Review (4/5): Packaging is heart shaped; love the colors & sponge texture; metal holder is great
This is a lovely set of two sponges but they are not heart shaped. What is heart shaped is the plastic holding the two sponges together with the flat side joining into what almost looks like a heart. Nevertheless, I still love them. The set comes with a great metal sponge holder. The sponges are dense. As a result, make-up does not soak in as easily.
Both blenders have a flat side which is great for smooth applications. These feel good in the hands, blend reasonably well, and feel soft against my skin. These blenders make a great gift for the make-up obsessed. I love that the sponges do not smell. I tried other colored sponges and they smell like pencil shavings or other chemicals and these do not.
The sponges themselves are similar in style to all of the others that I tried before this with the exception that the sponges are on the dense side instead of airy. To me what set of sponges to buy all comes down to the price and the angles one wants on the sponges as well as whether it is for gifting or not. The colors are important too - at least to me. These colors also make it perfect for the Easter Basket.
At the current price of $7.99 this comes to a pricey $2.66 per piece if I count the holder. Most other blenders sell for between $1.25 and $1.75 per piece in a set like this but without the heart-shaped packaging.