Thursday, 3 July 2014

Review: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light

Hey all,


1. Brand: Hourglass

2. Name: Ambient Lighting Powder

3. Type: Face Product

4. Packaging: Light and luxurious packaging. The packaging hardware is bronze and shiny and comes with a large mirror. 

5. Colors/ Shades: There are 6 different shades in the collection but the one I have is called Dim Light. Each shade comes with a different function and purpose.



    - ETHEREAL LIGHT is an opalescent sheer, cool white powder that mimics a moonlit glow – even in broad daylight
    - DIFFUSED LIGHT is a soft, warm, pale yellow powder that conceals redness and gives skin clarity – like a soft ray of morning light
    - DIM LIGHT is a neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with the perfect balance of warm and cool tones
    - MOOD LIGHT is a soft, sheer lavender pink powder that mimics the softest most forgiving light and reveals your brightest complexion
    - LUMINOUS LIGHT is a champagne pearl powder that creates a soft, incandescent candlelit glow – day or night
    - RADIANT LIGHT is a sun-kissed golden beige powder that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth, and also extends a summer glow
** Explanation of shades taken from the Hourglass website as I don't know the other shades but Dim Light! 

6. Pigmentation/Coverage: Well pigmented, medium build-able coverage although their purpose is not to cover but to add luminosity to your face. 

7. Texture: It is smooth and silky and not powdery on the face.

8. Function/Formula: As the Hourglass website states:
    - Powders capture, diffuse and soften the way light is reflected on skin, brighten the appearance, and conceal skin imperfections, pores and wrinkles
    - Infused with technologically advanced soft-focus particles that help make skin appear younger, even-toned and radiant
    - Unlike traditional powders that use opaque pigments, Ambient utilizes “photoluminescent technology” – micron-size spherical particles that refract light and create transparent coverage
    - Free of parabens, talc, fragrance, nano-particles and gluten

9. Longevity: It lasts for about two to three hours with setting spray and primer.  

10. Price: In US - 45 Dollars. In Europe: 52 Euros

11. Look/Swatches:



12. Opinion: I personally like it a lot and it did blur my fine lines on my forehead and gave my skin a bit of glow. It felt good on the skin but looking at how much it costs, I can't think of buying more of the other shades because it's just too expensive. If you really think of it, you don't REALLY need it but nevertheless I recommend it.

13. Grade: 

- Packaging: 85 % - B
- Pigmentation or Coverage purpose wise: 85% - B
- Texture: 85% - B
- Longevity: 80% - B
- Price: 65% - D

Total = 80% - B

Share with me your thoughts!!

Love xoxo,

Maha

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