Huda Beauty's Easy Bake Setting Spray is here – and we were front row at the Paris party
Move over, setting sprays of the past – Huda Kattan just rewrote the rules. Cosmo Middle East was front and centre at the glam-orous Paris launch party for the Huda Beauty Easy Bake Setting Spray, and trust us, this isn't just another beauty launch.
This is the setting spray Huda herself never thought she'd make… until she had to. 'The number one product request from our community was a setting spray. But not any setting spray – an Easy Bake Setting Spray,' she revealed.
The Big Reveal
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Picture this: The pink carpet is rolled out, the cameras are flashing, and Huda herself, glowing under the Parisian lights, drops the real tea on why this product almost didn't happen. 'Honestly, I was against it!' she confesses with a laugh. 'I don't love setting sprays – they don't work for me as I'd always start to see my pores. But my team created an amazing product. They packed this with rice starch, mineral clay, and five types of hyaluronic acid to create a blurring veil. Even without makeup, skin looks fresh – it's the only setting spray I'll use.'
Why This Spray Is Everything
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If you're addicted to the Easy Bake Loose Powder, prepare to lose your mind. This spray is that iconic formula, but in a bottle. Think: 16-hour wear, blurred pores, and a soft-focus finish that laughs in the face of sweat and humidity.
The magic? It's alcohol-free and fragrance-free to keep skin happy, packed with rice starch and mineral clay to blur pores and control shine, and loaded with five types of hyaluronic acid for serious hydration.
If This Spray Had a Theme Song…
We had to ask: Huda, what's the anthem for this game-changer? Without missing a beat, she sang: 'We are the champions, my friends!' And a beauty champion it most certainly is.
Final Verdict?
And after seeing it in action (and dancing the night away in Paris without a single touch-up), we're officially declaring it the only setting spray worth the hype.
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