Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"With the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Sunscreen SPF 50, you get the sun protection, you get a subtle radiance boost, and niacinamide in one step. It works as a primer that genuinely preps skin for makeup rather than just sitting on top. This is something you can layer under a skin tint."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"It's a treatment plus a sunscreen that keeps you safe and protected. I really love this. I really do recommend using this in singularity and if you're looking for a product that just does it and you don't have like a lot of super sensitive reactions to getting sunscreen in your eyes or having something sting an open blemish or a little wound, Glow Recipe really did it with this one. And not to mention, it smells amazing."

All 3 takes from Cassandra Bankson

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"But I also don't understand how that works because that Glow Recipe sunscreen balls up if you put it over anything else. Like unless you just use it with literally nothing else underneath, it peels and balls up."

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"This gives you a glow like nothing else but it's so lightweight it doesn't feel greasy. [...] It has niacinamide as well as sun protection so it's really good for things like hyperpigmentation or post blemish redness or purple marks. This is really excellent for that and it does smell phenomenal. The niacinamide does tend to pill up if you use this with other products, but if you use this alone it's really good. [...] I have to exfoliate my forehead, but I will continue testing it."

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"It's a treatment plus a sunscreen that keeps you safe and protected. I really love this. I really do recommend using this in singularity and if you're looking for a product that just does it and you don't have like a lot of super sensitive reactions to getting sunscreen in your eyes or having something sting an open blemish or a little wound, Glow Recipe really did it with this one. And not to mention, it smells amazing."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Nay

"A lot of people find that it pilled throughout the day. If they even touch their face, it would pill. I don't use it anymore. I just don't use it anymore. And that's mainly because there are better sunscreens out there. I think a good sunscreen is a sunscreen that you're just going to use without having to think about it too much. And unfortunately, you do have to kind of be considerate of how you use this and also what products you're using in conjunction with it."

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All 2 takes from James Welsh

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"A lot of people find that it pilled throughout the day. If they even touch their face, it would pill. I don't use it anymore. I just don't use it anymore. And that's mainly because there are better sunscreens out there. I think a good sunscreen is a sunscreen that you're just going to use without having to think about it too much. And unfortunately, you do have to kind of be considerate of how you use this and also what products you're using in conjunction with it."

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"They claim that this leaves zero white cast and on me for sure it hasn't. [...] It's definitely not sticky and it's definitely not greasy. [...] It's very waterproof and [...] sweat-proof, [...] it didn't budge at all even when I was dripping with sweat on the Peloton. I can put it right around my eyes every morning without stinging my eyes. [...] What I like about this [...] is that it gives you this glow but it doesn't get greasier throughout the day even with reapplication."

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

863k subs

~Nay

"I really really wanted to like this but it did the one thing that is like a complete deal breaker for me, it peeled up on my skin pretty badly and the pilling was very visible, it was very like white and gray. This sunscreen does not peel on everyone, there are lots of people who love this but it does seem to peel up on a good portion of people. I tried so hard to make this work, I tried it on bare skin right after washing, I tried it after 15 minutes, after an hour."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen?

A niacinamide-infused SPF 50 sunscreen with a formula designed to provide subtle radiance and work as a primer for makeup application.

Is Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen worth it?

The gurus are split. 2 of the 4 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.

What is Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen's Guru Score?

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops SPF 50 Sunscreen holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.