Has Hourglass hoodwinked us all?

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@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Edit: Lots of you have mentioned that the powders are a finishing powder. I have used my dim and diffuse light as finishing powders before and I thought they were okay. I have also used the Charlotte Tilbury airbrush flawless powder as a finishing powder. A traditional setting powder can be used as a setting and finishing powder, but the hourglass are clearly not the case here. I will film a little reel with my thoughts after more testing. 👍🏻 Forgot to mention that the loose setting powder from hourglass is also shimmer glimmer city 🤪 also watch until the end for an outtake and rant 😂

@truebaronesse5653 2 ай бұрын

I agree that it's not matte, but girl... you have beautiful, youthful skin. Take my word for it (someone who is probably 2 decades older than you)... once your skin becomes more mature you will be throwing all your talc/corn starch based, moisture sucking, wrinkle emphasising powders out the window. Those shimmer particles (aka mica) and the absence of oil absorbing ingredients will do optical wonders on your skin and you will find new appreciation for that formula. As for the palettes, I completely agree with you - overhyped, overpriced and hella boring.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I’m 32! But I completely get that’s not ‘mature’ skin 🙈 I still don’t think shimmer in a powder is nice, but maybe I will change my mind in 10 years 😆

@truebaronesse5653 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling Stop it, I thought you were 25!

@louise-wilde 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling Omg I legit thought you were a decade younger?? I mean, drop the skin routine?!

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I think it’s just genes and SPF 😂

@fuzzboo 2 ай бұрын

I love my Hourglass powders but there's a small learning curve. If you can see it on your skin / if your skin looks shiny, you've used too much. The magic happens when it's not perceptible - then it looks AMAZING in event photography.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I will keep experimenting

@girlswear 2 ай бұрын

The “finishing” powders are NOT meant to be used for setting. They are finishing powder. They meant to be used on top after the makeup to blend and blur everything with a soft glow. If you use it as a setting powder I think the glow particles will be settling into the pores.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Hmmmmmm that’s a valid point. I have used them like that but I felt like the effect was negligible

@cherihood1919 2 ай бұрын

Came to say that too @girlswear. Finishing powders are not setting powders. It’s meant to seamlessly blend or soften makeup looks for a polished look.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

@@cherihood1919do you find it to make a big difference? Cause I’ve also used it like that and I don’t notice a big difference and I still have shimmer all over my face! Even their loose setting powder have loads of sparkles

@inkam4962 2 ай бұрын

@@AijingalingI agree with others, you should try put the finishing powders on top of your pat mcgrath setting powder. I have both their setting powder and finishing power, yes it’s definitely shinier than other brands, but the glowy effect is quite something.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

@@inkam4962thank you ☺️ I think the extra step is going to feel a little unnecessary if I already like how my face looks after using the products that I like… I would have used setting powders to take away shine and set makeup, but then add the shine back in again. I will play around a bit and see how I feel. 😊

@winola5156 2 ай бұрын

Love the way how you compare it with other products and how honest you are! New sub!❤

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

We keep 100% real here, thank you for subscribing 😍

@tiaranesbitt2904 2 ай бұрын

This helped so much b/c I’ve watched so many videos trying to decide which was best for my medium skin tone and i came to the same conclusion as you. Neither truly works. Thanks for saving me at least $180

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Yes, so glad it was helpful, don’t waste your money like me 😂

@kavram7 2 ай бұрын

I had fallen for the hourglass hype. I have 2 finishing powders and 2 blushes. they are pretty ordinary.. they are smartly focusing on their packaging and this seems to be working. I really enjoy your videos and appreciate your honest reviews. Thank you.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been told I’m using the finishing powder wrong, so perhaps some user error there. BUT, blushes are very glowy and definitely not everyone’s cup of tea and bronzers tone is still not to my taste either. 😅 seems like you agree !

