I use setting spray to keep my makeup from moving around.

Setting spray is used as the last step in the process of applying makeup.

Look flawless all holiday season with these makeup setting sprays.

Makeup artists have waxed poetic about setting sprays for years, and still continue to do so.

How-tos for this look: Apply a strong-hold setting spray at the roots.

Cosmetic company Skindinavia released a consumer-facing setting spray to the market, credited as being the first to do so.

They've come a long way from simply refreshing your makeup and adding a little glow - today's setting sprays are problem solvers.

An alternative to setting spray is setting powder, which may be either pigmented or translucent.

Originally produced for the entertainment industry by cosmetic companies, setting sprays were developed to limit make-up reapplication for actors in theatre and film.

Usually sold in small spray bottles, setting spray is applied by spritzing mist over the face, keeping the make-up application moist for several hours.

Enter: The OG of makeup setting sprays, and one of Sarmiento's longtime staples.

Urban Decay Chill Cooling and Hydrating Makeup Setting Spray, $30; sephora.com.

Tarte Miraculous Maracuja Makeup Setting Spray ($26)

Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray ($30)

"It's the setting spray I use to keep a matte finish matte because it does not add shine - it offers some hydration without making your skin feel sticky," she explains.

Because setting sprays can preserve make-up through heat, sweat and physical exertion, it has become a widely used product in the entertainment industry, favored by stylists in theatre, film and television.

Since Skindinavia's launch, many other setting sprays have entered the market, including products made by Eyes Lips Face (J.A. Cosmetics Corp), Matrix, and Sephora.

Setting spray (also finishing spray, makeup setting spray, finish spray, or makeup spray) is a cosmetic product designed to preserve applied make-up long periods of time.

To wit: Andre Sarmiento (artist to Jamie King, Kate Bosworth, and Zoey Deutch) tells us that in today's super-HD world, setting sprays have become his best friend.

The development of hair-styling products, particularly setting sprays, hair-oil and hair-cream, influenced the way in which hair was styled, and the way in which people across the world wore their hair, from day to day.

If you asked us to recall life before setting sprays (read: when powder was the only legit way to lock in your makeup), we'd cringe at our teenage memories, which you can bet included many a 'cake face' moment.

The cosmetics industry has accepted setting sprays as a complement to powders in keeping the skin from drying for longer periods of time, however there are product reviewers who have wondered if a setting spray is effective when not wearing foundation even though it has proven effective with minimal makeup.