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    Women are asking men to identify a Beautyblender, and the results are hilarious

    It's a make-up sponge, guys

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    By Lucy Abbersteen
    Published 31 January 2017 In News

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    It's a make-up sponge, guys

    Beautyblenders are without doubt one of the most popular 'weapons of choice' a make-up lover can have in their beauty arsenal, up there with the likes of the silisponge and your favourite highlighting and how to contour kits.

    The trend started when blogger Selena Faye tweeted the below, telling her followers to ask their boyfriends or male friends to identify a Beautyblender from a picture. And whilst a blown-up pink egg does look rather menacing, we're in no doubt as to what this object is. Some people however, were not so sure...

    Some guys went for the (seemingly) simplest explanation.

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    @leyylaa

    Some tried to use logic to find out the use of the mysterious object. What would you use one of these for?

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    @KT_Wohlford

    Then there were the answers which it definitely could NOT be.

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    One guy even tried to join in on the game – though, we're not sure he quite understood the rules.

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    @KT_Wohlford

    While amusing, we're afraid none of these ideas quite make it onto our list of alternative uses for your Beautyblender.

    Not all of the men asked were fooled though – which is a darn shame.

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    @ehmzee_

    Why not try asking your dad/brother/boyfriend/friend the same thing this evening? Tweet us @marieclaireuk if the results are just as random...

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    Lucy is a freelance beauty editor and contributor at Marie Claire, and has also written for titles including Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Glamour and woman&home. She was previously Marie Claire’s junior beauty editor. During her career, she’s covered everything from backstage beauty at fashion week to interviews with famous faces like Drag Race royalty and Little Mix. As for her beauty ethos, she’s a big advocate for not having to spend a fortune on beauty products to get good results. When she’s not got beauty on the brain you’ll probably find her reading or Netflix-ing.

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