This yr Hourglass has three new limited-edition Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palettes ($90 every) and they’re beautiful. They’re at the moment out there on-line at Hourglass Cosmetics and will probably be launching at Sephora beginning 9/22.
It’s also possible to customise the palette mixture of the compact + palette inside on the Hourglass web site (they’ve an unique Owl design) though I ordered the palettes as they’re named/pre-designed. There are repeats in every palette however Hourglass gave us fairly just a few new shades this yr.
Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Jellyfish
The Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Jellyfish might be my favourite though I’m not thrilled concerning the ending powder repeats. They’re good to have and work properly to set or blur, however I believe the overwhelming majority of us already personal the setting powder and are craving all new shades.
Lunar Bronze swatches heat on my arm but it surely’s truly extra impartial. The pink blushes are impartial and the brand new highlighter pulls cool-toned on me. I’m at the moment in between MAC NC30 and NC35 (I’m carrying NC35 within the new MAC Studio Radiance Serum Basis) and this one surprisingly exhibits up on me. At first look I assumed there might be an opportunity it could be too mild but it surely works for me!
- Subtle Mild Ending Powder (repeat, out there individually)
- Rose Fusion Blush (new)
- Opal Strobe Mild Strobe Powder (new)
- Bronzer Lunar Bronze (new)
- Subtle Warmth Blush (repeat, out there individually)
- Ethereal Mild Ending Powder (repeat, out there individually)
Look carrying:
Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Leopard
The Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Leopard Palette appears probably the most versatile to me but it surely has a number of repeats in it. I do suppose should you’re new to Hourglass or make-up and desire a good mixture of shades that you could put on with virtually any lip, that is it.
- Dim Mild Ending Powder (repeat, out there individually)
- Celestial Strobe Mild Strobe Powder (repeat from Vacation 2022 Butterfly Palette and 2023 Blush & Glow Palette)
- Temper Publicity Blush (repeat, out there individually)
- Iridescent Rose Blush (repeat from Vacation 2019 Ghost)
- Ethereal Flush (new)
- Lustrous Bronze Mild Bronzer (repeat from Vacation 2022 Elephant)
Look carrying the identical because the above look, however with Scattered Mild Eyeshadow in Ray and Phantom Shiny Balm in Slip
Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Snake
The Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked – Snake is probably the most distinctive because it has virtually all new shades. It pulls very heat and jogs my memory of the Vacation 2022 Tiger Palette, however isn’t as orangey. This yr’s Snake Palette has extra pink tones however nonetheless pulls heat.
- Radiant Mild Ending Powder (repeat, out there individually)
- Coral Haze Blush (new)
- Infinite Strobe Mild Strobe Powder (new)
- Solar Beam Blush (new)
- Mystic Flush Blush (new)
- Photo voltaic Bronze Bronzer (new)
Look carrying the identical because the above look, however with Scattered Mild Eyeshadow in Foil and Phantom Shiny Balm in Lucid
I attempted to get the identical digital camera and lighting settings as final yr to do aspect by aspect swatches. I believe they’re shut sufficient to offer you an concept of how completely different/comparable they’re. Full assessment of Vacation 2022 right here.
Vacation 2023 vs Vacation 2022 Palettes
General I believe the Vacation 2023 palettes are actually lovely. For me they have been well worth the splurge although they’re extremely costly. Are any of them must-haves? I believe it will depend on what number of different Hourglass palettes you personal, however I do suppose this yr’s palettes are among the many prettiest ones I’ve tried.
Primarily based on the suggestions from a lot of you, opinions appear blended. A superb portion of you’re like me: love these and gather them yearly, even when there are duplicates and similarities. Then there are fairly just a few who handed on the final yr’s palettes and aren’t fairly certain about this yr’s since you personal one or two from a number of years in the past and both by no means used them or suppose there are too many similarities to justify one other one.
With the vacation season approaching (units come out earlier and earlier yearly), I believe there will certainly be some upcoming gross sales like Pals and Household reductions or present card occasions and so forth. You may need to bookmark these or add these to your wishlists for these instances.
At the moment out there at Hourglass Cosmetics. Customization choices are unique to Hourglass. Pre-designed palettes will probably be launching in any respect retailers beginning September 22.
What do you consider these palettes? Did you order any of those but?
