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A user with combination skin says the Glow Recipe Watermelon toner works beautifully for them.
“Skincare - Glow recipe watermelon toner, glow recipe niacinamide serum My skin type is combination with oily at zone and dry cheeks and these products work beautifully for me.”
Likes the watermelon toner enough to have repurchased it.
“I do like and have repurchased the watermelon toner from Glow Recipe.”
Loved the toner, but stopped using it once they started tretinoin and azelaic acid.
“I personally love the Watermelon Pore Tight Toner and the Niacinamide Dew Drops. I don't use the toner anymore because I use tretinoin and Azelaic Acid now but the dew drops I keep coming back to.”
Liked the Glow Recipe set at first, then developed redness and flaking around the chin and lip.
“I really liked these products at first, I was even getting positive comments from strangers on my skin, it was super dewy”
Found it surprisingly light and moisturizing.
“this felt surprisingly light and moisturizing. It actually reminded me a lot of the DT cloudberry toner.”
The Watermelon toner made a real difference to their skin.
“people on here love to hate on glow recipe but their watermelon toner and cloudberry moisturizer made such a difference in my skin.”
Says the combination with a BHA exfoliant helped clear forehead acne over a couple of months.
“I have been using Tatcha Water cream moisturizer, Watermelon glow PHA+ BHA toner, and Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Exfoliant for about a couple months. This combo has helped clear up acne i had on my forehead”
The Watermelon toner is a permanent favourite.
“The toner and dew drops are some of my favorite skincare products and I have to have them in my collection at all times.”
Has emptied two bottles of the Watermelon toner and loves it.
“I looove the watermelon toner, I've emptied two bottles.”
Already loves the toner and the Dew Drops, rotating them with a newer essence.
“I already love Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner and the Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops”
After three years, the Watermelon toner and line suddenly started burning and reddening their skin.
“I used the watermelon toner, moisturizer and serum for about 3 years then suddenly about a month ago it started to burn.”
Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.
Finds the Watermelon toner candy-scented and sticky.
“I’ve tried this and the watermelon toner and both smelled sweet like candy but felt very sticky on my skin.”
It seemed okay for combination skin but pilled, so they stopped using it.
“It pilled for me but it seemed okay with my combination skin. I just stopped using it because of the pilling.”
Finds the Watermelon toner nice and quick to absorb but wishes it were thicker.
“The toner is nice and absorbs nicely but I wish it had a slightly thicker viscosity.”
Very oily skin: the Watermelon toner reduces oil and makes skin look plump.
“I have extremely oily skin. The toner works wonders in helping me decrease the oil and makes my skin look plump.”
The Watermelon toner was a holy grail for two years before it stopped working as well.
“The toner was my HG for two years, either my skin got used to it or their changed the formula because after two years I wasn't seeing the same effect.”
Loves the Watermelon toner for hydration.
“I love the toner. Really helps with hydration.”
Using it twice daily made their skin flake badly; calls it good but not for everyday use.
“in my case of using the glow recipe toner twice daily it made my skin flake really bad, its a good product but not for everyday use”
Calls the toner and dew drops a must; the toner keeps skin clear and hydrated like nothing else they've used.
“I'd say glow recipe toner and dew drops are a must. Toner keeps skin clear AND hydrated like nothing else i've used. Dew drops are fantastic under make up”
Loves it so much, though it has a cucumbery smell.
“I just feel like the Toner has kind of a cucumbery smell??? I love it so much I am tempted to drink it.”
Always repurchases the Watermelon toner.
“The watermelon toner is an always repurchase”
In love with the toner as a go-to morning toner, though it can pill under makeup.
“it’s my go-to morning toner unless i’m wearing any face makeup products (mostly bc for me it kinda causes some pilling w/ my products of choice) but it feels *so* nice on the skin!”
The Watermelon BHA toner wasn't bad but didn't do anything special.
“Also tried the watermelon BHA toner and I can't say it's a bad product it just didn't do anything special.”
Likes the Watermelon toner in summer because it's gentler than most toners.
“I do like their watermelon toner in the summer, as I don't find it as harsh as normal toners.”
Reports long-term results and repeat purchases of the Watermelon Toner among several Glow Recipe staples for sensitive combination skin.
“I swear by the Avocado Serum, Plum Serum, Plum Moisturizer, Watermelon Toner, and now love the Strawberry Serum.”
Uses it in the morning for its gentleness and finds it hydrating, but is not a fan of the scent.
“I’m not a huge fan of the scent in the glow recipe, but it seems to hydrate well!”
The Watermelon toner is holy-grail status for them.
“The Watermelon toner and the Dew Drops are hg status for me.”
Acne-prone user loves the Watermelon toner's glow and hasn't broken out in months.
“I love the watermelon toner and moisturizer and the glow it gives. I am acne prone so I know I should avoid fragrance”
Very gentle, enough to use daily, and keeps skin hydrated, but they saw little difference and would not repurchase.
“As for results, I haven’t seen much of a difference. It keeps my skin nicely hydrated though but don’t think I’d repurchase.”
Loves the toner from the Watermelon Glow Up Set, though the set's moisturizer was not enough for dry spots.
“I love the toner and the dew drops but the moisturizer is not enough for my dry spots”
Calls the toner a holy grail and the sleeping mask really neat, with strong scents that do not bother them.
“The watermelon pha+aha toner is a HG for me and the watermelon sleeping mask if really neat too!”
Loves the toner, while the sleeping mask is too wet for them to use often.
“I love the watermelon bha + pha toner. I also have the watermelon sleeping mask but I don’t use it often”
Very sensitive, acne-prone skin; will repurchase the PHA/BHA toner.
“I will 100% be purchasing the toner and dew drops again!”
Says it does nothing for them and finds the fragrance like sweet cucumber.
“I literally have this same toner and it does nothing. The ph is too low on for the bha and aha to be effective. Plus it's got a frangranced to it like sweet cucumber.”
Finds the line's fragrance overwhelming but likes most of it and calls the toner their favorite.
“The fragrance is overwhelming, but I mostly like all of it. I’m iffy on the eye cream. The toner is my favorite.”
Good toner but not worth its price on its own; will not buy again.
“I use the toner but usually with another toner but i dont feel like the toner alone is worth the price. It's good but im not gonna buy it again.”
Quite liked it and found it thicker than other toners, but cannot say much about results.
“I got this! I quite liked it but I got it when I was quite new to skincare as I love watermelon.”
Nice scent, great texture and instant hydration over seven months, but no noticeable exfoliating effects.
“Glow recipe toner (been using for 7 months) is a nice experience, nice scent, great texture, provided instant hydration. But I haven't noticed any PHA / PHA effects really.”
Of the Glow Recipe products they tested, the toner gave the best results: no purge and good-looking pores, though other products were fragranced and broke them out.
“I have oily skin and after testing a few Glow Recipe products, the ones with the best results for me were the toner and Papaya cleanser. My skin didn't purge with the toner and my pores looked good”
Loves the brand's mask, but the toner broke them out terribly despite not having sensitive or acne-prone skin.
“I have used the mask for years and LOVE it. However the toner broke me out terribly and I do not have sensitive or acne prone skin.”
Loves the toner and only wonders about keeping the plastic stopper in the bottle.
“I love it, but does anyone know if I am meant to leave the little white plastic stopper in the bottle for freshness, or is the screw top sufficient?”
Says the slight tackiness is not felt on skin and loves the toner; finds its fragrance not strong.
“The tacky/stickiness just makes it less runny & easy to apply, you don’t feel that on the skin. I love it tbh!”