Hourglass is one of my all time favourite beauty brands that can do no wrong in my opinion. All their products and new launches have major wow factors and never fail to impress, and the subject of today’s review is no exception. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette in Surreal Light, which was launched as a holiday collection at the end of 2016, is packed full with pretty impressive stuff. It has a gorgeous marble-effect casing and five beautiful brand new shades, ranging from finishing powder to blusher to bronzer. The marble packaging alone already gave me heart palpitations, and I was very intrigued to find out that Hourglass came up with all brand new shades for the palette, as opposed to offering existing shades, which may not appeal to people who own a few Hourglass products and don’t want to get a repeat of what they already have.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette in Surreal Light contains: (top to bottom, left to right)
- Finishing Powder in Surreal Light; a sheer and slightly iridescent warm nude shade. From the first glance I thought this would be too shimmery to use as a setting powder, but to my pleasant surprise it does work really well with no trace of glitter and gives a subtle luminosity to the skin true to Hourglass style. It also has a warm undertone and appears to warm up my complexion slightly.
- Blusher in Surreal Glow; a soft nude pink shade with a neutral warm undertone. It does show up on my NC30-35 complexion and gives a really flattering soft pink flush.
- Blusher in Surreal Effect; a deep rose pink shade, with a swirl of shimmer peachy tone. This is a great shade to use on the apple of your cheeks to give a pop of colour.
- Bronzer in Surreal Bronze Light; a neutral tone bronzer, which goes on quite light (but you can definitely build up the intensity) making it natural looking and easy to wear. I’m not sure if this will show up on a darker skin tone.
- Strobe Highlighting Powder in Surreal Strobe Light; a subdued golden peach highlighter, very appropriate for daytime. This is not an all out highlighter like Becca’s or the Balm’s Mary Loumanizer, but gives a more subtle glow.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit palette in Surreal Light is a very versatile palette, very handy for travelling as it offers almost everything you need for your daily makeup. The shades are beautiful and wearable for everyday, and will suit most skin colours. I particularly love the two blushers, which I tend to mix and use as one colour, and also the bronzer, which I also double up as a crease colour for my eyes. I love that I can just chuck this one palette in my makeup bag when I travel and it takes care of all my makeup needs. I wasn’t sure if I would love this palette, thinking it would fall into the usual ploy of beautiful packaging to lure us in with little substance, but the Surreal Light palette has really impressed me. If you are looking for a palette to invest in, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit palette in Surreal Light, is definitely worth the consideration.
