Oh, Hourglass: everything you touch, makeup-wise, seems to turn to gold. Or at least a very chic, subtly-skin-illuminating, non-glittery version of gold. Cosmetics brand Hourglass are becoming synonymous with the megawatt glow we all strive for in order to make ourselves look alive, but rather than the slimy snail-trail cheekbone-highlights you so often see on Instagram, the Hourglass megawatt glow is expensive-looking and almost undetectable, even when you peer in closely in an attempt to see what kind of wizardry is going on.
The heroes of this “Hourglass Glow” are undoubtedly the Ambient Lighting powders – they contain multidimensional pigments that add a sort of soft focus effect to the skin, blurring the surface and giving that “lit from within” effect. Within the Ambient Lighting collection there are subtle finishing powders that add radiance whilst blotting down oils, bronzers to give a deep, glowing warmth to summer skin and hi-vis illuminators that – quite literally – create spotlights on your face wherever you apply.
And now, into the mix, an edit of “strobe lighting” blushers; The Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette. It’s tempting to call these powders a “highlighter/blush hybrid”, but actually they are far more blush than highlighter. You could use them on cheekbones, browbones, cupid’s bows, but they look much better – much more convincing – as the ch...