topic Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Beauty

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

SnowKita — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:57:44 GMT

Beauties, anyone own this? How have I not heard of this before now? Is it really as magical as the reviews I,have seen? If you use it, could you please tell me about the sparkle factor for the shade you have? I would greatly appreciate it. TIA ~smiles, SnowKita

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

BrerRabbit — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:09:50 GMT

I just have the Ethereal, the white one. I'm super pale. ZERO sparkle. I do not think it is magical at all, lol.. It's OK. Maybe the other ones have more effect. I do love the compact though - I can be a su(ker for a nice package

I also bought one of the Ambient blushes - I really like it, same style compact but a bit smaller. I have the Diffused Heat.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Cardamom — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:53:41 GMT

I have the palette and Mood. I think it's the Radiant Light that has the most sparkle which I can only see in sunlight. It's more of a sheen. It's very finely milled. Mood is magical to me. I use it all over with a fluffy brush or I use a really dense brush and pick up a lot and use it as a highlighter. I also really like Dim, which is in the palette. I would suggest you do what I did and go to sephora and try a couple on. Maybe two colors, one each side of your face. It won't look as noticeable as you think. See yourself in different lighting and see what you think. It wasn't until I got outside to my car and looked in the mirror and was like *wow* .

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

mollycat40 — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:36:37 GMT

I tried the Dim, and I used an IT powder brush to apply it; something about it looked odd on me, like it almost changed the color of my skin. So I bought the brush because people rave about how that makes the powder apply so much better..........nothing changed for me with the brush so I returned them both. For $80 for both, it needed to make me look amazing or I wasn't keeping it! Now I did buy the 3 pan blush palette and love it so much that I got rid of most of my other blushes and won't use anything else.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Serena-1130 — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:46:41 GMT

I purchased several of the Hourglass ambient items during the 20% sale - the ambient lighting palette, the blush palette, and Mood. I returned all 3. There wasn't a huge difference, but then again, I like a more dewy/luminous look than those gave. I ended up purchasing the Becca shimmering perfecter in Opal and the liquid version in Pearl. I love both!! So much better than the Hourglass powders.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

MarenSeattle — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:52:20 GMT

I got the Diffused (yellow one) to try to tone down some temporary redness I was experiencing. It didn't do that (like a corrector, don't know what I was thinking), but it's a lovely finishing powder to take down the shine of my sunscreen.

I was hot to trot and wanted them ALL but became distracted by other goodies, so have yet to try more. At the time, Cardamom painstakingly described each shade in the palette plus the Mood, so those will probably be what I pick up next. And maybe the blush palette, too. :-)

Skinn's knock-off version is called Candlelight and there are good reviews on that, too. One poster had both the Hourglass and the Candlelight and felt the Candlelight was almost comparable.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Dorothy11 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:57:36 GMT

I have had the ambient lighting palette for a couple of weeks, and am very happy with it. I use the medium color all over, the white for highlighting and the tan for cheeks. There is no noticeable shimmer or glitter, but it makes a big difference in the way my skin looks. I have some redness and large pores and this makes everything look more even. I will say that the price is fairly ridiculous. I had a Sephora gift certificate, so didn't actually pay for it.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:26:39 GMT

I purchased the palette with 3 colors, can't remember which ones except I know Dim is in there and I use that one the most. I really like mine, and usually I just swirl my brush over all 3 to use. However I think using a liquid would be easier and probably look better on older skin....

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

gigilexi — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:47:00 GMT

I have dim - not magical. I thought about returning but never did. I use it sometimes wouldn't repurchase

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

shoppingirl_34 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:53:39 GMT

I use dim with the hourglass brush. LOVE IT. It just gives a nice beautiful finish. Is it magical? No, but I love the look it give after my foundation or even just after BB cream. I think it's even nicer than mineral veil. I got mine at the 15% sephora sale in April about a year and a half ago and I've just about used it all, and I very rarely use up any makeup. LOL I bought a replacement at the sale in Nov and will probably have to break that out after Christmas. So it's pricey, yeah, but it's lasted me 18 months with pretty much daily use.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

scottygal — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:36:34 GMT

Raising her hand, here! I may be the one who owns both Hourglass and Skinn and posted about them. Skinn's Candlelit is very similar to Hourglass Dim, but a bit lighter, as I posted. They are very close in comparison, as a product. I believe Hourglass may be a little better product, but that may be due to the fact that I have the trio compact and use all three colors. Skinn is only one shade (that is a bit light). I truly do enjoy and use both. They are products I use daily. (my Hourglass trio is a year old and barely dented!) I've only been using Skinn for a few weeks. I feel they both give a nice soft focus glow. No glitter or shine in either, nor do I feel that my pores look bigger. HTH

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

luvz2shop — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:49:55 GMT

I purchased the Palette after wanting it for a year. The price was holding me back. Seemed steep. Finally caved a month ago. IN LOVE with it. Worth every penny. If you want to look airbrushed and flawless, pick it up.

I also own one of the Hourglass Blushes. Best I've ever used.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

MarenSeattle — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 04:21:17 GMT

On 12/9/2014 scottygal said:
Raising her hand, here! I may be the one who owns both Hourglass and Skinn and posted about them. Skinn's Candlelit is very similar to Hourglass Dim, but a bit lighter, as I posted. They are very close in comparison, as a product. I believe Hourglass may be a little better product, but that may be due to the fact that I have the trio compact and use all three colors. Skinn is only one shade (that is a bit light). I truly do enjoy and use both. They are products I use daily. (my Hourglass trio is a year old and barely dented!) I've only been using Skinn for a few weeks. I feel they both give a nice soft focus glow. No glitter or shine in either, nor do I feel that my pores look bigger. HTH

Thanks again, scottygal!

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

SnowKita — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:45:57 GMT

Thank you all so much. You have given me lots of good info. If I decide to try it, I will come back and let you know if I found it to be 'magical'-Ha!

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

Cardamom — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:04:37 GMT

On 12/9/2014 MarenSeattle said:
I got the Diffused (yellow one) to try to tone down some temporary redness I was experiencing. It didn't do that (like a corrector, don't know what I was thinking), but it's a lovely finishing powder to take down the shine of my sunscreen.

I was hot to trot and wanted them ALL but became distracted by other goodies, so have yet to try more. At the time, Cardamom painstakingly described each shade in the palette plus the Mood, so those will probably be what I pick up next. And maybe the blush palette, too. :-)

Skinn's knock-off version is called Candlelight and there are good reviews on that, too. One poster had both the Hourglass and the Candlelight and felt the Candlelight was almost comparable.

I haven't gotten any more either! . Can you believe I've had these all this time and I don't even have a dent in the products! . I did resist the blush! Whew!

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

maestra — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:17:42 GMT

I love the Mood shade and wear it almost daily.

Re: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder

CANDLEQUEEN — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 15:39:19 GMT

I think these powders last forever too. I haven't even made a dent in my palette and I use it almost every day! So to me although it does seem pricey you will definitely get your money's worth out of them!