These 12 Setting Sprays Keep Makeup in Place and Give Mature Skin a Radiant Glow

Published Mar 11, 2025 4:58 am ET


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Whether you’re doing a full face of makeup or going with a more lightweight look, that mist of setting spray at the end of your routine makes all the difference in how your makeup turns out. The best setting sprays keep your makeup intact all day long, provide a matte finish or dewy glow, control oil and dryness on your skin and give your skin a radiant glow. Ahead, we’ve found 12 setting sprays that work well on mature skin.

  1. Deliver an instant boost of hydration with this Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist. Infused with botanical oils and hyaluronic acid, this spray reduces the appearance of fine lines, seals in moisture and strengthens the skin’s barrier.
  1. For a natural finish, this Urban Decay All Nighter Spray keeps makeup fresh for up to 16 hours without fading, smudging or settling into fine lines.
  1. This NYX Professional MarshMellow setting spray is an affordable option that smells like a Rice Krispies Treat. It gives your makeup a matte finish that stays for 16 hours, and you can pair it with the MarshMellow Primer for even better results.
  1. Made with aloe and green tea, this e.l.f. Power Grip setting spray has a non-sticky formula and a super fine mist that coats the entire face.
  1. For a blurred, filter-like matte finish, opt for this One/Size On Til’ Dawn setting spray. It’s waterproof, long-lasting and infused with green tea and witch hazel.
  1. Enriched with vitamins B5 and E, this Morphe setting spray holds your makeup together for eight hours and provides a radiant finish.
  1. For a 16-hour dewy glow, spritz on this Milani setting spray. Its three-in-one formula primes, hydrates and sets your makeup without creasing, fading or smudging.
  1. This water- and smudge-resistant L’Oreal Paris setting spray provides up to 36 hours of wear and prevents cracking and fine lines from showing in your makeup.
  1. Lock your makeup in place with the Revolution Beauty Superfix Misting Spray. It contains aloe and vitamin E to soothe the skin and provide a matte finish.
  1. This Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional setting spray lasts up to 16 hours for a smooth and hydrated makeup look. Plus, it’s over 50% off right now.
  1. Another affordable option, this under-$10 Maybelline Lasting Fix setting spray controls oil and shine with up to 16 hours of wear and prevents your makeup from melting.
  2. This Neutrogena Hydro Boost setting spray was created with sensitive and dry skin in mind. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, this spray adds a dewy glow to your makeup and locks in moisture.

Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.