"A lust-worthy collection of Hourglass' award-winning Ambient Lighting Blushes, this palette features a spectrum of breathtakingly modern hues combined with the customised lighting effects of Ambient Lighting Powder. The result is a natural radiant finish with seamless, soft-focus and buildable colour, reinventing the way you view blush forever."
PACKAGING
Below: the gold outer box packaging.
The palette is in Hourglass' signature rose-gold packaging with the sleek, reflective finish. Below, the size of the palette with respect to my smaller than average hand.
The palette is conveniently fairly lightweight, so a great one to travel with. Underneath the lid is a handy, large mirror.
Below, the palette beside the individual Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush compact for size comparison.
There's a product description label on the bottom of the palette as well with the names of each blush, etc.
SHADES
The palette contains three ambient lighting blushes. One of which (the middle shade) is exclusive to this palette. The other two can be purchased individually in full sizes as part of the permanent range. The colours, texture (super fine, smooth and silky so it blends with ease) and finish (from satin to luminous) are simply beautiful and you can pick and choose or mix the blushes together to create a custom shade. I'd say it's versatile and complete with its choice of pink, peach and neutral. All the shades have decent pigmentation and you can very easily amp up the intensity with just another layer or two.
Here they are up close...
Luminous Flush
"A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light to evoke a candlelit glimmer day or night".
"A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light to evoke a candlelit glimmer day or night".
Incandescent Electra
"A cool peach blush blended with Incandescent Light for a celestial glow". This is the only shade that is exclusive to this blush palette.
"A cool peach blush blended with Incandescent Light for a celestial glow". This is the only shade that is exclusive to this blush palette.
Mood Exposure
"A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion".
"A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion".
SWATCHES
Below are swatches of the blush palette on my medium to tan, olive skin. Photographed indoors under artificial lighting and using a strobe.
COMPARISON SWATCHES
Below are the closest shades I could find to each of the Hourglass blushes. In person, they're not an exact match, but very close.
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Chanel Joues Contraste in Jersey is slightly darker and more brown than Hourglass Mood Exposure. The latter is more mauve.![]()
Chanel Joues Contraste in Espiègle is more peachy/orange and has more shimmers than Hourglass Incandescent Electra. The latter has more of a pinkish hue.
Chanel Joues Contraste in Rose Initiale is a little darker, more pink and cooler-toned than Hourglass Luminous Flush. The latter has more subtle shimmers to it as well.
LONGEVITY
I found the blush to last all day on my current normal to combination skin condition.
SIZE
Each blush in the palette contains 3.3 g / 0.116 oz of product compared to 4.2 g / 0.15 oz in the full sized blush.
INGREDIENTS
BOTTOM LINE
Rarely do I purchase a back up of anything, but I must say, this is definitely backup worthy. I love it so much I purchased another one as a gift. I feel my loved ones *must* have it, too! ^_^ Spread the joy it gives I say! ;-)
AVAILABILITY
Limited edition. Available now at Mecca in Australia and Net-A-Porter.
Hope this was helpful. :)
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