Well, let me make one thing clear. Mists are different from setting sprays. There is a difference. A mist, at least a good one, is great for adding extra hydration to your skin before applying makeup. It’s also great for refreshing your skin during the day. This is especially helpful when, thanks to central heating, the stiff air circulating in your home or office is sucking the life force out of your pores. However, mists can’t prevent your makeup from fading over the course of the day or night. That’s what a setting spray does. A quick spray of this magical potion creates a protective veil that keeps your makeup in place. This makes it more resistant to sweat, oil stains, wrinkles, and other factors that can cause your makeup to break down after a few hours. This means you won’t have to keep revising it. It also means you won’t look at your photos after the event and wonder what went wrong.
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1. IT Cosmetics Your Skin Butt Better Setting Spray + £24, selfridges.com
2. Too Faced Makeup Insurance 18 Hour Wear £28, johnlewis.com
3. Hourglass Veil Setting Spray Soft Focus £38, spacenk.com
4. MAC Fix + Stay Over £29, maccosmetics.co.uk
5. Sephora Makeup Setting Spray £16, sephora.co.uk
6. Porefessional Super Setter Benefit £32, lookfantastic.com
7. Rare Beauty Always an Optimist £26, spacenk.com
8. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray £20, charlottetilbury.com
9. Vieve Invisiveil Setting Spray £28, cultbeauty.co.uk
10. Urban Decay All Nighter £29, boots.com
