I've been wanting to try the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette ($58, Sephora) for quite a while now, but the price...ouch! But then I saw the Makeup Revolution Radiance Radiant Lights Palette ($11.99) and it looked like a potential dupe, so I put one in my cart during a recent haul. Let's take a closer look...
Makeup Revolution sells their Radiant Lights powders individually ($7.49 each) but this palette puts all three together, which is great because I've been wanting to try them for a while now.
The palette includes Breathe, Exhale, and Glow. Breathe is a gorgeous champagne shade that I use all over my face...it's probably my favorite of the three. It's not too dark for my pale skin and it gives me a lit from within glow and makes my skin look absolutely flawless and airbrushed. Having dry skin, I'm not usually a fan of powder, but this is soft and silky and doesn't make my skin look dry...just the opposite! It gives me the glow my dull skin has been lacking without being shimmery or fake looking.
Exhale is the second shade in the palette and is a perfect highlight color. I use it on my cheekbones and it makes them stand out without being glittery or too shimmery.
Glow is a bronzy shade that I'm a little afraid to use on it's own right now, since I'm so pale. But in the summer, I might mix a little with Breathe and and use it all over when my skin has a little more color to it.
Here they are swatched on my skin...they're so soft and pigmented!
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| Breathe, Exhale, Glow |
I really wanted to compare this to the Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette, but since I don't own it, I decided to go to Sephora and swatch it. So I brought my Radiant Lights palette to the mall with me and swatched it next to the Hourglass shades once I left the store. I was really impressed by how close the shades are!
Overall, this is definitely a dupe for the Hourglass Ambient Lights palette! The colors are so similar and they both offer a soft texture with highly pigmented powders. Not to mention that this palette is a great buy on it's own because the shades are beautiful, especially Breathe. I think I'll probably order the full size single of it next because it really makes my skin look amazing and now I don't want to be without it! This is a must-buy in my book, so head on over to Makeup Revolution and check this out.