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MAC Prep + Prime Fix + Review

MAC Prep + Prime Fix + Review
Discontinued
Overall rating from 99 reviews so far:
4.5/5
Would use it again?
4.5/5
Did it do what it said it would?
4.4/5
Would recommend it to a friend?
4.5/5

A lightweight, mineral rich finishing mist that refreshes the skin and finishes makeup. Helps create an even surface for a smooth makeup application Same Fix + formula with updated packaging. Hold the bottle 12 inches away from face and spray evening onto freshly washed skin to hydrate before applying moisturizer. Mist on top of foundation to finish makeup and add a glow. Mist onto skin throughout the day for an instant boost of hydration and to refresh makeup.

Website www.maccosmetics.co.nz

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MAC Prep + Prime Fix + Review

MAC Prep + Prime Fix + Review

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
26th February, 2015
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A must!

Is a great product for spraying over your face once you have completed your make up. It is very nourishing and refreshing on my skin. It is also great for intensifying your eyeshadows.

I decided to purchase this after watching many reviews on youtube and wow it has certainly made a difference! I purchased a small bottle on trade me to try it out first. I definitely will be buying the bigger bottle once the smaller one has run out.

I have had a lot of dry patches lately and this spray has been great for fixing these dry patches once i have put my makeup on

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
3rd March, 2015
1 members found this review useful
Best Dewy Mist Spray

I've owned the MAC Fix+ for about 6months now and I can't imagine my life without it. If I am ever having a day where I want to have dewy skin or a 'not too powdery' makeup look I will use this over my makeup once I have put powder on.

Here's a few things which I love about it:

• It makes all hairs and powders settle down on my face and it stops the powder clinging to any dry patches on my skin

• It makes my skin have a glowy look to it - I don't know how it does it but it does!

• This is awesome for summer in the hot weather and your skin is feeling a bit dull or dry I will use this before and after makeup application and it works wonders.

• I also use this for if I want an eyeshadow to be more pigmented - i'll spray my brush with Fix+ and then it'll make the shadow stick on better and a lot more pigmented.

I initially bought the 30ml travel size but have now purchased the 100ml and I will definitely be re-purchasing this - it's a must have!

I love the pump on it as it's not an aerosol can or awkward pump head so I find I can spray it easily.

Tips: Hold about 15cm's away from your face and spray about 4 pumps on your face for the best effect!

Make sure you apply your mascara after!

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jessickaxnz
20th March, 2015

Your review was super helpful to me as I have been on the fence about trying this. Your review gave me the nudge I needed to give it a go and I got the travel size to try. Thanks so much for your in-depth review! Can't wait to try it.

Overall rating:
5.0/5
22nd March, 2015
3 members found this review useful
An Essential.

I purchased MAC Fix+ over 6 months ago, and it has spent its life so far at the bottom of my drawer. After finally pulling it out and putting it to use I was kicking myself for not using it earlier. I wear full coverage makeup on a daily basis. I use Loreal True Match liquid foundation, MAC pro-longwear concealer under my eyes and my whole face is finished off with Australis Fresh and Flawless powder. This combination of products isn't intended to give a natural finish, but I also don't want to look cakey. There have been many occasions where I look cakey, almost like I have some scary skin disease I am hiding underneath it all.

MAC Fix+ is the final step in my makeup routine. If I am needing my makeup to really last, I will spray the Skindinavia setting spray first, followed by MAC Fix +. The spray does give you a little fright at first, as it feels like you have squirted a whole lot of water on your face, rather than a mist. However the results are amazing. Any powdery finish or cakeyness is gone, and a fresh, flawless finish is left behind. I don't loose any coverage, but it looks like I have used far less product to achieve a flawless finish. It does take 30 seconds or so for the product to settle, but I couldn't stop staring at my skin when it had. I have combination skin that can get a little oily during the day, and this product is perfect. I wouldn't describe the results as dewy, it just removes any powdery appearance. MAC Fix+ would be the perfect companion for anyone with dry skin.

