MAC Fix Plus Spray ?

[Janice]

Fix + is not an adhesive or a product to make your makeup stay on longer.

It's a refresher, toner, sort of spray. One of it's benefits is helping your makeup look less powdery.

From the MAC website:

Quote:

Liquid refreshment for the skin. A vitamin-rich pick-up for the skin - and a perfect finishing "fix" for makeup. Spray it on. Sets makeup. Wakes up the skin! Alcohol-free. Herb-infused. Shot with caffeine. One smart tonic. For a fresh finish to a look, apply over moisturizer and under foundation. Use over powder for a soft "set" finish. Non-irritating: skin calming. Botanically formulated. Naturally aromatic. Skin-quenching. Does the skin good. Let the skin drink it up!

[FacesbyNiki]

It refreshes my skin.

[siren]

Fix+ is exactly that, a moisturinzing, toneing and refreshing spray that sets makeup to a dewier finish. If you spray it onto your 190 foundation brush, it really makes your liquid application flawless and it adheres a bit better to the skin in my opinion. As for making sure your eye makeup stays on, I would imagine using a paint would be far better than hairspray...especially if you dont like the idea of sticky residue and the possibility of damaging your eyes. Depending on your skin tone, MAC has some nice neutral paint colours....they are a cream that dries to a powder finish...i never, ever go without a paint underneath my shadow...they make the colour much more vibrant and eliminate creasing and the tendency of powder shadows dissapearing as the day wears on... I would reccomend Untitled if you are an nw 15-30, Bare Canvas if you are nc15-30, and if your skin tone is a bit darker, Bamboom is killer....check them out! You will be amazed....

[jeanna]

for me, it's more of a refresher so makeup doesn't look so powdery. i tried fix + and it worked GREAT for the first few days, but after a while i started to break out so i found clinique's moisture surge face spray and it does the same thing but it doesn't make me break out. it makes foundation look smooth and dewy... creamy almost.

[Sushi_Flower]

I went to Mac today for a proper browse and bought 2 things. I tried the Fix and it's hard to see properly in the lights there but it felt great and i think it did make my foundation/powder look better. I think i will buy this soon.
Would still like to hear more opinions though.

[MACForME]

I use Fix+ every day. For some reason, i dont get that oil slick at the end of the day any my makeup does look like it stays on better. Plus it makes my skin feel nice. I got this with a TryOn pac, and i will buy it again when this one runs out.

[Sushi_Flower]

Who uses this? And how? And what results do you get from it?

I just bought this today after trying to get hold of it for months (it was always out of stock). It feels great whenever i've tried it at the counter and i know it's meant to take the powdery look off your face and bond your makeup. But this seems like a pretty versatile product so i'd like to hear about it from people.

Also i've got a feeling i'd like to use this is a proper moisturiser on my naked skin as i feel i need something quiet light and refreshing. The Mac MA told me it wouldn't be good as a moisturising and isn't moisturising at all but i read a thread a long time back where alot of people were praising it as a moisturiser itself. What do you guys think?

Also whyyyy can't they make it so it gives a fine mist? A Mac MA was asking me if i was crying once after i'd sprayed it on as it leaves droplets of it on your face before it's absorbed!

[Jessica]

I spritz with two to three sprays about 10-12 inches from my face when I am finished applying everything but my lips. And I love the way that it makes the "I just finished putting on my makeup so my face is all powdery"look. IN terms of pre-MU, I haven't noticed much so I usually forgo applying before MU. HTH

[eyeshadowfreak]

I use it right before I finish off my makeup with mascara and l/s or gloss.

I agree with Jessica - it takes away that powdery look.

Never tried it before.

[marshmallowfluffy]

Most people use Fix + as a finishing touch for their makeup...to take away the powderiness, etc.

I usually do not recommend it as a subsitute for moisturizer as it is mainly spring water (along with some vitamins and minerals, and some skin-soothing ingredients) Water alone doesnt do that great of a job as a moisturizer....it needs something to help "deliver" it to the underlying skin tissues.

But what you can do is spray it on liberally BEFORE you put on a lightweight moisturizer. Don't let it sink in, though...apply the moisutrizer while the Fix+ is still quite damp. He humectants in the moisturizer will bind the water in the Fix+ to your skin and help your skin absorb it (rather than it evaprating away)...thus, giving your skin a nice little boost of moisture.

Another good use for Fix+ is a little mini-facial.
-Spritz skin liberally (get it good and wet) with Fix+
-Then put a few small dots of scrub mask or microfine refinisher on the forehead, noe, chin and cheeks.
-Take a cleansing Wipe and wrap it around your fingertips...and then gently use that to massage the scrub particles over the face.
- When finished scrubbing, spritz the Fix+ on again liberally (to act as a rinse), then take another cleansing wipe and wipe all the scrubby bits off your skin.
- Spritz a little more Fix+ on and follow with moisturizer.
Your skin will be really smooth and super hydrated...this always makes my skin feel really plump and soft.

