PSA: Early-2000s beauty is back in full force. And just like the flipped ends and french manicures are once again in. The same goes for our beloved body shimmer. Thanks to JLo’s super-shiny, shimmery legs making it a highly coveted fad.
And even though there’s nothing natural about that sheen, you’ve got to admit, it makes your legs, arms, and body look hot-AF. TBH, they are like a magnet for eyeballs. The body shimmer craze will give you an instant summery state of mind, feels like silk, often smells like the very beach you’re thinking of, and is our favourite year-long accessory – because who doesn’t want to sparkle all day long? So, if you wanna bathe yourself in light, keep scrolling for formulas that’ll give you a fresh-from-the-cabana gleam.
Much-Loved Body Shimmers That’ll Help You Fake That Post-Vacay Glow
Whether you love to subtly glisten in the sun or want to nail a full music festival vibe – there’s something for everyone.
The Double-Duty Formula
If you like to kick things off with a classic, this shimmering body oil by Tom Ford is for you! It’s luxurious, filled with fragrance notes of cardamom, bergamot, and ylang-ylang that will give you major vacay feels. This uber nourishing formula will not only give your skin a beautiful golden glow but also doubles as a perfume. Serious, what’s not to love?
For An Instant Golden-Hour Filter
If your skin hasn’t seen the sun or the beach in, uh, a full year (no thanks to Covid-19), then recreate give your skin a little boost of holiday radiance with this coconut oil-infused formula. This iridescent oil is filled with itty-bitty golden flecks that make your skin look like it’s incessantly covered in a golden-hour filter. The warm hint of shimmering colour is perf to fake the holiday tan with.
The Once Loved By Celebs
With massive Instagram following and cool-girl clientele, which includes Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid and Shay Mitchel – it was one of the first products launched by the brand and it looks so shimmery and radiant, that it is almost otherworldly in nature. Patrick Ta’s Shimmer Body Oil contains skin-loving ingredients such as Vitamin C & E and is a celeb-approved formula to nail that sun-kissed, golden hour glow.
The Good-For-Skin Formula
Remember smearing your face in piles of sparkly makeup as a child? Well, guess what, it’s time to enhance your legs and arms with the glitziest good-for-skin formula. This vitamin E-infused body oil is hands-down the absolute best body you can buy right now. We love this for a long-wearing oil for a girls’-night-out. This will legit leave you glinting in the sun like a human disco ball.
For A Sun-Kissed Glow
Here’s another ultra-luxe body shimmer. It’s definitely one of the most sparkly ones we’ve come across. The rich formula leaves the skin with a silky-soft feel, but the fragrance is really where this one shines, the delicate coconut-vanilla fragrance smells incredible but is not overpowering. Folks who want to add a sun-kissed glow and warmth to their skin will like this one.
For Golden Luminescent Glow
Want to look like you’ve just rolled around in a pool of fairy dust? Then spritz this face-and-body shimmer spray from head-to-toe. And, we bet you’ll be shining so bright your folks would probably spot you from across a pitch-black house party. Add this to your cart to make a statement wherever you go.
Shine bright like a diamond!
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