The happiest moment when you buy a product thinking it will do something good and it actually does a great job. Makeup Academy's Pro Base Fixing Mist made me happy, will it make you happy too?
Pro Base Mixing Mist:
Fixes your makeup in place all day long. Protects against heat, humidity, cold and windy conditions; whatever your day throws at you - your makeup will hold in place!
To Use:
Apply makeup as normal.
Shake your fixing mist and then hold at arms length and spray in a horizontal swishing motion until you have your desired cover. Avoid direct contact with eyes Moisterises and hydrates skin Micro-fine mist for easy application Up to 8 hours fixing time.
Product Description & Packaging:
Pro Base Fixing Mist by MUA comes in a plastic spray bottle. It has a water like consistency and is used to set makeup for longer wear time. Each bottle contains 60ml of product.
Sometimes I feel tired thinking about all those additional steps in makeup application. Lets go back a couple of years and think about base application. A concealer and a foundation were more than enough but now we have moisturiser, primer, foundation, concealer, contour & highlighter just to create a nice canvas to apply rest of the products before we set everything with a finishing powder but now comes one more final step (more like a final boss - gamers would know =P), formally known as Fixing Spray. I have been seeing it in use for a past couple of years but I thought the use was just for the brides so their makeups would stay in place for longer hours. But now that I am into makeup, I thought to try one as soon as MUA launched one. Despite of being lazy, thinking about all the makeup application steps, I haven't skipped using fixing spray on every formal and semi-formal occasion ever since I have got it.
It works like a charm to remove all the flaky-ness of full coverage foundations and all the cakey-ness from powder applications. It does not remove all the dry patches from the face but definitely reduces them a lot. It smells great and feels really refreshing during hot weather. The formula is so light and leave a dewy skin behind. If you are expecting a matte finish, you might need to dab a bit of powder on your face after you set your makeup with this spray, but for me, a dewy finish is more natural looking.
I haven't noticed any longevity in my makeup actually. It used to stay for almost same hours with a primer underneath. But I just love how it makes my base, skin-like, even if I am wearing a full coverage foundation.
How I Use It:
I do my makeup normally and then spray this mist on my face from about a two feet distance. I feel like I spray more than normal but that works fine for me. I keep my eyes closed for about 30 seconds. Then I take a fluffy brush, that I usually use for my finishing powder, and lightly dab on my face while the spray is still there a bit. I know this step is not necessary but I feel like it gives me a better finish. I do not touch my eyes at all and go for my lipstick at the end.
This spray has helped me a lot when I was in Pakistan a few days back. I literally did my makeup in a torch light so many times and I was always scared that my foundation might look cakey but using this fixing spray at the end ensured a skin-like finish plus it feels good in hot weather.
I have never tried Rose Water in place for a fixing spray but I have heard that it works fine to remove cakey-ness from the foundation as well. Do let me know if you have ever tried it so people who don't want to use a fixing spray, can get an inexpensive alternate.
Overall, I am loving this fixing spray for all the good things it has to offer but I haven't noticed my makeup to last longer than it usually does.
Pro Base Fixing Mist by MUA is retailed at £5.00 and is available online at Makeup Academy's website. They only accept PayPal and ships to the countries that has PayPal services. In Pakistan, you can get all Makeup Academy products from Just4Girls.pk at very affordable prices.
Have you tried MUA's fixing spray yet? Do share if you have any alternate methods.
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i want to try this! sounds great from your review! x
ReplyDeleteHey nice, was waiting fo this, do u spritz it on to ur eye makeup too????
ReplyDeleteYes I do.
DeleteThis is nice... it definitely works for those who has very oily skin. Nice review :)
ReplyDeleteI so want to try it <3
ReplyDeleteThis sounds just like ELF Mist & Set Spray that I love. Great review :)
ReplyDeleteYeah I read your review on ELF Mist & Set Spray and I was like, MUA's is the same. =D
DeleteIt luks great. Definitely gonna try when m finished with my elf one:-)
ReplyDeletegreat review sahrish i havenot tried it yet but i am impressed with saeed ghani rose water i used it before and after makeup just spray and air dry it makes my makeup longlasting and fresh you must try it :)
ReplyDeleteI have Saeed Ghani's products on my wishlist. And I will give rose water a try now. Thank you for sharing your experience.
DeleteI've never used a fixing spray, with a primer everything works fine but maybe i'll give it a shot now;)
ReplyDeleteGreat review. I was confused about elf mist spray and MUA pro base fixing mist. I think i'll go with this one, as i liked the packaging better :)
ReplyDeletelove this review, i really need this magical mist at earliest specially when its that much hot summers are already here. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletethank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much you solved my problem.i have oily skin n i cant wear makup for 2 to 3 hours it gets oily n messy...but tell my one thing when i aaply eyeshadow after spry or before spry? and from where we can have this spry?any other compny...plzzzzz ans it
ReplyDeleteYou can spray it all over your makeup. This is more like a finishing product. I have mentioned in the post that you can get if from Just4Girls.pk
DeleteI recently got this too! Haven't tried it on as yet, but I will soon!
ReplyDeleteThankyou for a great review! :D
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