This spray earns consistent praise for delivering staying power without weight, and for its fine mist that won't disrupt makeup application. Most gurus love the natural finish it provides (not too matte, not too dewy) though one reviewer found longevity disappointing with dehydrated skin and another mentioned hearing concerns about acne-prone skin (though her own experience was fine). The how-to that keeps coming up: drench the face, let it dry slightly, then press it in with a sponge for the most seamless result.
Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026
"Let's go classic with my Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, just all over the face. I love how that one smells."
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"Let's go with a classic. This is my Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. It's been a while since I've used this. [...] I love to soak the face with my setting sprays, so I'm going to drench the face. I let that dry down a little bit, and then once it's almost dried, I love to take my sponge [...] and just press this into the skin. That just gives you the most natural finish."
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"I'm going to spray the face with some setting spray, this one is the Charlotte Tilbury one."
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"If you're a makeup artist especially you have to get the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. I feel like setting spray is so underrated because you do so much work to make your makeup look a certain way and then if you skip setting spray it just doesn't have the right longevity to it. So this is phenomenal. I think it gives a nice natural finish but it really locks in your makeup."
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"I layer the two for the most indestructible makeup known to man. This is going to make your makeup last for like 3 days straight no joke. Your makeup will not budge it's literally like hairspray for your face."
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"I'm going to go to my traditional extreme longwear combo which is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Setting Spray. We do that first, just going to tap that into the skin, and then we're going to lock things into place forever with the One Size Onto Dawn Setting Spray, which is like hairspray. The layering of the two is such an insane combo, your makeup will not move."
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"This is one of my favorite setting sprays of all time it really really works it really makes your makeup last. The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, party all night stay all day, it really does this is so good. By itself it's insane."
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"Nothing makes me more confident than knowing my makeup is going to last due to setting spray so I'm going to apply my Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. It's just it works, okay? It's so good. I'm just gonna apply this all over to lock everything in place. I always go over with my sponge, kind of press it into the skin so that it looks even more skin like, and then also I feel like it makes your makeup last even longer."
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"I'm going to use my Charlotte Tilbury setting spray just all over and then once that's starting to dry down I'm going to go in with my sponge and just press that into the skin."
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"I'm going to set the face with my Charlotte Tilbury setting spray then I'm going to let that dry halfway before going in with my sponge again to just press the setting spray into the skin. I swear this makes the world of a difference in how your makeup wears and looks."
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"Setting spray is a must. You guys know Charlotte Tilbury setting spray and the one-size beauty one, which I forgot to grab I'll have it linked down below. You don't need any other setting sprays other than those if you want your makeup to last and look the exact same during hot summer nights. The one-size beauty is literally like hairspray for the face, and if you want it to be indestructible, layer this one underneath and I promise you your makeup's not going anywhere when the weather heats up."
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"I'm going to take the Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, one of my all-time faves, and drench the face. We're going to let that dry about halfway and then I always like to go in with my sponge and press all the powders down into the skin one more time. This makes everything look more skin-like. It also pushes the setting spray into the skin more, so I feel like it helps the makeup last even longer."
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"For setting spray I'm still going to recommend the airbrush one from Charlotte Tilbury. If you don't have this, it's just so good. If you need your makeup to basically be guaranteed to last, this is where it's at. I'm just going to spray this all over, going to be very generous with this, let that dry down about halfway, and then I like to press whatever's left of that setting spray into the skin."
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"I'm going to set the face with my Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray."
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"The Charlotte Tilbury one is fantastic."
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"Charlotte Tilbury because it's just always foolproof and it's what I love on a daily basis. You can see how it just melts the powders in place and then also when you press it in I feel like it helps the setting spray be pushed into the makeup a little bit more and so it lasts longer and looks more natural."
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"I'm going to set the face with the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. I'm not shy with this stuff. I let that dry about halfway and then I like to take my sponge and just press the setting spray into the skin. One of my favorite little beauty secrets is taking a bit of powder after setting spray just to lock in the areas that you really don't want shine. It just never looks powdery when you go back in with powder after setting spray. I think because while the skin is still damp it kind of grips onto the powder and melts it into the skin."
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"This is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. I like to focus on the outer portions of the face for more definition. When you pat the setting spray into the face with a sponge, it presses down any baby hairs, it presses down any powder."