@kavram7 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling I have tried using the finishing powder as setting and finishing powder. And didn’t notice much of a difference. I am close to 50 and I don’t want so much powder on my face. And moreover after the whole makeup is done who wants shimmer all over the face.. not me 😂, in the end, I just had to throw one of their full sized finishing powders. I have 2 of their full size marbled blushes , issue with their marbled blushes is that it seems to be mixed with some finishing powders. I am south Asian medium skin tone, these turn weird Ashy on me. And I had picked darker shades.. hence I don’t enjoy them. For that price, Pat, Chanel , Guerlain have better blushes. Even their lighter ones don’t turn ashy.. no more hourglass for me

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Yes I suspect there won’t be too much difference when you use it as setting vs finishing powder… it’s a shame that such a high price tag doesn’t provide good results for people of different skin tones

@MarniMedia 2 ай бұрын

I 100% agree that these Hourglass palettes are overhyped. I've tried them, and they never work out for me. I probably should be the medium palette, but the shades are always off. Usually the bronzers are too warm, and even though this year they're cooler, the blushes are always the wrong shades for me. The highlighters also are usually too dark. I can't justify buying any more of these palettes because of the cute packaging, when my individual blushes/bronzers/highlighters are better. It seems like influencers push these palettes in part because they're cute (though I'm tired of the printed packaging and want something more elegant next) and in part because they're promoting this fantasy lifestyle where you'll be jet-setting off to a vacation and need everything in one palette. In reality, you can just bring a bronzer and blush you already own. Lastly, I have the diffused light finishing powder, and I like it for an everyday look. But I recently used it for an event where there was overhead lighting. And the glowy finish of the powder, combined with the lighting, made my entire face look super shiny. Not flattering. I'm going to pass on these palettes this year, and I appreciate your honest review so I don't waste my $100 on fake hype!

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking your time leaving a comment, I agree 100% about the packaging sucking in the consumers. 👀

@emilyk2653 2 ай бұрын

I love my hourglass palette, I got the dragon one and it’s perfect! My first Hourglass purchase too. Everyone has different tastes and that’s perfectly awesome!

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Yes, nothing will work for everyone. I’m so glad you love yours ❤️

@kjalight Ай бұрын

I see a lot of people arguing with you about setting VS finishing powders, but I don't think things need to be so complicated in today's makeup world. Finishing powders used to have a purpose back when we were all wearing full coverage matte foundation with pigmented blush and bronzer powders on top; it did help to use a finishing powder to buff/blend all the color products into the full coverage foundation while adding a bit of a glow (which was nice since everything was matte back then). Nowadays, finishing powders are kinda useless with the popular minimalist looks people have been gravitating to. Also, you should be able to wear a finishing powder by itself on your skin 100%, I have the Chantecaille Gel Powders, and they look fantastic and don't settle into lines or pores, unlike the tiny sparkles in many Hourglass powders. I do have 2 Hourglass bronzers. Still; one is completely matte and actually very nice and buildable on the skin. The other is a better color for me, but it has those tiny shimmer particles, so it'll look fine at home, but as soon as I go into the sun, it's like I have a bunch of microscopic glitters all over (though it's the most obvious when I use it on my neck).

@Aijingaling Ай бұрын

I tried it strictly as a finishing powder and I just didn’t see the point and it was still sparkly. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@kellywatts6227 2 ай бұрын

I do like the hourglass for the luminosity and I don't expect them to be overly matte I use them for a subtle glow once I've set everything. They're obviously not what your after or don't suite your routine, preference or skin tone . I can't use matte products on my mature skin it just looks so flat and dead and oddly enhances my texture everyone's skin is different especially once your in your 40's. Also the loose hourglass is my OG for that certain purpose. Everyone is different.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment Kelly! I used the new dragon (light) palette as a finishing powder today, while it is better overall, it is still not what I want and certainly not worth the money for me. 😊 but no product will be liked by everyone and a lot of people in the comments are saying it’s better for more mature skin. ☺️

