The HOURGLASS Thread

[Mcakes]

This thread is dedicated to all things Hourglass! One of my all time favorite brands  

Direct Link to Hourglass Product Page: https://www.sephora.com/brand/hourglass 

New

Velvet Story Lip Cream: Hourglass Velvet Story Lip Cream 

[CynthieLu]

Dream light is so lovely 🤩 @Beadshopgirl which one do you like best??

[Ispend2much6]

@Beadshopgirl  I love Dream Light!  The shades do look beautiful on you.

[caitbird]

@Beadshopgirl  lovely swatches, thank you for sharing! I think I am similar in skin tone/shade to you so it's very helpful! Love your idea to use the highlight as an eyeshadow!

[Beadshopgirl]

Here is a comparison between other highlighters in my collection. From top to bottom:

1. Hourglass Strobe Light Palette Shade 1
2. Hourglass Strobe Light Palette Shade 2
3. Hourglass Strobe Light Palette Shade 3
4. Hourglass Strobe Light Palette All shades swatched together
5. ABH Sugar Glow Kit (Starburst)
6. Hourglass Dragon Palette Sunlit Strobe Light
7. Laura Mercier Matte Radiance in Highlight - 01

 

 

[Titian06]

These colors look lovely on you, @Beadshopgirl ! 😍

[Beadshopgirl]

 

Here is a comparison to other bronzers in my collection. From top to bottom:

1. L’oreal Lumi Bronze It in 01 Light
2. Hourglass Dragon in Soft Bronze
3. Hourglass in Nude Bronze Light
4. Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin cream bronzer in 1 Fair
5. Maybelline City Bronzer in 100
6. Cheekbone Beauty bronzer in Medium

[Sunnysmom]

Here are palettes 1 and 2 if anybody wants to see them. I did 1 in the lotus and 2 in the dragon. The shades are really great and so versatile! @tsavorite 

Palette 1Palette 2

[curlychiquita]

They look beautiful, @Sunnysmom! 

[Sunnysmom]

These are very good this year @curlychiquita ! Love the new shades and they’re really easy too! Are you getting any? 

[curlychiquita]

Not this year, @Sunnysmom. I love the new colors but I’m still using my old one.

[Sunnysmom]

Smart @curlychiquita 🥹, me too. 😭 They last forever thankfully! I have yet to hit pan on one have you?! Singles yes. 

[caitbird]

@Sunnysmom  thanks so much for posting swatches! I know I said I was going to pass on getting an HG palette this year, but now seeing IRL swatches I'm kind of tempted...lol 😅 of course I said I would resist last year too, and that didn't last. So we'll see!

[Sunnysmom]

I say it every year almost too @caitbird ! 🤦🏻‍♀️😭 This year seemed impossible with the newness added! Love to see what you get if you do! 💞

[CynthieLu]

Thank you for swatching these two @Sunnysmom I made the leap this year to get something other than the lightest option, I'm very pleased with it even though I'm on the fair side. The swatches of yours look like they are going to be perfect for you. 💖

[Sunnysmom]

Oh how fun @CynthieLu !! I love the shades in 2 the most I think! I bet they look wonderful on you! 🥰

[Titian06]

These colors look so pretty on you, @Sunnysmom ! 😍

[Sunnysmom]

Thanks @Titian06 , I really love the colors they created this year! Did you pick any up?! 💞

[Titian06]

@Sunnysmom - I don't care for this year's colors.  I love the dragon case, so am disappointed that I don't like any of the palettes. 😖

[Sunnysmom]

Oh well that’s definitely money saved for other goodies you will love @Titian06 ! 💞 I find some of these very interesting vs previous shades so I went for it lol. I wasn’t going to either until I saw em! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

[tsavorite]

Thanks for posting your own swatches, @Sunnysmom !  This is very helpful.   😊       @gonerogue 

So far, I am going to get Palette One, but Palette Two is also in the running.  There is a really good chance for Palette Two to be mine also.

I am drawn to the Mauve Blush in Palette One.  I am not as much drawn to the Peachy Blushes or the Gold Highlights in the Blushes this year.

Purchasing these HOURGLASS Palettes is a yearly Holiday tradition for me, too.   

I like the Dragon Palette Cover design.  Maybe enough to get the Dragon Brush, too. 

I may have to shop the HOURGLASS site in order to get the custom cover for the Palette #2, avoiding the Evil Eye.

[Sunnysmom]

I was surprised about palette 2 as well @tsavorite ! It’s become my favorite! I worried about the peachy or gold tones as well but honestly they manage to look so great. I usually only buy cool tones but I was so surprised by these. The top middle shade and bottom left in palette 2 are especially good on! I hope you get the cover you want! The evil eye is growing on me but I still didn’t do it! The brushes look wonderful. I somehow managed to restrain myself. Ooof. That’s a wonderful holiday tradition for you! 🥰