I use the 208. I used to put some on the back of my hand, but it's wasteful and actually unnecessary. I give the tube the slightest, and I mean slightest, squeeze and the product comes out. I glide my brush across and go from there. Whatever you don't use will just go back down into the tube. A very obedient product, this is. I also love that it keeps my hairs in place. Sometimes, I used to have a stray, unruly bit of hair when I used a powder to fill in, but the texture of this stuff pretty much locks things down. Love, love, love it.