@jazmeen04 2 ай бұрын

I really love your honest and detailed reviews ❤. I do agree with some comments about this being a finishing powder rather than a setting powder. I personally have oily skin and although I have to use matte products, I love to have glowy makeup without being oily. I have just ordered the volume 4 palette because I have dark skin, still on it's way. I often wish I can find reviews that compare hourglass to other products but most KZbinrs just keep saying there is nothing like it😅. The same was said about Charlotte Tilbury hollywood flawless filter. l bought it online without trying because it's not available in my country, Nigeria. And I can definitely say there is truly nothing like it, it is the first highlighter that doesn't really have visible shimmer, and I have tried many. Of course now there are dupes of it but am very glad I got it. I also remember some people saying the Charlotte Tilbury hollywood flawless filter was just like any liquid highlighter like Mac strope creams, but I have both, they aren't the same at all. Mac strope cream has tiny shimmer particles. Its beautiful but it's definitely not the same. So am hoping the hourglass finishing powder will live up to my expectations.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I also love CT flawless filter. But recently threw mine out because it’s expired hahahaha 😂 Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. I hope you love your hourglass palette when you receive it ☺️❤️

@jazmeen04 29 күн бұрын

My Palette finally arrived (its actually the volume 3 trio) . I do love it but it definitely didn't live up to my expectations. I think depending on the formula of the powders, you can definitely see the shimmer if you very closely, but you do have to look very close. The palette has 2 ambient lighting powders and 1 highlighter. I knew I wasn't going to like the highlighter very much because I wanted 3 finishing powder. Now that it is here, I really don't like the highlighter. I always hear that hourglass highlighter is very subtle. But to me it's just a regular highlighter. Nothing special about it. In fact it looks just as smooth as some of my eyeshadows. So I wish they just gave us a third finishing powder. I love the finish of transcendent light which has more of a satin finish. Eternal light is very sparkly. I do like it but you can definitely see the shimmer and they are not finely milled. The powders were very smooth and silky, very luxurious feeling. I use transcendent lights as a bronzer. And I use eternal light as a highlighter. I wish they gave us another finishing powder with transcendent light formula but lighter shade for under the eyes. I definitely think that it's similar to any powder that has some shimmer in it. These are usually glowy bronzers. So if you have dark skin you might actually find your shade in any brand that has glowy bronzers like Guerlain or Armani or RMS etc. I actually have a bareminerals glowy bronzer called Warmth, that functions exactly like Eternal light finishing powder. It's shimmer particles are much smaller than hourglass so even less detectable.

@cheentzia 2 ай бұрын

re: bronzers, you don’t happen to have a favourite non-orange / olive friendly bronzer for your winter shade? 🙂 we are shade twins and i use charlotte tilbury’s cream to powder bronzer in fair in the summer time but it’s a bit dark in winter so i was wondering what you’re using? the kevyn aucoin one looked nice and green 😄

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Kevyn Aucoin sculpting powders are very cool, I use shade medium with a light hand. But they also have a colour in light which you might like in winter? ☺️ I still love the OG Nars Laguna shade 2 though, that’s more neutral but not orange. Physicians formula butter bronzer in light bronze is also very light and neutral 😊

@cheentzia 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling ooh thanks! i'll check them out!!

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

It’s all linked in the description box 😘

@jillholod34 2 ай бұрын

Their color choices for their various palettes has always confused me and if I bought one, I'd end up with at least one...if not two or three...colors that I would never use.

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

totally agree

@kieutran5983 Ай бұрын

Do you find the blushes in the dragon palette look similar on the skin? I find that her mauvey shades like mood exposure always pull more warm and orange on me and was wondering if this mauve shade does as well.

@kieutran5983 Ай бұрын

I have totally fallen in love with hourglass powders recently though! I believe in the finishing powders albeit the finish is very subtle, but my husband notices how my skin looks more airbrushed. I love the finish of the blushes too but a lot of them look similar on my skin.

@Aijingaling Ай бұрын

they are a true mauve on my skin :) the two blushes look same but different

@Progr3ssNotPerfection 2 ай бұрын

The bronzer in the dragon suits my cool loving fair complexion but the highlighter is very very very dark😔 ever tested the highlighter in a stick from HG?

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

It’s a shame when a shade doesn’t work right? 😭 I’ve swatched the cream highlighters in store but never bought them. 👀 have you tried them?

