Adding oils into your skincare routine is an easy way to help your skin retain it’s natural moisture, while also repairing it from the seasonal elements.
Words by Patricia Melizza
Edited by Marella Ricketts
Who says that oils should be nowhere near our faces? To the surprise of many, beauty oils actually contribute to achieving the dewy, luminous skin we’ve always dreamt of having. Here are some of our best tips to incorporate the products into our daily lives:
1. Put your best (glowing) face forward
Mix loose shimmer pigment (e.g. a powder highlighter) with a beauty oil and pat along the cheekbones, cupid’s bow and brow bones. Instead of highlight that site on your skin, this makes the shimmer appear more natural, as if your glow truly came from within.
2. Make your perfume last
Strengthen your perfume’s staying power by dabbing a face oil on your pulse points (your wrist, nape, ankle, etc.) before spritzing the fragrance. Trust us, the moisture on your skin will help lock in the scent!
3. Even out your skin tone
Beauty oils go way beyond the glow. If you’re having trouble correcting dark marks on your face, oils can even out your skin tone and improve the appearance of scars too.
4. Prep your pout
Dabbing a multi-purpose oil on your lips and leaving it there overnight will definitely leave you with a prepped pout this morning. This will help with your makeup routine the next day, as swiping your favorite lippie is now easier than ever.
5. Wake up with hydrated skin
If your skin is on the oilier side and you fear looking too oily in the day time, then perhaps you should add the beauty oil in your nightly routine instead. This will help your skin absorb the ingredients the oil has to offer, contributing to a fresher face in the morning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Beauty oils are described as helping skin retain its natural moisture and contributing to dewy, luminous skin, despite the belief that oils should stay away from the face. They are also said to help repair skin from seasonal elements, and can be added to a daily routine.
Mix loose shimmer pigment, such as a powder highlighter, with a beauty oil and pat it along the cheekbones, cupid’s bow and brow bones. The blend is described as making the shimmer look more natural, as if the glow came from within the skin.
Dabbing a face oil on pulse points such as the wrist, nape and ankle before spritzing fragrance is suggested to strengthen a perfume’s staying power. The idea is that moisture on the skin helps lock in the scent, so the fragrance is applied over the oil.
Dabbing a multi-purpose oil on the lips and leaving it on overnight is described as leaving them prepped by morning. The routine is said to make swiping on lipstick easier the next day, and the suggestion specifies a multi-purpose oil rather than any beauty oil.
For skin on the oilier side, the suggestion is to add beauty oil to the nightly routine rather than daytime, to avoid looking too oily during the day. Applying it at night is said to help skin absorb the oil’s ingredients, for a fresher face in the morning.
