Nothing beats the morphe mist imo!! It takes away the powderiness yet helps my face stay set all night!

I like the Urban Decay sprays, they're a little pricey but good. The NYX matte setting spray is good too, at a lower price point. I've also heard great things about the Morphe one, but personally the scent gives me a headache so I don't use it.

Hiya! Makeup artist here, my favs to use are the Urban Decay All Nighter, and MAC fix+. I've heard good things about the Morpe one but I haven't used it myself. But it seems like the issues you're describing with your makeup aren't something that can be solved by just a setting spray. :)

If you think about it, spraying a setting spray over the top of your makeup will definitely help to melt any products together ON TOP of your skin, but it's not going to do anything to help it actually stick to your skin underneath.

Usually makeup breaks up through the day due to oils coming through from your skin, underneath your makeup. This is why using a good primer is so much more effective than just a setting spray when it comes to the longevity of your makeup. (some of my favs are the maybelline fit me primers, milk hydro grip, and ELF putty primers.

I love using setting spray after I've done liquid foundation and concealer, and then I let it dry for a few minutes before powdering lightly over the top. I find I use less setting powder when I do this, and the makeup looks smooth and lasts all day.

Hope this helps!

"Designer" brand - Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

• Went into a hot tub in the rain with a full face of makeup & it didn't move!

• Spilt coffee on my face while trying to drink it and my makeup still looked flawless.

"Drugstore" brand - NYX matte finishing spray.

• I haven't had the same situations to test it but it seems to be just as good!

NYX matte spray, in a black bottle :)

Do you have oily, dry, normal or combination skin ? It can also helps us to know what advice to give.

Do you use liquid, stick or powder foundation ? Do you use powder after applying moist products to "lock" them ? Do you use primer for the foundation, and the eyeshadows ? Primers really helps for eyeshadows for my oily lids. For the mascara, do you use waterproof or not ? (I don't use waterproof, and my mascara tends to smudge a little bit at the top, under my eyebrows thanks to my hooded eyes, but I really like my mascara, and it doesn"t exists in waterproof).

I have oily skin (now more combination thanks to skincare), but I user UD All Nighter BEFORE putting on make-up (following Robert Welsh advice on how to prep oily skin for make-up), and I use it also after.

Agree that Charlotte Tilbury has the best one. I’ve tried a bunch and no other comes close.

urban decay all nighter or the milani make it last

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Charlotte Tilbury setting spray is my holy grail. Urban decay all nighter is my lower priced alternative.

Urban Decay All Nighter and Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless are my go to setting sprays. Best practice, go in with your spray after putting on foundation/concealer, and one more time at the end of your makeup application (I do my final spritz before applying mascara, which is my last step).

As others have recommended, the Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray but also the technique of putting on a light layer of translucent powder and then setting spray before you put your makeup on, then put all your makeup on and then set again with the spray. Lasts longer due to the base layer being able to hold any excess oil from your face.

Definitely Urban Decay All Nighter. That stuff keeps my makeup on 14 hours later. Not sure what’s in it maybe magic. But it’s hands down the BEST.

Ben Nye! Your makeup will not budge and it doesn’t feel gross either.

I hear the Ben Nye Final Seal is supposed to be bullet proof.

Setting spray isn’t going to stop this…that’s not what it’s for. You will need to start by using a lighter hand when you apply your makeup and/or setting with powder first.

Setting spray isn’t going to save you from makeup transfer if your makeup is on too thick or you have not set it with powder if the makeup is dewy. Setting spray works best when you’ve found the right amount of makeup and setting powder first. It’s intent is to preserve makeup not make it transfer proof.

This worked for me best! I tried the travel size first and liked this better than Morphe setting spray. I will be purchasing full size.

Ben Nye Final Seal. No other setting spray has ever worked for me, but this. I hear it's what funeral homes use on bodies. It's alcohol-based, so make sure you don't have any open cuts and keep your eyes firmly shut when you spray.

Yep. I live in a hot, humid climate and use this every time I wear makeup.

I use Urban Decay All Nighter. Seems to work well for me.

I use the black elf one. Just as good as or better than the urban decay.

I also use tubing mascara as it never runs even when my old waterproof mascara did.

I swear by Milani Setting Spray

Ulta Link

Charlotte Tilbury

One/Size

I have dry skin from being on Accutane and I love the Colourpop Pretty Fresh hyaluronic acid setting spray!

