Acne-Safe & Acne-Scary Makeup Spotlight: Hourglass Cosmetics

Hourglass Cosmetics is a chic luxury makeup line that specializes in ambient, multicolored palettes that can be used as highlighter, bronzer, and blush. Unfortunately, if you are starting to catch on to common pore-clogging makeup products, highlighters are often a top offender for acne-prone skin.

We are very sad to report that not a single one of their blushes, bronzers, or highlighters passed our strict acne-safe standards! So, while the packaging may be beautiful, be sure to keep these palettes far and away from any areas on your face that you tend to break out! Did anything in their line pass our test? Take a look and see!

Concealer:

Vanish Airbrush Concealer – No way!

(Myristic acid, palmatic acid)

Veil Retouching Fluid – Proceed with caution!

(talc, hexylene glycol)

Foundation:

Veil Hydrating Skin Tint – No way!

(Polyglycerly-2 isostearate, shea butter)

Ambient Soft Glow Foundation – No way!

(Tribehenin)

Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick – Proceed with caution!

(Talc)

Powder:

Veil Transculet Setting Powder – Acne-safe!

Vanish Airbrush Pressed Powder – No way!

(Magnesium myristate, isostearic acid)

Ambient Lighting Palette - DIFFUSED ROSE EDIT – No way!

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, isosteryl neopentanoate, diisostearyl malate)

Ambient Lighting Finishing Powder – No way!

(Laureth-7)

Ambient Lighting Palette – No way!

(Isostearyl neopentanoate, diisostearyl malate, laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin)

Ambient Lighting Infinity Powder – No way!

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin)

Blush:

Ambient Lighting Edit- Unlocked – No way!

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin, isosteryl neopentanoate, diisostearyl malate)

Unreal Liquid Blush – Proceed with caution!

(Diisostearyl malate, castor oil)

Ambient Lighting Blush – No way!

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin)

VANISH BLUSH STICK – No way!

(Ethylhexyl palmitate)

Bronzer:

Ambient Lighting Bronzer – No way! 

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin) 

Highlighter:

Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder – No way!

(Laureth-7, c13-14 isoparaffin)

Vanish Flash Highlighting Stick –  No way! 

(Ethylhexyl palmitate)

Primer:

Veil Mineral Primer – No way!

(Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate)

Nº 28 Primer Serum – No way!

(Sweet almond oil, camelia oil, evening primrose oil, hazelnut seed oil, olive oil)

Vanish Airbursh Primer – Acne-safe!

Setting Spray:

Veil Soft Focus Setting Spray – No way!

(Ethylhexyl palmitate)