Infallible 3-Second Makeup Setting Spray
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 3-Second Makeup Setting Spray locks makeup in place with extreme hold, often compared to hairspray for its strong, alcohol-heavy scent and film-forming finish. Several creators praise its transfer-proof longevity, especially in heat, and note it leaves a natural glow, but professional makeup artist Morgan Turner warns it can cause makeup to peel and calls it "one of the worst setting sprays I've ever used." Others caution that the high alcohol content can be drying and recommend against daily use.
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
- “This is the best thing you can get at the drugstore. It's like literally a professional fixing spray”30:14–30:20
- “Not only is it going to increase your makeup's longevity and really get it to last longer. It's also going to prevent the makeup intensity loss”30:38–30:42
- “It's an extra layer of insurance to help keep everything in place, prevent that makeup intensity loss, but also to really form that film over the face so that everything stays looking freshly applied as long as possible”
- Source: Long lasting flawless drugstore makeup routine - May 16, 2026
- “First of all, this is hairspray to your face. It is the drugstore version”17:27–17:32
- “It's going to make your makeup stick down, dry down onto your face”17:41–17:47
- “If you want long-wearing makeup, spray this on as the last step, and girl, it is going to be your best friend”17:45–17:52
- “Your makeup's not going to move”17:59–18:02
- “Look, look, it's stuck down. Oh, yeah, she's not moving. I love this”18:06–18:12
- “I think this is so great. I love how it dries down your makeup. It truly makes your makeup transfer-proof”18:09–18:17
- “I think if you like long-wearing makeup, if you do your makeup in the morning and don't take it off till like 13, 14 hours later, that will look fresh, use this. It is a game-changer, and L'Oreal did it with this”18:25–18:32
- “Mind you, I have like five bottles of these because I love it that much”18:39–18:46
- Source: Top 10 Best Drugstore Products of 2026 - May 12, 2026
- “This is like the most lock and hold. Just like put everything like super glue. It's like a top coat for your makeup”19:31–19:36
- “It really does provide a transferproof situation for your makeup”19:42–19:50
- “I love reaching for this when I have full glam on. It never fails”19:50–19:55
- “They're both equally good. There's not one that works better than the other”20:10–20:18
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup guide: best in each category - Jul 21, 2025
- “This stating on the bottle that it will help your makeup last up to 36 hours, is the first product that has a bold claim like that on it that I'm not like, 'Oh, gross. I roll.' Like, yeah, sure”13:29–13:34
- “This is hairspray for your face. This is one size, but at the drugstore, and I actually prefer this one”13:41–13:46
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 26, 2025
- “Anytime I use any sort of body makeup, I love to spray this over top because that keeps it from transferring onto my clothes, onto any fabric”18:55–19:02
- “I don't use this on my face normally unless it's all that I have, because I do feel like it is kind of sticky and I just don't love the feel of it on my face”19:05–19:10
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
- “This is probably the closest that we'll get when it comes to drugstore”1:55–2:00
- “How it wears, that's what I'm saying is probably the closest that we'll get as far as like drugstore or $20 or less setting sprays because once you use this to put on, I'm telling your face ain't going nowhere”
- “I feel like this is even more mattifying setting your makeup but not drying”3:57–4:02
- “I don't feel like this dried my face out or anything like that”4:00–4:05
- “I've worn it in the summer. I've worn it in the winter”4:04–4:07
- “I do think that it is more mattifying, locks your makeup in than the one size”4:24–4:30
- “This is my third bottle of this setting spray”
- “Sometimes depending on the makeup look, I feel like it does that a little too much”4:38–4:42
- Source: Baddie on a Budget: Top Setting Sprays Under $20 - Oct 20, 2025
- “If you want your makeup to stay on all night, I highly recommend this”4:32–4:37
- Source: Drugstore Prom Makeup Tutorial - Apr 17, 2025
- “Love this stuff”7:06–7:08
- “Really good quality product”7:08–7:11
- “100% does what it says it's going to do”7:11–7:14
- “It does lock your makeup in”7:12–7:15
- “It's not one of those sprays that you're going to like, you know, casually refresh with or something that's just going to make your skin look dewy. It is going to lock it in”7:14–7:18
- “I feel like it's just a terrific product”7:28–7:32
- “It does make your makeup last”7:34–7:37
- “It feels like hairspray being sprayed directly in your face, but it does make your makeup last”7:30–7:36
- Source: Beauty empties: mini reviews, repurchases, duds - Jan 15, 2026
- “Obviously, a classic like the L'Oréal Red 30-second setting mist”15:32–15:38
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup 2026: expensive look, budget price - Apr 9, 2026
- “We have the L'Oréal Paris 3 second setting mist compared to the one size beauty until Dawn waterproof setting spray”19:36–19:43
- “There is a very obvious size difference over here. This one has 0.16 o of product”19:43–19:48
- “She retails for $12, $12 or $13”
- “The larger version, the one I don't have, comes in at $19.99 for 3.9 ounces of product coming in at $5 per ounce of product”20:33–20:39
- “She keeps your makeup on”
- “I find that one size is a little bit less drying compared to L'Oréal Paris cuz L'Oréal Paris like I feel like I can like it almost feels like Botox for my damn face”20:49–20:56
- “They're both still damn good setting sprays and I honestly love them both”20:58–21:04
- “Because L'Oréal Paris made a size really big, it's obvious that the drugstore wins for this one”21:14–21:18
- Source: Drugstore vs high-end makeup price per ounce comparison - Apr 11, 2026
- “Thanks for the three-second infallible”
- “This will lock your shit down”2:21–2:25
- Source: Best drugstore makeup of 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
- “This is also amazing”
- “It's basically hairspray for your face. So. It's great”
- Source: How I make my makeup last all day without looking heavy - May 15, 2026
- “Milani get last and then the L'Oréal Paris 3 second setting spray literal cement and hairspray for your face”
- Source: Full Face Using the Best Drugstore Makeup - Jan 6, 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
- “I've actually been using the L'Oreal one a lot recently in this heat and it has been doing wonders”13:34–13:39
- “This L'Oreal one stinks of hair spray. So, you don't want to inhale it”13:53–13:56
- “But it works so well and it's been working so well in this heat”14:22–14:27
- Source: Sweatproof drugstore makeup routine with wear test - Jul 5, 2026
- “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
- “I don't like the way it feels when I spray it on my face. It feels like I'm spraying hairspray on my face, but if you want your makeup to last, this really does make your makeup last like nothing I've ever tried”2:50–2:53
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “That one's always a good life proof one”22:53–22:54
- Source: Testing all the new summer drugstore makeup launches - Jun 17, 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
- “This is essentially hairspray for your face. It smells like it. It feels like it, but it will go away”2:13–2:16
- “Close your mouth, film, breathe, and spray”2:16–2:22
- Source: Trying the Viral Shelby Ann Makeup Tutorial - Jul 21, 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
- 3.9 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Oily skin (2)
- Features
- Long-wearing (22) · Transfer-proof (6) · Summer (2)
- Value
- Value for money (4)
- ⚠ scent some found off-putting (5)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (2)
- ⚠ can feel sticky (1)
- ⚠ can feel drying / tight (1)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
- ⚠ has a noticeable fragrance (1)
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Product details
Details
- Type
- setting spray
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Alcohol Denat., Dimethyl Ether, Aqua / Water, VA/Crotonates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Triethyl Citrate, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
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