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MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY How to Best Use

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UPDATED JUNE 2025: Review + Best Use Guide MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + Spray is a popular beauty favorite.

How do you use MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + Spray? Does it meet the hype? What it is and how to use it.

MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + spray

MAC COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix + micro-mists green tea, cucumber & vitamins onto skin for soothing hydration to foundation and skin.

What is MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY?

MAC says the MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + is “a lightweight water mist that gently soothes and refreshes skin and finishes makeup.”

It contains vitamins and minerals, green tea, chamomile, and cucumber to soothe and refresh the skin.

WHY USE MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY?

Harsh forced heat and air conditioning within many apartments and office buildings can make skin dry and makeup crack.

If you live in a cold climate, makeup can dry out and crack. Makeup can melt in a hot one. Forced indoor heat pulls moisture out of foundation, leaving a dry, unnatural looking look. Can a makeup setting spray help? And how do you find the right one for your skin type?

We’ve tried out a few setting sprays lately, and have come to love MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + to make our foundation stay put while our skin looks dewy, supple and hydrated.

What are the MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY Benefits?

  • Makeup is refreshed, but there is not a glittery glow or weird wet, slippery look.
  • It absorbs quickly to give an instant boost of hydration while delivering a soft sheen to refresh and finish makeup.
  • Existing makeup is not disturbed by the micro-spray mist.

Additionally, MAC Prep + Prime Fix+ is Ophthalmologist tested and Non-acnegenic.

MAC Prep + Prime Fix + Keeps Makeup Fresh All Day

When I use MAC Prep + Prime Fix + to set my foundation in the morning, I do not need to reapply foundation during the day (except for touching up with YSL Touche Eclat for some brightening, more to look awake under harsh gray lights than reapplying for coverage).

Dabbing Prep + Prime Fix + with a Beauty Blender mid-day or before going out after work is also a way to refresh concealer and any foundation that has settled into fine lines around the mouth or folds of the nose.

DRY & SENSITIVE SKIN Benefits

If your skin is sensitive or dry, it helps keep the foundation moist.

Sensitive skin will like the soothing cucumber and green tea to keep redness and irritation at bay during the day.

Dry and delicate skins will also appreciate that this setting spray does not sting like those that contain alcohol.

OILY SKIN Benefits

If you have oily skin, MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + keeps the color of your foundation color true so that it does not get darker during the day, but some oily skin gals report that the spray does not help set their foundation and they still need a mid-day foundation re-touch.

If you have oily skin, you may prefer one of the Urban Decay setting sprays or Tatcha Luminous Skin Dewy Mist

HOW TO Best USE MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY

  1. I shake the bottle.
  2. Hold the bottle about 12 inches away from your face.
  3. Mist the face after doing foundation or foundation and powder as the last step before mascara and liner.
  4. If my face is exceptionally dry, I mist my face once before foundation application as well.
  5. During the day, I spray it again on before any concealer or foundation touch-ups and dab with a beauty blender to smooth out any caking or creasing.
    MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + comes in a smaller purse size bottle as well.

My makeup stays dewy even in cold, harsh weather or in a very dry office environment.

MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY FAQ

Does MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY cause acne?

No. MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY is non-acnegenic.

I was surprised to see how many acne-causing ingredients appear in some well-known brand sprays.

Is MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY sticky?

No it is not sticky. It also leaves skin feeling smooth.

There are a few setting sprays that leave more of a light hairspray type of tacky stickiness on the skin, that I do not like.

WHY not just use a water spray or wet sponge?

These tactics can work, but I find it does not help the makeup stay fresh in the first place, it only helps blend out creasing makeup before applying more makeup.

This may seem like one of those makeup products that you don’t need because a damp sponge can rehydrate dried out makeup. That is only one of the MAC COSMETICS PREP+ PRIME+FIX benefits.

What is the MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY scent?

I also like that it smells only of the green tea and cucumber. There are no overpowering scents. I smell nothing once it dries down.

