Glow Recipe vs K-Beauty: what can and CAN'T be duped!

[@SandiTink]

Your supposed bluntness is one of my favorite things about your videos. I’m annoyed that so many beauty influencers hem and haw over products never giving a sincere and straightforward answer. Thank you for being straight with us. It’s refreshing.

[@Espritlumiere]

Agreed. I don't even find Alice "blunt", just straightforward and honest, which is especially appreciated in today's world of skinfluencers!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Well I’m glad to hear it’s helpful 😁🩷

[@mierkablue]

Exactly - I love the bluntness and the scientific nuances. This is where Alice shines, she is funny, quirky, has research and fact checks done and does not beat around the bush.

[@connie6410]

Maybe it was just me, but you were on a ROLL in this video! I love your honesty and bluntness.Also your outfit is absolutely fabulous, esp. the hat. Enjoy your weekend!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Haha thank you! Hope you have a great weekend too ☺️

[@celiareed1402]

How did we live before KBeauty?? ❤

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

I ask myself that all the time!

[@ultraviolettas]

I’m tired of having to buy each ingredient as their own individual serum. Imagine they put all their serums together and just made one super serum. A girl can dream

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

It would be so nice!

[@db-gb5xi]

I always appreciate passionate Alice. Like the nails and hat. Speaking of using things that may not be for that part of the face, one derm has said using HA or peptide serums on your lips is probably not good, while another says, sure, go ahead and seal it in with vaseline or your favorite lip mask. Enjoy the weekend!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Ah the confusing situation of derms with opposing opinions haha! Hope you have a great weekend too 😊

[@jaciecarter7482]

You’re wearing some fun nail polish and the hat is adorable! I’m underwhelmed by Glow Recipe so I’m glad you could offer some dupes. Have a fabulous weekend!💖

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you ☺️ hope you have a great weekend too!

[@SheReaDelSol]

I haven't tried much from Glow Recipe but the OG toner is a fave!

[@louisecornwall6870]

You're wearing the MUSHROOM HAT!!! Thank you. I paused the video to show my hubby, who is always asking where the mushroom hat is. We are both thrilled to see it!

[@kmw97]

Love this one! Your bluntness is why I appreciate, trust and value your opinion ALWAYS❤

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

🥰🥰

[@leilanisimmons8431]

“I’ve been having a long… life” 🤣♥️🥥🌴💙

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

😶😆

[@maddieflores62]

LOVE THE MUSHROOM HAT ❤ I associate you with like the coolest hair/hats, i don't see people wear hats often, but you rock it and its refreshing

[@pamorama]

That was a lot of fun Alice, thank you. I've never been a big Glow recipe fan. Yes I have the watermelon serum and it's fine. It's nice although I don't usually like fragrance, this one doesn't bother me at all and it is nice as a primer. Other than that, I haven't found anything that I can't find elsewhere in beauty for less as you note. I love the red mushroom cap. It makes me smile. And red is really a great color on you.!

[@Storm411z]

Exact same opinion. Only product I own is the niacinamide serum and it’s to use as a primer/mix with my Fenty Skin tint.

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you! I feel like Halloween has really snuck up on me this year, so we are coming up with quick costumes over here (a mushroom hat = very fast costume idea 🤣😂)

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

I loved this segment. Thank you. Your hat is spectacular. I loved seeing Alice under the mushroom cap 👍

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you! ☺️

[@juhnetmickerdy]

Alice! Hi! It was actually recommended by a dermatologist to apply sunsticks to the lips but I understand what you’re saying 💯 I will never buy glow recipe, but I thoroughly enjoy watching you talk about anything as always :)

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Oh interesting, thank you for sharing that! And thank you haha, yes GR is just one of many skincare options ☺️

[@traceymp1405]

One of my favorites to purchase in the past was the big set of Glow Recipe from Sephora every year - not this year I won't - I am really, really sad that my skin can't handle their products anymore. Glow Recipe was always a favorite of mine to purchase from Sephora - they always had such great sets. Have a lovely weekend, Alice! 🌸💮🌸

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Maybe the merch can scratch that itch? (I hated that it’s what I saw go on sale LOL, but admittedly some of it is quite cute haha) Hope you have a great weekend too!

