Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Sculpture, Mini Sculpture Unlocked

So every year Hourglass releases face palettes and every damn year I buy them.

These palettes are my travel staples - literally. In every photo on my vacay, I am wearing Hourglass powders. They’re that good. below are links to my reviews of previously released palettes.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palettes: Diffused Edit, Dim Edit, Ethereal Edit, Luminous Edit

Hourglass Ghost Edition Palettes Review and swatches

This year Hourglass released two palettes again, and of course I had to get both.

First up is the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Mini - Sculpture Unlocked.

Brand’s description: A cult-favorite returns in a curated quad, with four shades to layer and blend for multidimensional radiance. In its third year, the bestselling palette features an edited selection of Ambient Finishing Powder, Blush, Bronzer and Metallic Strobe Powder in a striking gold compact with architectural facets. This vegan and cruelty free palette is part of Unlocked, a collection supporting our mission to unlock the cages of wild animals in captivity. We donate 5% of profits from Unlocked to the Nonhuman Rights Project, the only organization in the US working to secure civil rights for nonhuman animals.

•5% of profits from Unlocked support the Nonhuman Rights Project
•All four powders are formulated with pure Photoluminescent Technology to capture, diffuse and soften surrounding light for skin that appears softer, younger and lit from within
•Travel-friendly palette is designed for use with the double-ended Ambient Lighting Edit Brush

How to:

FINISH: Apply Soft Light finishing powder all over the face
•BRONZE: Contour along the temples, hollows of the cheeks, and jawline with Golden Bronze Light
•BLUSH: Apply Mood Flush to the apples of the cheeks
•HIGHLIGHT: Apply Champagne Strobe Light to the high points of the face – tops of cheeks, bridge of nose, brow bone and cupid’s bow. Can be used wet for a more intense highlight.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Mini Sculpture Unlocked Swatches

I use the first shade as a setting powder and use the rest as a bronzer, blush, and highlighter. All I need for my whole face. The only downside is that I usually run out of the setting powder way faster than the other three shades.

Here are the swatches:

And some more closeups:

Next is the full palette, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette - Sculpture.

Brand’s description: The anticipated Ambient Lighting Edit returns with three bestselling and three exclusive new shades of blush, bronzer, highlighter, and finishing powder for a glowing complexion. This limited edition palette of lighting essentials is everything you need to create the perfect light wherever you go. Available this holiday season in a polished gold compact with architectural facets.

•Everything you need to finish, brighten, contour and highlight your skin in a single compact
•Features three exclusive new shades: one new Ambient Lighting Bronzer, Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush and Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder
•Formulated with Photoluminescent Technology to diffuse surrounding light for skin that appears lit from within
•Travel friendly palette designed for use with the double-ended Ambient Lighting Edit Brush
•Vegan and cruelty free

The first row are setting powders:
•AMBIENT LIGHTING POWDER–Dim Light
•AMBIENT LIGHTING POWDER–Diffused Light
•AMBIENT STROBE LIGHTING POWDER–Glistening Strobe Light (NEW)

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Sculpture Swatches (from Top) - Dim Light, Diffused Light, Glistening Strobe Light

I use Dim Light on the outer frame of my face, Diffused light on my forehead and cheeks, and Strobe Light on the high parts of my cheeks and nose.

Here are the swatches:

The bottom row are bronzer and blushes:
•AMBIENT LIGHTING BRONZER–Natural Bronze Light (NEW)
•AMBIENT STROBE LIGHTING BLUSH–Vibrant Flush (NEW)
•AMBIENT LIGHTING BLUSH–Mood Exposure

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Sculpture Swatches - Ambient Lighting Bronzer, Vibrant Flush, Mood Exp0sure

How to:

FINISH: Apply Diffused Light or Dim Light finishing powder all over the face
•BRONZE: Contour along the temples, hollows of the cheeks, and jawline with Natural Bronze Light
•BLUSH: Apply Mood Exposure or Vibrant Flush to the apples of the cheeks
•HIGHLIGHT: Apply Glistening Strobe Light to the high points of the face – tops of cheeks, bridge of nose, brow bone and cupid’s bow. Can be used wet for a more intense highlight.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Sculpture Swatches

That’s it. Did you get this palette as well?