Setting spray question

Many medium coverage foundations are suitable to build up to full coverage. Setting spray in between applications can avoid a cakey effect.
Has anyone here had experience with setting spray? The Elf setting spray I got said to spray after all makeup is applied.

Has anyone used setting spray in the way they described above(putting a layer of foundation then spraying setting spray and then build up more foundation)? If so...should the statement from the above site be only used with cream foundations or does it also work for other types of foundations? Also what would be the best way to build it after using the spray? foundation brush? stippling brush? dry makeup sponge? damp makeup sponge?

There are so many different types of sprays. Setting spray is generally used at the end to either seal the makeup or to soften the makeup. Elfs spray is a softener and will help take away the powdery look after setting with powder.

Quinn Quiver said:

Many medium coverage foundations are suitable to build up to full coverage. Setting spray in between applications can avoid a cakey effect.

Has anyone here had experience with setting spray? The Elf setting spray I got said to spray after all makeup is applied.

Has anyone used setting spray in the way they described above(putting a layer of foundation then spraying setting spray and then build up more foundation)? If so...should the statement from the above site be only used with cream foundations or does it also work for other types of foundations? Also what would be the best way to build it after using the spray? foundation brush? stippling brush? dry makeup sponge? damp makeup sponge?

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|Yes you can... But the initial foundation layer has to be perfect and flawless like an airbrushed foundation layer or flawless like a baldcap application or like an old aged make-up application. 

Any type of streaking or demarcation of any kind between setting spray layers will be impossible to fix and will show through subsequent layers of foundation. In order to fix such flaws with this type of application, you will need to start from scratch. 

If you don't start from scratch and you try and fix a flaw during the process, the foundation will *"crack and smudge" and there will be a slight colour change to the flawed area and the more you try and fix it, the worse it will become. 

*crack -> as in the surface of the foundation will "break open" as it has already "set", and thus the immediate surrounding area will "smudge" meaning you're physically moving it trying to repair it.

This technique can be used with any foundation textures.

As for tools? Airbrushing is your best bet. Your next best bet is stippling using a foundation brush or a fibre optic brush. For setting spray, mist the air and move your head through it, as this will minimize any settling dots or uneven drying areas, you will have to do this twice to get proper coverage.

Wedgies, damp sea sponges, fingers, won't work for the desired results you're looking for as they leave demarcations.