Spray your way to glowing skin with Quo Dewy Skin Mist!

Quo Dewy Skin Mist - 45ml - $19 - an all-day setting spray that locks in makeup with a hydrating, dewy and radiant finish. Use the lightweight mist under or over makeup to help set it and moisturize skin or over makeup for an all day glow.

This is the kind of thing that I would recommend keeping in the fridge to refresh skin during hot summer months but that seems kind of unnecessary at the moment...

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Makeup stays with a spray from Artistry, Joe Fresh and Catrice Cosmetics!

If the tropical-like temperatures we have been enjoying lately have been causing your makeup to go sliding off your face then a makeup setting spray will help keep things in place - a few to try out include:

Artistry Studio Makeup Setting Spray - 45ml - $28 - locks in that fresh, just-applied makeup look all day with a micro-fine mist that floats over skin to create a barely-there veil of boosted hydration and silky-smooth staying power - and of course the packaging is adorable - it's part of their Parisian Style collection!

Available from your Amway rep or online at amway.ca.

Joe Fresh Stay All Day Setting Spray - 100ml - $10 - A long-lasting setting spray that locks in makeup for extended wear.Long-Lasting. Sets makeup with a weightless feel. Helps makeup resist smudging, sliding, or fading.

Available at Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstores across Canada.

Catrice Cosmetics Prime and Fine Multitalent Fixing Spray - 50ml - $9.99 - a lightweight and quick drying beauty mist that improves makeup wear and provides a flawless, long-lasting finish that  can be used as a primer, a setting spray, or a makeup refresher throughout the day.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

They also all make a refreshing pick-me-up as well when stored in the fridge!

- Lisamarie -

Fresh Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Glow Water

Fresh Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Glow Water - 250ml - $54 - an alcohol-free, multi-vitamin, ultra-fine  face mist for dull, uneven and dry skin that delivers instant hydration with a refreshing surge of essential antioxidant protection and an instant, dewy glow.

Enriched with a vitamin fruit complex featuring vitamins C, E and B5, lemon and orange fruit extracts and minerals, this hydrating yet fast-drying mist can be used as a primer, setting spray or instant skin pick-me-up that delivers skin nutrition whenever and wherever you need it for a dewy glow and a constant shield of antioxidant protection.

Even if I didn't love it for how instantly fresh it makes my skin feel I would probably still love it for the scent - like fresh squeezed oranges - yummy!

Available now at Sephora stores across Canada and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Setting sprays so makeup stays from Hard Candy, Quo and L'Oréal!

Hard Candy Sheer Envy Glow 12HR Illuminating Setting Spray - 64ml - $6.98 -  a weightless, luminous spray that locks in makeup for long wear and is infused with universally flattering pearls that leave skin with a dewy and luminous finish - can be used as part of a full makeup routine or even used on its own for a fresh and healthy glow. As an added bonus, it has a hydrating formula that infuses skin with moisture upon application and helps lock it into skin for hours without a sticky or greasy feeling.

Available exclusively at Walmart stores across Canada.

Quo Make-Up Setting Spray - 50ml - $19 - maximizes the staying power of makeup with a weightless, paraben-free formula that mists on easily and absorbs quickly imparting a matte finish. Use on all skin types to prevent makeup from fading and transferring and the achieve that just applied make-up look all day long.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

 L'Oréal Infallible Pro-Spray & Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray - 100ml - $16.99 - holds makeup in place and keeps it fresh-looking all day and night with a patented transparent protective shield - a weightless PVP film that provides a lightweight veil over makeup to protect it against external factors like temperature change and harsh light. The formula also contains aloe to hydrate, soothe, protect and beautify the skin.

Available at drug and mass market retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Keep makeup in place with a mist from Marc Jacobs, Physicians Formula and Maybelline!