There are multiple ways to use MAC Fix+. It can be sprayed before and after makeup application, onto foundation brushes and onto eyeshadow brushes to intensify colours. The product is available in full and mini sizes, so if you are unsure about this product the mini would be a great option.

Tips: This is NOT a setting spray. It is often perceived as a product to spray after applying makeup to increase the longevity of makeup. This product is not designed to prolong makeup on the skin so if this is what you are looking for, MAC Fix+ is not the answer.

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chelseaadelaide
7th August, 2015

Thank you Trudi. The 30ml lasts a really long time. Enjoy!

trudijoy
7th August, 2015

Great, detailed and clear review as always chelsea - thank you! I picked up a 30 ml of this in HK to try out and I'm super keen to do so!

Overall rating:
5.0/5
28th March, 2015
0 members found this review useful
Best mac product!

I was really sceptical about this because it just seemed like fancy water. But wow it's fantastic, i use it everyday after applying my powder to set it all down and make it all look more natural. Because adding this makes it seem less powdery and a little more dewy. I don't find that it prolongs the wear of my makeup. But it makes it look so much better. I also use it for pigments when I use them on my eyes. It makes them look more foiled and pigmented. Will continue to repurchase forever!

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
1st April, 2015
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Refreshes your skin!

I love this product and received it as a gift last year - thanks Mum! At first I was unsure at what stage in my makeup routine I was meant to use this but quickly decided I liked it best after I had applied my foundation/powder. This product goes on well, sits on skin then sinks it to hydrate my face like nobody's business! I have also found that it helps my powder to set on my foundation and leaves a nice dewey finish to my face makeup. I am definitely going to replace this product once it runs out but so far it has lasted me for a while so I give it a big thumbs up in terms of value for money and longevity!

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
9th April, 2015
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Great spray super refreshing

This product retails at $38 nzd and I brought mine from Kirkcaldie and Stains department store. The packaging is very convenient almost frosty bottle with white MAC labelling and a black twist lock cap to ensure no spillage.I use this product for a couple of purposes to set my powders down, to refresh my makeup and to makeup my eyeshadows more pigmented. All the ways I use MAC fix + does an amazing job. The spray when it comes out of the bottle is very fine and sprays nicely and not in big wet clumps, it doesn't move my makeup when sprayed. If you have a problem with cakey powder and it not sitting nicely on your skin test out MAC fix + it really settles all your powders down into your skin to make it look flawless. After a long day and your makeup doesn't look as fresh as it was at the start when you first applied it spritz some MAC fix + and it does the trick of refreshing your makeup The scent is hard to explain but very light.If you have eyeshadows that you want to be super pigmented load it up on your brush and spray so fix + and put onto your eyelid and it becomes soooo pigmented love doing this. Overall awesome product it doesn't particularly help with long longevity of makeup but does refresh and it claims and settles down powders.

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Overall rating:
5.0/5
12th April, 2015
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Great if you have other fix + products

The prep + prime (Fix +) range is a range that has been designed to be used together. This is why I would only recommend if you use other mac products in this range. If you don't you will not see the same affects and it may not actually help set your make up at all. I also would only recommend if you use a mac powder foundation as your foundation or as your setting powder.

I use this with my mac studio fix powder foundation and it works a treat, i love the way it settles the powder and sets it giving it the most amazing looking finish to my skin.

Over all for the price and what it does I would buy it again providing I am still using my mac studio fix powder.

Tips: If you see it in mac make sure you buy it as it always sells out!

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Overall rating:
3.3/5
13th April, 2015
1 members found this review useful
Nice but Annoying!

I recently did a MAC haul and had been dying to try this out due to the reviews on here. I have dry skin and was hoping that this would help prep my skin before applying makeup - as well as making my fave look dewy.

As I hadn't tried this I got a small (30ml) size before committing to the cost of a large bottle. I'm unsure if the large bottle is the same packaging wise (they look the same except for the size), so please note my review is for the small size.

The packaging looks nice with a frosted white container and a matte black lid. I like that you can see how much product is in left - something that annoys me is when you can't see how close you are to running out.

