L'Oreal

Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist.

Name: L'Oreal Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist
Brand: L'Oreal
Rating: 55.0 (5 reviews)

Powder & Setting

About this product

A lightweight setting mist designed to lock makeup in place and provide long-wear, transfer-resistant coverage.

Powder & Setting

The Guru Index verdict

55%

Mixed

~Mixed · 55%

5Reviewers

1Approved

1Mixed

3Skip

#7 in Best Powder & Setting

What the gurus are saying

Gurus are split, but skepticism outweighs enthusiasm. The main complaint is consistent across multiple reviewers: the spray feels and smells exactly like hairspray, leaving a visible, heavy, occlusive layer on skin that many find uncomfortable and unbreathable. A minority view praises its locking power and value against pricier alternatives, but the recurring gripe about fragrance intensity, spray control issues, and a shiny or scaly finish on the face dominates the feedback. The experience feels more industrial than cosmetic to most.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews

Full ingredients

Alcohol Denat, Dimethyl Ether, Aqua/Water, Va/Crotonates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Triethyl Citrate, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Parfum/Fragrance

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Sam Ellis

849k subs · 143k devotees

✓Approved

"The one I recommend for this is the L'Oreal Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist. It really does lock everything in place. It doesn't sting your eyes. I think this performs just as well as Sephora setting sprays at a fraction of the cost."

Top Pick: setting spray

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs · 3k devotees

✕Skip

"I did not enjoy this spray. It felt like hairspray, particularly in my hair. I had to do a lot of brushing out of my hair to get it out of my hair. I'm not sold."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

219k subs · 8k devotees

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"The spray can is not as controlled as I was expecting it to be. It smells like hairspray. And the can very much looks like hairspray, too. And it's got quite some fragrance to it. Doesn't smell bad, but it's very apparent the fragrance. I definitely say that I get way more control with the spray for the one size. And the L'Oreal setting spray is very wet when it comes out."

Alexandra Anele

1.42M subs · 27k devotees

~Mixed

"This is the L'Oreal Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist which is supposed to be like super long wear and transfer resistant. It just looks like a hairspray, it kind of reminds me of their version of like a Patrick Star setting spray. It just smells like hairspray, oh my God that was really intense. This is a hairspray for your face."

Robert Welsh

1.10M subs · 70k devotees

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"This is hairspray in a can, not just the smell and not necessarily even the ingredients, but let me explain myself, right. The smell of this first up is like hairspray. It smells just like Elnett. You know when a really, like, classy person walks past and they just reek of Elnett, you're like, yeah, that's what that smells like. Not only that, it's not the best, really, at holding on your foundation. The way this sits on the skin is exactly how I would imagine a layer of hairspray to sit on the skin. Like, you can't breathe. You can't breathe. Look, first of all, you can see it leaves this shiny, almost like scaly. Like, you can see where it is. And it's still hanging around."

Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist.

55%

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