This essay first appeared on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in The Strategist Beauty Brief, a weekly newsletter in which our beauty writers share their must-tries, can-skips, and can’t-live-withouts. But we ...

If there’s one thing I never skip as the finishing touch on my makeup routine, it’s spritzing on a good setting spray. It truly makes all the difference in keeping makeup locked in place all day—with ...

I’m going to say something that might ruffle some feathers: I don’t think setting sprays work that well. I’ve tried my fair share of them, and almost always, there’s absolutely zero difference in the ...

On December 26, Saie shared a perfect late Christmas present with the launch of CitySet Lightweight Setting Spray: an alcohol ...

As a veteran beauty editor, I don’t mess around when it comes to keeping my makeup in place. That means I always prep my skin with a makeup primer and then finish off my look with a few spritzes of a ...

Even though I do my makeup in five minutes flat, one of my biggest beauty pet peeves is having my mascara/blush/eyeshadow/foundation fade into oblivion after a few ...

Why Do You Need a Setting Spray? Settings sprays are necessary for a handful of reasons, according to celebrity makeup artist Emily Gray. “One being the most obvious, for ‘setting’ the makeup, or in ...

This story first appeared on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in The Strategist Beauty Brief, a weekly newsletter in which our beauty writers share their must-tries, can-skips, and can’t-live-withouts. But ...

Hold the spray 12 inches from your face and spray. You can use this before makeup as primer, after to lock it in, or for those makeup-free days for some extra hydration. An initially skeptical shopper ...