My Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Collection

There are beauty products which receive so much love in the blogging world. Some are worth the hype and some are not. I fell into the hype of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush a couple of months ago. They are amazing and since the blush is infused with the popular ambient lighting powder, they give you the prettiest glow, not to mention they have great pigmentation.

From l to r: Radiant Magenta, Mood Exposure, Diffused Heat

My latest " acquisition" is the Mood Exposure. I was contemplating on getting this as I thought it would be too similar to my Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed.

Hourglass Mood Exposure is more into a plum/brownish shade as Tarte Exposed is more on the pink side. As seen in the picture above, Tarte Exposed is closer to Radiant Magenta than Mood Exposure to my surprise. For more swatches and review, go here and here.

All three of the ambient lighting blushes are very pigmented. If you have fair skin, you will have to use a light hand to apply. I use my Sigma stippling brush to apply so it only pick up minimal product and deliver the prettiest pigmentation. 

If you are thinking of getting the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush, I strongly recommend you do a swatch in store. Some shades are quite similar on skin but look so different in pan. These blushes are quite pricey and I am done with splurging on these. Oh well, unless they are coming out with new shades :)

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Diffused Heat

Yes, guilty as charged. I got another Hourglass Ambient Blush after my first purchase in the shade Radiant Magenta(see my review). I really enjoy the formula of this blush. It is a mixture of their famous ambient lighting powder with a blush. So when you apply the blush, it is like applying 2 products and give the pretties glow.

my little Sephora haul

One advantage of being a Sephora VIB rouge is it is free shipping with each order. They have new promo so very often that I could place multiple orders just to get the extra goodies. 

Givenchy Le Rouge in 202 Rose Dressing

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer

Marc Jacobs Beauty Lash Lifter

What a great set of goodies I received. Talk about luxury. I have never tried Givenchy lipstick and this shade is such a pretty coral reddish shade. I got the Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer deluxe sample in another offer and such a nice primer. Excited to try the Marc Jacobs lash lifter. I guess this is like a primer for mascara.

Back to my new blush. I picked Diffused Heat as it is a pretty coral. There are 6 shades available and some are more pigmented than others and with my NC30 skin tone, it is either this or Mood Exposure. From what I see the swatches online, Mood Exposure is so pretty too but it looks like Tarte's Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed so Diffused Heat it is.

Just look at it, Isn't it so gorgeous? It is a vibrant poppy shade infused with Diffused light powder which is a soft warm yellow powder. 

The swatch is incredibly pigmented and smooth. For some reason, it feels so different with Radiant Magenta. This one is just so smooth, like butter. 

It also feels so much more pigmented than Radiant Magenta. With Radiant Magenta, I usually have to apply a couple of layers to build up to the shade I want. Diffused heat is so pigmented and vibrant that only one swirl in the pan and apply, that's it. So I will have to use a light hand when applying.

I think I have a new favorite. This shade is going to be so perfect for spring and summer. 

Left: Diffused Heat 

Right: Radiant Magenta

Are you falling into the hype of this new Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush?