Arguably one of the most effective and versatile products in your complexion toolkit, face oils are the overachievers of the skincare world—you can rub a few sumptuous drops onto your face pre-flight to keep skin supple, tap some on over makeup to look instantly glowier, and even use it to treat oily skin and breakouts. From makeup removal to scar treatments to complexion-boosters, this ancient skin secret is our modern...

The 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea have officially begun, and to celebrate, we rounded up the most luxurious chromed-out treatments. Take your pick! The Glass Skin Shortcut This golden apricot extract- and turmeric-packed whipped oil pulls double duty as a serum-moisturizer in one. And a little goes a long way to even out texture and tone. Warm a pea-sized amount of the Blithe Gold Apricot Pressed Serum ($49)...

How many times have you done a sheet mask and thought, There, that looks better, only to be disappointed a few hours later when your glow is gone? Aside from the feel-good factor (obvs), we’ve come to expect both instant visible results (hydration! brightening! smaller pores!) and long-lasting benefits like plumping, smoothing, and softening. Unfortunately, not all offerings live up to the short- or long-term hype, which is why we’re...

Blithe InBetween Hydro Priming Cream, Tone Correcting Cream, Instant Glowing Cream (Shown left to right) Rule number one of Snapchat filter-worthy makeup: Start with perfectly-prepped, hydrated skin. Our newest secret to making that happen? Blithe’s new InBetween line that serves up makeup-priming ingredients in great-for-skin formulations to brighten, treat, and protect all at the same time. The category-bending lineup—including a pollution-defending essence (which also helps makeup wash off more easily!)...

This year, K-beauty wasn’t just about one-time fads (we’re looking at you snail slime and sheep oil). Instead, there was an explosion of new results-oriented innovations that are all geared towards helping us get (and maintain) dewy, bright, hydrated skin—day and night. But with so many options to choose from, how do you know what’s really worth your money? Behold: Our list of 17 standouts, all vetted and approved by...

What’s on the holiday wish list of the people who have tried every K-beauty product out there? A lot it turns out. Here’s what our staffers are hoping to find underneath their trees come Xmas morning. A SKIN BOOSTER IN A BOTTLE “My favorite gift for the holidays is the LJH Vita Propolis Ampoule. With all the travel and festivities that happen around now, this versatile glow creator is an...

We test a LOT of products at Glow offices. We’re lucky to have access to samples from some of the best K-beauty brands out there, and on any given day, a product meeting ends up with all of us around a table trying out products on our faces, arms, even legs once we run out of skin real-estate. And this is even before the many months-long tester panel process we...

While I think of myself as relatively chill and low maintenance in most aspects of life, I’m not ashamed to admit I get a “little” fussy (and critical… and finicky…) when it comes to beauty products. I’ve been fortunate enough to have tested thousands of toners, creams, and treatments over the last 12 years of my beauty career. As a result, I know exactly what I like, and more importantly,...

Our Glow Recipe Watermelon Sleeping Mask is September’s Glow Gamechanger– a monthly product feature that highlights a treatment that’ll change your skincare game forever. For a limited time, shop the Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask here and receive two cult-fave deluxe samples with each order! I love to sleep. Like, truly, sincerely, passionately—I LOVE sleep. If you’ve read the August Gamechanger blog, you would know that I’m not a morning person....

Introducing our first curated electronic skincare product—the WAYSKIN skin analyzer! If you’ve been lucky enough to attend one of our pop-ups or events you might have already had the chance to test out this new skincare technology tool. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glow Recipe (@glowrecipe) What is it? WAYSKIN is like a FitBit for your skin – it functions to measure the moisture levels in...

The Make P:rem Radiance Peeling Serum is September’s Glow Gamechanger– a monthly product feature that highlights a treatment that’ll change your skincare game forever. For a limited time, shop the Radiance Peeling Serum at a game-changing price here. You guys, my skin feels soft. It’s so smooth, so silky, so baby-like… and I’m definitely not a toddler anymore. I’m pretty sure I had more hormonally-induced zits in high school than...

We recently launched our first ever collaboration, Whamisa By Glow Studio, and there’s been a lot of love for the oil-busting Green Tea Clay Mask in particular, which happens to be one of our favorites as well! Clay masks are lasting beauty favorite, loved for their ability to help extract all the gunk out clogged pores, leaving skin clearer and smoother. Normally they’re beloved by combo/oily/acne-prone types because clay masks...