[@Chris75c]

Love your energy in this video!

[@skynebula11]

i absolutely LOVE your look today...red is definitely one of your colors

[@JuneGaffney]

Here in Australia Mecca is the place that sells glow recipe. There's even a branch just down the road that I didn't know about! Will I race out and buy any? Noooo. But we recently visited the States and I brought home Byoma😁. So nice to be at that place where you know which kind of products you will use. Love their oil cleanser, mist, pink face cream and especially oooh yes the sensitive body wash. Thanks for that Byoma review!!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Glad it helped! Yeah Byoma has such nice products too (and such good price points!)

[@Espritlumiere]

It's so expensive here too 😭

[@JuneGaffney]

@@Espritlumiere but we have real advantages in accessing Korean beauty here, like Nudie Glow and the fact that Stylevana has an Aussie warehouse. There was nothing Glow Recipe that I had to have after watching the vid.

[@Espritlumiere]

@@JuneGaffney yeah that's exactly what I think too, we have so many more affordable K Beauty options, why would I waste money on brands like Glow Recipe!

[@29028ft]

i've never had issues returning items to glow recipe, even when i've bought them during a sale. that said, the banana cream and lip balm stick are both final sale because they are actually discontinued products that GR just brought back for a limited release to celebrate their 10th anniversary. so i think they're just not accepting returns since they are not regular products but a special in a way. also, in defense of the sunscreen: the GR sunscreen is water resistant (40 min), while the round lab isn't. it's hard to find a water-resistant cruelty-free k-beauty stick!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thanks for the info!

[@monikawatkins8525]

I’ve been waiting for an unbiased and honest review !!! Thank you so much Alice, as always you are helping our skin so much !!! Love ❤️ How do I become a member ?

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you! It’s the “join” button - absolutely optional though ☺️

[@lexitkd101]

Have you tried the new glow recipe moisturizer? I trust your opinion so much it’s so refreshing !! Happy new years!!

[@mindyours102]

I have that headband and love it. I miss the banana cream. It was such a godsend during the winter.

[@EnvyBlu]

They’ve brought the banana cream back. I just saw a video about it today 🙏🏼

[@katiek5082]

Great video as always, distracted and obsessed with your multichrome nails!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

😁😁 thank you!

[@martham7198]

Love the mushroom hat!

[@lavayuki]

I love glow recipe too, it's my favourite and only western brand that I actually like. I can't really afford them so have not used many of their stuff, but of what I used I liked the papaya cleansing balm, guava vitamin C, Plum Plump cream, the face mist, with my favourite being the Strawberry Salicylic acid serum. At some point I would like to try the avocado cleanser, the banana cream which I bought for my mum and she loved that, I saw they are bringing that back so am happy about that! I also want to try the clay mask and AHA mask, cloudberry essence, sunscreen and both the Pomegranate peptide and Blackberry retinol serums. I find that "Western inspired Korean brands" are crazy expensive though, as Then I met you is also super costly but I don't like that brand. A lot of skincare and makeup influencers seem to like Glow recipe. Btw, could you decant the cleanser into a pump? That might work

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Ooh you know, I actually haven’t tried then I met you! What products did you not like? Yeah it’s kind of wild how expensive k-beauty inspired is, given that kbeauty is…you know. Very affordable. 🤯

[@lavayuki]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole Then I met you is loaded with tons of essential oils and fragrance, so pretty much everything from the brand, in particular the cleansing balm which smelled strong of essential oils

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

@@lavayuki oh wow that’s the one i almost bought! Thanks for the info

[@Kristyn.roberts13]

This was fabulous...extremely helpful! Thank you!!!💜

[@shirleydanby4123]

Loving the outfit. I always use to be jealous of those that could try glow recipe. Honestly each to their own but I don't have FOMO anymore.

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Yep there really are great products at every price point! ☺️

[@Jen-LUCKY13-]

Your like me .. bluntness is honesty.. my friends know if they want the non sugar coated truth they ask me.. lol but I’m not rude just honest!! Must be the Taurus in me!! ♉️

[@Belle_Ndebeledoll]

Great points! Love your beret and nails ❤ 🍄🦚 Have a great weekend

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you! You too!

[@jacquicollins8826]

I was all about the plum serum but then they released the plum cream (which is still my go-to moisturizer today), so I stopped with the serum because I didn't think I needed that much hyaluronic acid.

[@onednp]

The CosRX HA serum works great with my NuFace. I was also mad the watermelon mist didn’t open but madder the toner was drying to me; the manyo bifada toner has a similar mister.

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Ooh good to know, that manyo product has been on my to-try list for a while. Sounds like I need to bump it up in priority haha!

[@brittagroh9509]

I actually got the GR cleansing balm at 40% off during their BF sale last year. It looked like they gave their more popular products a lesser discount, and a higher discount on the least popular ones.

[@magpiesneedle2575]

LOVE your nails (and your videos 🙂)

[@melp8175]

I’ve been waiting for this. I only bought the Gr body lotion. & liked it, but very hard to get out of pump . The niacine dew drops look glowy, but seem like I’d run through a med bottle so fast . Thx Alice !!🌷🌷

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Happy to help! The dew drops last longer for Ara than for me; I suspect that using it as a primer means using more than using it as a serum. Kind of an interesting thought (though I feel it does make sense!)

[@melp8175]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole thank you!!

[@awest3749]

This is actually my favorite brand to buy from at Sephora. Cheaper than Youth to the People and Drunk Elephant, two other brands I occasionally dabble in. Fragrance/essential oils often irritate my skin whenever they are in products (especially limonene and linalool - always!). However, I never experience fragrance irritation from this brand. Before watching your ranking, I will state my favorite and least favorite product I've tried from the brand: Favorite: Salicylic Acid + Mandelic Strawberry Serum. Love this as a nice gentle exfoliation option to give my skin a break from Holifrog's strong Halo chemical exfoliant. Additionally, the texture is very fluffy and very nourishing. Least favorite: I haven't tried anything I hated from the brand...but probably the SPF? Noticable white cast..surprisingly so for a hybrid sunscreen (I've tried mineral spfs that have less of a white cast on my brown skin tone than this - probably due their beige tints). Why buy this pricey SPF when Korean & Japanese sunscreens are on the market? And if I do buy an American face SPF, definitely the Copperstone Oil Free Shine Control SPF 45. Something else I wanna note: I thought the Papaya cleansing balm and Hyaluronic Acid serum are amazing sensorial experiences!! But the former is hard to wash off, and the latter gives me tiny pimples if used with any other product that have hyaluronic acid in it. Too much exposure basically. I love that serum!! Just hard to incorporate in a multi-step routine I do think they are the BEST at textures!! Beautiful packaging too.

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Heyo! I feel like we might share perspectives on a lot haha. Curious to hear your thoughts on the blur drops though, as I think that one has to take the position of my personal least favorite. Yikes, the smell!

[@awest3749]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole Got around to watching the video. As always, great content!! Not surprised anymore really. Yes honestly we have very similar perspectives. Funny you brought up Peach and Lily (an Ulta favorite) as a comparison, as I'd almost pick a product from them over Glow Recipe. I never tried the blur drops as I never saw the point of it. So it was never a product I was curious about using. A salicylic acid primer that also minimizes the appearance of pores? I have products that I believe give me a cosmetic "blur" already, for less, plus other skin benefits. Two examples: Numbuzin No. 4 collagen pudding and the CosRX Aloe Soothing Sun Cream (not one of my fav Korean spfs, just like the finish) both give me a nice "my skin but better" look. A primer + skincare example would be my Kinship Self-Reflect or the Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV. Both give my makeup an elegant base and glow And I just prefer BHA in my night routine. Often within an AHA formulation. I will say, I do have complaints regarding the Glow Recipe packaging as you stated. The serum bottles never pump out the remaining product. Most recently, my strawberry smooth serum had 40% left when the product pump began to fail and I have to now unscrew the cap and dump an appropriate amount onto my hand. Frustrating!

