Thursday 24 January 2013

MUA Pro-Base Fixing Mist Review!

Hey 

I hate spending a lot of time on my face and putting a lot of effort into my makeup, just for it to come off in a few hours, start going patchy and uneven and generally awful by the end of the day.

Because of this, I have tried a few 'fixing' sprays including those such as Urban Decay All Nighter Fixing Spray which i love but its not something I am able to splash out on all the time at £19 a bottle! 

When browsing my local superdrug recently I saw this little fixing spray in the MUA counter for £4 (will usually be £5) and thought I would give it a go.


Basically, this is designed to be sprayed over your finished face of makeup in 'horizontal swishing motions' until you feel you have enough coverage and clams to have a staying power of up to 8 hours, so I though I would put this to the test for you guys!

I put on my usual amount of a makeup for a normal day and used the spray as instructed to do so on the bottle. This is what I looked like (the lighting makes me look really white but, there's not much i can do, sad face!):


So four hours after, I had been outside, back inside, eaten lunch, had a coffee, done a few bits around the house. I took a picture of my face as soon as i got back in the house and this is what I looked like (still so bright! I do have bronzer on, it is still on, haha!):


And 8 hours after the application of my makeup, the max this product claims to last, without any touch ups to my make-up, I looked like this:


Some of my lipstick had obviously faded and looked a lot less vibrant in real life but i do have to eat and drink and no fixing-spray can stop that, haha! I won't lie to you so i will say i did put a bit more coloured lip gloss on after a little while, that's the only touch up i did! I also apologise for the crap pictures, the lighting is never on my side. I do have bronzer and blusher on which you can't really tell but, they stayed on pretty well all day with not much fade.

Overall, I quite like this product. In all honesty I think it lasts just as long as more expensive brands. I personally feel however, that the staying power of all products of this kind depend on what type/brand/amount of makeup you are wearing.

I do not regret this purchase and I think for the price it is a good little product and I would most likely purchase it again. I have noticed other brands, such as Collection, have a spray like this out at the moment and so I may have to give that a go too and have a little comparison!

Do you use products like this? If so let me know about them!

12 comments:

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    1. It is! I might try the one collection have out too, it's £5.99.
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  2. I will need to give this a try, I grudge paying for the Urban Decay one - mainly because I don't have the money to start with haha.

    Gorgeous hair btw.

    P:S Found you on Scottish Blogger Network

    xx

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    1. I don't have the money for it either! This one is a much better price!

      Aw thanks hun!

      Ah, lovely to know people are finding new blogs via SBN! Thanks for stopping by!
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  3. Hey! I've nominated you for the Liebster Award on my blog (http://blondieslens.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/nominated-for-liebster-award.html) as I really like all your beauty posts! It's really useful for finding out what products are like x

    Isabel Rose, blondieslens.blogspot.com

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  4. Ooo I'd really like to try this! I have Model In A Bottle fixing spray and thats really good but more expensive than this so I think I'm gonna try this out!

    eyelashwishes-x.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Aw I've never tried that one. I would say to give this one a try, its not a miracle worker but for the price it is worth it! Xxx

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  5. I always love to know if these kind of products actually work! Lovely review hun :)

    Latasha x | Le Powder Room

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    1. Thanks hun, I wouldn't say it's a miracle and I do believe these products depend on what makeup etc u have on but my makeup mostly stayed on for the time it claims so! Xxxx

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  6. I have also reviewed this on my blog! I find if you spray it before your make-up too on hot days it can help!

    bellasbeautyblogs.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Aw wow, I'll give that a go next time. I've just been spraying after application.

      Thanks

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Thanks for commenting beauties, i'll get back to you soon!
xxx