- “When you see me having a full size and a travel size, that means that I really find it very effective that I would include one in my makeup kit for my clients”17:43–17:53
- “I love using this on days to prep the skin for makeup when my skin looks dull or when I want a healthy glow on top of my makeup”17:56–18:08
- “The texture of this serum is more of like a light gel. It's very light. It has a mild like cooling sensation on the skin”18:08–18:18
- “It's also very hydrating. It absorbs quickly, but it leaves a noticeable glow”18:22–18:31
- “I find that when I use this, especially under the eyes, my concealer lays beautifully on top of it”18:29–18:38
- “I have this in my makeup kit for my clients, especially for my mature clients”18:38–18:46
- “Usually, I put a thick layer here, let it sit while I do like the eyebrows or the eyes. So I let it sit there and every time I do that the concealer just lays beautifully on top”18:42–18:53
- “This also claims to brighten the skin because it is formulated with niacinamide while giving that fresh dewy finish”18:58–19:02
- Source: Best Western skincare of 2025: honest review + results - Jan 25, 2026
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Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops"When you see me having a full size and a travel size, that means that I really find it very effective that I would include one in my makeup kit for my clients."$36
Glass Balm Lip Treatment"The color payoff of these is fantastic."$22
Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush"They are so lovely and pretty well priced as well."$25.00
Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner"This toner contains BHA and PHAs which are chemical exfoliants but this is quite a mild chemical exfoliating toner."$36.00
Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser"Can't smell too much, which is good."$28.00
Prickly Pear Peptide Hydrating Vegan Mucin Serum"I think is now my favorite Glow Recipe product, overtaking the BHA watermelon toner."$32
Papaya Sorbet Enzyme Cleansing Balm"I love for the smell alone. But, it is effective."$29.00PDRN Repair + Soothe Korean Prickly Pear Toner Pads$30
Strawberry BHA Pore-Smooth Blur Drops"It's kind of like blur drops that blur my texture."$34
Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Sunscreen SPF 50"I just put it all over my face because I want to be young forever, protected from the sun."$36
Avocado Retinol Eye Cream"The avocado melt retinol eye cream is amazing for around my eyes."-
Cloudberry Bright Refillable Moisture Cream"I did really like this."$34.00
Watermelon Glow Ultra-Fine Mist"This gives such a beautiful glow to the skin."$29.00
LHA + AHA Korean Watermelon Toner Pads"These are not your typical toner pads like you would normally think about a toner pad. These are used differently."$30
Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner"I like this. I don't necessarily feel like I need this in my skin care routine."$34.00
Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum"It's not an airless pump. So, even though it looks like a pump, it's not airless, right? So, there's oxygen in here."$36Browse More
- “Everyone and their mothers know this product and I've already repurchased it”7:48–7:53
- “Does it do much? No, but I really enjoy the glow that it gives”8:04–8:09
- “Still leaves my skin feeling hydrated and it has niacinamide. So, it's not that bad”8:07–8:13
- Source: Beauty empties: products I finished and would repurchase - Jul 23, 2026
- “I used the Glow Recipe Niacinamide Dew Drops”19:33–19:37
- Source: Top 5 Foundations for Dry, Sensitive Skin - Feb 7, 2026
- “The Glow Recipe Watermelon Dew Drops”20:04–20:08
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
- “They share a lot of ingredients together and on the skin they apply really really similarly”1:58–2:03
- “The MCO Beauty version is slightly more watery so you do need to wait a little bit longer before you layer on your next makeup products”2:05–2:08
- Source: Dupe or not a dupe? 17 MCo Beauty products reviewed - Feb 16, 2025
- “I feel like they are not worth the hype”0:44–0:48
- “I don't think that they are as dewy as what people make them out to be”0:50–0:51
- “I feel like the niacinamide doesn't really do anything for my skin”0:53–0:59
- “I don't notice a difference after using this bottle up”0:59–1:00
- “There are other makeup primers out there that give me a more glowy and dewy finish than this”1:03–1:09
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products unsponsored - Dec 29, 2024
- “The color payoff of these is fantastic”
- “When you just layer one on, like a sheer layer, it's just a little sheer tint”17:52–18:00
- “This one actually gives my lip this really pretty baby pink flush”18:10–18:20
- “This one has the signature watermelon scent or fragrance”18:17–18:24
- “It's sweet”18:26–18:30
- “It's delicious”
- “It's juicy”18:28–18:34
- “It's actually everything that I would want for a everyday balm that gives me a little bit of color”18:28–18:36
- Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
- “This is strawberry bing soo”18:39–18:42
- “So cute”
- “Bing soo is like the shaved ice desserts”18:41–18:45