[@angelashaked8996]

That was a great video and a great idea!! Could be replicated with other western brands..

[@KikiMTL]

The cloud berry was the last product I tried from Glow Recipe too. And I also ended up returning it. I don’t hate the brand by any means, but I might have romanticized it slightly! This product helped snapped me out of my hypnotic affair with GR. Don’t know exactly what it was: the smell, the oils, a combo, something else, but my skin hated it.

[@lindseycassini1560]

OMG, I looove the hat 👒 😍

[@maryarmstrong2231]

Hhhhoooooooraaaaaayyyy!!! I’m his is the co tent I have been craving!! Thanks beautiful! I used to order from GR when it was still simply a retail site! Oh and you are the cutest little mushroom to be a fungi!🎉 omg. Miss me with that mist business!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

I remember those days!! I only ever made one order when they were closing (late to the game) but yep, what a different time Thank you 🍄😁

[@rika.chan.]

I've seen online that the Heimish Watermelon Moisture Soothing Gel Cream is a dupe for the Glow Recipe one. I'm not sure how true this is as I've yet to try Glow Recipe's, but the Heimish cream is perfect as a daytime moisturizer. Soothing, cooling, & lightweight. It hydrates without the heavy feel. I wish it didn't come in a jar though, tube packaging is more hygienic.

[@NittaSayuri1234]

Everytime I watch your videos, I feel you're being really honest, and I also like the content, so thank you! PS: your hat is giving me Mario&Luigi vibes, I love it so much lol PPS: as a possible sugestion for future videos; what is your opinon on Geek and Gorgeous?

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

I really love the idea of Geek & Gorgeous. In practice, I don’t use many of their products (for example, I use SAP instead of L-AA personally; adapalene instead of retinaldehyde). It’s a case of “I can see how great this brand is, even though their products don’t align perfectly with my needs.” Hopefully that makes sense!

[@amriddless]

I've always wanted to like GR bc packaging is so pleasing. Their labeling of some ingredients as a "natural" fragrance did get me, unfortunately the fee products I have tried still bother or break out my sensitive skin. Ah well, I still kept the cute bottles 😂

[@traceymp1405]

Hello Alice! ❤❤❤Did you watch when Glow Recipe was on Shark Tank in 2023? I did, I can't remember if they got a deal, but I think they ended doing fine on their own! I used to use only Glow Recipe - I do love the brand, my skin doesn't anymore. For whatever reason - my skin has a reaction when I use anything from that line - I just can't do it anymore. I am sad about that - because the Watermelon Toner and the Niacinamide where my favorites! I have angered my skin way too many times, and it has finally said enough!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Ohhh no I missed that! Aw so sorry to hear, yes it’s frustrating when that happens 💔

[@traceymp1405]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole Google - Glow Recipe on Shark Tank and you can watch that episode - I am going to rewatch it!

[@hannahbanana6261]

Super excited for this as only just rewatched your old Glow Recipe video the other day and was wondering if you still liked the plum moisturiser ❤

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Yep! It’s still good but I do think there are dupes ☺️

[@hannahbanana6261]

@@AliceintheRabbitHolehaven’t got to that bit of the video yet 😂

[@anacale8591]

My fellow ♈️, have you ever thought of making a video where you scan the products on the yuka app to see potential hazardous ingredients on them and comment on your thoughts on them? Just an insight! Thank you! 🙏🏼🥳

[@prettyninfad]

I loved the papaya balm. But these days I try to keep the cleansing balms and oils at less than 20 bucks. There is always a sale somewhere some brand. No need to wait twice a year to buy it. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@softie.girlie]

I've recently seen the Dew Drops at Marshall's for $25!

[@nawarlubaba3879]

Hey can you suggest a good moistourizer for dry skin that is affordable and comes in large size

[@SukiKG]

I just purchased the GR Avocado cleanser for the first time and I've been wondering why it is such hard work trying to squeeze the product out of a full tube. So I guess I now have my answer - they fixed the packaging so much it's gone the other way!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

WHAAAAT did they really!? 🤦‍♀️

[@SukiKG]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole Yes they did 🤣 I thought it was odd but seeing your gunky tube explains it all.

