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Best Overall
Rose Hibiscus Hydrating Mist
Pros
- Fresh rose scent
- Clean ingredients
- Softens your face
- Dewy skin finish
Cons
- Requires a lot of sprays
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Organic rosewater
- Size: 4 ounces
Herbivore's award-winning face mist earned the top spot on our list because it's made with clean botanical ingredients and hyaluronic acid, which can hold 1,000 times its weight in water.
As its name suggests, this pink face mist contains organic rosewater, which we predict will become your new favorite ingredient. Your skin will look more youthful because rosewater is a naturally antioxidant-rich ingredient that provides anti-aging and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Herbivore's mist can be used as both a toner after cleansing and as a regular facial spray to reset and moisturize skin throughout the day.
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Best Reviews
Facial Spray With Aloe, Herbs, and Rosewater
Pros
- Cult-favorite mist
- Herbal and botanical ingredients
- Dewy finish
Cons
- Strong fragrance
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Rosewater
- Size: 8 ounces ($12) and 4 ounces ($7)
Formulated with a base of rosewater, this cult-favorite face mist from Mario Badescu is as sweet-smelling as it is hydrating.
Mario Badescu's face mist is like magic in a bottle, and it has the Amazon reviews to back it up. Beyond its 4.5-star average from more than 51,400 reviews, this face mist combines skin-calming aloe vera, natural herbs, and moisturizing rosewater.
Its pump spray allows for even distribution, and it can be misted onto dry hair for extra nourishment.
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Best Skin-Calming Mist
Thermal Spring Water Facial Mist Spray
Pros
- Minimal ingredients
- Soothing formula
Cons
- Aerosol can
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: French thermal water
- Size: 10.1 ounces
According to its many rave reviews, Avène's face mist is game-changing. It doesn't contain just any water, of course, but mineral-rich thermal water from the mountains of Avène, France.
This face mist reduces irritation and redness, and it offers a splash of hydration whenever you need it. Plus, the pH-balanced spray instantly soothes your face and restores your skin balance.
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Best Clean Formula
Grape Water Moisturizing Face Mist
Pros
- Hydrating
- Safe for sensitive skin
- Eco-friendly
Cons
- Small bottle sells out quickly
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Grapes
- Sizes: 7.1 ($18) and 2.5 ounces ($10)
Sometimes your skin just needs something simple, like this face mist from Caudalie. It's made from 100% grape water, which promises to help your skin retain moisture. This spray is also meant to soothe irritation and redness.
The spray itself comes out in a gentle, superfine mist, making it a great choice for spritzing all over your neck and face.
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Best for Anti-Aging
Super Collagen Mist
Pros
- Great for all skin types
- Rebalances skin
- Prevents moisture loss
Cons
- Small bottle
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Dipeptide-8
- Size: 1.7 ounces
If you're obsessed with collagen in all forms, then you definitely need this editor-favorite face mist from DHC. Katie McBroom, our former beauty editor, argues this $20 face mist is worth the cost because it's chock-full of notable moisturizers, including glycerin.
The spray contains collagen-derived peptides that help to boost hydration levels, reduce the appearance of fine lines, and protect the skin from damaging free radicals.
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Best for Dull Skin
Watermelon Glow Ultra-Fine Mist
Pros
- Clean formula
- Improves uneven skin tone
- Hydrating
Cons
- Not for sensitive skin
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Watermelon
- Size: 2.53 ounces
This face mist from Glow Recipe is the definition of refreshing. It delivers a lightweight mist of watermelon, hyaluronic acid, and hibiscus flower alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps make your skin appear smoother and more radiant. Plus, it doubles as a makeup setting spray.
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Best Vegan Formula
Soothing Face Mist
Pros
- Fine mist
- Soothing
- Vegan and cruelty-free formula
- Millennial pink packaging
Cons
- Limited stock
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Rosewater
- Size: 3.2 ounces
Glossier's face mist is similar to the Mario Badescu formula, but the scent and concentration of this product are a little bit less intense. The dermatologist-tested face mist is made with a blend of fruit, plant, and floral extracts, as well as glycerin.
It works well as a precursor to your makeup primer or foundation, and you can even use it as a setting spray for a dewy glow.
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Best for Mature Skin
Luminous Dewy Skin Mist
Pros
- Detoxifying and anti-aging ingredients
- Loved by influencers
- Dermatologist tested
Cons
- Expensive
- Small bottle
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Okinawa red algae
- Size: 1.35 ounces
This Tatcha face mist is actually a moisturizer in convenient spray form. It's packed with Okinawa red algae, hyaluronic acid, and anti-aging ingredients that help to give skin a much-needed burst of intense hydration and a dewy finish.
Just spritz it on two or three times before doing your makeup for an even application, and then continue spritzing throughout the day to keep the glow going.
