Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palettes 2024

Hourglass dropped three limited-edition palettes and I actually can’t imagine it’s already that point of 12 months. There are three palette mixtures within the Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette for this 12 months ($90 every). This 12 months they lastly launched palettes with largely new shades and I couldn’t be extra thrilled. You could find them now on-line at Hourglass Cosmetics for the early entry. They are going to be launching globally at different retailers from 9/20.

The three palette choices this 12 months embody:

Dragon Palette (lightest)
Evil Eye Palette (medium tone)
Lotus Flower Palette (deeper tones)

You may order a personalized palette on-line at Hourglass, however I ordered these because the pre-made choices. For skintone reference I’m carrying the Armani Luminous Silk Basis in 6.5. I put on the Hourglass Veil Pores and skin Tint in Shade 9 (reviewed right here).

Dragon Palette

The Dragon Palette has the lightest tones and variations however I believe it’s a flexible one and may be worn on gentle/honest to tan pores and skin tones. I like this one – it actually shocked me as a result of it seems to be very odd within the pan however the shimmers and subtle high quality of the powders are actually flattering. It’s hotter than final 12 months’s Jellyfish palette.

• Dream Gentle Ambient Lighting Ending Powder – a delicate gentle pearl with a delicate opal sheen
• Peach Fusion Ambient Lighting Blush – delicate shimmery peach
• Divine Gentle Ambient Lighting Ending Powder – pale transcluent powder with a pink tone
• Mauve Haze Ambient Lighting Blush – delicate mauve pink
• Tender Bronze Ambient Lighting Bronzer – mid-tone impartial heat bronze
• Sunlit Strobe Gentle Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – metallic champagne

Look under carrying the Dragon Palette on the cheeks, Dragon Bronze on the eyes topped with the Hourglass Voyeur Eyeshadow Stick in Phoenix and City Decay Moondust in Cosmic Craze + Phantom Shiny Balm in Crave

Evil Eye Palette

The Evil Eye Palette is the medium tone palette of the three. At first look I assumed it could be almost an identical to final 12 months’s Leopard. Aspect by aspect swatches present the tones are certainly totally different with a cooler pink spotlight, extra impartial/pink tones vs hotter shades. They’re comparable however I believe there are noticeable variations.

• Tender Gentle Ending Powder – sheer delicate peach beige
• Rose Gold Strobe Gentle Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – metallic rose pink champagne
• Pink Fusion Ambient Lighting Blush – delicate cool pink glow
• Oasis Glow Ambient Lighting Blush – shimmery gentle apricot/peach/tan
• Vibrant Coral Ambient Lighting Blush – pink coral
• Pure Bronze Ambient Lighting Bronzer – medium impartial bronze

Look under carrying the Evil Eye Palette on the cheeks, Hourglass Scattered Gentle Eyeshadow in Mirror, Phantom Gloss Balm in Lucid + Pat McGrath LUST Gloss in Peach Perversion.

Lotus Flower

The Lotus Flower Palette is the darkest variation this 12 months. It’s extra impartial in undertone in comparison with final 12 months’s Snake palette. On my medium tan pores and skin tone the brand new Lotus Flower pulls hotter than what I see within the pan, however it’s going to most likely be extra impartial on darker pores and skin tones. I like the colours on this palette, however not a lot on my pores and skin tone. The shades are beautiful for positive, however because the tones are darker they do require an extremely gentle hand for my pores and skin tone.

• Gilded Strobe Gentle Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – a surprising heat golden shimmer
• Desert Flush Ambient Lighting Blush – burnt peach
• Everlasting Gentle Ambient Lighting Ending Powder – heat amber tan
• Radiant Rose Strobe Gentle Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – metallic copper rose shimmer
• Crimson 0 Ambient Lighting Blush – deep berry pink
• Bronze Warmth Ambient Lighting Bronzer – deep bronze

Look under carrying the Lotus Flower Palette on the eyes and cheeks + Phantom Shiny Balm in Slip

My two favorites are the Dragon and Evil Eye. These arrived on the good time as I’ll be touring quickly and can most certainly deliver one among these with me. Are they well worth the value or the splurge? I believe they’re. I like each single colour and every palette has sufficient shades for a full face look – I usually use not less than 1 or 2 of the shades on the eyes too.

By in style request, listed below are aspect by aspect swatches of the 2023 palettes vs this 12 months’s 2024 launch:

In case you desire a nearer take a look at earlier palette launches, listed below are the weblog posts (there are tons extra, however listed below are the newer ones):

Vacation Palettes 2023: Jellyfish, Leopard and Snake

Vacation Palettes 2022: Butterfly, Elephant and Tiger

Vacation Palettes 2021: Face Universe, Face Universe Unlocked, Edit Vol III

Vacation Palettes 2020: Sculpture Palette, Sculpture Unlocked (quad)

I ordered these palettes the second they launched on the Hourglass web site. Since then they’ve added just a few extra vacation objects together with a Vacation Brush ($52, 2 variations), new Shiny Balm Duo ($55, Hint and Mystic), Brush Set ($150), Full Face Set + Bag ($270) and some different units you possibly can try right here.

Out there now at Hourglass Cosmetics. Vacation Launches arriving on 9/20 to Nordstrom, Sephora, Ulta Magnificence and all different Hourglass retailers.