Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte & Mini Duo vs Instant Retouch Primer: which is safer?

Instant Retouch Primer is the clear pick. Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte & Mini Duo carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte & Mini Duo

Charlotte Tilbury

Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Matte & Mini Duo

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 18/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

liquid spray formulation with silicones and polymers

Confidence

42%

PossibleFragrance allergens and fragrance-related contact dermatitis

PossibleInhalation risk from VOC propellants and atomized particles

PossibleSilicone and polymer buildup on skin and in pores

Our pick

Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r

Instant Retouch Primer

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Silicone, polymers, pigments

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane

PossibleSkin irritation or barrier disruption from silicone occlusion

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and fragrance-related contact dermatitis, Inhalation risk from VOC propellants and atomized particles and Silicone and polymer buildup on skin and in pores on the Charlotte Tilbury and not on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane and Skin irritation or barrier disruption from silicone occlusion on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r and not on the Charlotte Tilbury.
  • The Charlotte Tilbury is liquid spray formulation with silicones and polymers where the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r is Silicone, polymers, pigments, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Charlotte Tilbury grade, at 42% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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