If your limbs are more sandpaper than slippery seal right now, desiccated by a summer of sand, sea and chlorine, we have a dozen unctuous oils to restore, soften and nourish your parched skin. Whether you are looking to be bathed in tropical scents or you prefer a more discreet, fragrance-free alternative that won’t fight with your perfume, here are a dozen to try for some seasonal skin TLC.

Mirror Water


Smooth, £35
SMOOTH BODY OIL Mirror Water

A non-greasy, satin finish daily oil for glossy limbs.


Korres


Serum In Shower Oil, £16
Body Oil Korres Pure Cotton

A lightweight serum-oil hybrid to apply to damp skin in the shower for maximum hydration.

Nuxe


Huile Prodigieuse Florale Multi-Purpose Dry Oil, £32
Dry Oil Huile

Delivering cashmere-skin with a lingering scent of grapefruit, magnolia and musk on sun-warmed skin.


Caudalie


Soleil des Vignes Oil Elixir, £20
CAUDALIE SOLEIL DES VIGNES OIL ELIXIR 50ML

A French-pharmacy favourite to imbue limbs with a golden, luminous glow infused with coconut, orange blossom and jasmine.


Tan Luxe


Glow Body Oil, £29
TAN-LUXE GLOW BODY OIL 100ML

Top-up your tan with this silky, illuminating oil that leaves behind a subtle shimmer for golden, sun-kissed limbs.


REN


Moroccan Rose Otto Body Oil, £38
MOROCCAN ROSE OTTO ULTRA-MOISTURE BODY OIL REN

A deeply nourishing hit of heady rose otto and skin-softening plant oils, this intense treatment feels luxuriant and long-lasting for supple skin.


Necessaire


The Body Oil, £40
NÉCESSAIRE

A non-fragranced nutrient-rich, organic and deeply restorative moisture hit.


Nars


Orgasm Body Oil, £36
ORGASM DRY BODY OIL

The bestselling pink-toned blush in a shimmering body oil to leave skin with a sunset glow.


L’Occitane


Almond Supple Skin Oil, £40
Almond Supple Skin Oil

The sweet, nutty smell of almonds is enriched with omegas 3 and 6 for long-lasting skin nourishment.


Elemis


Frangipani Monoi Body Oil, £42
ELEMIS Frangipani

Like bathing in a tropical paradise, this oil is sweet, fragrant and deeply nourishing for body and hair alike.


Clarins


Tonic Treatment Oil, £44
Clarins Tonic Body Oil

With mint, geranium and rosemary essential oils, this toning oil improves elasticity for a firmer more toned skin appearance.


Summer Fridays


Pool Time Glowing Body Oil, £40
SUMMER FRIDAYS POOL TIME GLOWING BODY OIL

An antioxidant-rich vitamin E oil that sinks in for long-lasting hydration. With coconut, vanilla blossom and warm almond, skin is left glistening and golden.

By Lydia Mansi
August 2023