- “I like the strawberry one the most”
- Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
- “A blackberry bing soo, which is more of a plum shade”18:43–18:50
- “They all have great payoff”18:47–18:51
- Source: Ranking my best lip balms: viral, k-beauty & high-end - Jul 20, 2025
- “Glow Recipes have a little more pigment”19:24–19:28
- “The formulas feel the exact same”
- “That iridescent sheen that they give you on your lips and within the packaging literally looks almost identical”19:35–19:41
- “You really can't tell difference”18:57–19:00
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “This is one of the thinnest out of all of the lip balms that I have tried”6:43–6:49
- “It also has a really lovely ability to actually stay on the lips without feeling extra oily”6:59–7:06
- “It isn't too oily. It isn't really incredibly thick or gloopy. So, it has that kind of middle-range formula that I really enjoy”
- “It smells delicious”
- “You get .52 oz of product, which is actually quite a bit more than others”7:28–7:34
- “I think that this is a really beautiful kind of glossy lip product and a treatment second”
- Source: Lip balm ranking: top 7 picks from 30+ viral products - May 9, 2026
- “I have not tried it”
- “Probably won't try it”
- “I have a ton of tinted lip balms and I have my own favorites”40:05–40:08
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
- “I found that mine was really gritty when I put it on. It felt like I had sand in between my lips and it didn't feel good at all”5:50–5:53
- “The colors are beautiful and it has a really nice gloss to it”6:01–6:02
- “I don't recommend it and there just are so many other lip balms that I think are much better”7:03–7:08
- Source: Ranking viral lip balms: Ingredients exposed - Feb 6, 2026
- “Oh my god, the grittiest things ever. They were just so bad”17:53–17:59
- “Unpleasant on the lips, though”18:08–18:10
- Source: Worst products of 2026 - Jun 29, 2026
- “They are so lovely and pretty well priced as well”6:08–6:13
- “The cherry one was okay, but the dragon fruit one was absolutely terrifying”6:23–6:27
- “It was amazing on her because she has a yellow green undertone and it just turned a completely normal color on her”
- “But what a gorgeous formula. Just A+”
- Source: Best of the best makeup of 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “They're really affordable, too, for how much product you get and everything”20:04–20:08
- “Even though they're only four shades, I think they did something really special with those shades”20:08–20:12
- Source: Sephora sale 2026: Do's, don'ts & what's in my cart - Apr 9, 2026
- “This looks just like Glow Recipe, which is crazy, cuz I actually have the high-end blush. And I think it's okay. It's very natural. It's very sheer”12:43–12:49
- “Yeah, it's kind of like the same color. It gives that kind of peachy sunburnt reddish look. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this, so pretty impressed right now with the cheek products”13:00–13:06
- “The Amora Glow Glow Recipe dupe was also not bad. It gave some decent color payoff”20:12–20:16
- Source: Testing viral Five Below dupes - Apr 25, 2026
- “This toner contains BHA and PHAs which are chemical exfoliants but this is quite a mild chemical exfoliating toner”6:12–6:23
- “The percentage is not that high”6:25–6:29
- “It smells so fresh”6:34–6:38
- “Luckily I'm not sensitive to fragrance, well at least this particular fragrance, so I don't seem to get any irritation from that”6:37–6:40
- “If you are sensitive to fragrance, just be a little bit wary about Glow Recipe products in general; they all tend to be fragranced”6:42–6:46
- “I used to use this almost every day for a really long time”6:48–6:55
- “When I stopped using it, I just got so many breakouts and so much cystic under-the-skin breakouts as well”6:53–7:01
- “I've recently gone back to this and my skin is happy again”7:11–7:15
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products brutally honest - Nov 14, 2024
- “I feel like it's never done me dirty, and it's just so cute”
- “I love to just like flick the lid off”
- Source: Top 5 Skincare Products - Aug 18, 2024
- “It's actually a bit sickening the smell. It's just too much”15:06–15:08
- “Does feel refreshing. No irritation”15:14–15:14
- “It is actually an enjoyable experience just because of how light it feels”15:17–15:20
- “PHAs are beautiful and non-irritating. Great if you have sensitive skin”15:22–15:25
- “The two together work very well”15:27–15:29
- “I don't know why they've gone to town with this fragrance on this thing”15:31–15:33
- Source: I tested every K-beauty toner - non sponsored review - Jun 16, 2025
- “Can't smell too much, which is good”6:35–6:35
- “You are going to smell like a vegetable market at the end of this”6:50–6:52
- “My skin feels really tight”7:02–7:03
- “That's not how your skin should ever feel after you've washed it”7:05–7:07
- “You need far more glycerin”7:07–7:07
- “The negatives of this are the fragrance”7:41–7:41
- “It costs £26 for 150 mils”7:43–7:46
- “The dupe here is actually better than the original”7:48–7:50
- Source: Best & Worst Cleansers for Very Dry Skin - May 5, 2026
