HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Edit | Review & Swatches

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HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Edit is described as, "a limited edition wardrobe of powders, blushes, bronzer and the debut of the new Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder – an illuminating powder to create the perfect highlight. This curated collection of Ambient® Lighting products is designed to give you a flawless, finished complexion with multidimensional color."

Of the 6 powder products in the palette there are three Ambient Lighting Powders, two Ambient Lighting Blushes and one Ambient Lighting Bronzer.

It contains:

Ambient® Lighting Powder in Dim Light: A neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights the complexion.

Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder in Iridescent Strobe Light (NEW): A rose pearl powder that gives a refined glow to the complexion.

Ambient® Lighting Powder in Diffused Light: A soft, warm, pale yellow powder that conceals redness and gives skin clarity.

Ambient® Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure: A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion.

Ambient® Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush: A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light to evoke a candlelit glimmer.

Ambient® Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light: a medium tan shade fused with Luminous Light for a softer, candlelit warmth.

Aptly described as the "ultimate portable luxury"palette, this limited edition holiday kit features a gorgeous array of iconic HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Powders to highlight, bronze and blush the skin with ease. Each of the powders is ultra-finely milled with a nearly creamy texture. All six shades glide across the skin effortlessly and deposit color evenly. This exceptional formula neither emphasizes pore size, nor does it settle into, or accentuate, fine lines.  I am able to get a full day of wear out of all six powders without fading, but my combination skin isn't oily enough to impact wear-time.

Each of the powders is smaller than those found in the Ambient Lighting Palette and the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette, but it only takes a moment to navigate the more compact space with a brush. You may feel the need to use a more compact blush brush when using the blushes, but I have had success using regular size brushes. I often tend to blend the colors in this palette and in the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette– therefore I like to drag my brush across the entire bottom row of the Ambient Lighting Edit and across the entirely of the Ambient Lighting Blush Palette to create custom colors.

According to HOURGLASS:

Designed to give you everything you need to finish, brighten, contour and highlight your skin in a single compact.

Features the new Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder in Iridescent Strobe Light, a sheer illuminating highlighter, designed to emulate the way in which strobe lights capture and reflect light on the face. Can be used wet for a more intense light.

All products in the palette are universally flattering and deliver a multidimensional luminescence to every skintone, making it appear softer and lit-from-within. Unlike traditional powder, blush and bronzer, which tend to be flat, all Ambient Lighting products use Photoluminescent Technology to filter out harsh light and refine the appearance of the complexion.

Suggested use:

1. Apply Ambient® Lighting Powder in Dim Light or Diffused Light all over face as a finishing powder.
2. Apply Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder in Iridescent Strobe Light to the high points of the face – tops of cheeks, bridge of nose, brow bone and cupid’s bow. Can be used wet for a more intense highlight.
3. Contour hollows of cheeks and forehead with Ambient® Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light.
4. Apply Ambient® Lighting Blush in either Luminous Flush or Mood Exposure to apples of cheeks.

Features:
 • Designed to give you everything you need to finish, brighten, contour and highlight your skin in a single compact.
• Features the new Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder in Iridescent Strobe Light, an illuminating strobing powder designed to emulate the way in which strobe lights capture and reflect light on the face. Can be used wet for a more intense highlight.
• All products in the palette are universally flattering and deliver a multidimensional luminescence to every skintone, making it appear softer and lit-from-within.
• Unlike traditional powder, blush and bronzer, which tend to be flat, all Ambient® Lighting products use Photoluminescent Technology to filter out harsh light and refine the appearance of the complexion.
• Enhances skin in any type of light, including flash photography.
• Compact design and large mirror ideal for travel.

Compact design and large mirror are ideal for travel.

Photoluminescent Technology: "The optically transparent particles alter the appearance of the skin by manipulating and refracting favourable light. The result is skin that looks smooth, even, and enhanced—not masked. The soft-focus technology helps to minimize the look of wrinkles and imperfections, neutralize discolouration, and emulate the appearance of young, healthy skin."

Size of each of the individual powders illustrated when juxtaposed to makeup brushes

Clockwise Left to Right: Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood Light ($45.00 for 0.35 oz.), Ambient Lighting Blush in Ethereal Glow ($35.00 for 0.15 oz.), Ambient Lighting Edit ($80.00 for 0.049 oz./1.4 g x 6), Ambient Lighting Blush in Radiant Magenta ($35.00 for 0.15 oz.), Ambient Lighting Blush Palette ($58.00 for 0.116 oz./3.3 g x3) and Ambient Lighting Palette ($58.00 for 0.116 oz./3.3 g x3).

Size compared to other HOURGLASS powder products

Left to Right: Dim Light, Iridescent Light, Diffused Light, Mood Exposure, Luminous Flush and Luminous Bronze Light.

Ambient® Lighting Powder in Dim Light: A neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights the complexion.

Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder in Iridescent Strobe Light (NEW): A rose pearl powder that gives a refined glow to the complexion.

Ambient® Lighting Powder in Diffused Light: A soft, warm, pale yellow powder that conceals redness and gives skin clarity.

Ambient® Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure: A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion.

Ambient® Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush: A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light to evoke a candlelit glimmer.

Ambient® Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light: a medium tan shade fused with Luminous Light for a softer, candlelit warmth.

 HOURGLASS is a Cruelty-Free company

 Free of: Parabens, Talc, Fragrance, Nanoparticle and Gluten.

 Soft focus to show the shimmer

Ingredients:

DIM LIGHT INGREDIENTS AND DIFFUSED LIGHT
INGREDIENTS: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol; Benzoic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Diamond Powder, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Potassium Sorbate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate. May Contain (+/-): Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

IRIDESCENT LIGHT
Ingredients: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica, Octyldodecanol, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Water/Aqua, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Diamond Powder, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tin Oxide, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Carmine (CI 75470).

MOOD EXPOSURE
Ingredients: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol, Benzoic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Diamond Powder, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Potassium Sorbate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate. May Contain (+/-): Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Carmine (CI 75470), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

LUMINOUS FLUSH
Ingredients: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol, Benzoic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Diamond Powder, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Potassium Sorbate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan Sesquioleate,
Trimethylsiloxysilicate. May Contain (+/-): Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Carmine (CI 75470), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

LUMINOUS BRONZE LIGHT
Ingredients: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol, Benzoic Acid, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Diamond Powder, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-7, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Potassium Sorbate, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sorbic Acid, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tin Oxide, Trimethylsiloxysilicate. May Contain (+/-): Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

Overall Assessment: Such a gorgeous luxury palette! All of the powders are ultra-finely milled and spread across the skin effortlessly. While it isn't inexpensive, it is so convenient to have highlighters, blushes and a bronzer of this quality in a single, travel-friendly palette. I love this palette!

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