If your skin could use a radiant boost, rest assured—it’s nothing the best body shimmers can’t handle. These magical potions contain light-reflecting particles that effortlessly take your skin from dull to luminous within seconds. Below, I’ve rounded up the crème of the crop, each providing a radiant glow and a range of benefits.
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Sol de Janeiro Rio Radiance SPF 50 Shimmering Body Oil Sunscreen
This magic potion offers broad-spectrum sun protection and a shimmering glow without feeling greasy. It contains golden mica for a beachy sparkle and has a nostalgic Cheirosa 87 scent, making you feel like you’re on the sands of Rio all day long.Available at Sephora
Touted as the “Black Tie” sunscreen, Vacation’s Shimmer Oil SPF 30 transforms any poolside moment into a red-carpet event. This glamorous SPF 30 oil blends pearlescent glaze and gold flecks for an unmatched shimmer and notes of coconut, banana, and orange blossom ensuring you smell as fabulous as you look.Available at Ulta Beauty
Vaseline’s Illuminate Me Shimmering Body Oil is perfect for days when you want to shine brighter than a disco ball. It imparts a coppery shimmer that compliments melanin-rich skin tones and provides long-lasting moisture.
With delicate flecks of golden-toned leaf, this lightweight oil from Tom Ford evokes the warmth of a sunny oasis. And not only does this potion nourish and condition your skin, but it also leaves behind a floral amber scent that’s perfect for layering under your favorite fragrance.
Take the floral aroma of the timeless N°5 fragrance, add a satiny veil and a mesmerizing gold shimmer, and what do you get? N°5 The Gold Body Oil—a luxurious oil that nourishes and illuminates your skin, bringing the scent to life in a way that’s sure to turn heads.
Patrick Ta’s Major Glow Body Oil is infused with ultra-fine shimmer particles to give your skin a sun-kissed effect. It’s also spiked with nourishing ingredients like vitamin E and argan oil to keep it moisturized and smooth.
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Charlotte Tilbury’s Supermodel Body Shimmer Lotion
Charlotte Tilbury’s Supermodel Body Shimmer Lotion gives your collarbones, shins, and shoulders that “just-walked-off-the-runway” glow, while caffeine and hyaluronic acid ensure your skin is as smooth and plump. Loaded with wild pansy extract, rosehip oil, and vitamins C and E, it’ll keep your skin looking glossy and hydrated.Available at Nordstrom
This luminizing, hydrating oil delivers a buildable, blurring tint that gives every skin tone a healthy, gorgeous glow. Packed with cupuaçu butter to lock in moisture, açaí oil for an antioxidant boost, and coconut oil to soften and condition, it’s a skincare cocktail your skin will drink up.
Available at Sephora
