hello there welcome back to my channel if you're new welcome my name
is christine so today i have a really fun video i'm gonna do a five best and five worst of glow
recipe also i did my makeup very differently today even though today was a skincare video
i was like i just feel like throwing on a whole lot of makeup so that's what we did okay never do
colored eyeliner so if you guys are interested in seeing a makeup tutorial just let me know i also
want to say a big thank you to shoptagr they actually did sponsor a portion of today's video
i've actually been using shoptagr for the last few years even before i worked with them this is
an app that i use regularly and what it is is an online shopping tool that allows you to save time
and money you can actually download it and use it as a google chrome extension it allows you to save
items that you're interested in or just want to keep an eye on and it'll send
you a notification every time this item goes on sale especially if you don't want to buy things
full price so it's really easy and convenient to save items that you like and you just want
to kind of wait until they go on sale before you go ahead and purchase you can also create
lists so you can organize items that you're looking at shop tagger also is able to scan
websites for any coupon codes so if you're shopping on one of their retail partner sites
like champs sports or i actually was shopping on glo recipe at checkout actually pulled up my
own christine15 code so it's able to pull any like promos or discount codes that that website
may have and it allows you just to save a little bit of extra money at checkout so it's super easy
to save money it saves time and it's just a really great online tool especially if
you are a huge online shopper like i am i'll go ahead and leave it linked down below if you're
interested in downloading shop tagger and trying it out for yourself so i recently did a five best
five worst of pharmacy beauty and pharmacy is one of my favorite skincare brands like ever
and i feel like glow recipe is also in that tier for me it's one of the few brands i've tried all
of their products today i'm going to share my five favorite and five least favorite from glow recipe
so if you're unfamiliar with glow recipe they are actually a korean beauty inspired skincare
brand they are clean at sephora and all of their products are kind of like fruit inspired which
is so cute i just have been such a huge fan of glow recipe for quite some time now and
oftentimes when people think of me they think of pharmacy or glow recipe i just love their products
i love everything that they stand for the team is amazing and i just love the aesthetics too like
the packaging is just so cute first product that i want to talk about from glow recipe that i love
is the avocado melt retinol eye sleeping mask so i actually did a ig tv like showing the progress
of me using this for like four weeks and this is one of my favorite eye creams ever i'm like almost
out of it that's how you know i love something it actually contains retinol but it's encapsulated
retinol so it's slowly released throughout the night and it is super gentle sometimes when i try
retinol it makes my skin purge or it makes my skin just feel really irritated or inflamed and the
great thing about glow recipes retinol is since it is encapsulated is a little bit more gentle on the
skin it makes my under eyes feel so soft and plump especially if you have milia which are those tiny
little bumps on your under eyes and sometimes you can get amelia if you're using an eye cream that
is too rich you want to use an eye cream that contains retinol so this is really great for
getting rid of any of those bumps or any texture that you may have on your under eyes i just
love this eye cream i have to use it once every single week just because it is such a must-have
next product that i want to talk about is the avocado melt retinol sleeping mask this is kind
of the same thing as the eye cream but obviously this is for your entire face this also contains
their encapsulated retinol and i just love using retinol in my skincare routine because i find
that it just makes such a difference in my skin texture especially if you want that like glass
smooth looking skin you need to use retinol because it does prevent signs of aging and it
also helps to fight acne and texture as well so i love using retinol i use it once a week
every single week without fail it also does kind of have like a light avocado scent it's not
anything overpowering whenever people ask me for a recommendation i always always recommend them this
another product that i love from glow recipe is the watermelon glow pha and bha poor tight toner
this i actually did a review on my instagram and i love this toner so much it kind of has like
a thick i almost want to say creamy texture and for a toner it is a really unique texture because
when you like i don't know if you can see it but oh yeah oh my god do you see that but i really
really enjoy this i actually most of the time will just pour some of it into the palm of my
hand and pat it into my skin but this is a really great super gentle toner it smells like watermelon
jolly ranchers which is such a pleasant experience i just love that it's gentle but it also does help
to give me that glass skin especially if you have like normal to dry skin i think you'll really
enjoy this because it does help to add a boost of hydration to my skin next product that i want to
talk about is the plum plump hyaluronic serum this is an ultra hydrating serum and the first
time i tried this i knew i was going to love it so i actually partnered up with glow recipe
recently on a little tik tok about this plum plum serum so i did use it for five days by the fifth
day i noticed such a difference in how plump and youthful my skin looked my boyfriend also
loves the serum and it's a really good everyday serum you can use it morning and night it's great
for all skin types especially if you have been suffering from the weather getting colder and
