The best face oils for glowing skin this wedding season

Not every face oil promises quick absorption and a non-sticky finish. We list those that do and make for a great base under make-up

Thanks to sun exposure and uncontrolled pollution, free radicals have direct access to your skin, creating concerns like dark spots, pigmentation, texture, dullness, dehydration, and an uneven skin tone. While your daily skincare regime addresses these concerns, when you’re stepping out for an occasion, especially during wedding season, lacklustre skin is the last thing you want. That’s when you turn to a facial oil; thicker and more nourishing than a face serum or moisturiser, it penetrates deeper into your skin, leaving it softer, smoother, and plumper. The best part? A boost of glow—the perfect precursor to a foundation-laden base. Just like any other beauty product, facial oils also come with caveats; not every pick promises quick absorption and a non-sticky finish. To make this easier, we list the best facial oils for glowing skin that are comfortable to wear.

Radiance Face Oil, Aminu

This saffron-tinged, aromatic concoction makes for one of the best facial oils for glowing skin, owing to its ingredient complex—over 10 nourishing seed oils like rosehip and seabuckthorn, vitamins C and E, squalane and bisabolol. A few drops can give your skin a rush of radiance and hydration, so not only does your make-up sit well but your skin also feels well taken care of all day (or night) long.

Precious Saffron Oil, Dearist

The tiny bottle is packed with a high concentration of pure Kashmiri saffron oil (40 per cent) along with natural ingredients like red sandalwood, hibiscus, vetiver, cold-pressed sesame oil, and manjistha to soothe, repair, and deeply nourish your skin. Whether you’re using some a night before an event, or just before applying your foundation, you’re promised an even-appearing complexion and glow. 

Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil, Biossance

This award-winning product makes for the most suitable face oil for dry or mature skin. Vitamin C, rose extracts and squalane make for a trifecta that brightens, firms, and softens the skin, plus evens out complexion and strengthens the skin barrier.

Illumine Supercritical Face Oil, Purearth

Created primarily to impart glow to dull and lifeless skin, this facial oil from Purearth contains botanical oils like rose, seabuckthorn, lavender, frankincense, neroli, and rosehip, and hydrators like apricot and sunflower seed oils. The golden-hued blend makes for an excellent source of fatty acids and antioxidants that repair the skin, leaving you with a healthier complexion. Its therapeutic scent is an instant mood-lifter.   

Immortelle Divine Youth Face Oil, L’Occitane

This French beauty-inspired formulation comes with a mix of nourishing oils—apricot oil, sunflower oil, argan oil, flax seed oil, borage seed oil, squalane, orange oil, rose seed oil, and Evening Primrose oil. The delicately-scented face oil has the most weightless and quick-absorbing formula, making it one of the best face oils to achieve glowing skin in no time. It’s also a great last step in your skincare routine if you’re worried about early signs of ageing.

Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Oil, Youth To The People

Turn to this antioxidant-rich face oil to swap your skin’s dullness with glow. Weightless and aromatic, this facial oil is packed with a patented blend of fruit extracts—maqui, acai, prickly pear, and goji berry with oils like jojoba, sunflower, moringa, and squalane. It features brightening, smoothing, nourishing and illuminating properties.The best part? This one suits all skin types.

The Renewal Oil, La Mer

This lightweight, serum-like elixir travels to the deepest layers of your skin to plump and soften it from within. Ingredients like La Mer’s signature miracle broth oils, marine extracts, botanical oils and nourishers like jojoba oil, sesame oil, almond oil, rapeseed oil, and meadowfoam seed oil equip the formula to act as a quick-fix for lacklustre and dehydrated skin. 

+C VIT Priming Oil, Pixi

Pixi’s water- and oil-based facial oil comes packed with oils that are best suited for brightening and smoothening out the skin. Created by make-up artist Petra Strand, this facial oil is specifically formulated to prep and prime the skin before applying make-up. Ingredients like carrot oil, turmeric, orange peel oil, and sunflower seed oil means it is high on vitamin C, perfect to keep the skin looking fresh and radiant.

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