Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Sam Ellis

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✓Yay

"I freaking love my Hourglass bronzer. It is so good. It is so flattering. It's got a little bit of radiance, but not like glittery sheen. I will just take a brush, kind of fluff it in there, and then just sort of dust it over the periphery of my face. [...] It's a way to add powder to your face, but that's also truly makeup. So you're not just looking powdery and bright everywhere. It's truly adding something to your complexion."

All 6 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"I freaking love my Hourglass bronzer. It is so good. It is so flattering. It's got a little bit of radiance, but not like glittery sheen. I will just take a brush, kind of fluff it in there, and then just sort of dust it over the periphery of my face. [...] It's a way to add powder to your face, but that's also truly makeup. So you're not just looking powdery and bright everywhere. It's truly adding something to your complexion."

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"I love this one from Hourglass. I wear it all the time. I wear it all the time as an eyeshadow. It's got a tiny bit of luminosity to it without being super sparkly. And I just use like a really fluffy brush and a light hand and I just sort of like buff that all over the lid."

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"I'm just going to go in and set my cream bronzer with a powdered bronzer so this is The Hourglass luminous bronze light powder so beautiful makes the skin just look glowy and radiant but not glittery maybe my favorite bronzer of all time"

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"And my absolute favorite is from Hourglass. It's their [...] Luminous Bronze Light to match my skin tone. It's very dimensional, which I really think is cool. There's a little bit of sparkle in here, but it's not glittery, so it makes your skin look lit from within. It is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Does not emphasize texture whatsoever. And you can just dust it on the same way you would dust on that cream product at the hairline, tops of the cheeks, jawline. So beautiful."

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"This is the Hourglass Luminous Bronze, one of my favorite bronzers ever. I recommended it in my Sephora sale video as well."

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"It is their Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light. Holy Grail bronzer, it is so stunning. I have used this like every day this year and I have still not hit pan. [...] What I love about this bronzer so much is [...] it has this slightly pearlescent quality to it without being shimmery."

Abbey Yung

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✓Mixed

"I always really loved this bronzer, but I was finding it to be a little too reflective and highlighter-like on my skin, [...] especially in the summer when I'm sweating and oily, which is why the newer RMS Beauty bronzer has felt a bit more toned down for me in that sense."

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"I always really loved this bronzer, but I was finding it to be a little too reflective and highlighter-like on my skin, [...] especially in the summer when I'm sweating and oily, which is why the newer RMS Beauty bronzer has felt a bit more toned down for me in that sense."

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"Hourglass powders are just so good, but this is one I've noticed I have to be a little more careful with. If I pack on a bit too much, especially on my forehead, the highlighter pigment in it starts to centralize, and it looks like I just have highlight all over my forehead, which is obviously not what I'm going for. With a softer, lighter application it's absolutely beautiful. But if that's not really up your alley, and you don't want to have to worry about that, then skip it."

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"It allows you to get a more natural look. It looks more like skin. It doesn't look like you're wearing heavy amounts of makeup, and that is just something I have really been gravitating toward lately. Even though I still love glam, and you guys know that, I love getting all glammed up, but the way I do that is very different from the way I did it five years ago, when I was going for things that were more intensely full coverage, pigmented, and really makeupy."

No BS Beauty

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✓Yay

"I'm going to use my Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light for just a little bit of a bronzer"

Allie Glines

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"I'm gonna take a little bit of this hourglass bronzer just because it's a little more glowy and I just feel like this is where we get to add some more glow now that we have the shape."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light?

A luminous powder bronzer designed to add warmth, dimension, and a glowing finish to the complexion.

Is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light's Guru Score?

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.