10 Best Setting Sprays to Make Your Makeup Last All Day

Editors can’t get enough of One/Size’s Beyoncé-approved setting spray, which Glamour contributor Danielle Sinay put to the test during a heatwave. “I am a total convert and will never use another setting spray again,” she says. “The One/Size product seriously changed my sweaty, oily life forevermore, and I’m going to get the travel-size bottle the millisecond it’s back in stock. It is, as the youths say, ‘worth the hype.’ I also advise stocking up now since it’s consistently, and understandably, selling out at Sephora.”

Glamour beauty contributor Lisa DeSantis recommends wearing this waterproof formula for important events. “This spray is no joke—if I know I’m going to be sweating, out in the heat or humidity, this is what I'm reaching for,” she says. “I save it for special occasions when I know that I need my makeup to stay put. It’s what kept Beyoncé’s makeup intact while performing a rainy show, so you know it’s good.”

• Pros: Ultra-long lasting; keeps makeup in place even with sweat, oil, and water
• Cons: Nozzle can be improved
• Key ingredients: Green tea extract, witch hazel
• Finish: Matte
• Waterproof: Yes
• Fragrance-free: No

We love a clean girl makeup look, but just because your makeup looks effortless doesn’t mean it’ll automatically stay put all day. And this is where the Nars setting mist steps in. Though it delivers serious setting power, it looks like you’ve done next to nothing. Think ‘I woke up like this’ skin.

“I'm a matte girl through and through, but sometimes you want a dewy, skinlike finish. This setting spray gives you that luminous hydrated look, but still keeps your makeup locked in place. Make sure not to spray too much—especially if you have oily skin—otherwise things can turn a little greasy. Overall, this is a good option for every day and best of all, it’s unscented,” says Glamour's Yaptangco.

• Pros: Hydrates skin; gives a naturally luminous look
• Cons: Can look greasy if you use too much
• Key ingredients: Polymers, cacao peptides, moringa seed, microalgae spirulina extract
• Finish: Dewy
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: Yes

A 2023 Glamour Beauty Award winner, this luxurious setting spray rose to the top of the submissions thanks to its efficacy and quality. Spritzing the aptly-named spray across your skin is indeed like getting insurance on your makeup–it will keep everything in place while also helping defend against environmental stressors (thanks to antioxidants in the formula).

The “first thing I noticed is that the design of the bottle is impressive and feels heavy-duty. Overall it has a delightful scent, feels incredibly lightweight, and leaves my makeup looking flawless. Give it a good shake before you spritz for the perfect application. It’s one of the best setting sprays I've ever used,” says Glamour contributor Ru Wolle.

• Pros: Luxe packaging; beachy coconut scent; helps protect skin against environmental damage
• Cons: Can spray unevenly if not shaken well
• Key ingredients: Antioxidants, green tea extract, polymers
• Finish: Natural
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: No

Huda Beauty is well known for its setting powder, so when the brand debuted a new setting spray, fans were instantly intrigued. It contains similar ingredients to the powder, including rice starch, which helps blur pores and absorb oil to give that filter-like, blurred look without drying out skin.

“This mist of this is fine but powerful, and all it takes is a shake of the bottle and a spritz to get your makeup to stay all day into night,” says Glamour's Kilkeary. “I love that this formula has rice starch in it to help absorb excess oil, and I've definitely noticed a difference in how shiny my skin looks by late afternoon—it's just as matte and refreshed as it was in the morning when I first spritzed it on.”

• Pros: Mattifying and blurring; absorbs oil
• Cons: Spray mechanism is finicky
• Key ingredients: Rice starch, hyaluronic acid, mineral clay
• Finish: Blurred
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: Yes

Oily skin is no match for Milk Makeup’s shine-controlling and blurring setting spray. Though this formula has powerful mattifying capabilities, even when it comes to summer sweat, it contains no alcohol, meaning you won’t have to worry about it drying out your skin. Plus, it delivers a soft-focus finish (read: goodbye pores!) for up to 16 hours.

“This is one of my favorite setting sprays to use in the summertime, when my skin turns really oily, especially in the afternoons,” says Glamour’s commerce writer Alanna Martine Kilkeary. “It has a blend of lentil extract, niacinamide and bakuchiol to smooth fine lines and make skin look like velvet all day. I like to spritz my whole face with one pump, and then do an extra pump around my nose, where my makeup tends to crease. Every time, it keeps my foundation looking matte and shine- and crack-free.”

• Pros: Mattifies skin; contains no alcohol; boosted with skin care ingredients
• Cons: Some reviewers report spray nozzle becoming faulty
• Key ingredients: Lentil extract, niacinamide, bakuchiol
• Finish: Matte
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: Yes

This under-$20 priming and setting mist won a 2023 Glamour Beauty Award for its ability to help makeup stay in place all day and night. “As someone who often finds themselves at events that last well into the night, finding the best products to set my makeup is crucial,” says Amanda Cuttitta, a Glamour contributor. “This setting spray from Morphe proved to be a game changer. Not only did it keep my makeup intact throughout the evening, it also got the job done without the overpowering scent that so many setting sprays tend to have. I love that it didn’t leave my skin looking greasy, striking that perfect balance between a natural matte finish and a healthy glow.” Beyond setting, you can also use this to prep your skin before putting any product on to help nourish and even your complexion. Thanks to ceramides, electrolytes, and antioxidants, it helps hydrate and nourish the skin barrier before and after you apply makeup.

• Pros: Can be used to prep and set skin; contains skin-boosting ingredients; no overwhelming scent
• Cons: Some reviewers with acne-prone skin say it causes breakouts
• Key ingredients: Ceramides, electrolytes, antioxidants
• Finish: Natural
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: No

An “original staple in pro makeup artists’ kits,” Briceno says, this formula comes out as a light mist, making it perfect for a little refresh. A multitasker, “it is great for spritzing in between layers, rehydrates the skin, and has a soothing aroma,” adds Briceno.

And users love it just as much: “This setting spray feels like a face mist—light and refreshing—but it’ll ensure your makeup stays fresh all day long. Eight hours later my foundation, concealer, eye shadow, and all that jazz still looked as good as they did when I applied them in the morning (and not like they’d gone through a full workday),” says Ana Colón, a Glamour contributor.

• Pros: Refreshing mist; expert-approved; can be used in between applying layers of makeup
• Cons: Some reviewers think it’s not as long-lasting as other setting sprays.
• Key ingredients: Green tea, chamomile, and cucumber extracts
• Finish: Radiant
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: No

A product that doubles as a skin prep spray and a finishing spray? Sign us up. You can count Briceno as a fan also: “This finishing spray is one of my favorites,” he says. “I use it for skin prep to hydrate and refresh the skin, and then as a skin finisher.” It works to tone the skin (read {tighten pores”), deliver glow, and of course, keep makeup in place. Made with natural ingredients, the makeup-artist-approved formula feels like a spa in a bottle and will deliver noticeable benefits to your skin and makeup.

• Pros: Makeup-artist-approved; reduces the appearance of pores; made with natural ingredients
• Cons: Expensive
• Key ingredients: Rosemary, lemon balm, rose, and mint essential oils; orange blossom water; grape extract
• Finish: Glowy
• Waterproof: No
• Fragrance-free: No