Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge vs Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

Two applicators, compared on what the catalogue records about each.

Which should you buy? Real Techniques Expert Face Brush costs about $3 more. Pick Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge for a sponge, a sheer finish, a dewy finish. Pick Real Techniques Expert Face Brush for coverage, coverage, a matte finish.

Real Techniques

Miracle Complexion Sponge

Damp, it dilutes and sheers whatever you bounce on with it, and it presses product into the skin rather than sitting it on top. That is what people mean by a skin-like finish.

Worth knowing. Run it under the tap and squeeze it out until it stops dripping. A dry sponge drinks your foundation and leaves streaks.

One sponge, around $7. A dewy finish, A natural finish, An affordable pick

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Real Techniques

Expert Face Brush

Dense and domed, so it lays product down rather than diluting it. This is the tool for coverage: the same foundation buffed with this reads a full step more opaque than the same foundation bounced on with a damp sponge.

Worth knowing. Small circles, then a few light sweeps to knock the circles out. Sweeping only, from the start, is what leaves streaks.

One brush, around $10. A matte finish, All-day wear, An affordable pick

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Side by side

  Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
One sponge, around $7
Real Techniques Expert Face Brush
One brush, around $10
Pricearound $7around $10
SizeOne spongeOne brush
Suited toA dewy finish, A natural finish, An affordable pickA matte finish, All-day wear, An affordable pick
Only this onea sponge, a sheer finish, A dewy finish, A natural finishcoverage, coverage, A matte finish, All-day wear

What they share

Both are applicators suited to an affordable pick.

Questions people also ask

What is the difference between Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and Real Techniques Expert Face Brush?

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush costs about $3 more. Pick Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge for a sponge, a sheer finish, a dewy finish. Pick Real Techniques Expert Face Brush for coverage, coverage, a matte finish.

Which is cheaper, Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge or Real Techniques Expert Face Brush?

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge, at around $7 for One sponge, against around $10 for One brush. Retail prices move, so check the retailer.

What do Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and Real Techniques Expert Face Brush have in common?

Both are applicators suited to an affordable pick.

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