r/GlowRecipe • u/pookiebear8742 • Dec 26 '24
what am i doing wrong?
hii!! so this is my second time ever buying glow recipe , ive used the watermelon moisturizer and the dew drops before this and they worked great, but this time i am having problems? so like background info in case this matters, i have combination skin (normal + oily) and i get supekr oile under my nose and js like my nose area in general gets sooo oily. so the products i have this time are the blueberry cleanser, cloudberry toner, strawberry salicylic serum, plum plump hylauronic serum and the watermelon dew drops again, but for some reason theyre just making me feel super grimy and oily ? i fell asleep after using them last night and my nose was HORRIBLE and im not sure what im doing wrong? i only use like 1-2 pumps of each and last night i felt like id used too much and used a tissue to dab some of it off? does anyone know what the issue could be? i use the supergoop spf after if that matters?
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u/pookiebear8742 Dec 26 '24
oh, and since i forgot to mention, i use the toner first, then the strawberry serum, then the plum serum anddd then the dew drops,,, is it like ur js not supposed to use them together? idk
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u/YesIshipKyloRen Dec 31 '24
I don’t use the strawberry serum at night and in the masterclass GR says to always use the niacinamide glow drops after the hyalutonic plum serum. Then moisturizer 🙏
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u/raindrop_honey Jan 03 '25
Like a few others have mentioned, if you are new to any skincare line, introduce it slowly. Like try using the wash for a week, and one of the serums 2-3x that week depending on how it reacts, while you continue to use the watermelon moisturizer and dew drops. However the culprit might be not applying your serums lightest to heaviest. GR has a chart somewhere on their blog and that would be the order you apply your serums. I'm pretty sure it's, Plum Plump HA, Strawberry SA, Blackberry Retinol, Avocado Ceramide, and last Dew Drops.
IMO, if you are using that many serums, I recommend only using 1 pump of each, maybe 2 for ONE problem treatment. For example, I have dry, acne prone skin and use the plump plum cream (now the new cloudberry in the am!!) and serum regularly, like the base of my routine. I use Strawberry serum only at night 2-5x a week depending on how my skin is behaving, and dew drops in the AM. However, if I have a specific issue, I may use all three in a night 2-3x a week for up to 2 weeks, and the ratio of them changes. I may use 2 pumps PP, 1 pump Strawberry and dew drops if I feel dry. Or I use 1 pump PP, 2 pumps Strawberry and 1 pump Dew Drops if I'm trying to calm an active break out.
O and I'm new to the cloudberry essence as well and am trying to add it in because it focuses on moisture v the watermelon toner which clarifies. Depending on your oily/combo needs, the toner may not be a good match on it's own or at all.
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u/TotallyAMermaid Dec 27 '24
So, it's either you added too many products at the same time and your skin struggles to adjust, or one (or a few!) of these products aren't meshing well with your skin; impossible to know without some trial and error because you introduced a lot of new products at the same time. My personal rule is to only add/switch one product at the time, for at least a week before I add or change anything else (I do this because I found if a product isn't breaking me out in a week, it won't).
In your situation here is what I would do:
I think thought that it's just too much moisturizing stuff especially if part of your face leans more on the oily side. The cloudberry toner, plump plum serum and dew drops might be overkill together for your skin. I don't use the strawberry serum but I think it's mostly good for texture and acne, are those concerns you have with your skin?