Hello again my lovely beauty junkies. I hope you all are having a fantastic week.
Now I love illuminating face powders, they are just so multifunctional in my opinion. You can use it as a finishing powder or just use it on parts of your face to highlight the places you wanna stand out the most.
I have come across 2 illuminating powders that I think they are just simply divine. One being the Meteorites Illuminating Powder by Guerlain, and the other is the Ambient Lighting Powder by Hourglass. Both are fantastic and I love them for different purposes.
Let's talk about the Guerlain powder 1st. Now just take a moment and look at this gorgeous packaging for a second guys. Isn't it beautiful?! I love Guerlain packaging in general. It's so luxurious, and would look great on your vanity if you are into packaging. It comes into a bunch of pearls which consists of 6 different colours, and every colour has its own purpose. e.g. The green ones are to cancel the redness, the pink ones are to refresh the complexion, and whites are to brighten etc. I have the shade in 01 teint rose and it suits me perfectly as my skintone is fair to medium with a slight yellow undertone to it. I am guessing the 02 peach shade would suit me as well because they are to be honest no that pigmented so it wouldn't matter if you choose "the wrong" shade.
I use this pearls as a finishing powder. I normally use my Real Techniques Duo-Fiber Face Brush or the Blush Brush sometimes to swirl around in the pearls and dust it all over my face. It just instantly brightens my complexion and makes me look awake. However I "changed" this powder slightly to suit me even better. I have a quite oily T-zone and in order not to look too much shiny I took out the white and the peachy beige pearls so now it is just perfect for me. (as you can see here on the photo, I put the white and the peachy ones in a separate container which I occasionally use it as a subtle highlighter. nothing wasted!!!) Who said you can't customise?! I think now it looks great and suits me a lot better. My face still look brightened without the shine bits that I hate. The only downside is that when I swirl my brush in the can the pearls fly out on the floor sometimes which is abit annoying.
As for the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder. I think I don't need to go into too much of a detail, because everybody talks about it and everybody loves it. I have the shade in Diffused Light, and I use it as a highlighter instead of an all over face powder. The yellowness in this powder just does the best job of brightening and highlighting my cheek bones, my forehead and down my chin. I also dust it around my expression lines sometimes if I know I'm gonna be taken photos because it blurs the lines I have and looks flawless on the photo. Oh yes I use it with my Real Techniques Duo-fiber Face Brush. Can you tell I love Real Techniques Brushes?!
I guess there are no real differences between these 2 powders as they both can be used as all over finishing powders or just highlighters. It really depends on you, what suits you the most, and what works the best for you. And don't be afraid to "customise" your makeup sometimes cuz it would make a difference. It's all about "you"!
Price wise- the Guerlain pearls cost me 38 euros from my local department store, and the Hourglass cost 38 pounds from spacenk
So there you have it, whichever you choose remember what works the best for you! Always!!!
See you all next time!
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