Product Review: Glow Recipe's Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum
My experience has been a love and hate relationship with this serum. At first glance, the pretty pink bottle lets you believe that there could be some fragrance and as the name states, makes your face plump. The first week I began using it, both in my morning and skincare routines, there was yes, a hint of fruity fragrance to it, but no, I didn’t see any plumpness in my skin. Its watergel consistency, if you’re not used to wet serums, does take some getting used to. At the time I had just finished reviewing an oil based serum and a cream serum, so my first reaction was to dislike the watergel texture.
However, I pursued on knowing well that Glow Recipe’s other products like the Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer has been on my favorites list for awhile. Therefore, I wanted to finish the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum until it was empty. The end result was not what I was expecting.
The key ingredients are of course plum, 3 kinds in fact - Kakadu (Vitamin C), Illawarra, and Burdekin (rich in magnesium, potassium and zinc) - all antioxidants that works together with the hyaluronic acid for that juicy gloss effect.
This serum is also packed with vegan collagen, silk protein and vitamin B5. It doesn’t contain any of the bad stuff like parabens, mineral oil, sulfates, phthalates, synthetic dyes or fragrances.
What it’s supposed to do is diminish fine lines and “plump, bouncy skin after 1 day of using Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum”. I didn’t get that after day 1, or after week 1. I have to reiterate that it did take some getting used to the oil-free wet consistency, and that didn’t happen until probably at the end of week 2.
It took about two months to get to empty. I stuck to this serum religiously, without skipping a morning or night usage. And here is what I finally think of it.
This was the most lightweight serum I’ve ever tried and I didn’t mind that one bit. It was actually a nice change and even craved the almost there plum scent. Toward the end of the second month, I still couldn’t confirm whether or not it diminished any fine lines. Nor, was there any external evidence that my face appeared or felt any plumper. Still a little confused as to how plump Glow Recipe wanted my face to look and feel.
However, the verdict is that by the end of the last squeeze, I became saddened. I thought, this is it? We’re done? You’re out of here? But, who’s going to put that clean, fresh looking glow on my face every morning and night?
I glowed, every morning and every evening. My face looked smooth to the touch, I liked the layer of protection that this serum provided. Other serums haven’t made me feel that way. It does offer very good deep hydration and this serum left my face feeling and looking luminous. So, I hated it in the beginning, but ended up loving it and now missing it in the end.
*PHOTOS BY DNAMAG
*Updated March 15, 2024
*THANK YOU TO INFLUENSTER FOR GIFTING THIS ITEM. ALL OPINIONS ARE BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRODUCT.
MARC JACOBS