Tired of the summer sun and humidity melting your makeup into a sticky puddle before you even make it into work? Me too! And since I don't like the extra layer of a skin primer during the hotter months I've become a fan of the much lighter option of a setting mist - here are a few I love:

Marc Jacobs Re(cover) Perfecting Coconut Setting Mist - 112ml - $53 - a 24-hour, fine, micro-mist makeup setting mist that hydrates with 5 skin-loving coconut actives: coconut alkanes for lasting wear, coconut milk for deep hydration, coconut water for refreshing electrolytes, coconut polysaccharides to help condition skin, and coconut-derived fragrance for a delicate, delicious experience - while giving skin a fresh, healthy, dewy glow for skin that is left feeling comforted and nourished, never sticky or filmy.

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Physicians Formula #InstaReady Setting Spray - 100ml - $15.99 - a longwearing, fragrance-free  setting spray with a lightweight formula that instantly absorbs to wake up the skin and finish makeup keeping it looking perfect and fresh throughout the day.  Use it as a skin prep before makeup, a setting spray to help keep makeup in place or a misting spray throughout the day to refresh skin - any way you use it, the high-tech formula is great for all skin types and works to instantly mattify, blur, and visibly retexturize skin.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Maybelline Master Fix Wear-Boosting Setting Spray - 100ml - $15.99 - a lightweight, quick-drying mist that locks in makeup and prevents melting and colour fading as it boosts the look of makeup and extends wear all day to leave skin feeling soft and fresh, never sticky or shiny.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Needful Things - Cover FX Illuminating Setting Spray

Cover FX Illuminating Setting Spray - 120ml - $39 - a quick-drying, alcohol-free, ultra-fine setting spray that sets makeup for all-day wear, while it imparts instant, all-over illumination - on face and body. Spray a little for a discreet glow or layer on to intensify.

Not only does it look great over makeup as well helping to prevent it from fading, melting, smudging, caking and settling into fine lines, but it also adds a nice sheen to bare skin for a little polish when you don't feel like making up!

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Freshen up with a facial water from Ole Henriksen, Vichy and Bliss!

Ole Henriksen Truth Facial Water - 118ml - $28 - an energizing and hydrating facial mist that helps with dullness and uneven texture for normal to combination skin that features a citrus botanical blend of sweet orange and mandarin oils - to indulge your senses; antioxidant-rich red and white tea extracts - to help address free radicals which can cause signs of aging; and pomegranate extracts - to help support the appearance of a more even skin tone.

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Vichy Mineralizing Thermal Water - 150g - $13 - a 100% pure and natural water charged with 15 active minerals and straight from the heart of the French volcanic region, that has been on a thousand year journey to make your skin look and feel better by: rebalancing - restores and preserves a steady pH, allowing the skin to fight against external aggressors and has a soothing effect that calms irritations and inflammatory reactions; strengthening - the skin’s natural defense system and makes the skin’s barrier stronger against external aggressors; and regenerating - accelerates the regeneration of skin, bringing the healthy glow of new cells to the surface quicker.

It's fragrance and preservative free, making it great for all skin types, even sensitive.

Available at drugstores across Canada.

Bliss Triple Oxygen Radiance Restoring Mist - 100ml - $47 - an all-in one facial mist that offers multi benefits with radiance, protection, toning and hydration for glowing, healthy youthful-looking skin.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

And for super, cooing refreshment, especially on these hot days, any of these sprays can be stored in the fridge! 

- Lisamarie -

Mist your way to beautiful skin with Shiseido, Hard Candy and Beautycounter!

Shiseido Ibuki Quick Fix Mist - 50ml - $32 - skin is refreshed, re-smoothed and re-moisturized with this dewy, refreshing gel mist that helps visibly correct shine, dehydration, and day-worn skin while preventing makeup from wearing off or creasing. Formulated with an anti-shine complex to help reveal fresher-looking, smoother skin over time and an exclusive PhytoTarget Complex that supports skin's natural moisture and helps support skin's resistance to external stressors along with majoram extract to help target dehydration.

Available now at Shiseido counters across Canada.

Hard Candy Sheer Envy Hydrating Primer Mist - 64ml - $9.98 - this lightweight, oil, silicone and alchohol-free primer mist hydrates, primes skin, refreshes and revitalizes radiance. Coconut Water infused to boost hydration benefits for up to 12 hours and leave skin soft, smooth and supple.

Available exclusively at Walmart stores across Canada.

