"the matte makeup fixer helps in setting your makeup for a longer stay and making it difficult to wipe off with touch or run off with perspiration. You would definitely do not want heat and perspiration to take over your makeup, right. This makeup setting spray ensures that your makeup stays on for long and does not run off even with the slightest amount of perspiration or touch. Makeup fixer used either before or after makeup is to set your makeup so that it can stay longer and not be wiped off with a touch of hands or run off with perspiration. How to apply: spray from a distance and let it dry before applying makeup or to set makeup spray after applying makeup. "