GLAMOUR Tries: We put Kryolan's Fixing Spray to the test to see if it really does keep makeup in place all day
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On GLAMOUR Tries this week, Commerce Writer Sophie Cockett put Kryolan's Fixing Spray to the test to see if it really does prolong the life of makeup throughout the day. According to the brand, Fixing Spray is particularly effective when used with wet makeup and claims to be totally smudge and rub-proof, and able to withstand even excessively harsh exposure and perspiration.
Fixing Spray, £8.90, Kryolan
“People have been raving about this stuff. I'm seeing people on TikTok applying it before a wedding and staying out in the boiling heat for 12 hours and their makeup looks the same, they're even swatching eyeshadow and smudging it and it stays in place so I'm excited.” Sophie says.
For the first test, Sophie swatches three eyeshadows and a lipstick on the back of her hand before spraying Kryolan's Fixing Spray on top. The label says to apply the formula from a distance of approximately 30cm, thinly and evenly, before allowing it to dry.
Sophie runs her finger down the swatches of makeup she's made to see if the spray keeps everything in place. “So the eyeshadows have fully stayed in place, like they are not budging at all. The lipstick has kind of moved a little bit but I think it'd survive under a mask.”
“For test number two I'm going to spritz it over my face, it's quite early in the morning and it's raining outside so I think I'll go to the office and maybe even do a workout - TBC - and we'll see how my makeup fares later on.” She sprays it from a distance atop her makeup and gives her first impressions: “Not going to lie, it kind of feels like I have hairspray all over my face. It smells a bit chemically but if it works that doesn't really bother me, and it doesn't feel sticky so - so far so good.”
Sophie reports back at the end of the day to give her final verdict. “I've been to work, been to lunch, done a workout, taken the bins out - I've done it all. My makeup is so intact. There's a few creases in my eyeshadow but, honestly incredible.”
Would you give Kryolan's Fixing Spray a go? Have you already tried it? Let us know your thoughts over on Instagram @glamouruk.
For more from GLAMOUR UK's Associate Commerce Writer Georgia Trodd, follow her on Instagram @georgiatrodd.
Photographer: Fritz HeisterkampTested by Sophie Cockett, Commerce Writer
Commerce Writer Sophie Cockett put Kryolan's Fixing Spray to the test to see if it really does prolong the life of makeup throughout the day.
