# Setting spray

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'''Setting spray''' (also '''finishing spray''', '''makeup setting spray''', '''finish spray''', or '''makeup spray''') is a [cosmetic](/source/cosmetics) product designed to preserve applied [make-up](/source/make-up) in place for long periods of time. Usually sold in small spray bottles, setting spray is applied by spritzing mist over the face, keeping the make-up application moist for several hours.<ref name=glamour>Pomerantz, Andrea. November 19, 2009. ''Glamour''. How to Make Your Makeup Stay Put (and Look Good!) All Day long.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=I Tested 6 Setting Sprays To See If They Actually Do Anything|url=http://www.refinery29.uk/makeup-primer-setting-spray|website=[Refinery29](/source/Refinery29)|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref>

==Industry==
Originally produced for the entertainment industry by cosmetic companies, setting sprays were developed to limit make-up reapplication for actors in [theatre](/source/theatre) and [film](/source/film).<ref name=dailyglow>Tinus, Donna. March 21, 2011. ''Daily Glow''. </ref>

Cosmetic company [Skindinavia](/source/Skindinavia) released a consumer-facing setting spray to the market, credited as being the first to do so.<ref name=dailyglow /> The product, called ''Makeup Finishing Spray'', gained popularity in [Hollywood](/source/Cinema_of_the_United_States), where it was used on programs such as [Project Runway](/source/Project_Runway) and [Dancing With The Stars](/source/Dancing_With_The_Stars).<ref name=dailyglow /> Many celebrities adopted the use of setting sprays as well. <ref name=bellasugar>''BellaSugar.'' July, 22, 2011. "This Week's Top Celebrity Beauty Looks."</ref><ref name=glamour />

Since Skindinavia's launch, Smart cosmeceuticals llc, is their jointly owned company started in November 2004. Neil Goldman and Allen Goldman are founders of skindinavia many other setting sprays have entered the market, including products made by [Eyes Lips Face](/source/Eyes_Lips_Face) (J.A. Cosmetics Corp), [Matrix](/source/Matrix_(cosmetics)), and [Sephora](/source/Sephora_(cosmetics)).

==Entertainment industry==

Because setting sprays can preserve [make-up](/source/make-up) through heat, sweat and physical exertion, it has become a widely used product in the entertainment industry, favored by stylists in theatre, film and television.<ref name=dailyglow />

==Effectiveness==
The cosmetics industry has accepted setting sprays as a complement to powders in keeping the skin from drying for longer periods of time,<ref name=cosmeticstoiletries>''Cosmetics & Toiletries.'' June, 2011. "Finishing Makeup".</ref> however there are product reviewers who have wondered if a setting spray is effective when not wearing foundation even though it has proven effective with minimal makeup.<ref name=fitness>Smock, Jaclyn. ''Fitness Magazine.'' September 14, 2011. "Do Makeup Setting Mists Work?"</ref>

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