My makeup doesn’t crack or crease during the day. Any touchups are minimal, even on long days.

MAC COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix + micro-mists green tea, cucumber & vitamins onto skin for soothing hydration to foundation and skin.

MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + spray

WHERE TO FIND MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + Spray

MAC Prep+ Prime Fix+ is $24 for the 3.4-ounce size and $12 for the purse size.

Right now, three limited edition versions are also available: a lavender, a rose, and coconut scented Prep+ Prime Fix+ sprays.

Find MAC COSMETICS PREP+ PRIME+FIX at MacCosmetics.com, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Ulta

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow Benefits to Love

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Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow is an amazing multi-tasking product. It not only is a cream to powder blush and bronzer, but it contains amazing natural skin-friendly ingredients plus probiotics for sensational skincare.

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow in Signature Glow

A Mighty Multi-Tasker

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow is a multi-tasking glowing blush and bronzer duo that does your microbiome good with probiotics while enhancing your skin with natural, treating ingredients typically seen in quality skincare.

The Shades

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow comes in three flattering shades: Signature glow, Peach glow, or Gold glow. This cream to powder formula works on cheeks, and lips and even brightens lids.

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow Has fresh-faced color with a glow, not glitter

fresh-faced color with a glow, not glitter

The blush gives a natural oomph of fresh-faced color with a glow, not glitter.

The bronzer is not overly “orange” toned but still warm and gives a natural-looking contour, not a fake spray tan made-up look. It is very buildable and doesn’t look powdery on the skin.

The Features

The Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow formula is:

  • hydrating
  • luminous
  • dewy
  • buildable
  • good for skin
  • does not contain water
Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow Has vibrant color payout

Cream to powder texture, vibrant color payout

Key Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow Ingredients

Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil

Watermelon Seed Oil is an outstanding antioxidant and highly nutritive oil. High in linoleic and oleic acids, it has antioxidant activity and vitamin E compounds that protect the skin from oxidative stress and photo-aging.

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Coconut Oil

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) oil

Coconut Oil is highly moisturizing. It is also anti-inflammatory with mild UV protective properties. Coconut Oil exfoliates dry flaky skin and reveals smooth skin. It is antibacterial.

Crambe Abyssinica

Abyssinian Seed Oil is lightweight and absorbs easily.

It contains linoleic acid, which is the predominant fat in skin cells. It forms the lipid barrier that holds moisture in skin cells, which keeps the skin hydrated.

Sunflower

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Sunflower is hydrating and nourishing. It functions as a lipid buffer and retains moisture in the skin. Rich in vitamin E, it can repair damaged skin.

Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower Extract

Hibiscus promotes collagen production within the skin.

Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract

Elderberry Extract increases microcirculation. It is high in Vitamin C and E to decrease fine lines, but is still gentle enough to use on lips when included an emollient formulation such as this one.

Pineapple extract is a natural exfoliator

Pineapple extract is a natural anti-inflammatory

Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit

Pineapple Fruit contains fruit extracts that are effective exfoliants to sloughs off dead cells on the surface of the skin while imparting soothing skin benefits.

Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract

Mango Fruit Extract is high in copper. Copper builds Collagen, Elastin, and increases Hyaluronic Acid production which keeps skin plump and springy.

Lactobacillus Ferment

A probiotic to maintains the microbiome for a healthy skin barrier, reducing skin issues such as acne.

Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract

Rosemary Extract combats dry skin. It naturally protects skin from sun damage and free radicals. It also has natural antiseptic properties and is a gentle exfoliant for dead skin flakes.

It is stimulating and promotes better blood circulation to deliver the nutrients necessary to build collagen, elastin and to encourage scar repair.

Papaya

Papaya

Carica Papaya (Papaya) Seed Oil

Papaya Seed Oil is high in Tocopherols and Carotenoids, it’s an antioxidant and improves skin elasticity, reduces wrinkles, moisturizes, and promotes skin cell regeneration.