Charlotte tilbury airbrush flawless setting spray! I gifted it to my sis too and she wears masks for long periods of time and says she notices a difference in makeup lasting versus using urban decay all nighter and versus not using anything at all

Urban Decay All Nighter

I have oily skin and I love the NYX matte spray. Works so well for me in the summer too.

I have very dry skin and many foundations, on their own, never last. They end up patchy amd broken up by the afternoon as my dry skin would suck it all up.

I found this setting spray routine (here or maybe YT?) and it has really made my makeup last. I rotate different foundations and this method has even made IT Cosmetics CC cream last for 12+ hours, which is NOT generally an very long-lasting formulation. My other foundations last even longer.

This method, especially for dry skin, may seem counter-intuitive, but I now swear by it. I use 2 setting sprays.

1. Good skin care prep and moisture.

2. Mineral sunscreen (I only use mineral sunscreens because all the chemical ones make my watery eyes burn). I think however, the mineral sunscreen severs a dual purpose of providing a layer that locks in the moisture/skin care and also prevents the next steps from over absorbing into the skin.

3. Very lightly dust face with Wet & Wild HD Focus setting powder in Translucent. (This is a HG powder, amazing)

4. Spray with a moisture setting spray (have used at this step Mac Fix+, Too Faced Hangover, Flower Beauty, Tarte Rainforest, Hard Candy Glow and a few others). This step adds some moisture and is basically setting the light powder down to melt into the skin.

5. Next I use a mosturing primer (ELF hydrating, Too Faced, Catrice, Flower). Use the primer that's best for your skin type.

6. Apply foundation and rest of makeup.

7. Again, use a very very light dusting of powder. These powder layers are whisper light. Lately I have been using Urban Decay's All Nighter Waterproof setting powder here. Still though, just a light dusting.

8. Lock everything in with Urban Decay All-nighter setting spray.

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This routine makes my makeup look fresh and last 12+ hours till I get home.

Morphe continuous setting mist. I just love that is an aerosol and gives such an even application throughout the entire face. Setting spray formulas with alcohol are all very similar to me so its all about the mister

I like the Mac Fix +. It keeps my makeup on much longer than the other sprays I've tried.

I actually really like the Charlotte Tilbury but the smell is awful. I spray it before foundation and again after power. Even short wearing foundations will last the whole day.

I swear by Rare Beauty’s Always an Optimist 4-in-1 Prime and Set Mist! I’ve repurchased it several times now.

Urban Decay All Nighter because it has been the most long-lasting in my humid and hot environment.

If you want to buy a makeup fixer go for pac micro finish or even mars for that matter its so good and inexpensive and for setting spray you should pick milani or if under budget then maybelline .

3 of them are makeup fixer … but Milani one is so good and even maybelline !

I LOVE the nyx one. Hands down the best ever

Milani ✨

I can vouch for the Nyx one. It keeps my face matte even in Goan humidity!

What I normally do is spray twice: once after I do my eyes (if I’m wearing eyeshadow+liner) and once after I do my base. Else, I spray after I do my base, let it dry and then do my liner+lip. That way I just need to top my lip up…

I hate them all. I agree, they texturize my face. Im 45, and without spray I look pretty smooth. Past week ive been trialing sprays and I look SO CAKEY.

What I do use everyday and love, because it just takes the powder down and melts everything together (I don't like to look super matte): Mario Badescu Rosewater spray, the OG pink one,. It really just mimics what my skin does naturally after several hours of wear.

I know some people have issues with MB (moral not skin issues), so really any rosewater could work but I cant vouch. I've tried MB and another brand, and I prefer the MB. It's HG for me, forever repurchase.

I really like the Caliray setting spray. It’s incredibly light and refreshing.

I use the Morphe, seems to keep my makeup in place all day and is reasonably priced.

Please try EADEM, Caliray, too faced hangover, rare, Patrick ta, refy

Since you like MAC fix+, I'd recommend the Rare Beauty setting spray. I found it to be super similar to Fix+ while providing longer lasting makeup (Fix+ doesn't do much for me). It also helps makeup melt into place; you just need to remember to shake it. There's also the Milk Makeup hydrogrip setting spray (also needs to be shaken); I'd only recommend that one if you like dewy makeup and if you don't mind the strong nozzle.