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Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder

HOURGLASS

$48.00Current Price $48.00
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Color: Euphoric Light
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Highlights

  • Best for: Combination skin
  • Best for: Normal skin
  • Best for: Oily skin

Details & care

What it is: A powder designed to sculpt the face with light, creating depth and dimension for a refined, natural highlight.

Who it's for: Ideal for all skin types.

What it does: It's formulated with a sheer base that contains concentrated, ultrafine micro pearl particles in varying sizes and refraction levels to give off a naturally luminescent highlight to the skin without a heavy metallic finish. Photoluminescent Technology captures, diffuses and softens surrounding light to refine the appearance of the skin. It can be used wet or dry for varying levels of intensity, from an everyday, wearable strobe highlight to a dramatic evening strobe highlight.

How to use: For a soft, sheer highlight, sweep the angled side of the Ambient Strobe Light Sculptor Brush (sold separately) across the powder and apply to the tops of your cheekbones, the bridge of your nose and your cupid's bow. Gently blend in with the flocked side for a smooth finish. For a more intense highlight, dampen the angled side of your brush and sweep across the powder, then apply as directed.

  • 0.16 oz.
  • Made in Italy
  • Item #5099752
  • Core Product ID 333334UWVY

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HOURGLASS

Innovative beauty brand HOURGLASS was founded in 2004 when industry veteran Carisa Janes sought to transform high-end cosmetics. Today, HOURGLASS is known for combining science, beauty and luxury in its breakthrough formulations, technological innovations and complexion products with groundbreaking active ingredients to create the most flawless finish possible.

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Feb 19, 2016

The Best

Gives a luminous, subtle glow. Finely milled, long-wearing, just beautiful! I've used both 'Incandescent' & 'Iridescent' and really love the way it looks on my skin. Both shades provide a soft glow without adding extra color to my skin, which is what I look for in a highlighter. A touch on cheekbones, bridge of nose, and chin goes a long way. It catches light in a flattering way without looking like makeup.
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Most helpful critical review

Mar 30, 2020

Not so pleased with this one

I have bought countless powders from HG, from travel size to their limited edditions. These are the powders I use every single day. I have other bronzers, seting powders and blushes but these ones (from HG) hit the perfect spot to matify, finish and make my complexion perfected. However I could not make it work with the strobe powder, it went cakey and not very subtile on my face. I was really suprized to discover this because I expected more from it.
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Feb 19, 2016

The Best

Gives a luminous, subtle glow. Finely milled, long-wearing, just beautiful! I've used both 'Incandescent' & 'Iridescent' and really love the way it looks on my skin. Both shades provide a soft glow without adding extra color to my skin, which is what I look for in a highlighter. A touch on cheekbones, bridge of nose, and chin goes a long way. It catches light in a flattering way without looking like makeup.
GlamGal312
12found this helpful
July 16, 2016

good, but not best for dry mature skin

I have purchased, used, and returned the Ambient Lighting Powders in "Dim" and "Diffused". The colors were so pretty, but even used sparingly the powders did not work for my dry mature skin. Even though the powders are finely milled, the addition of the powders made my face look 'cakey' and a bit drier- not a look I am going for!! I checked to be sure there was no talc in the "Brilliant Strobe " and thought to try that. Unfortunately, I really did not think it was an improvement. I still prefer my finely milled HG NARS 'Olympia Contour Blush " with highlighter to give me the look I want without being "cakey", dry, or emphasizing fine lines. While not completely matte, the NARS highlighter does not have the sheen of the Hourglass powders and it works for me!
gotthetravelbug
7found this helpful
Dec 15, 2018Incentivized review

BEST FACE POWDER

This by far is my best face powder. I use this in conjunction with dim light face powder and omg it gives you the most beautiful finish. I love love hourglass powders. This is my second one. I love it.
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gigi0
6found this helpful
Nov 15, 2016

Well Worth the Purchase

I recently had a makeover at Nordstrom, and the makeup artist used this powder in Euphoric Light. I loved the soft, dewy look and the dimension it created. I purchased this powder and love using it in my everyday makeup routine.
LB928
5found this helpful
Mar 12, 2016

Iridescent

The hourglass powders are very natural with nice shimmer payoff without glitter. Worn lightly they can be beautiful all over powders or layered up they are great as a soft highlight.
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July 5, 2017Incentivized review

Secret Sauce FACELIFT

This is a fabulous highlighter to brush over a lighter base beheath the eye area. I am continually asked what I have done ...a face lift? a new make-up? but this is the "secret sauce" I use and LOVE!!! Thank you for this FUN FACELIFT....Barbara
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