any pros for this product unfortunately.

I also found that a traditional beauty blender made the foundation counterpart much more effective.

I received this product for free from ChickAdvisor in return for my honest opinion.

Maybelline's Dream Blender Sponge is paired with their Dream Velvet foundation. I tried this sponge with that foundation in shade 20 - Classic Ivory. I was very excited to try this since I’ve never used a whipped foundation before, and I've always used the beautyBlender to apply foundation. I started by putting the Dream Blender under the tap to get it wet, then squeezing it to remove some of the water in a towel. This sponge does not expand like other makeup sponges or seem to retain water like the others. I followed the instructions listed on Maybelline’s website, and put a little bit of foundation on the back of my hand, and dipped my Dream Blender into it to gather some product and then applied it onto my face.

I noticed that the Dream Blender doesn’t apply the foundation nicely onto my skin – it just pushes it around on your face. It didn’t blend it at all, so when the foundation was set, it looked very caked on. It looked FLAWLESS, but I noticed about 2 hours later that my foundation was actually flaking off. But the rest of skin just looked packed with makeup. I always wear moisturizer before applying any makeup, and I’ve used the same one for a while, so I know that’s not the issue.

I will never use the Dream Blender sponge again. It’s too thick of a sponge, and felt more like squishy rubber? It’s really just a very condensed sponge. The ONLY thing I liked was that the sponge was on a handle, which made it way less messy than using your fingers or another sponge to apply your makeup.

I say splurge and get yourself a Beauty Blender if you’re looking for a makeup sponge.