It has an amazing fatty acid profile, including linoleic and Behenic acid. It is exceptionally soothing to dry skin.

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow gives a naturally sun-kissed look.

Where to Find Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow

Find Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow at CaleyCosmetics.com

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow Packaging

Caley Cosmetics has bright fun packaging

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-GlowQUESTIONS?
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ABOUT THIS POST

Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Cream-to-Glow was submitted to Style Chicks for consideration purposes.

The Style Chicks team personally tests and thoroughly evaluates each product before it is featured.

Style Chicks independently researches product ingredients to understand how every featured product works.

All opinions and experiences are 100% our own.

Viola Rouge Eye Creams Clean Beauty Cosmetics to Love

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We previously introduced you to Viola Rouge cosmetics, a clean beauty brand with lipsticks in vibrant colors. Today we explore the eyeshadow collection. These creamy shadows come in lush shades and feature skin-friendly ingredients to brighten and protect the eye area skin.

Viola Rouge Eye Creams contain saffron from the saffron crocus

Viola Rouge Eye Creams contain saffron from the saffron crocus

What Makes It Special

It is a clean beauty cosmetics formula with It’s formulated without paraffin, gluten, mineral oil, nanoparticles, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, ureas, silicone D5 and polyfluorinated /perfluorinated compounds.

And thanks to the VIOLA ROUGE Pick Your Perfect Shade Quiz, I found shades perfect for my skin tone. They aren’t the shades I would think to pick for myself, so I was pleasantly surprised.

The creamy texture works nicely as both an eyeshadow and creamy liner.


Featured Clean Beauty Ingredients


 Saffron reduces inflammation, brightens the skin, reduces hyperpigmentation, and protects against UV rays.
The malachite gemstone, when used in makeup and skincare preparations, detoxes and protects the skin from oxidative stress. It increases collagen and elastin production

This clean beauty formula is:

  • GMO-free
  • Leaping Bunny cruelty-free certified
  • vegan

The SHADES

A mousse-like gel eyeshadow with a creamy, matte finish, neutral dark olive color with cool undertones, or shimmery shades in a creamy base.

They blend together exceptionally well to make watercolor washes of color or bold vibrant layers.

They work great as an eyeshadow that doesn’t crease or as a eyeliner that won’t fade or smear. It dries down well without cracking.

The top shade is a blend of the two bolder shades below.



The shadows blend together to make lovely custom shades

Where to Buy Viola Rouge

Find these clean beauty Viola Rouge Eye Creams at Viola Rouge

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About This Post

These VIOLA ROUGE products were submitted to Style Chicks for consideration purposes.

The Style Chicks team personally tests and thoroughly evaluates each product before it is featured.

Style Chicks independently researches product ingredients to understand how every featured product works. We show our research in the References section of each article.

All opinions and experiences are 100% our own.

Viola Rouge Clean Beauty Lipsticks What We Love

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It’s National Lipstick Day! It’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate our love of lipstick with clean beauty brand VIOLA ROUGE. VIOLA ROUGE lipsticks are GMO-free, cruelty-free, and vegan. It’s a smooth, creamy, long-lasting, and clean waterless beauty formula. It is not only flattering, but it is good for you too, as it contains a powerhouse cocktail of lip-enhancing ingredients. And bonus: The color holds true on Zoom video conference!
VIOLA ROUGE Clean Beauty Lipsticks

VIOLA ROUGE Clean Beauty Lipsticks

About Viola Rouge

VIOLA ROUGE is a clean beauty brand that makes eye cream shadows and clean formula lipsticks.

Ever try a recommended color cosmetic that is supposed to be a flattering color for you, but it just isn’t?  VIOLA ROUGE knows color matching involves more than just your skintone.

VIOLA ROUGE considers your skintone and more importantly the pigment and the UNDERTONE. Undertone is a combination of hereditary and environmental factors that together impact what looks best on your skin. VIOLA ROUGE empowers your beauty decisions with their SKIN TONE & UNDERTONE GLOSSARY to best understand your unique coloring.

