People Are Now Using Hard-Boiled

First discovered by beauty blogger Nadi (a.k.a., PopLuxe), hardboiled eggs make for surprisingly good makeup sponges. In a YouTube tutorial posted earlier this month, Nadi used an egg — shell peeled off — to blend his foundation, apply eyeshadow, and contour his face.

People Are Now Using Hard-Boiled Eggs to Blend Their Makeup
This is not a yolk…

Unexpectedly, the delicious hack actually worked — and when it started to crumble halfway through the tutorial, provided him with a well-deserved snack.

“Oh my gosh, this is actually working really, really well,” he said. “This kind of feels like a really cold SiliSponge but it smells like sewage, like eggs, so that’s a turnoff — but it’s actually doing a pretty good job.”

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“I really like how cold this is,” he added. “It’s like super refreshing, too!”

Inspired by his efforts, fellow beauty blogger Esther Gbudje (a.k.a., houseofsienna) also decided to give the hack a try this week, and got equally amazing results.

“The egg did give me the flawless look I was going for, and it doesn’t absorb any product at all,” Gbudje told Allure. “After each application, I cleaned the egg with wipes before applying another product on my face, so I would say it worked for me.”