TikTok’s Newest Viral Make-up Hack: Frozen Make-up Sponges — See Movies

Has any object on this planet endured extra torture than the sweetness sponge? Significantly — individuals have stuffed them within condoms, tried to wash them within the microwave, coated them with lube “primer,” and have tried to exchange them with a great deal of nonsensical objects together with however not restricted to eggs, tomatoes, and bra inserts. If I have been a Beautyblender, I would be hanging by my final thread by now. 

And it isn’t over as a result of TikTok has birthed one more Beautyblender hack, which includes a splash of water and a one-hour time-out within the freezer. The concept is that making use of make-up with an icy sponge lends itself to smoother utility — and tens of millions have flocked to look at the hack in motion. Consumer @gwmakeup popularized the frozen magnificence sponge approach with a video that has greater than 2.three million likes, and others, like Briana Pelaez, adopted go well with with their very own extremely considered movies. 

The hack, Pelaez says, made her basis “manner smoother than when not frozen, and after some time with the make-up on, I barely made any retouches and saved a whole lot of product.” There is no denying that the outcomes from these movies look beautiful, however we nonetheless needed to run this hack previous a make-up artist and a dermatologist for his or her two cents.

In lots of circumstances, TikTok-viral hacks are harmful sufficient to earn a bright-red stamp of disapproval from magnificence specialists — however Connecticut-based board-certified dermatologist Mona Gohara, M.D., grants this one protected to be used. “I’d positively use [a frozen makeup sponge] underneath my eyes to assist lower puffiness as I mix in my concealer,” she tells Attract. “Cool compresses, à la the cucumbers on the eyes at a spa, constrict the vessels and cut back undereye luggage.” That stated, she in all probability would not apply it to her entire face. “I’d be afraid that it might trigger irritation or discoloration,” she provides.

Whether or not or not you determine to chuck your Beautyblender within the ice bin, all that issues is that you simply maintain it as clear as doable, retailer it out of attain of bacteria-filled locations, and know when it is prepared to get replaced (that goes for any magnificence sponge or make-up brush hack). Los Angeles board-certified dermatologist Ava Shamban, M.D., beforehand suggested to Attract. “For blenders and sponges, it is best to wash frequently and exchange each three months.”

In any other case, mix to your coronary heart’s content material with this refreshing albeit considerably foolish approach. On the very least, your Beautyblender will thanks for not changing it with meals.

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