Beautycounter Nourishing Rosewater Mist - 48ml - $43 - a skin-softening toning spray that wakes up your complexion, made with organic rose essence, purified water and moisturizing sodium hyaluronate. Spritz it on to set makeup, whenever your skin needs an instant pick-me-up or when you are stuck on the subway next to a smelly person - the amazing scent will help your forget where you are!

Available online and through independent consultants - check out www.beautycounter.com for more info.

- Lisamarie -

Stop makeup from slip-sliding away with Make Up For Ever, L'Oréal and Hard Candy!

In these hot, sticky, probably last days of summer a makeup setting spray can be your best friend! They are easy to use and all work on the basic premise of adding a barrier between your makeup and the elements. Best tip I can give you - don't spray too close to your face, stay 12 - 15 inches away, give it a good mist and then let it dry - and you're good to go! Here are 3 worth checking out:

Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix Make-Up Setting Spray - 30ml - $15, 125ml - $35 - a must-have invisible, alcohol free, non-sticky setting spray that offers more radiant looking skin thanks to a formula containing an O2 Skin Complex which provides oxygenation to the skin as well as polyol to add moisture and acrylic copolymer for its film-forming properties to create a protective shield resistant to rubbing and sweating that helps keep makeup colour vibrant and prevents them from fading for up to 12 hours.

Available at Sephora, sephora.ca and Make Up For Ever boutiques.

L'Oréal Infallible Pro-Spray & Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray - 100ml - $16.99 - holds makeup in place and keeps it fresh-looking all day and night with a patented transparent protective shield - a weightless PVP film that provides a lightweight veil over makeup to protect it against external factors like temperature change and harsh light. The formula also contains aloe to hydrate, soothe, protect and beautify the skin.

Available at select drug and mass market retailers across Canada.

Hard Candy Fast & Furious Makeup Setting Spray - 64ml - $5.98 - A weightless spray that locks in makeup for all day wear. Spray over foundation, eye shadow, blush, and concealer to set your makeup look. This setting spray works even in the worst weather conditions and lasts all day and night without melting, cracking, fading, or settling into fine lines.

Available exclusively at Walmart.

- Lisamarie -

Everything's coming up roses with Kosmea, Jurlique and Fresh!

Kosmea Certified Organic Rose Hip Oil - 20ml - $27.99 - an easily-absorbed oil that is rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants and is a real multi-tasker! It helps smooth wrinkles, even out skin tone, reduce appearance of scars, moisturize and soothe dry skin, nourish and hydrate aging skin, balance oily skin, reduce the appearance of blemishes and is great for giving a glow to dull, tired skin!

There are also multiple ways to use it - use alone as a serum, add a few drops to your moisturizer for a moisture boost or mix with your foundation for a dewy, glowing look.

Available at abundancenaturally.com and well.ca.

Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist - 50ml - $42 - contains a rich infusion of rose essential oil and powerful botanicals including marshmallow and aloe designed to balance, restore, tone, and hydrate the skin with one simple spritz.

Use as a toner after cleansing, to set makeup or to revive tired skin after travel  -  it also smells so great that a spray of it is also the perfect pick-me-up for when I have been staring at the computer screen for too long!

Available at Holt Renfrew and Sephora.

Fresh Rose Face Mask - 100ml - $68 - a hydrating and toning mask with a cooling gel formula that's infused with 50% pure rosewater and real rose petals to naturally soothe the skin, stimulate the senses and restore radiance and suppleness to all skin types. The addition of cucumber extract and aloe vera reduce inflammation and calm the skin, while green tea helps brighten and protect.

I've been testing out the Tria Age-Defying Laser at home which has had an unwelcome side effect of making my skin fell uncomfortable and overheated - The Fresh Rose Face Mask has been a blessing for cooling and calming my skin down and leaving it feeling perfecting soft and refreshed.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Avon Makeup Setting Spray!

Sadly these days I am finding that within a couple of hours of putting my makeup on it has either disappeared having been eaten by my face or is sliding down my face thanks to the extreme heat and humidity that we are now enjoying. Neither is really a great look so I am happy to have discovered:

Avon Makeup Setting Spray - 60ml - $12 - a vitamin A, C & E infused microfine mist that dries quickly to an invisible finish without feeling sticky that helps set foundation, blush and eye makeup in place without drying out the skin.

