Disappointment
"Love the product but the tube inside my bottle has come off so it is tricky to get the right amount each day!"
A weightless, skin-loving BB cream with a radiant satin finish, SPF 25 broad spectrum sun protection and long-lasting, transfer-resistant coverage.
Overall rating: 2.182927 / 5 from 82 reviews.
Glow Time Pro™ BB Cream SPF 25 offers a radiant satin finish and medium-to-full buildable coverage. It provides long-lasting, transfer-resistant performance and minimizes pores and fine lines. However, some customers have noted issues with the formula, packaging, and pump functionality.
Review topics: [color, feels, glow, shipping, packaging, skin, coverage, foundation, cream, match, makeup, version, replacement, finish, completion, remains, minerals].
"Love the product but the tube inside my bottle has come off so it is tricky to get the right amount each day!"
"I love the actual makeup. It covers my issues and looks natural using a big brush. BUT I’m very unhappy with the fact that it RUINS every piece of material or clothing it touches with staining that cannot be removed. And the dispenser is outrageously bad. Stops working constantly and then it’s a very messy situation to access the makeup. I might have to give it up. The old product was magic. 🥲"
"The compact powder base hoes on so smoothly with a big make-up brush. It covers any flaws/freckles/etc so well. The blush is great! The pre-make up primer allows smooth coverage and no build up of makeup. Love it ! I have found my forever makeup finally. Thank you! And free from animal cruelty - a bonus!"
"Unfortunately the 07 shade of the Glow time pro bb cream does not match the 07 colour of my previous tube which was in the previous packaging . . so disappointed as it isn’t cheap! I am scraping the last remnants out of my previous tube! Sad not to be able to give a 5* review."
"Product not a patch on the previous BB cream they had. Also pump stopped working after one use."
"I loved the old formula. This isn’t the same product at all as the old Glow Time. This is a matt foundation. I bought Glowtime because I have dry skin. I hate this product, how do I return it? And can you please bring back the old formula."
"I already reviewed at start of December 2024. I did cry after trying the new Glow Time Pro foundation, and have been in shock and a world of disappointment since then. The sun came out last week and I wondered if I's been in a winter long 'make-up' dream/nightmare/fog so I ordered AGAIN three colours of GTPro to try: GT Pro 5 (to match my old regular for spring, autumn, winter), 7 (summer only but mixed with 5 depending on 'sun on skin' rest of time) and 6. All are like mixing talc with water and ground orange peel. It was real last time! They are just horrible. I am updating with what I hope may be helpful. I ordered Delilah at the same time (they have sachet testers)'Time Frame (Future Resist)' in shades lace, buttermilk, pebble and shell. I can tell you they may be a reasonable replacement. Lace is best for me. Not as good coverage but could just apply more to build up, slightly lighter and less yellow than GT5 and a more natural look (skin just out of winter/no sun), buttermilk is very slightly darker and similar in yellowy tone to GT5 so looks less natural. Shell is very orange so NO good at all. Pebble is similar to GT7 (summer tan for me) and I plan to buy that one in the summer. In terms of kindness to skin, maybe NOT as good as original Glow Time but reasonably close, with minerals, vegan etc and some good stuff for skin (maybe not quite as good for skin as J. Iredale) but what can you do when faced with this kind of dilemma!? I was using Jane Iredale Brightening Primer and MAY continue with this or see how Delilah works out. I expect I am now a lost customer for all other products at J. Iredale. Delilah has won awards. I'm looking on the bright side, maybe J. Iredale have helped me. I would never have moved away from their products (and discovered new ones)! I suspect since J. Iredale have been taken over, they are removing the most expensive 'ingredients' from their products. SUCH a shame."
"I agree to a point with the other customers. The old formula was beautiful with a lovely skin like finish. It was better suited to customers who had dry skin. The new formula has great coverage and dries quickly. Sometimes no need for powder. Time saver. Which is more suited to the customer with oily skin. It would be nice if customers had an option to purchase the old foundation or the new foundation. All of the other Jane Iredale products are beautiful, and good for the skin. Other foundations can have a lot of fragrance and other ingredients that do not suit sensitive skin. Currently using GT2. Was using BB3"
"The new formula is awful. There seems to be a problem with its pump, as it's not pumping cream out smoothly. Plus, it's still too sick to apply."
"The product itself is great but the actual packaging is awful the pump doesn’t work as the product is too thick to go through so I have to unscrew everytime making it messy and wasteful ."