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"I'm going to lock this in with my Charlotte Tilbury setting spray. This has been one of the most consistent products in my routine, like for years seriously."
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"I'm going to set the face with some Charlotte Tilbury setting spray."
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"I'm going to set the face with some setting spray. I mentioned this in my last year's video. I don't even care. The Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, unbelievable. Next level good. We're going to set the face with this because this Thanksgiving, my makeup's not going anywhere, no way."
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"This is the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Setting Spray, this is the best, such a good one. [...] It literally stays like you wouldn't believe. If you layer it with another setting spray, you'll look the same for days. It's great for photo shoots or special events, or in the summer time when you just feel like your face is going to fall off and your makeup's going to melt. Those won't with these. [...] This is not like a daily thing for me because it's so intense, but when I need it, it comes in. [...] These are the best out there. [...] If I had to pick one, I would just do this one. I think it just kind of checks all boxes for me."
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"I'm just going to use my handy dandy Charlotte Tilbury one all over, just going to press that setting spray in with my sponge."
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"I actually layer these all the time. I layered them today. If you want your makeup to last so long you need to layer these. They are a perfect combo. This one actually melts the makeup into the skin really really well and this actually has a lot of longevity in it by itself. If you didn't want to pick this up, but if you want to lock it in and literally have your makeup look the same all day, add this on top and your makeup's not going anywhere."
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"The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush setting spray is one of the three best setting sprays to ever exist. [...] This is the setting spray of all setting sprays, I love it so much. Layered underneath, it will make your makeup stay forever, and combining it with a mattifying spray on top means your makeup will not move."
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"For longevity, Charlotte Tilbury is where it's at. [...] I drench the skin in this, this stuff really works, then let it simmer down and press it into the skin."
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"Let's go classic with my Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, just all over the face. I love how that one smells."
"I'm using the one by Charlotte Tilbury. It's not my favorite. I actually do have a new favorite. I had heard somewhere that if you do it in the middle of your application and then you put the foundation back on top of it, that it works better. And I have a real problem with longevity of makeup, so I'm willing to try anything."
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"I'm using the one by Charlotte Tilbury. It's not my favorite. I actually do have a new favorite. I had heard somewhere that if you do it in the middle of your application and then you put the foundation back on top of it, that it works better. And I have a real problem with longevity of makeup, so I'm willing to try anything."
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"I'm going to throw on a little bit of my Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. We don't have a lasting relationship. We just don't. It's always gone by lunchtime and it's not the fault of any makeup I think it's my fault. I think my dehydrated skin just goes and sucks it all up so there's not a whole lot anybody can do about that."
"I've used this before. Absolutely love it. It's a way to keep your makeup on and lasting even in hot, humid climates without feeling like makeup spray. It gets you semi-matte; [...] it's not every time we're looking to be casket-sharp matte. [...] I do like this spray."
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"This is $38 for 3.3 oz of product. I have used this before, I have emptied one. This is an amazing product. It keeps that makeup on looking good without feeling heavy. [...] It is a spray that will keep your makeup on without being overpowering or overly matte, so you can get a nice staying power without it being too much. It delivers a very nice, fine mist, which matters because you don't want your setting spray throwing big droplets at you -- that could interfere with your makeup."
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"I've used this before. Absolutely love it. It's a way to keep your makeup on and lasting even in hot, humid climates without feeling like makeup spray. It gets you semi-matte; [...] it's not every time we're looking to be casket-sharp matte. [...] I do like this spray."
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"I already have tried and loved this. The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. [...] I like a setting spray depending on the season and the mood and what I'm doing for that day. When it's really hot, it's summer, or I'm vacationing and I want to make sure my makeup stays on, I like a different setting spray, [...] but I cannot use that if it is below 80 degrees because it just feels [...] too matte. For all other times, I like this one, the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray."
"This is my favorite setting spray -- [...] I love it so much, it's my ride or die. I've seen some people talking about how it's not good for people with acne-prone skin. I have acne-prone skin and I haven't had major issues with it."
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"This is my favorite setting spray -- [...] I love it so much, it's my ride or die. I've seen some people talking about how it's not good for people with acne-prone skin. I have acne-prone skin and I haven't had major issues with it."
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"I'm going to spray some setting spray. [...] This is the Charlotte Tilbury setting spray that I have, or you can use water for this."