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Best Thermal Water
Natural Mineral Water Facial Spray
Pros
- pH balanced
- Works for all skin types
- Clean formula
Cons
- Aerosol can
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: French mineral water
- Size: 10.1 ounces
Like Caudalie's Grape Water Spray, this bottle creates a superfine mist that can be sprayed all over — not just on your face. On hot days, take this full-sized bottle to the pool to keep cool.
Evian's Mineral Water Spray has a neutral pH balance of 7.2, which is compatible with all skin types. Yup, even your sensitive skin.
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Best for Dry Skin
Squalane + Hyaluronic Toning Mist
Pros
- EWG Verified
- Two types of hyaluronic acid
- Award-winning
Cons
- Finishes quickly
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Squalane
- Sizes: 2.53 ounces ($32)
If your pores feel extra thirsty, then this combination of moisturizing squalane and hyaluronic acid is what it needs. This face mist feels cooling upon application, and it’s alcohol-free, so it won’t dry out your skin any further.
It also spritzes on over makeup without causing smudging or fading, making it a great choice to stash in your bag.
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Best Splurge
Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Mist
Pros
- Clean ingredients
- Instant hydration
- Luminous finish
Cons
- Too hydrating for oily skin
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Vitamin fruit complex
- Size: 8.4 ounces ($44) and 3.3 ounces ($25)
Want a face mist that takes the skincare benefits up a notch? Then this antioxidant-infused formula should be a must-have on your list.
It goes above and beyond the average face mist by dousing your complexion in a brightening, soothing, antioxidant-filled vitamin fruit complex. Plus, it's free of skin-stripping sulfates, parabens, and phthalates.
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Best for Redness
Cicapair Tiger Grass Calming Mist
Pros
- Good for sensitive skin
- Soothing and repairing formula
- TikTok famous
Cons
- Sells out quickly
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Cicapair
- Size: 1.69 ounces
During the warmer months, getting a little too toasted by the sun feels inevitable for many of us. If your complexion looks a little red, then give it a calming treatment with this face mist.
It's infused with cica, a TikTok-famous skincare ingredient that's known for its anti-inflammatory and redness-reducing qualities.
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Best for Sun Protection
PLAY Antioxidant Mist SPF 30 With Vitamin C
Pros
- Radiant finish
- Mineral SPF
- Good for all skin types
Cons
- Oily skin might look greasy
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Vitamin C
- Size: 6 ounces
You can douse yourself in all of the face mist you desire, but your complexion won't be in tip-top shape unless you have some form of sun protection in your skincare routine.
Luckily, this face mist from Supergoop! contains a powerhouse combo of broad-spectrum SPF 30 and antioxidant vitamin C to help keep your skin guarded against UV rays, pollution, and daily environmental stressors.
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Best Budget Buy
SkinActive Soothing Facial Mist
Pros
- Cheap price
- Safe for sensitive skin
- Naturally-derived ingredients
Cons
- Contains parfums
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Rosewater
- Size: 6 ounces
If you're looking for an under-$10 option to stow in your bag, this is definitely the best choice.
This vegan face mist formula from Garnier is 96% all-natural, containing botanically derived ingredients like rosewater and salicylic acid. It'll soothe skin while helping to keep your pores clear of impurities.
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Best for Dewy Skin
Rose Glow Mist
Pros
- Skin-plumping
- Glowy, youthful-looking skin
- Not tested on animals
Cons
- Sells out quickly
Key Specs
- Star Ingredient: Rosewater
- Size: 2.7 ounces
Don't let dry skin get you down. Pixi's Rose Glow Mist uses seven different types of flower extracts and antioxidants to help plump up the skin and enhance its natural glow without making you look oily.
Notably, it blends rose, argan, and avocado oils to help smooth, hydrate, and rebalance your complexion.
Nicole Saunders is the beauty editor at Best Products with over seven years of experience researching, writing, and editing lifestyle content. She specializes in breaking down complicated topics, like high-frequency wands and microcurrent devices, into easy-to-understand guides. She takes great pride in heavily researching and testing featured beauty products, — such as hairdryers and foundations — on our site, and spotlights her all-time seasonal favorites in her quarterly column Best New Beauty. And she tests quite literally thousands of launches for our Beauty Awards package.
Jennifer is the former beauty editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse. Her work has been featured in Allure, Byrdie, HelloGiggles, and more. When she’s not swatching eyeshadow all over her arms, you can find the NYC-based editor scouring for hours on end for vintage finds, eating pad thai, and hanging out with her cat, Chunks.
Ashley is the beauty and style editor at BestProducts.com, and her work has been featured on Cosmopolitan and Town and Country. She has an obsession with designer handbags, Liberty prints, 1960s fashion, and owns more shoes than she’s willing to admit. She's been using her learnings from owning a boutique and her shopping addiction for good since 2015. She’ll never accept that black isn’t a color. Away from the computer, you’ll likely find the Texas native binging on a British period drama or theorizing over Game of Thrones. She has yet to find a real cup of queso in NYC.
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