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Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner.

Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner
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About this product

A hydrating essence toner with cloudberry concentrate, coenzyme Q10, 5% glycerin, and rice water designed to brighten skin and enhance penetration of other skincare products.

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The Guru Index verdict

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus are unanimously enthusiastic, with reviewers consistently praising its hydrating and brightening effects that become visible quickly with regular use. The fermented cloudberry, coenzyme Q10, and 5% glycerin are repeatedly credited for plumping the skin and addressing dullness and discoloration. A recurring strength is its versatility in layering with other actives and its ability to function as a serum replacement, though the presence of fragrance is flagged as a potential drawback for sensitive users.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin EFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water/​Aqua/​Eau, Glycerin, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Fruit Extract, Ubiquinone, * Lactobacillus, Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Seed Oil, Collagen Amino Acids, Oat Amino Acids, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran, Tocopherol, Ethyl Olivate, Algin, Capsicum Annuum Fruit Extract, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Dextrin, Molasses, Sodium Citrate, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cholesterol, Mentha Arvensis Extract, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Oil, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Calcium Chloride, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/​Leaf Oil

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"This is probably my third bottle now and I love this. I do have a backup already waiting to go. This has to be one of the best products from Glow Recipe because it actually works. I really love the results that I see. It's very brightening, it's hydrating, it deeply hydrates your skin, and it's also quite plumping as well. There is co-enzyme Q10 in here which is a powerful antioxidant for signs of aging, but it also can help to protect your skin from pollution from environmental stressors. There's cloudberry which is rich in vitamin C, and there is also glycerin at 5% if I'm not mistaken. It is very hydrating and it has like that serum type of texture. I like to use this after cleansing, after a facial mist, use it within my serums, and then of course before moisturizer and sunscreen. You can use this every day, twice a day. It's a very friendly product that can be used with anything. I literally use this with everything and anything and I love my experience with this."
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"The Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner is one of the best products that Glow Recipe has come out with to date. I've been obsessed with this since they launched it several months ago and I'm now working on my third bottle. I use it every day twice a day and I can't stop using it. It works pretty quickly. This contains 5% glycerin so this formula really is super hydrating and perfect for all skin types, but if you are more on the drier skin type you're going to love it. It also contains coenzyme Q10 which is an antioxidant, so great for brightening and great to target signs of aging. The cloudberry in here is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, so this is absolutely incredible to transform a dull complexion to that brighter glowing tone. If you have post-acne marks or discoloration, then with continuous use this can help to brighten."
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"I have an empty Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner and I am obsessed with this. This has to be one of the best products that Glow Recipe has come out with to date. This is extremely brightening but also very hydrating on the skin as well. You can pair this up with anything and everything. This has coenzyme Q10, which is a great antioxidant, so perfect for signs of aging. The cloudberry in here is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, and there's glycerin in here as well, so this helps to repair the skin barrier as well but is super brightening. I like to use this both morning and evening. I pair this up with tretinoin, I pair this up with vitamin C or copper peptides. I use this with everything and I just can't remove it out of my routine. It really has made a big difference in my everyday routine. If you're looking for something for hydration and for brightness, pick up this."
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"This is a product that I use every day twice a day and I couldn't believe how brightening this was when I first started using it, which is why I have been using it non-stop since then. This is very plumping and very hydrating with the 5% glycerin. When your skin is really hydrated and it has that plump to it, your skin already looks rejuvenated and healthy and glowy. It's contributing to that complexion, but also we have co-enzyme Q10 in here which is an antioxidant and this is going to brighten up the skin, it will protect your skin from everyday pollution and it can also help to address signs of aging. Cloudberry is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E and vitamin C is also another ingredient that can help to brighten up your skin. The first thing that you will notice once you start using this is how much hydration that you get."
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"This is my third bottle by the way and this just came out this year and I am obsessed. I can't remove it out of my routine. I will even pair this up with copper peptides, sometimes I will pair it up with just regular peptides, different types of vitamin C's. I pair this up with anything and everything and I just love that glow and that plump that I get."
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"The Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner is fairly new to the market and I have to say I am really impressed and I feel like this is my favorite product from Glow Recipe so far. This is extremely hydrating but it's also quite plumping and repairing. This has 5% glycerin and also contains coenzyme Q10, which is a fabulous potent antioxidant that can really improve signs of aging, but it also contains cloudberry which is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E. So this essence is really brightening but again it provides a lot of hydration, and if your skin is feeling a little tight and compromised, I do feel like this helps to repair the skin as well. This can be used everyday twice a day, and because this is an essence toner you would want to apply this before your serums and your moisturizer. I've been using this every day twice a day and it's amazing."
