Uses: A blush-highlighter hybrid that deposits a healthy dose of multidimensional color to your complexion. If you’ve come across any dupes that weren’t in this list, or want to see dupes for any other shades, please share them with me by commenting below. A TRIO OF CORALS: Diffused Heat is lighter than Radiant Magenta and Luminous Flush; Radiant Magenta is brighter, a smidgen lighter, and pinker compared to Luminous Flush.

The texture is incredibly soft, finely-milled, and silky, so it blends beautifully on the skin. Though it seems a little powdery in the pan (excess builds up in the corners), it doesn’t look powdery or cakey on the skin. In fact, the powder almost melts against the skin, because it looks natural and smooth; very much that “seamless, soft-focus” look Hourglass was after. This particular shade has a soft sheen that gives skin a glowing, healthy finish but doesn’t emphasize pores or imperfections. It had good color payoff that was both buildable and blendable. Mood Exposure wore as well as the other shades–eight full hours before there were signs of fading along the edges. The quality seems comparable across the board from the five (of six) I’ve tried and tested now.

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It is an equally spot-on drugstore dupe for the hourglass ambient lighting powder palette and ElleSees put together a great comparison post with swatches of all the colors side by side to show just how crazy similar the two palettes are.

The Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush is a stunning champagne rose shade mixed with Luminous Light for a natural and healthy flush to the cheeks. The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette is an EXTREMELY POPULAR palette since you get access to a few different shades of the ambient lighting powders to play with in your makeup routine. answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but A virtually identical hourglass ambient luminous flush blush dupe is the Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink, which you can see swatched side by side with the original here. Hourglass Drugstore Dupes Wrap Up

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It’s often less matte than a setting powder and is finer and more translucent (though there are illuminating setting powders that exist, too). I’ve personally used this as a setting powder, and I find the additional powder does extend the wear of base products by an hour or two. The consistency was finely-milled, silky, and smooth, though a smidgen dusty in the pan. For a flawless flush that will never fall flat, Hourglass has devised an irresistible new way to blush: Ambient Lighting Blush. This ground-breaking hybrid fuses the universally flattering radiance of the brands beloved Ambient Lighting Powder with vivid, uplifting colour to provide a seamless, soft-focus finish. Diffused Heat: Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, Sorbic Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Laureth-7, Silica, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Diamond Powder, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tin Oxide. May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Ultramarines (Ci 77007) However, despite the hype, I’m a big believer that there are usually more affordable ways to achieve identical (or similar) looks. I love using this with my NARS Yachiyo brush (obviously this is my favorite blush brush hehe) and very light-handedly swirl the colors in circular motions along the cheekbones. It gives a very diffused look.These two are also very similar although they swatch differently on my arm. Diffused Heat is just a tinge more vibrant.

I got four out of six of the blushes, reason being the Ethereal Glow is a bit too pale for my light-medium complexion (they do show up on the skin but requires a few layers, and I just can’t be bothered to layer up my blush) and the ever-so-popular Dim Infusion was sold out. Boohoo! Read on to find out and see the swatches of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes for yourselves! 🙂 <3 I think my beef with the formula was I expected something glow-y from the formula and that isn’t exactly what you get. These are a seamless formula that much is true. Although the texture is fairly powdery for a baked formula they still have a very soft, finely milled texture that blends beautifully on cheeks. The texture of the blush is very soft, silky, and smooth. Color excels at looking very natural and pretty yet not really producing any of the natural, soft focused light you might experience by using the Ambient Lighting Powder alone. Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Octyldodecanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, Sorbic Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Laureth-7, Silica, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Diamond Powder, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tin Oxide. May Contain (+/-): Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Ultramarines (Ci 77007) Hourglass Mood Exposure Ambient Lighting Blush is one of six new shades of blush that Hourglass Cosmetics launched for Spring 2014 which combine swirls of blush into their popular Ambient Lighting Powder. It’s basically an improved version of Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder as you’re getting the benefits of a blush along with the soft focus of the powder.

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These have a velvety smooth finish and gives a slight glow to the skin, but not as “glowy” or “luminous” of a sheen as the Clinique Cheek Pop though. On a scale from fully matte to glowy/luminous, Clinique is at the very far end of the “glowy/luminous” range, while these Hourglass blushes are in the middle, some shades leaning more toward the “glowy/luminous” end. However, they still give the cheeks “life” and dimension because they’re not completely matte. Diffused Light is a translucent, yellowed beige with subtle, warm undertones and a natural finish. As a finishing powder, it had translucent coverage that applied a veil of natural-looking powder all-over the skin. The texture was silky-smooth, finely-milled, and easy to work with, and it performed consistently with past iterations I’ve tested of this shade (in palettes and as a standalone product). Unlike conventional blush powders, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush creates vivid cheeks that are never dull or one-dimensional. Photo-luminescent technology works to deliver depth and vivacious colour. This blush captures the light to create a soft glow on the cheeks. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush uses the renowned miscelare technique, and works to provide a vivid finish that complements and enhances the entire complexion. Each blush is a mixture of one of the Ambient Lighting Powders along with a color pigment. As Hourglass describes it:We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when About the brand: Founded in 2004 by Carisa Janes, Hourglass is known for transformational products that effortlessly fuse luxury and functionality. The brand is popular among MUAs and everyday beauty fans alike, and all products are vegan and cruelty-free. About My Skin: Even-toned but sallow These blushes lasted a bit longer than the Clinique Cheek Pop blushes, showing signs of fading only after the 8th hour mark, which is very remarkable!