15 Best Setting Sprays for Makeup, Tried and Tested
Adding a setting spray can make all the difference to your makeup routine and it seems we’re not the only ones spritzing them without abandon with over 336 thousand #settingspray posts on TikTok. No matter what your skin type - oily, dry or sensitive - you can put an end to those midday touch-ups and beat the 3pm makeup melt with a few spritzes of a face fixing mist. Read on to discover our best setting sprays for makeup that have the power to stop your look from sliding.
Best setting sprays at a glance - our top picks:
Best for natural, soft focus: Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting Spray, £15
Best for unrivalled radiance: Sephora Collection Glow Setting Spray - 12-hour Wear Dewy Finish, 15.99
Best for glitter makeup: ONE/SIZE On 'Til Dawn Glitter Waterproof Setting Spray, £36
Best for sun protection: ULTRA VIOLETTE Preen Screen SPF50 Mist Skinscreen, £32
By Sephora UK Makeup Editorial Team
Writers and experts
Updated: 28 April 2025
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HUDA BEAUTY Easy Bake Setting Spray
Best for being seriously long-lasting | Finish: Natural, soft-focus
Love the Easy Bake Powder? Get ready to fall for the setting spray formula. Promising to keep everything in place for up to 16 hours, Huda Beauty’s non-drying formula will outlast even the biggest party-goer. With five different types of Hyaluronic Acid, expect dewy skin with no dry patches - all day long. Wherever you’re headed, this is the perfect plus one.
Key ingredients: Hyaluronic Acid, Mineral Clay and Modified Rice Starch
Tried and tested: "Huda Beauty did it again! They made the next viral product because this new Easy Bake Setting Spray is chef's kiss! It keeps my makeup locked in without feeling heavy on the face. It also makes my skin look absolutely flawless.” - Steph, Customer Review
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SEPHORA COLLECTION Glow Setting Spray - 12-hour Wear Dewy Finish
Best for unrivalled radiance | Finish: Glowy
If big-time glow is the goal, we’ve got you covered. Created with Vitamin C - the ultimate radiance-booster, it not only sets makeup like a dream, it also helps to refresh and brighten. With a weightless finish that’s transfer-proof as well as being heat and humidity-resistant, expect your makeup to look just as fresh as when you first applied it.
Key ingredients: Vitamin C
Tried and tested: “This product is amazing. From price, to packaging, to scent, to ingredients, to effectiveness. I have struggled to find something that works well. This is amazing, long-lasting and great finish.” - Ben, Customer Review
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CHARLOTTE TILBURY Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
Best for added skincare benefits | Finish: Natural
A priming *and* finishing mist, Charlotte Tilbury Setting Spray extends the longevity of your makeup for that ‘just applied’ look for up to an impressive 16 hours. Harnessing Charlotte’s smoothing and blurring effects, this setting spray sets makeup without melting, fading and settling into fine lines. Apply this mist throughout the day to refresh and revive makeup while also enjoying a whole host of skincare benefits. We’re talking calming and soothing Aloe Vera to pore-refining Aromatic Resin.
Key ingredients: Japanese Green Tea and Aloe Vera
Tried and tested: “The first batch of stock of this makeup setting spray sold out in just over 24 hours, which is testament to just how devoted Charlotte Tilbury fans are to the Airbrush Flawless Finish franchise (myself included). While I am never more than 5m away from the powder iteration to mattify skin as and when needed, the spray brings about Charlotte’s signature complexion radiance." - Vogue
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Pixi + Hello Kitty Makeup Fixing Mist
Best setting spray for combination skin | Finish: Soft-focus
We love a fixing and setting spray that is kind to the skin and this one is just that and more. Packed full of skin-loving ingredients like Rose Water and Green Tea, this formula boosts hydration so skin feels comfortable throughout the day. Add to this a blend of powerful antioxidants for protection, simply spritz on and let a soft-focus finish take hold. This all-in-one setting spray does it all - extends and refreshes makeup while hydrating, balancing and safeguarding the skin. What more could you ask for?
