It’s July, So We’ve Officially Hit Peak Facial Mist Season

You’ve probably had your most skincare-obsessed friend preach to you on more than one occasion about the importance of sunscreen, alpha hydroxy acids, or a good Vitamin C serum, but face mists? These multi-tasking skin-boosters don’t tend to get the praise they really deserve. But once heat wave season hits, the sensation of misting something cool all over your face makes them worth toting around. Since we live in an age of glow-chasing—where glass skin is the ideal and it’s no longer uncommon to layer several products to get that coveted C-shaped orb from brow bone to cheek bone—face mists do the double duty of delivering a dose of hydration while giving you an all-over glow, without the need for an extra layer of makeup.

Whether you’re on an airplane, in the office hitting that 3pm slump or out for a mid-afternoon walk, here are the spritzes you can count on to give your skin a boost this summer.

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Best For: A Minimalist Approach to Misting

Kari Gran Rose Hydrating Tonic
($53, The Detox Market)

While pretty much all facial mists are cooling and refreshing, they’re certainly not all created equal. This version from Kari Gran (a recent addition at The Detox Market) contains no added water, relying instead on aloe juice to hydrate the skin. Add rose oil and vegetable glycerin to that equation, and you have an unbeatably simple and unfussy three-ingredient formula.

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