Juvia's Place Magic Sponge Left Patchy Clumps On My Face

I've been putting on makeup since highscool, tried a bunch of different brushes and tools. But this sponge is the worst. Ever. Instead of blending my foundation all nice and smooth, it just clumps everything up, swept it across my face once, go instant patchy mess. Ended up looking like a disco ball malfunctioned on my skin. Had to wash my face twice to get rid of all the gunk! The reviews online made it sound like a miracle worker, followed all the "magic sponge" tips and tricks, just wasted a bunch of time and makeup trying to make it work. Is this sponge broken, or is it just not as amazing as they say? Either way, it's not happening for me. Not risking another makeup meltdown just to try this thing again.