Glow Recipe

Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum.

Serums

About this product

A hydrating serum from Glow Recipe built around hyaluronic acid, with plum and kakadu plum extracts, designed to add moisture to the skin.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract, Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1**, Pantothenic Acid, Phospholipids, Sodium Hydroxide, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Raphanus Sativus Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Glycolate, Sodium Formate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum

Guru Score

64%

Mixed

6 experts · Strong agreement

What they liked

Thick yet lightweight texture
Cute packaging

What they flagged

Very high hyaluronic acid concentration
Needs a booster tool to apply smoothly

What the gurus are saying

This serum's layered hyaluronic acid feels bouncy and light yet thick, and it leaves skin hydrated without a greasy finish. Fans also like its natural plant-like scent and point to plum and kakadu plum for their antioxidants. Others find it a little too hyaluronic and not special enough to buy again, so anyone already tired of hyaluronic acid may want to try something different.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take January 2026

Best for

Dry skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Hyaluronic acid Peptides

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Nay

"My least recommended from Glow Recipe is the plum plump line. [...] It is mostly a hyaluronic acid focused line and it really is about bringing hydration into the skin. [...] I like hyaluronic acid, but it's not my most favorite hydrating ingredient generally. I find it a little bit boring. It can be done in an interesting way, but these products have never really lit me up in any exciting way."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Mixed

"The Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum, [...] I mostly used with a booster tool. It's not a product that I will repurchase, although I will miss the adorable packaging, it's cute."

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"The Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum, [...] I mostly used with a booster tool. It's not a product that I will repurchase, although I will miss the adorable packaging, it's cute."

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"I received the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum in PR and never finished it, because I just don't get it. I'm tired of hyaluronic acid in the same way I'm tired of niacinamide, and if you want a hyaluronic acid serum there's no shortage of other options."

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"Plum Plump is back, and that is actually one of my favorite products. I like the plum line."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

~Yay

"All hyaluronic acid serums are pretty similar but the Plum Plump one is special. When I bought it almost two three years ago when it launched, [...] I finished using it and I really enjoyed it. The one thing about Glow Recipe is that they do focus on like high quality ingredients and I think ingredients and quality makes a huge difference in the payoff you get with the product."

Doctor Anne

56k subs

~Mixed

"I got a set of travel sizes from Glow Recipe, and the Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum is one of the two products I managed to finish. [...] While it is nice and hydrating, it certainly isn't special enough for me to repurchase."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"It feels like a thick layer on your skin but also feels light at the same time, it's like you got this aura, this thick water protecting your skin."

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"When I'm not wearing sunscreen and my skin is feeling desperately dehydrated, I will use this over any kind of Hyaluronic Acid serum. It's an amazing Hyaluronic Acid serum, which I say is far superior to The Ordinary's and others. But for me, it's just a little bit too hyaluronicy."

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"It feels like a thick layer on your skin but also feels light at the same time, it's like you got this aura, this thick water protecting your skin."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"It smells good in like an extract way, not like an artificial added scent way that would literally make me break out. I really like this stuff. It doesn't feel greasy but it definitely feels hydrating, and it makes me feel like I know what I'm doing even though I don't."

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"This actually feels bouncy on your skin. It absorbs and then it actually does what it says it will for the rest of the day. [...] This has different weights of hyaluronic acid, so low, medium, and high molecular weight hyaluronic acid. But this also has a lot of plum extract and kakadu plum. It has a lot of these ingredients that have antioxidants. [...] This reminds me of Hello Kitty in a product. [...] I love everything about this."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum?

A hydrating serum from Glow Recipe built around hyaluronic acid, with plum and kakadu plum extracts, designed to add moisture to the skin.

Is Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

What is Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum's Guru Score?

Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.