HTH,
MMF~

[Miss_MAC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by marshmallowfluffy

Most people use Fix + as a finishing touch for their makeup...to take away the powderiness, etc.

I usually do not recommend it as a subsitute for moisturizer as it is mainly spring water (along with some vitamins and minerals, and some skin-soothing ingredients) Water alone doesnt do that great of a job as a moisturizer....it needs something to help "deliver" it to the underlying skin tissues.

But what you can do is spray it on liberally BEFORE you put on a lightweight moisturizer. Don't let it sink in, though...apply the moisutrizer while the Fix+ is still quite damp. He humectants in the moisturizer will bind the water in the Fix+ to your skin and help your skin absorb it (rather than it evaprating away)...thus, giving your skin a nice little boost of moisture.

Another good use for Fix+ is a little mini-facial.
-Spritz skin liberally (get it good and wet) with Fix+
-Then put a few small dots of scrub mask or microfine refinisher on the forehead, noe, chin and cheeks.
-Take a cleansing Wipe and wrap it around your fingertips...and then gently use that to massage the scrub particles over the face.
- When finished scrubbing, spritz the Fix+ on again liberally (to act as a rinse), then take another cleansing wipe and wipe all the scrubby bits off your skin.
- Spritz a little more Fix+ on and follow with moisturizer.
Your skin will be really smooth and super hydrated...this always makes my skin feel really plump and soft.

HTH,
MMF~

OOOOO i have to try this!!

[kissacid]

I use my Fix as a softening spritz onto faces to ready them for foundation application. I then spray some onto the MAC foundation brush before picking up the foundation(regardless if it's cream or liquid). These 2 things makes application a dream, helps to blend and sheer everything out naturally with a 'real skin' finish.

I've tried the same thing with different toners/mists but nothing quite worked the same way.

[Insomiac]

Girls and boys I need your help! If I spray Fix+ before applying make-up, should I apply moisturizer still? I have combination skin already and I'd hate it if I over-moisturize..I don't want to look like a sweating pig!

[SonRisa]

yes! Moisturize

[PrettyKitty]

It's a very light moisturizer, so even if you have combo skin, it could be too light.

I would use Fix + alone only if I have very oily skin.

I use mine after I apply the makeup, for a dewy finish.

[Jude]

In the summer, I use Fix + alone and skip the moisturizer but I have oily skin. In the winter, I would not recommend slipping the moisturizer. I also use it to set my makeup and keep a bottle in my bag so if I have to re-powder later on, I cand spritz for the dewey finish.

[caffn8me]

Another suggested use is as a mixing medium. Spray some into a small container (you can use the cap cover it comes with), dip your #266 brush in it and then you can use any eyeshadow or pigment as a liner.

[mel0622]

does anyone know whats in it? it kinda smells like hair spray. lol.

[Isis]

Found this in the Product Safety forum, contributed by the fabulous Ms. VuittonVictim.

Fix+:
Spring Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caffeine, Panthenol, Arginine, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PPG-26-Butheth-26, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben

[mel0622]

oh thanks!! i wonder which one makes it smell like hair spray. lol.

[Isis]

Maybe it really is hairspray!
I have no idea LOL I'd guess the fixative agents??
I've never used it.

[asnbrb]

it doesn't feel like hairspray (stiff and stuck on your face). there's probably just a smidgen of that fixative agent.

[martygreene]

there actually aren't any fixative agents in fix+, as it isn't really a makeup fixative, as much as a spray form skin hydrator.

It's most likely the combination of extracts and perfume that make it smell hair-spray like.

[sigwing]

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Originally Posted by mel0622

oh thanks!! i wonder which one makes it smell like hair spray. lol.

Probably these: Butylene Glycol & Tocopheryl Acetate

I was wondering this very same thing, what's in it?, just this morning! I wondered about using plain saline solution, the spray, to spray applicators with for damp application of eyeshadows. It'd be really simple to keep a small bottle of it on the dresser, cheap to buy, and I don't need the fixative really when I use a good base or primer anyway.

Years ago (and I mean like 25 or so) I remember a local magazine in Wichita, KS having beauty tips from the locally popular salons & one woman gave the suggestion that after applying all your makeup, spray a fine mist of hairspray on your face to set it! I can't imagine pointing a can of Aqua Net at my face & blasting it to glue my face for the day! (This was also back in the day there was not the selection of hairsprays like now, altho you wouldn't do that with ANY of them!) Can you imagine someone kissing you on the cheek & wondering "WHAT is wrong with her skin???!!??"

[Alexa]

i loooove how it smells. mmmmm *goes off to spray my fix+*