However... I have huge issues with the spray nozzle. If it weren't for this my review would be much, much higher. Bear in mind I could have purchased a faulty one. Anyway, the nozzle is horrendous! It squirts out in huge, erratic drops instead of a fine mist. When I apply this to my face it feels like I am being shot with a water gun! The drops are huge and aren't dispersed evenly, which means that I have to use my fingers to apply this all over my face. This is a massive fail for me and I hope that I got a faulty one, as I really like the product itself.

The fluid applies clear and doesn't have a scent. When using this to prep my skin before makeup (but after moisturising), it makes my skin feel cool and refreshed - as well as hydrated. I love the feeling this gives my skin and, as I mentioned above if it weren't for the horrendous spray nozzle this would get 5 stars.

I also use this after applying my makeup and it makes my skin feel fresh and look dewy. It isn't greasy and feels lightweight. I really love the natural, healthy glow this gives my dry skin - even though I have to use my fingers to disperse the product evenly.

Overall I really do love the way this make my skin look and feel, but I HATE the spray nozzle. If I had purchased the full size and encountered this I would send it back. I would repurchase this again as it is a lovely product for dry skin, but I would also be hesitant because of the spray nozzle.

Tips: If you haven't tried this, get the 30ml size instead of the full size to save yourself money and to make sure you like it before investing.

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angelbeauty
19th May, 2015

Yes the nozzle is for sure the downfall of this product - I wish they would change it but I love the fix plus spray and will continue to use it regardless.

kirstyj
16th April, 2015

Agreed on the nozzle. This made me look like I had been out in the rain this morning!!!

Overall rating:
4.7/5
22nd April, 2015
0 members found this review useful
MAC Fix+

OHK so I love the product but hate the packaging!! So lets start with the negative point first, that nozzle!!!! Just thinking about that nozzle makes me grrr!!! When I first started using it, it was great. It sprayed an evenly spread out perfect amount of mist and it felt amazing as it swept across the face, but then over time all of a sudden it would spray big droplets of the liquid in a concentrated area that it felt like I could just go stand outside under the rain drops. And now with about 1/3 left I can press the pump down and only get little spurts of shattered spray of fluid. But apart from that nozzle issue the actual product is amazing. It is so universal, I use it to hydrate the skin, I use it to settle powdered products once applied to my face, I use it to intensify eyeshadows and then use it throughout the day to re-fresh my makeup. It doesn't make the skin greasy looking or clog pores. It's a great product and can see why everyone raves about it but I hope MAC fix the nozzle problem.

Tips: This is not a finishing setting spray but a refreshing finishing mist so in other words it won't lock your makeup application like Urban decay setting spray or Skindinavia setting sprays would.

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Overall rating:
4.7/5
29th April, 2015
1 members found this review useful
MAC Fix+

I love this stuff. It's a finishing mist for your makeup but I tend to use it more as a refreshing mist before and after I put my makeup on. Let me explain....

I like to use it before I put my makeup on, it's a skin refresher/finishing mist so you can use it for a few different things. I prime my face first, let that settle for a bit and then I apply my fix +. I feel like it helps to hydrate my skin and prep it for a beautiful dewy finish.

When I use it after my makeup is done, it's not as a setting spray. I have a handy travel size fix + that fits perfectly into my hand bag which is incredibly handy when you're out and about. Especially if you're like me. When it's hot or when I get nervous, it really shows on my face. I go bright red and start to feel like my makeup is about to melt off my face. This is when the fix + comes in.

It has such a refreshing scent and a cooling sensation when you spritz it on your face. It's really ideal for hot flushes. It instantly cools you down and refreshes your skin at the same time. With the added fanning to help set it, you instantly start to feel better. And because it's actually designed as a setting mist, it'a not going to ruin your makeup. As long as you hold it 12" away from your face it's going to cool/refresh your skin aswell as keep your makeup in place.

I have since gone out and purchased the full size fix + because I really love this product and what it does for my skin. But as soon as my mini one runs out, I will definitely repurchase it. It's so handy to have in your hand bag. You never know when you're going to need it.

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