Kosas Cloud Set Mist Review

What is Kosas Cloud Set Mist?

• Refreshing, skin-caring setting mist
• Works to hydrate, smooth, and lock makeup in place for 12 hours
• Alcohol free and non-comedogenic
• Ultra-fine, airy spray
• Promises to improve the look of your makeup
• Designed to keep the skin looking fresh all day
• Contains 99.5% naturally derived ingredients
• Oil-free and fragrance-free formula
• Designed to never be sticky or tight feeling
• Clinically proven to hydrate, improve skin texture and reduce appearance of pores over time
• Suitable for all skin types including sensitive
• Non-comedogenic and non-acnegenic
• Get 20% off at Sephora* with code REALLYREESPH

My Review

The Kosas Cloud Set Mist is a setting spray that’s been getting its fair share of attention lately. I’ve been testing it out and I think it’s really good. What I most like is that it’s not one of those typical makeup-locking, ultra-mattifying formula. And that, I think, is part of its quiet charm.

First Impressions

First things first, the packaging is beautifully minimal. The mister is wonderfully fine, with a smooth, even spray that settles on the skin. There are no heavy droplets and no sudden spritzes. Cloud is a good way to describe the delivery of this mist. You get the kind of application that makes you feel like you’re treating your skin rather than attacking it.

How it looks

Now, the effect. This isn’t a mist that transforms your makeup and honestly, I appreciate that. It doesn’t mattify. It doesn’t add a glass-skin sheen. It doesn’t blur or change the texture you’ve so carefully built. What it does do is take the edge off powder, bring a little life back into the skin, and make everything feel more cohesive and comfortable. If you’ve taken the time to get your base looking just how you like it, Kosas Cloud Set Mist won’t interfere. It lets your finish shine through.

Skincare benefits

There’s also a genuinely refreshing quality to it, thanks to the inclusion of lots of skincare ingredients. I think this helps to lightly hydrate the skin. Also, it’s important to note that, unlike most setting sprays, it is alcohol free, which will be great if you have sensitive skin.

How does it perform?

It melds everything together. It’s great at removing that telltale powdery edge. It adds a little something back into the skin, a lived-in softness, without messing with the overall finish.

I think it does really help to lock my makeup in place, although I tend to opt for more longwearing formulas anyway, so it’s hard to measure exactly how effective it is.

What I like is that it leaves your makeup exactly as you intended it. If you’ve spent time perfecting a soft matte base, carefully buffed in your bronzer, and placed your highlight just so, you don’t want a mist that suddenly turns you into a disco ball. Nor do you want something that drags your foundation toward flat, cakey territory. Cloud Set doesn’t do either. I think it enhances by not interfering.

Final Thoughts

If what you want is a mist that keeps your makeup feeling fresh without changing the look you’ve worked hard to achieve, Kosas Cloud Set Mist hits the mark

I find it especially good later on in the day when my skin’s feeling a little fatigued or when I want to tone down a slightly too matte situation that sometimes happens after powdering. It gives your face a reset without undoing your work.

If you are looking for a mist with more of a dewy finish PLUS SPF50, you need to read, Kopari Sunglaze Sheer Setting Mist Sunscreen SPF 50 Review.