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It’s time to get excited because the Hourglass Holiday 2022 Ambient Light Edit Unlocked Palettes have been revealed and they look absolutely stunning!! This year it’s a very different collection, with designs created by London-based artist Katie Scott celebrating the elephant, tiger and butterfly. Here’s everything you need to know.
What’s in the 2022 Hourglass Christmas Collection?
It’s a full palette collection this year with three full size Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked palettes. The range includes:
- Ambient Palette Unlocked Elephant £78
- Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocks Tiger £78
- Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocked Butterfly €78
Each palette is designed to support Hourglass’ partnership with the Nonhuman Right Project and 5% of profits from each unlocked palette go to the charity.
Each powder uses photoluminescent technology to diffuse light for skin, and each palette is vegan and cruelty-free and made from 100% pewter. Limited edition packaging is by artist Katie Scott. I absolutely love it.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocked Elephant
This is a 6 pan palette in the same format as all the Ambient Lighting Edit palettes we know and love.
The Elephant edition also includes two existing shades four brand new shadeswhich is very exciting!
The shades are:
- Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light – neutral beige
- Ambient Lighting Powder in soft light – Pale Peach
- NEW Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Powder in Beaming Strobe Light – Golden Sun
- NEW Ambient Bronzing Powder in lustrous bronze light – bronze heat
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Iridescent Coral – Peony
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Radiant Rose – Berry
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocked Tiger
The Tiger edition comes with an existing shade alongside it five brand new shades.
The shades are:
- Ambient Lighting Powder in Transcendent Light – Warm Sienna
- NEW Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Powder in Brilliant Glow Strobe Light – translucent peachy highlighter
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Burnished Glow – Warm Coral
- NEW Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Powder in Divine Strobe Light – True Gold
- NEW Ambient Metallic Flash Powder in Copper Flash Light – Copper Shine
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Iridescent Rose – Warm medium pink
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Unlocked Butterfly
The Butterfly Edition also includes three existing shades three brand new shades.
The shades are:
- Ambient Lighting Powder in Ethereal Light – Cool translucent
- Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder in incandescent light – Opalescent Pearl
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Soft Flush – Deep Mauve
- Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light – Warm light yellow
- NEW Ambient Lighting Blush in Sunset Glow – Terracotta
- NEW Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Powder in Celestial Strobe Golden Light – Golden Champagne
Hourglass Holiday 2022 Ambient Lights Edit and review unlocked swatches
Swatching these palettes was a real pleasure, just as I expected.
The powders are soft, silky and smooth and glide beautifully on the skin. I love editing tones and I think there is something for everyone here. Tiger is great for deeper skin tones, while Butterfly is ideal for those with fair skin and Elephant is more of a medium option.
I think I’ll be making lots of use of all of them, and I’m also particularly fond of the Tiger palette for eyes.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit unlocked elephant patterns
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit unlocked tiger swatches
Hourglass ambient lighting Edit unlocked butterfly patterns
When is the Hourglass Holiday 2022 collection coming out?
The Hourglass Holiday 2022 collection is available now.
Check out my roundup of the best beauty advent calendars for 2022.
