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Like liquid gold for your skin, body oil is one of those luxurious products we just can't get enough of. A final touch after moisturising that just adds that extra glow right where you want it, and leaves you looking like your diet was devised by a top nutritionist and it's never more than days since your last sunshine top-up. Heck - you'd find us bathing in a big old tub of it, if we could.
And, as temperatures (finally) rise, we looking for a little something more from our oil - namely, shimmer. Yep, pour in little particles of gold and copper, and you've got yourself the dream concoction, to smother on your bod this summer and beyond. Yes beyond, because we're throwing out the rulebook, while shimmer does particularly sing on top of a tan, why can't we sparkle all year round?
Not only are they seriously hydrating, they'll leave you looking like a total beach goddess. Simply spritz or pour on and massage in, for an instant radiance boost, that even JLo would be jel of.
We've rounded up the best body illuminators the internet has to offer - so, sit back, shop and get glowing, girl.
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Golden Shimmer Multi Usage Dry Oil
A cult fave amongst beauty know-hows, Nuxe's multi-use magic oil contains a cocktail of 6 precious plant oils, vitamin E, and can be used everywhere, from your hair to your face, or bod. Extra fine glitter particles, mean that you're never TOO sparkly, rather, a more radiant version of your former self.
Made with organic virgin coconut oil from Samoa, you don't have to break the bank for a body oil. This non-greasy, lightweight offering from the Body Shop, has all the benefits of a more spenny formula, for nearly half the cost.
ABH's hotly anticipated, and first-ever body oil, did not disappoint. Scented with coconut and vanilla, this light-weight mist, is a mixture of jojoba seed, sweet almond oil and illuminating, pearlescent particles. Plus, it's vegan and cruelty-free.
If you're feeling frivolous, this is the ultimate self-indulgent treat for your bod. It imparts tiny pieces of platinum and gold leaf, which leave your skin looking and feeling glossy AF. Oh, and it smells like a floral/sandalwood DREAM.
Based on the iconic blush shade, this body oil has a natural looking golden pink shimmer to its bronzing, just like the rosy tint to freshly tanned skin - but without the sun damage.
Moroccanoil Moroccanoil Shimmering Body Oil
With a blend of Argan and Sesame Oil, and a healthy serving of antioxidants and vitamins, this oil will deliver a serious boost of moisture to your skin, and if the glow induced by that wasn't enough, there's pearlescent minerals for a shimmering iridescence. Plus it smells soooo good.
Bali Body is an Insta babe fave that doesn't hold back on the gold and bronze delight it soaks your skin in. It's a reasonably priced option too.
Gaby is the Senior Beauty Writer here at Cosmopolitan.com/UK. Her favourite hobbies include sleeping, eating cake till she can't move and uncontrollably hoarding beauty products.
Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's former beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn.
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