Take the Viola Rouge Pick Your Favorite Shade quiz to see what would work best for you.

The Lipstick

VIOLA ROUGE is a clean beauty lipstick formulation with an exceptional creamy finish.
It also contains the ingredients of a natural lip treatment with multiple skin revitalizing ingredients.

VIOLA ROUGE lipsticks are:

  • GMO-free
  • Leaping Bunny cruelty-free certified
  • Vegan
  • Good for your lips

Viola Rouge Packaging

The lipstick is packaged in non-reflective glossy cardboard boxes. There are multiple lipstick lines within the VIOLA ROUGE range. Each with its’ distinct vibrant imaging and branding. Shown here are the boxes for the Iceland Collection (left) and Morocco Collection (right).

The Lipstick case

The lipstick case is a silvertone sparkle with a subtle purple shift on a raised, variegated pattern texture paired with a smooth solid cap.

Viola Rouge lipstick

VIOLA ROUGE lipstick

The lipstick case cap is smooth with the VIOLA ROUGE branding in a slightly raised embossed logo. Here is a close up of the logo on the cap:

Close up of Viola Rouge branding

Close up of VIOLA ROUGE branding on the lipstick cap

Status Symbol and Blueberry Flower

The inside of the bullet is a sleek non-reflective shiny silver that also bears the VIOLA ROUGE branding in violet lettering.

The lipstick bullet itself is contained in a semi-opaque white mold. The lipstick is the classic angled tip.

The Shades

VIOLA ROUGE lipsticks come in 24 shades of satin or shimmer finish. We got to try two of them, Status Symbol and Blueberry Flower.

Status Symbol and Blueberry Flower

Status Symbol and Blueberry Flower

The smooth, creamy, long-lasting, and clean beauty formula is good for you, too. Not only is it creamy, but it also contains the ingredients of a natural lip treatment.

Ingredients

Organic blueberry seed oil

Blueberry Flower lipstick uses Organic blueberry seed oil to minimize fine lines on lips. It promotes skin elasticity for firmer, youthful skin.

Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of this flower

Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of this flower

Black Cumin seed oil

Black Cumin Seed Oil is featured in the shade Status Symbol.  Black Cumin Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the flower Nigella sativa, commonly called virgin in the green flower. Black Cumin Seed Oil locks in moisture. It is also an excellent antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant.

Camellia

Camellia

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil revitalizes skin, smooths rough skin patches, and repairs the skin barrier.

Castor Seed Oil

Castor Seed

Castor Seed Oil

Castor Seed Oil is a humectant that moisturizes the skin.

Castor Seed Oil has a mildly plumping action on lips without stinging.

It reduces inflammation, heals scars, and hydrates. Castor Seed Oil is rich in vitamins and fatty acids to nourish.

Saffron

Saffron flower extract diminishes hyperpigmentation. Saffron also protects against UV radiation.

Rice Bran

Rice Bran

Rice Bran Extract

Rice Bran Oil is a gentle anti-inflammatory oil that promotes hydration. It is a vital source of vitamins A, B2, B1, squalene, and two types of Vitamin E. This combo can hydrate, heal and soften skin while making scars and burns more pliable. It is high in fatty acids including Omega 6 and 9, both of which give skin a healthy glow.

It is rich in ferulic acid (used in facial creams to support Vitamin C), plus inositol and gamma oryzanol, anti-oxidants, and nourishing moisturizers. [1] Rice bran evens out skin tone and reduces dark spots. [2] It is excellent for tackling lip lines and wrinkles [3] that often belie age.

Shea Butter

Shea Butter treats acne scars, including cystic acne dark scars. Shea can feed the skin and overhaul the skin texture, even on deep burns.

Sunflower

Sunflower Extract

Sunflower is hydrating and nourishing. It functions as a lipid buffer and retains moisture in the skin. Rich in vitamin E, it can repair damaged skin. [4]

Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosemary Leaf Extract

Rosemary Extract combats dry skin. It naturally protects skin from sun damage and free radicals. It also has natural antiseptic properties and is a gentle exfoliant for dead skin flakes.

