Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette REVIEW

Hourglass is renowned for their decadent products and their Ambient Light powders that come in various types of "Lights" such as Dim Light, Incandescent Light and Radiant Light. There is a common misconception when it comes to these powders as many people mistaken it for highlighters, but they're not! They are specifically designed to bring light into your face. These powders contain soft focus particles which blurs imperfections, brings youth to the face and, according to Hourglass: "utilizes photo luminescent technology- micron-size peripheral particles that refract light and create transparent coverage." The only question is: Is it true? Is it worth all the hype?

At first glance, it may look as though the three powders are a chock full of glitter, but when applied to the face, it helps you achieve a subtle healthy luminous glow. For AUD$95 a pop, it shocked me-who would spend almost one hundred dollars for glittery powder? When I swatched them on my hands in Mecca Cosmetica, the palette itself begged to differ. 

The Ambient Lighting palette consists of three beautiful neutral toned powders: Dim Light, Incandescent Light (limited edition), and Radiant Light.

Here are the swatches (very heavily swatched) 

1. Dim Light is a beige coloured powder that add a wonderful glow to the skin without adding any colour. This is my most favourite out of the three powders. The Dim Light powder has a satin like sheen to it and is the least shimmery. This colour does wonders for your face is you're having a sick day and you need a boost in the face.
2. Incandescent Light the lightest out of the three-it has a pale ivory like shade to it and has the most shimmer out of the three. It can be used all over the face (especially for pale people), but considering the shimmer running through the powder, it is more designed to be placed on the high points on the face- cheekbones, cupids bow and the bridge of the nose. Now, you may be thinking- "I already have some powder highlighters! What makes this so special?". Now, if a comparison was to be made between some of the very popular powder highlighters such as the MAC Mineralize Skin Finish and he Nars Albatross, Hourglass's Incadescent Light adds a subtle, natural glow to the skin all while adding shimmer, but unlike the Mineralize Skin Finish, it does not make your face look like a shiny disco ball (sorry MAC). Thank god for this! 
3.  Radiant Light is a orange-peach shade that adds a wonderful luminosity to the face. For very pale people, it can be used as a bronzer while not appearing too orange and unnatural. My skin is quite tan (MAC NW35-40), I use this on top of my darker NARS bronzer to enhance my complexion and add a subtle warmth to it.

These amazing powders work as a finishing powder and bring radiance to the skin as most of the times-our skin is dulled down by all the matte foundations and powders that are applied to the skin. The three spectacular powders are definitely one of my holy grail makeup products and it has changed the way my skin looks! 

The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette is completely universal and will work on ANY skin tone. They are free of fragrance (duh, every good make-up product should be. Fragrance=skin irritation!), gluten free, talc free and cruelty free (a must). So, this brings me back to the original question. Are the results true? Is it worth the hype?

Yes, and I have yet to find anything beyond the quality of this luxurious palette.

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Sylvia