My Sonia Kashuk indulgence
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A couple of weeks ago, my good galpal who knows a thing or two about good makeup and beauty essentials contacted me to ask if I would help to order some makeup items for her from the US. That’s when I was introduced to the Sonia Kashuk brand.
Call it temptation or plain ol’ friendly influence, several hours of browsing around later, I decided to try out a few items myself too, and ordered them all together. Well, all of the items arrived safely as of yesterday and they looked as cute as a button!
I ordered the items from Target online, taking advantage of the FREE SHIPPING offer for purchases above $50. And here’s what I got for myself:
- The Sonia Kashuk® Synthetic Flat Blusher Brush @ $14.99
- The Sonia Kashuk® Blending Sponge @ $9.99
I bought the flat blusher brush because it had rave reviews from everyone and I didn’t own a blusher brush yet, so I figured this was as good a time as any to get one. Plus the handle of the brush certainly looked interesting. Check out the contours! I also realized that I have not been using a blush for goodness knows how long. Blame it on tardiness or just plain not having enough time. Well, now that I have a brand new blusher brush, I have the perfect excuse to get myself a decent blush
As for the blending sponge, first of all, doesn’t it look so very cute? I had long abandoned the use of sponges for applying foundation, simply because I found it a hassle to wash the sponge. I used to use the regular triangular-shaped sponges and I found I could not really grasp them well enough. So I switched to using my fingers instead. But then this lil blue blending sponge is reputed to be a great knockoff version of the Beautyblender. At a fraction of the price, the Sonia Kashuk sponge was definitely worth a try.
I decided to try applying my liquid foundation with the Sonia Kashuk blending sponge this morning, and I was amazed that it really gave a flawless finish on the face. However, it did take me a tad longer to apply my makeup, and I did use more foundation, simply because the sponge itself absorbs some of the foundation, but my face feels and looks good after that. I haven’t found a good solution to cleaning the sponge yet, so I am just using water for now. Let’s see if I’ll use it every day. And even if I don’t, I will definitely use it for special occasions, because just by dabbing and bouncing the foundation off my skin, it does the job pretty well. Â
In all honesty though, the blue sponge does lend an interesting look to my dressing table now as I am air-drying it. Teehee.
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Posted by Giddy Tigress on December 4th, 2008 filed in Beauty & Skincare, Online, Shopping, Women | 1 Comment »