Review (3/5): Hydrates & melts makeup together but doesn’t help makeup last
This is alcohol free and fragrance free. It is vegan and cruelty free. It is also paraben free. They said it is made with natural, safe ingredients. The ingredients are listed on the product page (I included them at the end of my review). It is made in the US.
This has vitamin C and E in it to give antioxidant protection, brighten, and nourish skin. Coconut water helps hydrate the skin. Licorice extract helps brighten skin. Rambutan peel extract seals in moisture and promotes a healthy skin barrier.
This is a nice setting spray. The sprayer on it is okay. It does spray kind of unevenly so I need to make sure I go around my face good so I get everywhere. But, the spray on it is a nice, fine mist, so I love that. It’s not like I’m getting spit in the face with uneven bursts in spots or like a jet sprayer on the face. It’s nice and soft. It has a nice faint smell. There is no artificial fragrance in it, so it must just be from the ingredients. I’m not really sure what the scent is because it’s so faint, but it isn’t bad at all and I really barely notice it.
I apply this after I’ve applied my foundation and concealer to add some hydration back into my skin. After it dries down (which doesn’t take long at all) I go in with powder in specific areas where I need it. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side with some extremely dry areas. So, powder can make me look really dry and even cakey. So, I like to use powder right where I need it then do the rest of my powder products like blush and bronzer, and finally use a hydrating spray to melt it all into the skin. This works great for that. It melts it all together really well. It isn’t matte but isn’t dewy either. Just leaves your skin looking natural.
I don’t think this really helps my makeup last any longer. I find it wearing down the same amount as it would if I didn’t use a setting spray, so I wouldn’t use this if I were trying to get my makeup to last longer. It also doesn’t make the makeup transfer-proof. It definitely transfers still! But, it’s great at hydrating and melting the makeup together. It also
Overall, I think the spray is good, just not great. It hydrates my skin nicely, melts together my makeup well and adds in hydration that I lost after applying makeup. But, it doesn’t help keep my makeup from transferring or help it last longer. I have other sprays that cost far less and do just as good of a job, even better, at hydrating my skin and melting my makeup together, and they even help keep my makeup from transferring and last longer. So, I give this 3 stars. I’ll use it up but won’t purchase it when I run out. If you’re just looking for something to hydrate the skin and melt your makeup together, this could work for you. Personally, I’d recommend cheaper options that do the same. But, if for whatever reason this is the one you want, it works well for that. But, if you want it to help make your makeup transfer-proof or to last longer, this didn’t do that.
FULL INGREDIENT LIST
Water (Aqua), Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Powder, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Allantoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Hexylene Glycol