Key ingredients: Rose Water and Green Tea
Tried and tested: “Favourite mist, now with Hello Kitty! This packaging is everything! I love Hello Kitty and talk about the product results... I love using it prior to my foundation and after! I've always had oily-combo skin, but mattifying setting sprays actually made my skin look dry and flaky. After trying this, this mist sets my makeup and gives me a refreshed look that melts into my powders and lasts all day. One of my favourites for sure!" - Suzy, Customer Review
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MAKE UP FOR EVER Mist & Fix
Best setting spray for sensitive skin | Finish: Radiant
Loved by makeup artists, this setting spray is a double duty spritz. Use it as a mist to prep the skin before makeup to enhance skin’s radiance and then mist on post-makeup to keep it in place for up to 12 hours. Containing 90% water, it instantly boosts skin’s hydration while the clever Oxygen Skin Complex creates an invisible shield to protect makeup from fading or melting. Plus it’s alcohol-free, making it a gentle option on sensitive skin.
Key ingredients: Hyaluronic Acid and Aloe Vera
Tried and tested: “It literally highlights all areas of the makeup! I make sure to use it before and after makeup for instant hydration and to accentuate the makeup! LOVE IT!” - Customer Review
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BENEFIT COSMETICS Porefessional Super Setter Setting Spray
Best for smoothing and blurring | Finish: Natural, soft-focus
This microfine water-based mist minimises pores in an instant, reduces shine and delivers a smooth, soft-focus finish. Unlike some setting sprays that can feel heavy, this pore-refining setting spray is featherlight, non-sticky and fast absorbing so makeup feels like skin. And with staying power for up to 16 hours, it will last all day and everyday.
Tried and tested: “I absolutely love this setting spray!! It goes on in such a fine mist, for full, even, long-lasting coverage. It definitely lasts all day! This product also helps blur my pores, while still maintaining to hold my makeup in place. Highly recommend!!!” - Customer Review
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ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS Dewy Set
Best for glow-giving skin | Finish: Dewy
This hydrating setting spray can be used to prep and prime skin to create a lit-from-within-glow under makeup AND after makeup application. We use to set and prolong our looks - no matter the occasion. For a look that never falters, reapply throughout the day to refresh and revitalise your complexion. Don’t want to take the full-size one on the go? We’ve got a tiny but powerful travel-size version, just for you.
Key ingredients: Glycerin
Tried and tested: “Love this product. I have very dry skin and now after applying my makeup I look dewy and glow. Love love love. Can also be used as a primer.” - Danielle, Customer Review
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M.A.C Fix+ Stay Over Setting Spray
Best lightweight setting spray | Finish: Hydrating
Shoutout to MAC Setting Spray for holding our makeup (and our lives) together. Soothing and refreshing, this gently sets makeup with an instant boost of hydration. Filled with all the goodness, think: Vitamins and Minerals, Green Tea, Chamomile and Cucumber. It moisturises tired skin while improving the wear of makeup for up to 12 hours. All you have to do is hold the bottle 12 inches away from your face and spray evenly. It's our trusty everyday invisible shield.
Key ingredients: Vitamins and Minerals, Green Tea, Chamomile and Cucumber
Tried and tested: “This stuff works wonders. My makeup does not BUDGE with this stuff on. I tried it apprehensively coming from priorly being addicted to Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, but I’m now loyal to this. I’ll admit the atomizer is a little less of a fine mist than the CT but it's not a big deal. Would definitely recommend!” - Kaylyn,Customer Review
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Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse Setting Spray
Best mattifying setting spray | Finish: Matte
Like the matte look? Keep your makeup looking seamless and shine-free with Milk Setting Spray. Supercharged with oil-absorbing Lentil Extract to control shine, and Niacinamide to help minimise the look of pores, your skin will look softer and smoother. We love the clean, vegan, cruelty-free formula that's 90% natural. Expect your makeup to be locked in all day with this non-drying and non-sticky spray.
Key ingredients: Lentil Extract and Niacinamide
Tried and tested: “I have really been enjoying this makeup setting mist. Sometimes I struggle with my makeup looking a little too glowy, and this has solved that problem! It mattifies my makeup but does not make it too matte, which I love! My makeup stays on all day. Love this.” - Customer Review
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