@Progr3ssNotPerfection 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling I’ve purchased the pink flash. Should be delivered next week. Champagne seems likely to be working although I’ve noticed it’s not the lightest one. I’m considering the lightest . From what I’ve learned , once you keep your products extra clean and in proper temperatures, they can really lat forever ( almost). I use teeny amounts of make up products so I’ve been feeling a bit guilty but I’m very clean so to speak. The dragons bronzer looks really lovely on you. Yes, Jacob’s better but the Dragon almost as pretty. Could you check the names of the highlighters on the back of the metallic three pan highlighter pallete and share here please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 maybe they’re available individually and one is light enough to suit my skin tone

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

It’s absolute strobe, pure strobe and lucent strobe :) I hope they bring the palette back, I know it was limited edition 😭

@Progr3ssNotPerfection 2 ай бұрын

@@Aijingaling thank you 💐💐💐💐💐

@uhmjules5236 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, I sort of agree with you regarding the pallets, they are very expensive for what we are getting. I'm ghostly white and finding bronzer that dose not make me looking like Oompa-Loompa is very difficult, so most of the time I do not buy the holiday pallets because I would use 3-4 powers. This year I actual got the light palette because of the dragon packaging...and it sort of works ( I will use it for travel), but with the price tag we should enjoy the whole palette :)) and 1000% agree with you regarding the design of the packaging ... also I wish Hourglass would make a palette that allows you to choose your own colours and I think then most of us would be happy then 😊

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

The dragon packaging is gorgeous, can’t deny that. But I gotta make sure I don’t buy one next year because of packaging hahaha. So glad the palette worked out mostly for you 🥳

@Progr3ssNotPerfection 2 ай бұрын

Ha!just opened the quad! It is indeed the way you have said it is and I’m not happy about the closure on the 🐉 pallete for a different reason than you. As a human with dogs I find the closure in the regular pallets, singular products more hygienic. Ech

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

That’s very annoying. I hope you will still get some good use out of the palette though 👍🏻

@hmm701 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😊 love your in-depth opinion of these palettes... I have been debating 🤔 on these palettes for the last 3 years..... yeah nah yeah.... I keep tossing up between the lightest and darkest palettes..... every year. And keep having the same opinion as you..... not all colours will work for my skin tone.... The worst part is Hourglass won't ship to Australia...?? So we can't get customised options We have to buy from cult or nk Because Australian only has one stockist, there is STILL not in stock here...... Most likely I will skip again for another year, but l love the dragon packaging ❤❤❤❤❤ I t would be my favourite 😍 from all years

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Hourglass won’t ship to Australia?!?! That’s crazy 😱 thank you so much for watching and commenting! 😊

@useroarecare 2 ай бұрын

I find these palettes and especially the layout super annoying….It‘s almost impossible to pick up the finishing powder without dipping the brush in the blush/bronzer as well. I thought it was only me, but I saw you were struggling picking up the bronzer as well…I honestly think they are overhyped

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

I think they are overhyped too. Their marketing strategy is very clever!

@cheentzia 2 ай бұрын

love the intro! 😀

@Aijingaling 2 ай бұрын

Trying to switch it up 😂

@minazohradalagerjensen Ай бұрын

You’re not the only one - those bronzers are just too orange for most skin tones 😅

@Aijingaling Ай бұрын

Right?!

@Gnv-q2m Ай бұрын

It is so important to only buy a palette if the majority of the shades work for you. The Ambient Lighting edit Volume 4 was perfect for me and I panned the Bronzer and the Dim light with significant usage in the other pans. The Ghost Edit is barely touched so I haven’t bought another palette but I have a trio of finishing powders. For me it’s not so much about Light/Medium/ Dark but about undertones and how I like to do my makeup on my mature skin. I have cool toned medium mature skin and prefer a flattering minimal make up look. The finishing powders and products in the right tones are stunning. The Dragon palette appeals to me now after watching multiple reviews. Again it’s the undertones and my Volume 4 is old. It’s my travel Palette of choice because you get a full look as I also use it on my eyes.

@Aijingaling Ай бұрын

I really like volume 4, but bronzer is still a little too warm in that palette 🥲