you just find that your skin is a little bit more dehydrated than usual you need to try this also i
don't know why i haven't mentioned it yet but i do have a discount code for glow recipe if you want
to use christine15 that'll give you 15 off of the entire glow recipe website and that could never
expire so save it write it down somewhere but i'll go ahead and have my code down below as
well and all the products linked as always last product that i want to talk about and this is
actually a new discovery for me is the glow rest peep pia sorbet enzyme cleansing bomb so this
is new to me they actually sent me a little lab sample before this officially launched so i've
been using this cleansing balm for the last like three months i want to say this almost rivals
the pharmacy green clean for me the only reason why it doesn't top green clean for me is because
this does leave a little bit of a residue on your skin so it does feel like there's still something
left after you rinse it off obviously when you're double cleansing you do go in with a normal water
based cleanser afterwards pharmacies green clean doesn't leave any type of residue or anything like
that on my skin once you go in with the second cleanser you don't feel anything on your skin
doesn't make a difference it's just kind of like a small preference is a really nice cleansing balm
the packaging is glass and i just love how it's like a really luxurious experience it does have
like a thick and creamy texture and it does remove all makeup and you really do not need a whole
lot a little goes a long way i really enjoy this cleansing balm the packaging is just so cute and
especially with the holidays coming up i feel like this would be a really good gift idea something
next we're gonna go into some of my not so favorite so i don't have anything from glow
recipe that i hate or dislike these are just items i wouldn't really recommend and i think
that other brands do better first thing that i want to talk about is the blueberry bounce
gentle cleanser and the first time i tried this i was just really underwhelmed i just expected
this to be a lot more hydrating on my skin and this cleanser just doesn't really do much for me
it's not bad but it's also not like amazing it doesn't break me out and doesn't leave any type
of residue i don't know i'm kind of just like lukewarm about it didn't really do much for me i
just think that other brands have better cleansers other products that made my not so favorite list
is this watermelon glow pink juice moisturizer and the only reason why this product is on
this list is because i didn't really have a fair chance of trying it i've only used it a couple
of times you do get that kind of jolly rancher watermelon scent but for me the scent is just a
little bit too overpowering for me i think if you like your skincare to smell like candy i think
you'll absolutely love this i was just a little bit turned off by how strong the scent was and
so i didn't really try it out too often there are just other moisturizers that i reach for instead
so kind of going along the theme of that another product that i don't super love is the watermelon
glow sleeping mask i feel like all the products within the watermelon line kind of have this like
jelly texture and you do have to mix this up a little bit don't get me wrong it smells amazing
i never really gave this a fair chance i do know people that really love it and adore it so i
think that i just need to try it out a couple more times next product to make this list and
this is not even something that i dislike i just it's not a favorite for me this is the glow recipe
banana souffle moisture cream it has a really sweet banana scent like glow recipe really does
have their scents down like if they made candy i'd be first in live because this smells amazing and
i just want to like eat it it does have a really nice whipped texture but some reason i just didn't
reach for it a whole lot it's not something i'm crazy about it's not a bad moisturizer by any
means if you've been looking to try the watermelon line or if you want to try this moisture cream
you're not going to be disappointed by it it's just not things that are like
shining stars for the brand in my opinion so those are all of my like favorites and not so favorites
but i do have a couple of honorable mentions that didn't make the favorites list for me
i talked about this product in my recent skincare video and this is the watermelon
glow ultra fine mist my mom has this my sister has it this is like my third one i kind of use
it as a toner and it actually does contain fruit enzymes that kind of gently exfoliate your skin
i do really enjoy this it does have that really nice signature glow recipe watermelon scent and
the mister on it like what the last honorable mention for me is the pineapple c bright serum
i actually really enjoy the serum the only thing that turns me off about it is it kind of smells
like dog pee so i think they originally intended this to be pineapple scented but for me it just
it smells like dog pee to me aside from the scent this is a really good vitamin c serum and i purged
my skin care collection multiple times and this is one of the few vitamin c serums i've kept in my
collection it's really good for brightening your skin it does give you that boost of radiance so
that is my little brand review i love glow recipe obviously i have worked with the brands many times
before but as always i just wanted to be super honest with you guys and give you like a really
i wanted to give you a really honest review on all of their products and on the brand
you guys know i will always be super honest with you because integrity is the most important to me
so i hope you enjoyed this little review be sure to check out my pharmacy best and worst video if
you haven't already i'll go ahead and link it up there if you're interested in seeing more on
this makeup look i'll probably post some pictures on instagram so make sure you follow me on there
that is all for today's video i hope you all enjoyed and i will see you in my next one bye
you