Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Now Permanent!
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette
A trio of our best-selling Ambient Lighting Powders. Powders capture, diffuse and soften the way light is reflected on skin, brighten the appearance, and conceal imperfections, pores and wrinkles. Unlike traditional finishing powders that use opaque pigments, Ambient utilizes Photoluminescent Technology—micron-size, soft-focus particles that refract light and create transparent coverage. The powders can be applied individually or layered to imbue skin with a multidimensional glow. Universal powders make them suitable for every skin tone, and they can be worn for day and night. Now available at Sephora!
Ambient Lighting Palette ($58.00 U.S. / $67.00 CDN) (Permanent)
- Dim Light A neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with a balance of warm and cool tones.
- Incandescent Light A pearlescent powder that highlights the cheekbones and brightens the complexion with a celestial glow (Exclusive to palette)
- Radiant Light A sun-kissed golden beige powder that enhances the overall complexion with believable, subtle warmth
Availability: Now @ hourglasscosmetics.com; April 15th @ sephora.com, June 2014 at other retailers, Sephora stores
I was just starting to regret selling mine… ! This is great.
Is it going to be available in the UK please?
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Great news! Hope it becomes permanent in the UK too!
I think I’m going to cry out of happiness.
Most adorable comment!
This just made my weekend! !
I’ve already purchased the Dim Light and Radiant Light individually because this wasn’t available anymore after the holiday.
Omg all those poor people who purchased it for like 150 dollars off eBay..
makes me wonder if the release last year was an ‘arranged’ “Limited Ed” release…coz on my radar there are a few brands who likes to do that…calling something “LE” and then not (and release them as permanent later)…
That is brilliant :), I missed out on it before and I’ve regretted it ever since! Do you know when it’ll be back in the UK?
Yay! This is the best news I’ve heard all week! Way to go Hourglass!
Yep. Totally bought it right away. Damnit, priorities!
I feel ya. 😀
I totally agree! I received my order today! Soooo excited!
Just in time! There is a lot of pan showing in my incandescent and dim spots!
Oops…I just got radiant light!!! Wanted this instead 🙁
I’m so excited that Hourglass is bringing this palette back! I didn’t get a chance to pick it up the first time around, but it shows that they are listening to their customers! I think I’ll wait until the 20% sale later on this year to pick it up since the price difference between USD-CAD is so darn high!
I have been trying to get this from Ebay since it came out but I refused to pay the outrageous prices people were paying. I ordered the palette as soon as I saw this. I cannot wait to get it!! Thanks so much
I still have yet to try these powders because for a while I just wasn’t loving the way my skin looked powdered. But I have recently got back into it, so now I want to pick this up!
I’m starting not to like how powders look on my skin too. I have this and rarely use it.
Ugh, I finally caved and bought radiant light during the sephora sale. I would have waited and bought this instead if I had known since I wanted dim light too. 🙁
Yes! I am definitely getting this now.
So excited by this! I was so sad when they discontinued it so quickly. Going to have to pick it up.
I have this palette. I probably didn’t need it as I already had a few HG Ambient lighting singles. But I will say this: Dim totally rocks my boat!; the most believable of ‘colours’ in this range for my neutral skintone.. I’m about NC20-25 and it imparts a really natural looking ‘warmth’ without pulling orange or yellow. It looks phenomenal over a simple layer of tinted moisturizer and for the past week, this has been my quick and easy base.
OMG wee OMG! (are about the only words I can form)
I missed out on this palette last year and was super bummed. I think it’s also a great Mother’s Day gift.
Yay! Good news!
AH! I’m so excited about this! I missed out the first time around and had been kicking myself for not grabbing one.
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So happy this is permanent! I already have mood and one that slips my mind but starts with an E I believe. After the holidays I realized it would have been the perfect combo and worth it since I don’t own either of them. Going to ask for this for Mother’s Day!
So awesome!! I’m so excited!!! Can’t wait to get my little hands on this finally!
I am thrilled. I was looking for this at Sephora after Christmas, but they had sold out. I will definitely pick one up when it becomes available.
How handy that these are coming back after I purchased every single one! Well, the incandescent light only comes with this so.. And it’s easy to have them all together.. Yes I want it but why not make a super palette containing ALL of them? Grrr…. Gimmicks… Perhaps they are but want more money on these first? How amazing to have all on one arm in a flip too secure case? Say hello to Christmas time.. Thanks for the update!
YAY! I was hoping they’d do this. Maybe they’ll release new combos of shades in the future and/or include some of the Ambient Lighting blushes. It seems like a palette with the blush and powders together is a combination just waiting to happen 🙂
Lol! Now I feel silly for hunting this down at all the Sephoras in the Dallas area back in Nov. At least I can use it up with no guilt now.
Don’t worry, I did the same thing (but in Toronto). The MUA who rang me thru was shocked that I managed to find one! lol
I want.
I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS! This is going on my birthday wish list!
Of course they make it available the day after the Sephora sale ends for me!!! I will have to consider buying it, but I seem to remember thinking I only liked two of the shades. I now already own one so… we’ll see 🙂 Glad it’s permanent though!
ohh oops had my dates mixed up! But STILL!! I would’ve loved if I could have gotten it at a discount price of course!
I hear ya! My first thought was, “BOOO, why is this a few days after the sale ends?!”
I would have done a second VIB order for this. 😉
This is the best news EVER! I’m obsessed with my palette! I had to have it shipped to me from Barney’s in NYC last fall when Sephora sold out of it. It seriously changed my makeup game. Incandescent is the BEST highlight color I’ve ever used. I’M SO HAPPY!!
