. . . all winter long, the dressing table has been strewn with every kind of beauty oils imaginable — elixirs for perfect skin, hair serums and body potions — and since they work so beautifully and have become a fixture in the beauty regiment, shall continue through the summer — and always, adding a few luxurious body shimmers to the mix for bare shoulders and legs and collarbones; despite the age-old belief that oils cause oily skin or breakouts, the opposite is actually true — stripping away oils from the face can cause the skin to produce more oil, whereas adding oils — argan, coconut, etc., does not; in fact, so in love with beauty oils, have also recently picked up an enormous container of raw organic virgin coconut oil from a health food shop to try as a body moisturizer, eye makeup remover, and even to tame the ends of tousled hair, and sarah has wondered about the possibility of grape seed oil for the face [although not quite certain about that one!] — would love to know — do you use beauty oils, and if so, which ones are your current favourites?

above, a few of mine : nude skin care cleansing facial oil [& here] /// rodin olio lusso /// rms raw coconut cream /// rodin olio lusso luxury hair oil /// nuxe huile prodigieuse multi-usage dry oil /// moroccanoil [& here] /// omorovicza gold shimmer oil /// nars body glow /// nuxe huile prodigieuse multi-usage dry oil golden shimmer /// nars manoi body ii /// rodin olio lusso luxury body oil /// bobbi brown beach body oil

{p.s.} have also tried the clarins blue orchid face treatment oil, and it’s lovely

other essential beauty oils not shown :

FACE : sundari essential oil for oily skin /// bobbi brown extra face oil /// philosophy when hope is not enough omega 3 6 9 replenishing oil /// by terry huile de rose firming-lift nutri-regenerating oil /// nars make-up cleansing oil /// shu uemura high performance balancing cleansing oil advanced formula /// jurlique skin balancing face oil

BODY : jurlique body oil lavender /// clarins relax body treatment oil /// bobbi brown shimmering fragrance oil /// dr. hauschka skin care body oil, rose /// sisley-paris golden dry oil /// le labo oud 27 oil /// kiehl’s superbly restorative argan dry oil ///

HAIR : shu uemura cleansing oil shampoo /// kiehl’s olive fruit oil nourishing shampoo & conditioner /// alterna bamboo smooth kendi dry oil mist /// morrocanoil glimmer shine finishing spray

{and one last thing:} previous items on the dressing table