Products designed to fix your makeup firmly onto your face fall into three categories—no-nonsense powders, long-wear primers and setting sprays.
I’m an ex-makeup artist as well as a beauty journalist, so I am frequently asked, “Is X product a marketing hoax?” and setting sprays seem to be at the top of the list of eyebrow-raising “necessary steps” in a makeup routine. And I get it! Spraying liquid on your carefully applied base can feel as…