- “I think is now my favorite Glow Recipe product, overtaking the BHA watermelon toner”12:03–12:08
- “This is like the evolution of snail mucin without the snail”12:08–12:14
- “Glow Recipe has managed to mimic snail mucin so well with those 12 minerals and electrolytes”14:10–14:16
- “It's like a multivitamin for your skin. It really does do everything”14:47–14:51
- “My skin became less reactive especially. It just felt stronger and just very very plump”15:11–15:18
- “I love this so so much”15:18–15:20
- Source: Best skincare products and tools of 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
- “This is very similar texture to a snail mucin, but fully cruelty-free, and the texture gives you the same experience as snail mucin”7:53–8:00
- “You can see it kind of stringing up there, but completely cruelty-free, ethically sourced”8:06–8:10
- “That is your best alternative to snail mucin”8:13–8:16
- Source: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide - Mar 8, 2026
- “I love for the smell alone. But, it is effective”15:37–15:41
- “I just can't get over the smell of this. It reminds me of my childhood. It is so good”15:40–15:43
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “The Glow Recipe Cleansing Balm, which comes down to $9 an ounce”3:58–4:05
- Source: Drugstore is actually more expensive (doing the math) - Feb 27, 2026
- “It's kind of like blur drops that blur my texture”0:34–0:39
- “I don't use it excessively though cuz I have dry skin”0:39–0:44
- Source: Sephora Spring Sale 2026: Spring and Summer Favorites for Dry Skin - Mar 21, 2026
- “I just put it all over my face because I want to be young forever, protected from the sun”1:12–1:21
- Source: 5-minute quick & easy no foundation everyday makeup - Jun 21, 2026
- “The avocado melt retinol eye cream is amazing for around my eyes”
- “I've noticed since I've ran out of this one a difference in my under eye in a negative way. So, I do miss this”
- “I would repurchase this again”10:44–10:47
- “I always go back to this one for whatever reason. It just really works for my under eye area”15:59–16:02
- Source: Product empties holy grails and fails - Mar 12, 2026
- “I did really like this”29:27–29:29
- “I would recommend this if you're looking for just kind of like a basic, simple, yet deeply hydrating moisturizer”28:28–28:34
- “It was very hydrating, but it still worked for me in the morning”28:37–28:44
- “This just wasn't like the most remarkable product that stood out to me that made me want to go purchase again. So, that one I wouldn't repurchase”28:56–28:59
- Source: 40+ Products I've Used Up! Spring 2026 Beauty Empties - Jun 10, 2026
- “This gives such a beautiful glow to the skin”16:37–16:43
- “It definitely is glowy”16:41–16:45
- “If you don't like that additional added glow, I would not recommend this”16:43–16:49
- “If you like glowy skin, this is so pretty”16:47–16:52
- “I feel like this is going to become a forever repurchase for me”16:51–16:55
- “Love this”
- Source: Most used beauty and lifestyle products so far this year - Jun 18, 2026
- “These are not your typical toner pads like you would normally think about a toner pad. These are used differently”14:28–14:35
- “My sensitive skin has no issues tolerating these whatsoever”15:47–15:52
- “These are in regular rotation for me. I see and feel a difference when I use these”16:07–16:12
- “I will definitely repurchase when or if I ever run out”16:09–16:15
- “I think this is a great K Beauty launch”16:24–16:28
- “I love these and will continue to use them”16:28–16:34
- Source: Best of Beauty 2026: Makeup, Skincare & More - Apr 3, 2026
- “I like this. I don't necessarily feel like I need this in my skin care routine”
- “This did feel really nice on the skin, and make my skin look really bright, but for me, I don't feel the need to go repurchase”28:17–28:21
- Source: 40+ Products I've Used Up! Spring 2026 Beauty Empties - Jun 10, 2026
- “It's not an airless pump. So, even though it looks like a pump, it's not airless, right? So, there's oxygen in here”27:14–27:17
- “The positives are it's niacinamide, no denatured alcohol, no fragrance, no essential oils”27:02–27:04
- “The fifth ingredient here is tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. Well done”27:05–27:07
- “The sixth ingredient in here is tranexamic acid, which is a lovely tyrosinase inhibitor”27:08–27:10
- “Even though it's not an airless pump, I actually really like the formula”27:17–27:19
- “I quite like the formula”27:28–27:28
- Source: Best & Worst Vitamin C for Skin of Colour - Mar 22, 2026
Brand note
Glow Recipe is a brand that leans hard into fruit-forward, fragrant formulas with a playful aesthetic — think watermelon-scented serums and glossy lip treatments that feel more like a treat than a chore. The Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops are a standout for pre-makeup glow, but the line has trade-offs: the fragrance can irritate sensitive skin, and some find the effects more cosmetic than transformative. The lip balms get mixed feedback — some love the texture and pigment, others report grittiness or prefer competitors.
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