Is Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner's Guru Score?

Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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About this product

A hydrating, brightening essence toner from Glow Recipe, designed to be applied after cleansing and before serums and moisturizer.

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

Guru Score

77%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Brightening is what these gurus keep coming back to, and the light, watery feel that sinks in fast wins over most of them. Hydration earns praise across oily, combination and sensitive skin. Fragrance is the sticking point, since the critics say its essential oils did not suit their skin, so anyone with a fragrance or bergamot sensitivity may want to patch test it first.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take May 2025

What they liked

Absorbs quickly with a light, watery texture
Works as toner, essence and serum in one
Subtle citrusy sweet fragrance

What they flagged

Contains fragrance

Type

TonersLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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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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Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

✓Yay

"And this is going to help brighten the skin. And I'm telling you right now, if you can be consistent with this and use this at least once a day, if you can use this twice a day, great. The first thing that you will notice is that brightness. It might take a couple of weeks, but it really does brighten. It hydrates like a dream as well. It is also very lightweight, more lightweight than the other two that I just mentioned because this isn't milky. This has more of that gel type of texture."

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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."

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"This has to be one of the best products that they have come out with to date. It performs really well so it's very hydrating, perfect for all skin types. Even if you have oily skin you're still going to love this. I have combination skin, I am acne prone, and the fragrance in here never breaks me out. The hydration that I get from this never clogs my pores. It's exceptional. This is what you would use after you've cleansed your skin but before your serums, your moisturizer, and so on."

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"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."

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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."

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"This is amazing and this has to be my favorite product from Glow Recipe. It really is hydrating, it gives this brighter complexion, and how your skin looks and feels after you've used this, and especially with consistency, your skin, your complexion just looks so youthful. I especially love using this before tret, before retinol, or any other type of active because it really gives your skin that boost of hydration. This has cloudberry which is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E."

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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."

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"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."

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"I love this brand honestly, I feel like I have never had one bad experience with their products as of yet. Their formulations are truly beautiful and they all smell incredible. This is the Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner and I love products like this. This is a concentrated essence toner that is formulated with cloudberry, which is a superfruit rich in vitamin C and powerhouse antioxidant CoQ10. Great for normal, dry, combination, oily skin types."

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"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."

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"I almost done it and I will be purchasing another one during the sale absolutely. This is very very hydrating but it's also very brightening as well. This has Cloudberry which is rich in vitamin C and vitamin E, there is 5% glycerin so very moisturizing on the skin, and there's also co-enzyme Q10 which is an antioxidant. The more consistent you are with this you will notice that your complexion will become brighter and that is the first thing that I noticed when using this."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"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."

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"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."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Nay

"This is the cloudberry toner, my very last purchase from the brand, which I promptly returned. [...] I've said this is a brand that has some fragrance, but this has a long list of essential oils, more than I'm used to seeing from them. I got too comfortable with the brand not formulating like this, bought it, and realized it wasn't going to work for my skin, I have a sensitivity to one of those essential oils, so I promptly returned it."

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"I actually had to return the Cloudberry Essence from Glow Recipe because of my fragrance allergies."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"This is from Glow Recipe. This has citrus in it, my skin has been loving this. They did make this for sensitive skin, but the cloudberry, my skin is fine, but bergamot does tend to screw me over, so I'm definitely patch testing this first."