I have to admit that what I appreciate about it most is the price, it works just as well as the Urban Decay and Kat Von D versions and is a third of the price!

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Mist your way to beautiful skin with Kosmea, Mary Kay and Fresh!

Kosmea Hydrating Rosewater Mist - 125ml - $26.99 - made with a thousand delicately distilled rose petals, it's a refreshing fine facial mist that is gentle, soothing, cooling and hydrating. Refreshes and hydrates tired and weary skin, sets makeup and can ever be used as a toner - but you'll find yourself just spritzing it for the beautiful rosey smell!

Available online at www.abundancenaturally.com.

Mary Kay Makeup Finishing Spray - 59ml - $20 - helps prevent makeup meltdown and keeps makeup looking freshly applied for hours; in fact, makeup lasts for up to 16 hours. It’s for any skin type, even oily, and keeps face feeling cool and refreshed when sprayed onto the face. Won’t stain, dries quickly, and washes off easily.

Available through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

Fresh Rose Floral Toner - 250ml - $45 - an alcohol-free gentle floral water that smells great and hydrates the skin for a plump and toned complexion and a healthy-looking glow. Use it to revitalize the skin throughout the day, set makeup, and soothe irritations.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

L'Occitane Immortelle now offers even more brightening!

L'Occitane has beefed up their Immortelle Brightening range with two new products which also combine the unique properties of Immortelle essential oil with Bellis Perennis to help keep your skin young-looking radiant and even toned.

The new products include:

Brightening Foaming Cleanser - 125ml - $30 - a soap-free cleanser that takes care of the skin every day without drying it out. With a creamy texture that transforms into a rich foam that effectively removes impurities and makup, revealing a fresh and luminous complexion.

Brightening Mist - 100ml - $20 - Limited Edition - an alcohol-free mist that refreshes, softens and brightens the complexion - as well, it can be sprayed over makeup to help it stay fixed all day.

Not only am I finding this nice over makeup to set it and during the day to refresh it but I have also been using a spritz under my foundation to help it glide on easier thanks to the cold weather sucking all the moisture out of my skin!

They have improved the hand cream in the line as well by adding an SPF 20:

Brightening Hand Care SPF 20 - 75ml - $32 - a non-oily, protective lotion the smoothes the skin, evens out skin tone and helps visibly reduce the appearance of age spots.

Available at all L'Occitane Boutiques across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Kat Von D Spring 2011!

Everyone's favourite tattooed chick is back with a super pretty spring collection!

 

True Romance Eyeshadow Palette - Truth - $44 - with eight colours: Sugar Skull - vanilla, Long Distance - citron, Snake Eyes - lime, Finland - cream aqua, Prague - plum, Galeano - pale lilac, Rehab - golden tan, Sister - peach - love, love, love these colours!  These seem so spring-y to me!

True Romance Pigments - $21 - in six colours: Johnette - royal blue shimmer, Ladyhawke - reddish plum shimmer, Meditation - copper rose shimmer, Rapture - golden peach shimmer, Starcrossed - golden beige shimmer, Torment - iridescent medium purple shimmer

High Voltage Eye Primer - $20 - have been dedicated to my UDPP for years now and figured that maybe it was time to try something new so I have been testing out different primers over the past few months.  This one rocks!  Not only does it do a great job keeping eyeshadow in place but I have also been using it on days when I don't want to wear any eyeshadow but still need a little something to make me look awake and polished.  It has a soft shimmer in it that makes it look great on it's own!

Lock 'N' Load Makeup Setting Mist - $31 - with Temperature Control Technology to prevent makeup from melting when it's hot and cracking when it's cold. Works expertly on all skin types and prevents loss of color, melting, sliding, caking, cracking, excess shininess, fading blush, eyeshadow, and lip color disappearance. And it won’t leave your skin feeling sticky or tight.

Go check it out at Sephora or on sephora.com.  What do you think of the collection?

- Lisamarie -