Stay Slick - Top Beauty Oils
Four ways to integrate nourishing oils into your routine
These days, there are so many cosmetics brands and products on the market, that separating the good from the bad, the beneficial from the superficial, can feel like a minefield. If in doubt, we always recommend stripping things back and honing in on the basics. And no product or formula is more deeply rooted in beauty than oils.
We get it—the word ‘oil' has rather negative connotations in beauty speak, but that shouldn't be the case. At least, not all of the time. In truth, oils have been harnessed for their potent beauty benefits for centuries and continue to be integral steps in the skincare and haircare routines of experts from all corners of the industry. With the ability to quench every dry and flailing surface it touches, oils are often the secret behind glowing skin, shiny hair, and healthy nails. So if they don’t already feature in your regimen, now’s the time to induct them into it.
With so many great hair, body, face, and nail oils to choose from, our editorial team have rounded up the rich elixirs they swear by, and that will help you stay silky smooth for the rest of the year.
FACE
Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil, £68, Harvey Nichols Edinburgh
Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil, £66 Cultbeauty.co.uk
Herbivore Orchid Youth Preserving Facial Oil, £11, Libertylondon.com
Honest Beauty Facial Oil, £32, Boots
Pixi + C Vit Priming Oil, £24, Boots
Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Treatment Face Oil, £34, Harvey Nichols Edinburgh
Jones Road Oil Stick, £24, jonesroadbeauty.com
HAIR
Gisou Honey-Infused Hair Oil, £35, Selfridges
Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil, £26, Harvey Nichols Edinburgh
Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Oil Everyday Gloss, £22, Cultbeauty.co.uk
The Inkey List Shea Oil Nourishing Hair Treatment, £9.99, Boots
Floragy Smoothing Hair Oil, £13.00 platform-shop.co.uk
ORI Khalila Oil, £30 orilifestyle.com
BODY
Caudalie Divine Oil, £18, Marks & Spencer
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Neroli, £29.50, Marks & Spencer
Summer Fridays Pool Time Glowing Body Oil, £34, Selfridges
Versed Keep It Supple Body Oil, £13.50, Boots
Kear Natural Body Oil, £55, Wolf and Badger
Dr. Hauschka Lemongrass Body Oil, £16.80, LookFantastic.co.uk
NAILS
French Girl Nail & Cuticle Oil, £19, Libertylondon.com
Nails. Inc NailKale Superfood Nail Oil Capsules, £20, Feelunique.com
NCLA Beauty So Rich Vitamin-E Infused Cuticle Oil, £15 Lookfantastic.co.uk
Typology Nail Serum 1% Plant-Based Keratin + 2% Hyaluronic Acid, £10.90, Typology.com