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"This is very hydrating, plumping, but also very brightening to the skin. It has 5% glycerin and contains co-enzyme Q10, which is an antioxidant, so perfect to brighten up your skin and target signs of aging. And there is cloudberry, which is rich in vitamin E and vitamin C. If you're looking for an essence toner that brightens the skin but also hydrates and plumps, you're going to really enjoy this. Yes, it does contain fragrance, so if that's not your thing then you probably would want to stay away from this, but I really love this for my nighttime routine and I especially love this for my morning routine. I've been using this for quite a while now and this bottle is actually almost finished. This is my second bottle and I do have a backup in my linen closet."
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"This is probably my third bottle now and I love this. I do have a backup already waiting to go. This has to be one of the best products from Glow Recipe because it actually works. I really love the results that I see. It's very brightening, it's hydrating, it deeply hydrates your skin, and it's also quite plumping as well. There is co-enzyme Q10 in here which is a powerful antioxidant for signs of aging, but it also can help to protect your skin from pollution from environmental stressors. There's cloudberry which is rich in vitamin C, and there is also glycerin at 5% if I'm not mistaken. It is very hydrating and it has like that serum type of texture. I like to use this after cleansing, after a facial mist, use it within my serums, and then of course before moisturizer and sunscreen. You can use this every day, twice a day. It's a very friendly product that can be used with anything. I literally use this with everything and anything and I love my experience with this."
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"The Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner is enriched with antioxidants so it not only helps to protect your skin against environmental aggressors but also helps to brighten your skin as well as help to hydrate and also enhance the penetration of the rest of your skincare products like serums. It contains Cloudberry concentrate that is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidants along with coenzyme Q10 that we know is an antioxidant powerhouse, so together it really helps to protect your skin from free radical damage. At the same time it also contains 5% glycerin and rice water that helps to moisturize and brighten your skin. Vitamin C itself is also a really great brightening agent. It has a nice texture that absorbs really quickly. Usually what I do is I would just pat this product on after cleansing, let it absorb, and then before it absorbs completely I'll move on to my serum, moisturizer, and then sunscreen if it's in the morning or just moisturizer at night."
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"The Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner is enriched with antioxidants so it not only helps to protect your skin against environmental aggressors but also helps to brighten your skin as well as help to hydrate and also enhance the penetration of the rest of your skincare products like serums. It contains Cloudberry concentrate that is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidants along with coenzyme Q10 that we know is an antioxidant powerhouse, so together it really helps to protect your skin from free radical damage. At the same time it also contains 5% glycerin and rice water that helps to moisturize and brighten your skin. Vitamin C itself is also a really great brightening agent. It has a nice texture that absorbs really quickly. Usually what I do is I would just pat this product on after cleansing, let it absorb, and then before it absorbs completely I'll move on to my serum, moisturizer, and then sunscreen if it's in the morning or just moisturizer at night."
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"This is a concentrated essence and toner that you apply immediately after cleansing before your serum. It contains powerful antioxidants including cloudberry, which is really rich in vitamin C, along with another really potent antioxidant called coenzyme Q10 that really helps to boost our skin's ability to fight out free radicals. Antioxidants really work well together when they're combined. It also contains 5% glycerin as well as rice water to really hydrate the skin, plump the skin, improve overall complexion. With those ingredients, it helps with hyperpigmentation, dullness, uneven skin texture and skin tone. It's really meant to be used like an essence toner to boost the benefits of the rest of your skincare. However, with this wonderful formulation, if you want to simplify your routine, this could really serve as your essence toner as well as serum in one, just depending on how many steps you want to take. You can use this alone as your essence and slash serum in one or it would be a great addition to the rest of your skincare routine."
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"I have absolutely fallen in love with this. This right here is the Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner, and they call it this because it's like an essence toner formula. I fell in love with this, it's one of my favorite face waters. There's a huge amount of CoQ10 in here, but there's also rice water and cloudberry. This cloudberry is fantastic, it's from Scandinavia, and the way they harvest it is insane. It's flash frozen and then it is fermented to basically ferment or break up all of the particles to make them smaller and easier to absorb into the skin and then they can have additional benefits. These cloudberries are resilient plants that grow in harsh conditions, and when scientists and researchers started looking at them they said cloudberries are amazing for skin. There's things like vitamin E, there's beta carotene which is vitamin A, and yes there's forms of vitamin C naturally found in the cloudberries that are different from what we use in skincare with ascorbic acid that can burn the skin, but as the cloudberry extract there's this entire bundle of benefits."
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"The fermented rice water helps give your skin a more luminous complexion, and fermented rice water is especially a staple in K-beauty for helping to soothe the skin as well. Fermentation allows the ingredients to be better absorbed into the skin. Fermented ingredients in an essence are a must-have for me. This is such a nice watery toner. It almost looks like a little bit of a watery jelly in the packaging, but the moment you pump it out into your hand, it turns into a more liquidy toner. When you put it on your skin, it almost just feels like water on the skin, and it just sinks in. You feel like your skin's just had a little drink of something. This does have a slight smell to it, but it's very refreshing, citrusy sweet without being lemony and bleachy. It's a multitasker. You can use it in the toner essence stage, and this works as the toner, essence, and serum all in one. I used it as the only step between a cleanser and a moisturizer for a week and that's all I needed."
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