MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix+ Original dupe

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater

−87%per oz

MAC Cosmetics · $33Mario Badescu · $9.80 $14

MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix+ Original against Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater
Fact	MAC Cosmetics	Mario Badescu
Type	✓ Face mist, both
Size	100 ml	236 ml
Per ounce	$9.76 / fl oz	$1.23 / fl oz
Amazon rank	Not ranked	#13 in Face Mists
Sold by	Apollo Enterprises LLC	Amazon.com

The trade-off

MAC's extracts are cucumber, chamomile and green tea, with caffeine, panthenol and vitamin E in glycerin and butylene glycol, while Mario Badescu's are aloe, rose, thyme, bladderwrack and gardenia in propylene glycol, with fragrance and two dyes.

Prep + Prime Fix+ Original costs about $33 for 100 ml ($9.76 / fl oz). The dupe below is Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater at $9.80 $14, about 87% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

Alcohol-free mist used before makeup, over it to take down powder, or to wet a brush: water and glycerin with cucumber, chamomile and green tea extracts, caffeine and vitamin E. 3.4 fl oz.

Amazon price as of Oct 1, 2026, 12:33 PM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies. Retail price checked 25 September 2026.

30% off#13 in Face Mists on Amazon

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The dupe, side by side

The original

MAC Cosmetics

Prep + Prime Fix+ Original

$33

$9.76 / fl oz

The dupe

Mario Badescu

Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater

$9.80 $14

$1.23 / fl oz

Cost per fl oz

Original$9.76 / fl oz

Dupe$1.23 / fl oz

$23.20 less at checkout than the original.

What matches

The same kind of mist: water, a glycol humectant and plant extracts with no film former, so both hydrate and melt powder into the skin and neither locks makeup in place.

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Questions

What is the best dupe for MAC Cosmetics Prep + Prime Fix+ Original?

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater at about $9.80. The same kind of mist: water, a glycol humectant and plant extracts with no film former, so both hydrate and melt powder into the skin and neither locks makeup in place.

How much cheaper is Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater than Prep + Prime Fix+ Original?

Prep + Prime Fix+ Original costs about $33 for 100 ml, or $9.76 / fl oz. Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater works out at $1.23 / fl oz, roughly 87% less per ounce.

What does Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater do worse than Prep + Prime Fix+ Original?