Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Review

I picked up a travel-sized Hourglass blush from Mecca and straight out the gate I was pleasantly surprised.

The packaging is that reflective plastic they use - and the product inside is excellent quality. The blush blends out effortlessly - in fact I'd have to say it's impossible to put it on wrong. You just poof with your brush, poof on your face and you're done.

What I love most is that it gives a youthening effect to my old textured skin. An inner glow, even.

Such is the love for this product that I bought the Holiday quad this year and I've not touched another blush since.

She's a 'spensy one, but she's also worth every penny.

The hourglass lighting blush is my all time favourite blush. It's the perfect pink, for a gorgeous glowing flush to help you appear healthy and younger. A little bit of this product goes a long way. In saying that, it is so easy to blend, that if you applied too much I don't think it would be a problem. It has a slight sheen, that looks glowy rather than overly shimmering. It does not emphasise texture and the glitter is very finely milled. This product feels super soft when swatched. This makes it so easy to apply and blend.

Hourglass is one of my top favorite brands. I love, love, love their Ambient Lighting Powders and so I also love their Ambient Lighting Blush. I have two of their blushes in one of their limited edition holiday palettes. Luminous Flush and Mood Exposure. Luminous Flush is a beautiful pink rose blush with a champagne sheen. Mood Exposure is a soft plum with a sheen. Despite looking dark in the pan, Mood Exposure looks really natural and warms up your face, it looks more nude than Luminous Flush. That being said these blushes are the easiest ones to apply as their very buildable but never looks powdery or cakey on your skin and blend seamlessly. They just add a sheer subtle flush of color whilst blurring pores, which is wonderful considering I have a lot of large pores all over my cheeks. Because of that Hourglass blushes can look flattering on both lighter and deeper skintones. If you have the money to splurge on a high end blush I would highly recommend checking out these ones by Hourglass. I totally would repurchase these.

Love everything from Hourglass. Their powders are so fine they never make you look cakey. They are buildable and not Too powdery or pigmented. They are great for layering and as a finishing touch. I have bought their blush and ambient lighting powders again and again

I have the shade Incandescent Electra which is a stunning soft coral colour. This colour is wonderful for those with a porcelain skin tone as when used with a light hand, and thoroughly blended, it can look like a natural flush. I also apply this sparingly to my forehead, almost like a bronzer, to add some much needed warmth to my face. However, I believe it would also look beautiful on light and medium skin tones, it would just require more product to build it up.

This blush has a lovely buttery texture that makes blending a dream. I also find that within a few minutes of application this blush melds into the foundation to create a softer more subtle finish, which I personally like. The blush also has a soft shimmer in it which creates a healthy glow.

I'm so glad Hourglass have brought out smaller sized versions of their blushes as I've been keen to try one but not wanting to pay $$$.

I have Luminous Flush and in the pan it looks beige with slashes of pink. I was dubious that it would do much on the skin, but I was proved wrong.

One application and my cheeks have the most gorgeous natural flush. And it's buildable without being garish.

The packaging is divine. I love the reflective nature of it and it even has a cute little mirror.

So easy. So gorgeous. Perfection!

I love this blush, it is a gorgeous colour that applies beautifully. although it seems a bit powdery at first it actually blends really seemlessly into the skin and makes your cheeks look fnaturaly flushed and glowy. The only downside is the price although you do get a decent amount of product, - would definitely repurchase ?(if I ever run out!)

These are gorgeous shades but are a waste on my NC42 skintone. I have to really load up the brush and use soo much product to make them show up. I don't have the heart to destash or sell because they're so pretty. But I wouldn't repurchase.

There is so much hype around Hourglass at the moment so being a blush lover, (and a makeup addict lets be honest) I had to give one a try. I live hours away from a Mecca counter so purchased this online going off of swatches and online reviews.

My initial impression of the packaging was a little disappointed. The casing is a gorgeous rose gold but is a plastic type material which makes it seem a little cheap in comparison to the luxe metal packaging of other high end brands such as Clarins, or even the sturdy matte plastic packaging of Nars. My first swatch was also not that encouraging, the blush seemed a little powdery and kicked up a huge amount of product when I dabbed my stippling brush into the compact. Changing my brush I swiped it once across my cheek- no difference. Twice, oops too much! Feeling a little robbed I continued on with the rest of my makeup. When I had finished I looked at my blush again- this is when I got it! The blush just melts into your skin seamlessly almost like a cream blush would. The colour is absolutely perfect on my pale skin. I thought there would be a bit of luminosity or shimmer (there is a little super finely milled glitter in the swatch) but instead I just looked really healthy and rosy like I had just been for a walk. Feeling a little more mollified I carried on with my day. At the end of the day I checked out how the blush had fared (as this is usually the first product to fade on me) it was still there almost as good as when I had first applied it. Seriously the longevity of this stuff is quite magical. This is a seriously pricy product but I can see why it is so sought after. If you need your makeup to last all day and you are a blush lover like me then you need one of these in your life! I am still working with this one however in how much to apply to my face without it being too intense.

Luminous Flush is a beautiful rosy pink shade with marbled champagne swirls and TINY flecks of shimmer. I love everything about this blush except the shade.

Now I definitely did my research but I guess it's more to do with personal preference. This was described by many non-BR reviews to have coral and I'm a sucker for any coral-like blushes. Unfortunately this blush is just pink pink pink and it could be that I'm so warmed toned that it's so pink but it doesn't give me that lift my other blushes give me. Even when applied on lightly it's still a little too much which is so strange because I'm all about those clown cheeks haha but it turns out even I have a limit.

The blush comes in typical Hourglass packaging - mirrored taupe colour, beautiful and elegant (and so it should since it cost a week or two of lunch money!).

The texture is finely milled and feels soft and buttery when swatching. I notice when you sheer out the product the pigmentation is still strong so less is more beauties. The lasting power is amazing, I had this on for 12 hours and it only began to fade around the 10th hour.

I bought mine online from Mecca Cosmetica, free shipping on purchases over $NZD75 and took 2 working days. Their system isn't too bad but I didn't receive a tracking number even though it says you'll get one.

I don't think I'll purchase any of the other shades as those didn't show up too well on my skintone but they are seriously great blushes just not the shades for me and yes I would still recommend to others.