Hourglass Cosmetics

[elegant-one]

Thank you! I'm so impatient.. haha. Once I checkout I just want it to magically appear.

that's me. I love it when mac does the free overnight or 2nd day shipping

 

[Serenityy]

Why don't you just buy three ambient lighting powders for that price instead..?


Karen's swatches of Radiant Magenta look like what I expected it to be, vs temptalia's weird coral! I hope you ladies all love your blushes!


Quote: Originally Posted by macnc50diva


The issue is, hourglass is sold out of the ones I want. Also, I wanted the one that was limited out of it.

Okay, here's my take. I LOVE my Ambient palette. It was a nice introduction to trying out the powders. Now that its not available for retail value and people are selling it for $150 PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT FOR THAT MUCH! It is just not worth it girl. Just buy the powders separate! The powders are retailed for $45, 3x that is $135! Why in the world would you pay $150?! Plus there is less product in the palette! (each shade in the palette is 0.116 oz. , compare that to 0.35 oz. for a regular powder!). The powders may be out of stock at the moment but they always restock, remember these products are permanent! Only one shade is not permanent in the palette however the Etheral Light powder is a dupe to it like others say! Trust me I swatched them together and they are VERY similar! Please take this advice, I hate to see people spend money they don't have to. I hope this helps.

 

[veronikawithak]

You got color!!! GORGEOUS!!!! I'm feeling even better about them now

I hope mine has as much if not more color than yours.
Thanks!

It looks so beautiful!!

I'm glad there's some with more color for you ladies that want it. I hope mine is one of the ones with less color actually.. hehe. I've heard these are very buildable and blendable.

 

[veronikawithak]

that's me. I love it when mac does the free overnight or 2nd day shipping

Free overnight shipping is such a dream.. Love it!

 

[brittbby]

Ok, so I'll try that one first :amused: Is this a slippery slope

Very slippery slope!!

 Okay, here's my take. I LOVE my Ambient palette. It was a nice introduction to trying out the powders. Now that its not available for retail value and people are selling it for $150 PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT FOR THAT MUCH! It is just not worth it girl. Just buy the powders separate! The powders are retailed for $45, 3x that is $135! Why in the world would you pay $150?! Plus there is less product in the palette! (each shade in the palette is 0.116 oz. , compare that to 0.35  oz. for a regular powder!). The powders may be out of stock at the moment but they always restock, remember these products are permanent! Only one shade is not permanent in the palette however the Etheral Light powder is a dupe to it like others say! Trust me I swatched them together and they are VERY similar! Please take this advice, I hate to see people spend money they don't have to. I hope this helps. 

I would definitely not buy it for $150! Like serenity said, 2 of the 3 powders are available. I will say I have both ethereal and incandescent and they are quite different, IMO. But it is not worth it enough to pay $150 for three small pans.

 

[Serenityy]

I would definitely not buy it for $150! Like serenity said, 2 of the 3 powders are available. I will say I have both ethereal and incandescent and they are quite different, IMO. But it is not worth it enough to pay $150 for three small pans.

Ah forgive me then! I guess I shouldn't have solely went based on swatching in store. They translate differently when applied properly right? But none the less $150 is ridiculous for the palette!

 

[brittbby]

Ah forgive me then! I guess I shouldn't have solely went based on swatching in store. They translate differently when applied properly right? But none the less $150 is ridiculous for the palette!

It might be the same on the some peoples skin! Just on mine, they look different! Ethereal is a very very subtle glow with minimal color and no shimmer, while incandescent is a more noticeable glow with noticeable shimmers... Which is why, I wish they'd make it separate!! I love it so much. But ya the palette actually has less product than one single pan so $150 is just outrageous.

 

[LiliV]

My Luminous Flush is here! It's really pigmented on me but it still blends out quite nice and lightly

 

[Kaori]

I have to ask though, is it not "all that" to you all? I've been watching reviews and I've used the palette once but I'm wondering if over time there's any issues with it I'm overlooking?

Uhh, when you are prone to dropping things, you will need to be extra careful with the ambient palette, because one drop and powders are shattered, they are very very fragile >.< So the palette is not good for traveling if it gets tossed around in luggage.

 

[elegant-one]

I was trying to find a girl that was wearing Surrat lip crayon in P.O.C. & came across this blog. She is gorgeous! & she has a lot of fantastic pics & reviews. There was also something about the hourglass blushes.

http://drivelaboutfrivol.blogspot.com/

 

[brittbby]

http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-hourglass-ambient-lighting-blushes-part-2 Yay!!

 

[brittbby]

Man... I really want to see what ethereal looks like on... Of course that's the one blush we haven't seen on someone's face!

 

[Kaori]

Yay!!

I have to say that if I waited for swatches I wouldn't have bought Mood Exposure and it would be a mistake, because on me it doesn't look so orange at all(thank god) lol But I am cool tone and she is warm, so most likely that's why.

 

[Audrey C]

http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-hourglass-ambient-lighting-blushes-part-2 Yay!!

I'm so glad that I chose the two I did - Dim Infusion and Luminous Flush look very different. I'm hoping that mine have more blush than powder. I might still be interested in Radiant Magenta, but only if I see more s watches where it's actually pink.

 

[Monsy]

they look so disappointing.

 

[Serenityy]

My Luminous Flush arrived! For me it's very pigmented, so light application is necessary! It's a lovely blush! I love Hourglass packaging! Overall: I'm happy Here's a quick application I did with it.

 

[brittbby]

I'm really excited about they! They look gorgeous

 

[elegant-one]

Is it just me, or do they all look the same shade on her? The swatches we just saw here look lovely.

 

[elegant-one]

You look Gorgeous!

So how does yours look compared to Ts?

 

[brittbby]

My Luminous Flush arrived! For me it's very pigmented, so light application is necessary! It's a lovely blush! I love Hourglass packaging! Overall: I'm happy Here's a quick application I did with it.

I'm really excited about they! They look gorgeous