If you’re ever looking to dial up the decadence of your daily rituals, body oils are the perfect place to start.
Able to transform the often mundane task of moisturising your body into a highly satisfying sensory experience, oils allow you to execute an important step in your routine in the most luxurious manner possible.
In addition to their impressive longevity (both in the bottle and on the skin; a little goes a long way with oils), and ability to penetrate the skin’s barrier and thus hydrate deeper within, these highly concentrated formulas also impart a glistening glow that lotions and creams could only dream of; a factor certainly worth listing in the pro column.
Here, Girlfriend rounds up the best body oils for glossy, hydrated skin.
THE BEST BODY OILS TO SHOP
Absolute Anti Aging Body Oil by Uma Oils, $127 at Sephora.
An antioxidant-powered oil blend designed to deliver both divinely radiant skin and the ultimate aromatherapy experience.
Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil by Tom Ford, $140 at Sephora.
A silky skin illuminator laced with hints of glistening gold leaf shimmer and an alluring amber and sandalwood fragrance.
Lavender Body Oil, $39 by Jurlique.
Offer both your skin and your senses a wash of welcome tranquility with this soothing lavender-scented oil, ideal for enhancing calm before bed.
Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil by Nuxe Paris, $42.99 at Adore Beauty.
This multipurpose plant oil mix is magic in the body nourishing arena, but it moonlights as a face and hair hydrator as well.
Ylang Ylang, Tamanu, Omega 7 Body Treatment Oil, $38 by Grown Alchemist.
Blended with a potent blend of botanical bioactive ingredients, it will work wonders for elasticity, hydration and softness.
Gucci Bloom Body Oil by Gucci, $80 at David Jones.
Offering your favourite floral fragrance in oil form, this hydrator will leave limbs silky smooth and smelling like a field of fresh flowers.
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