A Chic Cheek Combo: Hourglass Illume Creme-to-Powder Duo in Sunset and Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood

A lovely cheek combo to try from Hourglass

Back from the hospital! The surgery went well (I had a bump on my elbow that had to be removed). I was in and out of there in about an hour, and everything went smoothly…except for the part where I freaked out a little right before it started. So what else is new?

Ah, it’s good to be home…

Now let’s talk awesome cheek combos while my sutures heal, shall we? Here’s one I wish I could take credit for because I love it so very much, but I owe it to someone else. I got it when I visited Hourglass Cosmetics headquarters in Venice Beach last summer.

One of the makeup artists I met while I was there grabbed the company’s Illume Creme-to-Powder Duo in Sunset ($40), defined my cheeks with the bronze shade and blended the rosy shade on the apples of my cheeks for color.

Hourglass Illume Creme to Powder Duo in Sunset, a sheer bronze and a sheer rose

Then she dusted sheer lavender Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood ($45) on my upper cheekbones as a subtle highlighter.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood, a sheer, subtle lavender pink

From the left: Mood Ambient Powder, the rosy shade from the Sunset Duo and the bronze shade from Sunset

I love this combo for “lit from within” cheeks. Here’s a shot of it in action last summer, and yes, I was super tan.

Last summer at the Hourglass offices with the fabulous Stef from We Heart This

See how Mood Ambient Lighting Powder softly bounces light off my upper cheekbones without appearing frosty?

I love that. It’s très forgiving.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. So about that procedure, it was the very first surgical anything of any kind I’ve ever done. I wasn’t really scared until I had to actually climb onto the operating table, at which point something primal must have kicked in, and I just stood there for, I dunno, a good 30 seconds before I could get myself to lie down.

I think my brain was weighing its options, like, I was wondering if I could just make a break for it. What would happen if I just walked out the door? Would I lose my copay?

But seriously, I’m not a big fan of not being in control, and when it comes to medical things, that pretty much describes everything.

Even though it was a minor procedure, it’s still scary trusting your body to a stranger, you know? Or maybe I just think too much…

Anywho, now I’ll have a one-inch scar on my left forearm down by my elbow for the rest of my life. On the positive side, at least it’s not on a part of my arm where I swatch.

Always helps to look for silver linings.