Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Illuminating Serum
Summary of Reviews
Saie's Glowy Super Gel is a weightless, sheer gel illuminator that layers well under or over makeup without pilling, per several creators. Professional makeup artist Lisa J notes it's sheer enough for mature skin and won't disrupt makeup, though Laura Lavigne flags a strong fragrance and says she won't repurchase. Most praise its natural, non-glittery glow, with estherdaze noting the shade can run slightly orange on some.
Full Reviews
Positive
Variant: Sunglow
- “This I would definitely repurchase”25:52–25:56
- “I love the way this feels”25:55–26:00
- “It is a really nice gel texture”25:57–26:02
- “I love the sunshiny effect of this as well”26:00–26:05
- “I felt like I could just wear it to give my skin a little bit more life without going in with the full makeup routine”26:10–26:15
- “I liked this a lot”
- “Probably one of my favorites”
- Source: June 2026 empties worth $1000 - Jun 27, 2026
Variant: Warm Glow
- “The Saie super glowy gel I actually haven't had in my collection for a long time, but then I got my hands on their newest shade called warm glow, and I'm remembering how much I enjoy it and how weightless it is”23:29–23:41
- “This is probably the most natural of the three that I'm talking about here”23:41–23:45
- “It still has a decent amount of glow”23:47–23:49
- “I really like the sort of like warm champagne undertone of this tone specifically”
- “What I like about this is how thin it is”23:53–23:56
- “It doesn't add any weight”
- “It doesn't add any texture”
- “It sets down completely”23:59–24:00
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 into 2026: makeup favorites, new essentials, longtime holy grails - Dec 30, 2025
- “This is a phenomenal product”4:02–4:05
- “I want to call out the first time I ever used this product maybe the first two times I ever used this product, I was really underwhelmed and it peeled really bad”4:04–4:08
- “It was really due to what I was putting underneath this product and not really do so much to the formula itself”4:12–4:14
- “Since then, I've learned the right way to use this product and the right combination of skin prep to use underneath”4:16–4:19
- “Now, it is a staple in my pro kit and I love it under makeup”4:21–4:25
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty according to me - Oct 11, 2025
Variant: Starglow
- “the Saie Glowy Super Gel in Starglow is so fabulous”20:08–20:13
- “You can use this as like a primer, too, but it's so good at the very end of your makeup”20:13–20:20
- “Just take a tiny bit and tap it onto the high points of the face for a little added magic and glow, especially for summer”20:20–20:25
- “It's so pretty”20:27–20:31
- “It's such a good multi-use product”20:31–20:35
- Source: Best beauty picks for Amazon Prime Day - Jun 23, 2026
Variant: Starglow
- “This is a very sheer formula. I'm going to show you... it just totally shears out”11:02–11:05
- “It's wet, but it does dry down. It's a gel formula. You can wear this on top of makeup and it will not disrupt your makeup”11:17–11:21
- “You can put this all over the skin and then put a foundation on top and you're going to have a very subtle kind of lit from within glow”
- “You can mix this in with your foundation as well. There's so many ways that you can use this product”11:31–11:37
- “Because it is so sheer, it is perfect for a mature skin. It's not going to be too heavy”
- “This is absolutely beautiful for highlight”
- Source: Best makeup for dry and mature skin - May 12, 2026
Variant: Sunglow
- “I've actually been using this product for several years”16:57–17:05
- “It does an excellent job”
- “It really is a beautiful jelly type of textured product and it's beautiful. Like it really is”18:45–18:50
- Source: Sephora VIB Sale Top 37 Picks: Skincare, Makeup, Haircare & More - Apr 10, 2026
Variant: Warmglow
- “The one illuminator that I know is really great with other products because it never pills is the super glowy gel”1:03–1:13
- “This one has like a little bit more of soft gold and pearl to it”1:16–1:21
- “What I really like about the Saie super glowy gels is they're not like your typical illuminator that's going to be a really heavy strobe and they just feel really nice and moisturizing”1:20–1:23
- “Super lightweight”1:21–1:25
- “I like how they don't peel up”1:30–1:33
- “You can pair it with other sunscreens, moisturizers, serums, whatever you're doing for the day, and it doesn't do that thing where the makeup kind of fights itself”1:31–1:36
- “If you have dry skin or a dull skin type like I do, using something like this underneath the base, I feel like it always makes such a big difference”1:53–1:58
- “I am not kidding you when I say like this has been what I leaned into the most starting back in probably May or even April”2:02–2:07
- Source: What's in my everyday makeup bag - Sep 6, 2025
Variant: Sunglow
- “It's like the bronzy kind of shade just to give me a little bit of color”0:52–0:59
- “This kind of just fakes the look of having been in the sun”1:03–1:09
- Source: 5 minute everyday summer makeup - Jun 13, 2026
Variant: Starglow
- “But this one looks very natural. Very, very natural”
- “It has the tiniest amount of subtle shimmer in it. It doesn't look glittery at all”
- “If anything, like I said, it just looks like your makeup's not really set in those places”17:08–17:13
- “I like it”17:08–17:11
- “I don't like it as much as the RM beauty one”17:13–17:17
- “I feel like now that it's dried down a little bit, this one is definitely more subtle”17:15–17:20
- “But I would still definitely use that again”17:18–17:23
- Source: Full face testing your makeup favourites - Jul 20, 2025
Variant: Sunglow
- “This is probably one of the most popular dupes for the drunk elephant bronzy drops”13:15–13:22
- “This is quite nice. It is that gel formulation as you can probably assume from the name, so it's easy to blend”13:19–13:27
- “It's quite a good color payoff”13:27–13:31
- “Personally, it does run a tiny tiny bit orange on me”13:29–13:36
- “The smell is interesting. It's an interesting smell”
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products again (brutally honest) - Jan 22, 2025
Mixed / Negative
Variant: Warm Glow
- “I wish this didn't smell so strongly. It smells, it has such a strong fragrance”29:10–29:19
- “Otherwise, I think it's a very, very beautiful product”29:19–29:23
- Source: June project pan intro & shop my stash - Jun 2, 2026
Variant: Warm Glow
- “I think it is a nice glowy base underneath makeup”22:31–22:35
- “Does have a strong fragrance”22:33–22:36
- “When I'm done with it, probably won't repurchase”22:35–22:39
- Source: Huge project pan update 2026 - Jun 20, 2026
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.2 / 5 from 11 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Natural finish (5) · Dewy finish (4) · Easy to use (4) · Lightweight (3) · Dewy glow (2)
- ⚠ scent some found off-putting (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- all-over luminizer
- Finish
- dewy
- Shade
- Sunglow
- Key ingredients
- Plant-Derived Glycerin, Squalane, Rosehip Seed Oil, Papaya Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Tocopherol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Mica
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