[@remittri]

such a good video idea

[@lisasmith7]

I am not a Glow Recipe fan. My skin is oily and sensitive. I agree pick what you want. Have a great weekend ❌️ ⭕️

[@Gym-Stin]

First one! Happy to see you are well. ❤

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Thank you! ☺️

[@satwikay]

Hey Alice! Your outfit is very beautiful, also love your honest reviews, it is refreshing to watch your content. Could you please do a review on ginseng pdrn by Vt. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it

[@justilou1]

I didn’t love the texture of the GR Cleansing Balm. I found it “gluggy” and harder to rinse off in comparison to KBeauty ones. Having said that am using Aprilskin which is oilier but need less and am loving it.

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

YES, same!! I do feel they fixed that part in the reformulation thankfully (though KB still wins for better price points!)

[@justilou1]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole Part of the “enjoyment” also included a constant price comparison, so I felt like I was wasting money. Also felt like the jar was heavy and glass & oil dangerous combo for people like me with wonky thumbs. Prefer recyclable plastic.

[@addisonmanion9670]

I've been looking at their Vitamin C because I want to add a Vitamin C derivative to use at night with my Tretinoin. I'm looking at stimulate collegen (not necessarily to target brightness). I've been struggling to find K Beauty Vitamin Cs without Ascorbic Acid that target collegen. Any thoughts?

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Yep it’s very difficult to find k-beauty vitamin c products. Neogen has a SAP vitamin c that I bought, but honestly? It changed color on me (which I find quite odd!) makes it hard to comfortably recommend 😞 Are you open to L-AA during the day instead? Melano cc (J-Beauty, 5% L-AA) is actually one of the best vit c products in Asian Beauty imho!

[@addisonmanion9670]

@@AliceintheRabbitHole I use the Timeless during the day. I've been looking to add Vitamin C at night too to double down on the benefits - especially collegen stimulation. The Glow Recipe is the only thing I've found with all the derivatives but it's too pricey for my preference.

[@Luciana_TK]

Hi there, one quick suggestion: your videos are usually quite dark, would it be possible to increase the lighting? Thank you!

[@aprilneilson1163]

I'm here for ya girl!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

🥰🥰

[@Michelle0205]

Love your videos 😍

[@gwendolinehall1386]

Their packaging is cute but for the price point I really want to be able to get all the product. I remember krave beauty took that feedback and made theirs have a liner that shrunk inside the packaging, not sure what its called but I'd love if glow recipe would do the same. I love their niacinamide serum and I got so many uses out of it after turning it upside down to scrape the product out. It's just not very glamourous to cannibalize the cute packaging 😅

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Yes!! It’s a hassle to get the last bit of product out! An airless pump probably would help a ton - now I’m wondering why they don’t do that!! 👀

[@brandip3335]

Uh-huh, Glow Recipe. That's nice. What's your nail polish? 😊

[@Kasatrea]

Don't mind me, just commenting for the algorithm

[@melissayoung172]

Cute hat

[@randomhumans1395]

The toner is the only irreplaceable obe

[@cjaneg97]

Both price and fragrance makes Glow Recipe a no for me.

[@lisasmith7]

Hi Alice ❌️⭕️

[@Espritlumiere]

I've never tried Glow Recipe because they're just so expensive where I live, and most reviews by locals are pretty underwhelming, definitely not as hyped up as most influencers make the brand out to be. Why would I waste money on expensive "K-beauty" that might not work for me, when I can buy actual K-beauty for a fraction of the price!

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

Indeed!

[@regresaperry]

lol you being so blunt makes sense now, you are an aries🔥

[@AliceintheRabbitHole]

🔥

[@lindavanwey5044]

OMG I threw the cloudberry toner away. It was so gross.!!

[@mj7945]

Behind your lips: Outside bones 😂

[@KaterinaPisecka]

❤

[@Labrexa]

🐰

[@lisasmith7]

Faulty packaging will turn me completely off❌️⭕️

[@MRDEREVKO]

I judge people who collect Funkos 😂

[@keely_cn8924]

Your nails!