Customer Reviews

Alison Raffaele Foundation Sponges

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When I first bought these sponges, my logic was that they were the same price as shipping, so hey, why not?

The sponges arrived, and were pretty big, and had a shape so you could cover a lot of area (like on your cheeks), or be exact (like around your eyes), and were pretty soft.

There are some downsides, however. For one thing, foundation stains them (though I find this to be true of all cometic sponges). The package suggests wetting the sponges before use, but they fill with water, and once wrung loose shape to a squished form. I've also found that after washing the sponges and leaving them to dry over night, they sometimes do not regain their shape.

Overall, I like the sponges, because they are better than the maybelline sponges I have bought commercially, and I would reccomend them. If, however, you do not have a problem with the sponges you currently use, you may be best off with them.

I had to include something to get free shipping and I needed makeup sponges. That's my excuse for spending $6 for these. I'd heard good things about Alison Raffaele and assumed these would be very high quality. Instead, I received two sponges in an unsealed plastic bag [only marked with a UPC code.] These are equivalent to the sponges one can buy at CVS or Walgreen's, in a 30-count bag for $1.59.

I don't wear makeup, at least not yet. I cut a little slot in the side of each one, insert scalp sensors, wet them in salt water and position them at certain places on the clients head, holding them in place with a head band. Why? I am a neurofeedback therapist and saltwater is a superb conductor for very faint brainwaves. Otherwise I have to use a conductive paste, which while water soluble, still messes up ones hair.
They are kind of pricey but they do seem to holdup.