Spritz
In this weather, we could all use some refreshment. I know it might all seem like fancy, overpriced water, but I love a good spritz. After a long day in the sun, hours on a plane, or 14 hours in a sound stage in NJ, a refreshing spray of mist can wake up your makeup, open your eyes, soothe your skin, and relax your nerves. All that from a bottle of over-priced water!
The most ubiquitous in the biz that can be used from everything to wetting a cake eyeliner to applying fake sweat (when combined with glycerin) to cooling an actor down is the Evian spray. This is, literally, water in a can. But the genius behind the marketing ploy is that it disperses the mist in a fine, gentle spray – so different from a hose to the face.
Dermalogica has several toners in spritz form but I love the Soothing Protection Spray because it smells delicious and, as I mentioned in Double Duty, completely refreshes your makeup and gives a dewey glow.
Caudalie Beauty Elixer and Shu Uemura Depsea Water Facial Mist (I spelled it right, its Depsea) are another two favorites and during a heatwave, there is nothing better. They smell great, hydrate, and are also really helpful when an actor has unseasonal wardrobe to prevent them from passing out or to make an actor feel cared for after s/he has taken off their makeup.
Refreshing! Couldn’t we all use a little bit of refreshment right now?