Setting Spray & Powder

Setting spray is designed to hydrate makeup layers and extend the wear of your makeup, locking makeup in place while preventing smudging, creasing, or fading. Setting sprays can also help control oil and shine, and some help hydrate and brighten, so you can choose a setting spray that best suits your individual skin needs.

Shine is typically a sign of excess oil on the skin, so no, your setting spray should not make you look shiny. By design, some setting sprays offer a matte finish with shine control while others are made with hydrating ingredients to provide a dewy appearance to the skin.

Setting spray use is versatile but is often used as the last step in your makeup routine after makeup application to lock everything in and provide a smooth, skin-like finish. You can also use setting spray before makeup application or between layers, depending on your skin needs and desired finish.

The difference between a fixing spray and a setting spray is their function. Fixing spray is like hairspray for your face. It’s designed to lock makeup in place and increase wear time. Setting spray, on the other hand, typically melts makeup layers together to make makeup look like skin with hydrating ingredients. Urban Decay setting sprays are a cut above typical setting sprays due to their waterproofing benefits which also help extend makeup wear time.

If you don’t set your makeup with a setting spray, your makeup may feel or look dry and unnatural on the skin which may lead to creasing, fading, or smudging as the day goes on.