Glow Oils

Glow Oils are formulated to leave skin looking radiant, dewy, and healthy. Infused with nourishing plant oils and light aromatherapy blends, they're traditionally used to enhance skin's natural luminosity while softening and smoothing on contact. Perfect for a pre-makeup glow, a post-shower shimmer, or simply brightening your everyday look.

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Why Choose Our Glow Oils

Glow oils are the lighter, finish-focused end of the range — rosehip, rose, and collagen blends applied for the sheen they leave rather than for heavy moisture. A few drops on collarbones, shoulders, and legs is the usual application, and a little goes a long way.

Benefits of a Glow Oil

What reads as radiance is mostly light: a thin film of oil smooths the surface of the skin so it reflects more evenly. That is a cosmetic finish rather than a change to the skin itself, which is worth saying plainly. The blends here are chosen to be light enough to wear under clothing and before makeup without feeling heavy, unlike the richer body oils.

How to Choose a Glow Oil

For the face, choose the lightest option — rosehip is the usual starting point. For body and evening wear, the collagen and rose blends give more visible sheen. If your skin needs moisture rather than finish, our nourishing oils are the better fit, and the carrier oil range has plain rosehip if you would rather use it unblended.

Popular Types

Facial & Light

Rosehip and rose blends, fine enough for facial use and for layering under makeup.

Body & Occasion

Collagen and firming blends with more visible sheen, for shoulders, legs, and evenings out.

How to Use

Warm two or three drops between your fingers and press onto damp skin after a shower, or onto the high points — collarbones, shoulders, shins — before going out. Build slowly; too much reads shiny rather than dewy. On the face, let it absorb fully before applying makeup, and patch test any new oil first.

Key Benefits of Glow Oils

A Light-Reflecting Finish

Smooths the surface of the skin so it catches the light: a cosmetic sheen, not a treatment.

A Little Goes a Long Way

A few drops on collarbones, shoulders, and legs; more reads shiny rather than dewy.

Rose and Rosehip Led

Lighter facial oils and radiance blends rather than heavy body butters.
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Pairs With Our Nourishing Range

For deeper, longer-lasting moisture underneath the shimmer, layer a glow oil over one of our nourishing blends.
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Frequently asked questions

What does a glow oil actually do?

It adds light-reflecting sheen and smooths the surface of the skin, which is what reads as radiance. That is a cosmetic finish rather than a change to the skin itself.

When should I apply a glow oil?

On damp skin after a shower, or on collarbones, shoulders, and legs before going out. A very small amount is enough — too much reads as shiny rather than dewy.

Can I wear a glow oil under makeup?

On the body, yes. On the face, let it absorb fully first and use only a light oil, since a rich body blend can stop makeup sitting evenly. Patch test before the first use.