Rosemary Extract is soothing and helps reduce puffiness and lightens dark spots.

It is stimulating and promotes better blood circulation to deliver the nutrients necessary to build collagen, elastin and to encourage scar repair.

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Safflower

Safflower Seed Oil

Safflower Oil is high in Omegas 3, 6, and 9. It hydrates dry skin, soothes irritation, and enhances skin texture and appearance. It delays premature aging, tightens and brightens the skin.


Vitamin E

Vitamin E softens skin texture and reduces acne scars. Vitamin E makes old acne scars softer and more pliable.

Vitamin E makes rough, sunburned, scarred, or otherwise damaged skin soft and pliable. Once the skin is pliable, other treating ingredients can work their magic.

Jojoba Seeds

Jojoba Seeds

Jojoba Esters

Jojoba removes impurities and flakes, reduces inflammation, and soothes skin. Jojoba oil is an emollient, made of 98% monounsaturated fats.

Jojoba gives elasticity and softness to the skin.  Jojoba is a carrier oil, increasing the efficacy of other active ingredients.


what It Does NOT contain


It’s formulated without:

  • paraffin
  • gluten
  • mineral oil
  • nanoparticles
  • parabens
  • phthalates
  • sulfates
  • ureas
  • silicone D5
  • polyfluorinated /perfluorinated compounds.

 

THE EXPERIENCE

Thanks to the VIOLA ROUGE Pick Your Perfect Shade Quiz, I found two lipsticks that are perfect for my skin tone. I can’t count the number of lipsticks I have tried over the years trying to find a shade like Blueberry Flower, but as soon as I applied it I knew it was what I have been looking for. The same is true of Status Symbol. Having found two shades that are an exact match for my skin’s undertones, I can’t wait to try the others that the quiz recommended for me!

The texture is silky, weightless, and glides on evenly and with precision.

It is transfer-resistant and long-wearing, but not at all drying. Quite the contrary in fact: I found it exceptionally hydrating all day long without the need to reapply.

Blueberry flower lipstick is a deep fuchsia pink with a satin finish. It works for Pink, Blue, & Olive skin undertones.

Viola Rouge Blueberry Flower

VIOLA ROUGE Cruelty-Free Lipstick

Where to Buy It

Find these clean beauty lipsticks at Viola Rouge

Stay tuned for a future post on VIOLA ROUGE Eye Creams

Viola Rouge lipsticks

VIOLA ROUGE clean lipsticks

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References

  1. Coppini, D.; Paganizzi, P.; Santi, P.; Ghirardini, A. Capacitá protettiva nei confronti delle radiazioni solari di derivati di origine vegetable. Cosm. News 2001, 136, 15-20.
  2. Marto, Joana; Neves, Ângela; Gonçalves, Lídia M.; Pinto, Pedro; Almeida, Cristina; Simões, Sandra. 2018. “Rice Water: A Traditional Ingredient with Anti-Aging Efficacy. Cosmetics 5, no. 2: 26.
  3. Rigo, L.A.; da Silva, C.R.; de Oliveira, S.M.; Cabreira, T.N.; de Bona da Silva, C.; Ferreira, J.; Beck, R.C. Nanoencapsulation of rice bran oil increases its protective effects against UVB radiation-induced skin injury in mice. Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2015, 93, 11-17.
  4. Darmstadt GL, Mao-Qiang M, Chi E, Saha SK, Ziboh VA, Black RE, Santosham M, Elias PM. Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries. Acta Paediatr. 2002;91(5):546-54. doi: 10.1080/080352502753711678. PMID: 12113324.

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About This Post

These VIOLA ROUGE lipsticks were submitted to Style Chicks for consideration purposes.

The Style Chicks team personally tests and thoroughly evaluates each product before it is featured.

Style Chicks independently researches product ingredients to understand how every featured product works. We show our research in the References section of each article.

All opinions and experiences are 100% our own.

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