The ambient lighting powders are what everyone described them to be. Soft, creamy, super fine and just really really luxurious. I think the texture is the epitome of #goals lol. Pardon me if i used the hashtag inappropriately, people cannot keep up with times haha.

I personally love Dim Light the most, because it has the least shimmer in it. Personally for my highlight, I love something with a good BAM, like the Mary Loumanizer Highlighter from The Balm. So when I tried out these powders from Hourglass, I was a little disappointed to find that the powders were a lot more sheer than the normal highlight powders in the market.

However, these ambient lighting powders are not meant to be highlighters. Hourglass has their Strobing Powders for that use. I love the ambient lighting powders for that SOFT, ETHEREAL, glow. It's almost like it's lit from within!

This is the first time I'm using a powder that cant be picked up with your naked eye. It just blends and sits on your skin so beautifully, exuding a soft, natural beam from your face, making it so much softer and smoother. I also noticed that these powders do not accentuate your large pores or blemishes unlike many other highlighting products in the market. It doesn't cake either, so I've been enjoying applying Dim Light all over my face, Incandescent Light on the high points of my face and Radiant Light on my temples and cheekbones for that sun-kissed glow.

Pros

1. Super soft, fine and high end quality powders
2. Very natural, lit from within look
3. Does not accentuate pores, and blemishes. Instead provides a soft, smooth canvas that looks like second skin
4. Packaging is sleek and mirror is included

Cons

1. Price of the palette (DUH)
2. Not mattifying, so you have to make sure to blot and touch up if you've got oily skin
3. No brush included, which makes it troublesome to touch up
4. Lasting power is only around 4 hours, which is quite short imo

If you have the budget and can spare a hundred bucks without hesitating, then yes get it

If you are VERY into the natural, glow from within look, then yes, get it because there ain't other products that can do the same thing, so chances of finding a dupe is extremely low.

However,

If you're on a lookout for a highlighter to do your everyday strobing, highlight on cheekbones look etc, then I wouldn't recommend this palette as it doesn't provide highlights that are intense enough. I would definitely recommend checking out the Mary Loumainzer I've been talking about, from The Balm, or even the Shimmering Powders from BECCA instead that are much cheaper. Even Loreal makes good highlight shades too!

If you have no budget, then forget it because you can do without it. The difference is not thatttt bizarre and incredible for you to skip meals just to purchase it >< 

Hope this helps!

Love

Mong