great with not instead of a sponge [SEP] i mostly like these i use them for liquid makeup not lotion and i find that i still also need a regular sponge to blend properly but the combination of the silicone and the sponge seems to work better than the sponge by itself i bought them mostly to waste less so this does save on foundation and i get more use out of sponges but the directions say the silicone applicators need to be replaced when they show wear and i was thinking they would be indefinitely reusable so that is a bit disappointing