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Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette
Eye Makeup

About this product

A multi-use compact palette from Hourglass featuring powder shades for highlighting, bronzing, and blush in one portable case, available in multiple skin tone ranges.

Type

Eye MakeupPowder

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

76%

Approved

3 experts · Moderate agreement
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What the gurus are saying

The powders earn consistent praise for their ethereal, luminous finish and the freedom to blend shades together for a custom look. What makers keep coming back to is how complete the palette feels for travel, all-over powder, blush, bronzer and highlighter in one compact means you genuinely can leave the rest behind. The trade-off is the price, though the gurus who own them report they last well over a year, which may soften the sting if you see it as a splurge that delivers.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take April 2026
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What the gurus are saying.

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"I like these palettes because you can literally just combine the colors and make something custom, and it leaves the most gorgeous finish on the skin. These are such beautiful powders. I just want an ethereal glow today, and that's what we are getting. I think that Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette really amped things up. I can't believe it's been sitting on my desk and I literally haven't even tried it. I've been waiting for the right video and then I keep forgetting, so this was perfect to finally use."
All 3 takes from Allie Glines
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"I like these palettes because you can literally just combine the colors and make something custom, and it leaves the most gorgeous finish on the skin. These are such beautiful powders. I just want an ethereal glow today, and that's what we are getting. I think that Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette really amped things up. I can't believe it's been sitting on my desk and I literally haven't even tried it. I've been waiting for the right video and then I keep forgetting, so this was perfect to finally use."
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"This is the Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette from this year, this is the jellyfish one. These are not the cheapest, which is why they really would make a great gift for yourself or somebody else. You get a bunch of shades and they're just to die for, they're so beautiful. This would make a very very thoughtful gift to anyone who loves makeup. If they received it I think they'd be very very happy. They're so beautiful, definitely a splurge."
Nikki La Rose Does My Makeup!!! 😱
"The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette, this is the original one, it's the lightest one out of the three. I like to just swirl into the two light shades over here to start, and add a touch of Soft Airbrush Glow. We love a Soft Airbrush Glow, the powder is so good. Then using a deeper shade now, just sitting those really close to Allie's bottom lash line. I love how these really elevate my eyes, they're so stunning."
Mixed
"The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette really quick, I still have my palette from a few years ago. I love these palettes, they're so handy. They're expensive, but what I love about them is when I travel, it basically has everything you need if you're not too picky on what your favorites are. It's got an all over powder, it's got a blush, a bronzer, then it's got a highlighter in there. So literally if you're traveling and you bring this one compact, this is all you need for your face. It's really handy. It's expensive, but these last me a lot longer than a year. The last one I actually had to toss or recycle just because it was starting to get not as good as it was before. They have three different shades now, I think light, medium, and deep, which is also nice."
All 2 takes from No BS Beauty
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"The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette really quick, I still have my palette from a few years ago. I love these palettes, they're so handy. They're expensive, but what I love about them is when I travel, it basically has everything you need if you're not too picky on what your favorites are. It's got an all over powder, it's got a blush, a bronzer, then it's got a highlighter in there. So literally if you're traveling and you bring this one compact, this is all you need for your face. It's really handy. It's expensive, but these last me a lot longer than a year. The last one I actually had to toss or recycle just because it was starting to get not as good as it was before. They have three different shades now, I think light, medium, and deep, which is also nice."
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"The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette from a few years ago, I've still been using it. I opened it up a couple weeks ago and there was a bug in it, and it's almost pan, but it didn't make me want to use it again. It's kind of old, so I'm moving on to one from like two or three years ago now to finish that one up. I've been using this one for a couple years now, I don't know how I can't finish it."
Approved
"It's the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette. This powder is so beautiful on the skin, I use it as my kind of finishing powder, almost like a setting powder, and it just adds a nice luminosity to the skin, but it's not glittery. I feel like whenever I use this I get compliments on my skin, and I know in my heart of hearts that I haven't done anything new to my skincare except put on that very nice makeup setting powder. I don't think they really advertise it as a setting powder, and you wouldn't want to use a heavy hand with this, just a little light dusting over the top of your makeup, but everywhere on your face looks really nice. There are three different colors and I just sort of blend them all together and apply broadly. I remember when I was first going to purchase this palette, it came at the recommendation of one of my makeup artist friends, and I was like, oh my gosh, this is kind of expensive, but I've also had that palette for multiple years and it's still going and I use it a lot, so it's been a very nice investment."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette?

A multi-use compact palette from Hourglass featuring powder shades for highlighting, bronzing, and blush in one portable case, available in multiple skin tone ranges.

Is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette worth it?

Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette's Guru Score?

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Palette holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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