I only ever use the real techniques beauty blender. I’m not a huge make up person the most that I know how to do is put on a bit of concealer. I didn’t think that this made much of a difference but there was one day where I couldn’t find the sponge I have been using and used the real techniques one and the feel was so different. I can’t really tell, but I feel like this sponge does pick up a lot of the product because it’s a lot denser. the main difference though is it doesn’t absorb the product similarly to the real techniques one. The only reason I'm giving it three stars instead of 4 is because of how it picks up product.