"Charlotte Tilbury again. It's matte, blurring, smoothie. My three words I love in complexion. You really have to kind of drench it. [...] You really have to set set and then fan. It'll absorb into the skin and it will keep it fresh for 16 hours."
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"Charlotte Tilbury again. It's matte, blurring, smoothie. My three words I love in complexion. You really have to kind of drench it. [...] You really have to set set and then fan. It'll absorb into the skin and it will keep it fresh for 16 hours."
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"I want you to start using a setting spray. [...] This is one of my favorite ones. It's from Charlotte Tilbury. I have a few favorites. I love the one from Milk Makeup too, but they're sold out of it. [...] You're going to use this every day. When you do makeup, just spray your face first with this before you start your makeup. Apply your makeup. Before you put your concealer on, I want you to spray your face again. And then after you put your face powder on, I want you to spray your face to lock it all in."
"The Charlotte Tilbury setting spray does a really good job of just locking in your makeup. It has a very nice natural finish. It's not going to make you look too oily or too glowy. It's definitely not going to mattify you."
"The one that I have found that has worked the best so far is by Charlotte Tilbury and this is the Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray. This really does work and this keeps your makeup in place for the entire day. I am somebody that likes to use a lot of liquid cream types of products so cream blushes cream bronzers liquid foundations even liquid blushes and when I use products like this and when I don't use a setting spray sometimes my makeup can separate halfway through the day and it can do that more so during the summer so that's why I like using this and this keeps everything in place and I never have to worry. This isn't going to give you matte looking skin but it will mattify your skin a little bit so I think that's why this allows my makeup to stay in place all day because I have makeup setting sprays that provide that additional luminosity and glow and dewiness to the skin and although those are beautiful I don't feel like they perform well to keep your makeup in place. Products like this that kind of dry down a little bit more matte they do."
"There's a Charlotte Tilbury setting spray two pack. I love that setting spray. It is absolutely the best."
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"This is by far the best setting spray I've ever used. It doesn't dry out my skin, it's not full of SD alcohol, and it actually does make my makeup last longer. One of my favorite things that I ever bought in the Nordstrom sale. It is a big ticket item, but I was so happy to get it at a discount. I've never regretted this purchase."
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"The Charlotte Tilbury setting spray is fantastic. It's two bottles, two full size bottles of this for $52, normally $76. It's my favorite setting spray. Keep one for yourself, give one to someone else if you're planning your stocking stuffers and/or Christmas already."
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"There's a Charlotte Tilbury setting spray two pack. I love that setting spray. It is absolutely the best."
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"I used the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, which is my favorite because it actually does make most makeup last for an extra few hours, three or four hours more, but even with it, the Mario foundation still did not wear well."
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"Always the best is the setting spray from Charlotte Tilbury. It's their Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray."
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"This is my favorite setting spray on the planet, it is so good. Of all the setting sprays, this is the one that actually works to make your makeup last longer. It gives me a good three to four hours of extra wear on any foundation. I have repurchased—I've got the full size this time and this will take me forever to go through."
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"Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray is the most beautiful finishing spray. It actually does make your makeup last longer, it takes most of my makeup from like a five hour makeup to a ten hour makeup. What I love most about it is it doesn't change the finish of the makeup. If it was a matte finish it keeps it matte, if it was a dewy finish it keeps it dewy. It doesn't add its own finish like so many other setting sprays do."
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"I didn't find a new setting spray that I loved any more than the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, so sticking with that for best of 2021."
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"This is one of my favorite setting sprays. I love this stuff. I love that you spray it on, it makes your makeup actually last longer, but it doesn't change the finish of your makeup. A lot of the setting sprays will either be trying to make it matte or make it more dewy. This one just leaves your makeup the finish that it is, which is what I like about it."
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"The Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray is hands down my favorite setting spray. It doesn't contain SD alcohol so it's not going to dry out your skin and it does make your makeup wear longer. When I put this over foundations that I like barely get five hours out of, it makes them last an additional like four hours so then I'm suddenly getting nine hours of foundation that didn't last for five before. And it doesn't change the look of your foundation."
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What is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray?
A fine-mist setting spray designed to lock makeup in place while maintaining a natural, semi-matte finish without heaviness or excessive shine.
Is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray worth it?
Mostly yes. 8 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.
What is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray's Guru Score?
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
Who is Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray best for?
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray is generally suited to oily skin.
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