Are these really the same as the stand-alone versions? I hate when companies make palettes like this and the formulas changes between the full size and palette.
They are, but there is the LE shade, and you get to try 3 (slightly smaller sized) shades for just a bit more than the cost of a full single sized one.
Oh yay! I’ve been meaning to try these out but couldn’t bring myself to buy the individual ones if I wasn’t sure. A palette is perfect. I missed these the last time too.
Great! I have to get this soon.
I’m so glad they’ve brought this palette back. As someone who rarely finishes a makeup product, the fact that these are smaller in size isn’t an issue for me and it’s a change to try 3 different powders at a more reasonable price than buying 3 individual pans. I’ve been iffy about the Ambient Light powders because the reviewers are so “hot and cold” and I am never sure which shade would work best for me so that’s another thing – trying 3 different ones for 3 different effect. During the previous Sephora discount event (not the most recent one), I wanted to buy this palette but it was sold out so I got UD’s Vice2 eyeshadow palette and that turned out to be a very lucky purchase. Now this one is back, so I’m a winner on 2 counts!
Yay! Now I’ll be able to grab one for my kit 🙂
Yay! I missed this one the first time around. I was thinking of buying Ethereal Light at Sephora with my 15% of coupon, but then I decided against it – glad I did, because I think I’ll grab this instead!
Oh, Jules! Ethereal Light is UNLIKE any colors in this! Please reconsider purchasing Ethereal if your budget allows? No, I don’t work for them, but Icollected them all Ambient Powders, and Ethereal is by far my favorite! (I’m super pale) No other product can dupe Ethereal’s perfecting skin finish. All are lovely! Enjoy whatever you do choose, but please google swatches and what each color is intended for because what Ethereal does is not included in this trio, though the trio is also an A+ To have! 😀
I am so glad this is coming back, I was really hoping to get one the first time around.
Comment redo: Bought it. I’m easy. 😉
All I can say is, ” YES!” Totally buying it on the 15th!
Wheeeeeeee!!!!! Yay.
Sooo…I still don’t really understand how these powders work. I’m NC25….which one can I use? All of them? Are they all highlighters? Like, why would you need 3 highlighters in one palette? I am very puzzled lol!
They have different levels of shimmer, and depending on how you use them (if you use them all-over), some brighten, some smooth, etc. They’re going to be subtle differences, and depending on how you use them, you’ll see them more or less!
I’m NC25 as well, and I LOVE this palette. I use Dim light (all over to set) and Radiant light (to contour my cheeks), with Incandescent as a highlight on my nose and under my brows. Ended up buying Mood Exposure during the last VIB sale because of how great the Ambient Palette is. And I NEVER wear blush, let alone a $40 one.
Thank you!! That was so helpful!
I’m sooooo glad they are bringing this back and making it permanent. Does anyone know if they are making this permanent in the UK?
I hope they do the same with there new ambient blushers as well as that would be very useful for travelling and versatile.
Yes! It’s supposed to be permanent internationally, so I would expect that’s UK, too!
Thank you, I will keep a lookout when it might be released. Can’t wait..
I have diffused light and I’m not the world’s biggest fan. I’m not sure it does anything for me. Maybe these would work better.
Lovely colours.
L x
I just wish they would release Incandescent separately, because Dim (too dark for allover) and Radiant (I don’t bronze often) don’t get nearly as much use from me!
Woohoo!!! The sizing in the palette is a much better fit for me, since I have a few others I need to keep in rotation!
I have been wanting this palette FOREVER. One day hopefully I will be able to get my hands on it 🙂
Heck yes! I knew there was a reason I didn’t buy an individual shade yet! I missed out on this the last time it came out.
Yay! Can’t wait to get my hands on this
Now I can buy my mom this for mothers day instead of only one! Yay!
I was hoping that they were going to bring this back for the holidays, but I’m glad it’s permanent!!!
It’s not available on Sephora’s website yet. I’ve been checking all morning 🙁
Add to my loves for later. 😉
Sephora has posted this as limited edition.
I don’t think they’ve updated their listing – Hourglass’ corporate confirmed it was permanent last week.
Wee! I was going to get Luminous Light during the last sale, but it looked too dark on me, so I got the Laura Mercier highlighter instead. Now this just seems like a higher being wants me to buy the Hourglass Ambient Lighting powders. And who am I to argue with a higher being?
Hmmm not seeing it yet on the Canadian site!
Absolutely one of the best products ever! Well played…
Am i the only one who notices that this post has been pulled up on the front page again?
It launched at Sephora today, so I wanted to notify people 🙂
I was wayyy too excited when I saw this post. I just ordered mine!! I was so ridiculously sad to have missed out first time around. And during the vib sale I bought and fell in love with luminous light, so glad that shade isn’t in this palette. Can’t wait to get my hands on it 🙂
Well, it’s about darn time. I’ve been regretting not snapping one up since the sold out in December!
YES, YES, YEEE-ES!
I was kicking myself for missing out on it during the holidays! I had just put in an order, recently, for one of the highlighting blushes (it should be here today!) and like 2 days later they announce the palette is back in stock. So the UPS man will be at my house a couple times in the next few days! I’m so excited!!
As soon as I saw your twitter post I went online and purchased it. I wasn’t all that interested before but then I couldn’t pass up a great deal. I’ve never tried or owned any of these so this should be a great starter kit!