Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist locks makeup in place for all-day wear, with several creators calling it a strong drugstore dupe for high-end sprays. However, professional makeup artist Morgan Turner warns it can peel makeup off and calls it one of the worst she's used, while others note a strong hairspray-like scent and high alcohol content that can be drying. It leaves a slight glow and survives transfer tests, but the 1.7 oz bottle is small and not recommended for daily use due to drying ingredients.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “I firmly believe this is the best setting spray at the drugstore”12:06–12:10
- “I actually tested this setting spray out by dunking my head in a bowl full of water, doing multiple transfer tests, and it did not move. It did not budge, even on a white Kleenex”12:08–12:13
- “It feels like hairspray and it's kind of just like all up in your face, but it works. Like, it genuinely works”12:23–12:29
- “If you feel like your makeup transfers a lot, if you feel like you're hugging someone and your makeup gets all over their clothes, you need this because that has happened to me millions of times. Now it doesn't because I started using this”12:26–12:34
- “My makeup lasts forever. Like it will not come off until I take it off”12:40–12:46
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup favorites 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “That one will really lock your makeup on”8:22–8:22
- “This, in my opinion, is actually going to keep your makeup on, but you got to use her right”17:35–17:37
- “I do wish it did not have fragrance”18:30–18:30
- “When you put this on, trust me, it's going to make your makeup last”18:33–18:35
- Source: How I make my makeup last 12+ hours on oily skin - May 30, 2026
- “The L'Oreal Paris one does work really well but it does stink of alcohol”14:25–14:31
- “It just smells like straight up hairspray”14:31–14:34
- “The L'Oreal Paris one almost leaves this kind of like shiny film on your skin”15:55–15:58
- “L'Oreal Paris one is very confidently on there. Like it really does a good job”16:23–16:27
- “I slightly prefer the finish of the L'Oreal Paris one cuz it gives a little bit of a glow”16:03–16:06
- Source: Testing more affordable makeup dupes with wear test - Aug 10, 2025
- “This truly will lock it in. It will”18:41–18:45
- Source: All drugstore wedding guest makeup look - Jun 16, 2026
- “This is the L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-in-1 Mist that came out. And we need her to keep this our oil at bay”29:29–29:39
- “This will keep things like a thing”29:57–30:01
- “That L'Oreal Paris spray will give you this nice natural glow”32:20–32:27
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup routine for oily skin - May 19, 2026
- “This is for the girls who really like your makeup to last all day long”16:07–16:14
- “This is like a dupe for the one size Until Dawn, but it's more intense in every way possible”16:11–16:19
- “Like it feels heavier on the face. I think kind of in a good way”16:17–16:23
- “Whatever goes on underneath the setting spray, just know it's going to last all day long”16:21–16:28
- “It's a stronger sort of spray. And it definitely smells like hairspray. It's very, very intense”16:28–16:35
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
- “The L'Oreal is really the only one that there's nothing”7:48–7:53
- “It feels like I sprayed it with hairspray”8:56–9:00
- “This isn't great. This is like cracked off, but it is not at all coming off”8:58–9:06
- “There is nothing coming off. Oh my goodness”
- “It dissolved everything except for the L'Oreal. Oh my goodness. That's like wow. Look at that. It's like paint”
- “The L'Oreal also does have a pretty strong scent, but it is nowhere near the one size”18:48–18:53
- “This is also another great alternative, of course, at the drugstore”18:53–19:01
- “It is a pretty small bottle, so just keep that in mind. It's 1.7 oz”18:57–19:07
- Source: Setting spray showdown: 8 tested, which one is best? - Oct 11, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “I absolutely hate this setting spray. It is potent. The scent of this is so strong and it actually is not good to set makeup”21:01–21:11
- “I find that my makeup peels off with this”21:11–21:20
- “This is one of the worst setting sprays I've ever used”21:32–21:36
- “It is unusable and it stinks terribly”21:53–21:58
- “It ruins makeup, so what's the point? So, that one is a no for me”22:02–22:09
- Source: I tried every viral setting spray - Aug 30, 2025
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 3.7 / 5 from 8 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Oily skin (2)
- Features
- Long-wearing (6) · Transfer-proof (2)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ scent some found off-putting (4)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (2)
- ⚠ has a noticeable fragrance (1)
- ⚠ can feel drying / tight (1)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- setting spray
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- alcohol denat., dimethylether, water, VA/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, aminomethyl propanol, triethyl citrate, benzyl salicylate, linalool, benzyl alcohol, alpha-isomethyl ionone
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