There is nothing more self-indulgent and luxuriating than a long and hard one-to-one with a body oil. Really, what could be more pleasing than massaging on your chosen elixir from head to toe, while the soothing aromas fill your nasal passages? Some may consider it an act of un-ashamed self-love, but it’s one beauty ritual really worth making the time for.  Put it this way, if slogging away with your daily moisturizer was your average table wine, then the refined body oil would be the vintage Glenfiddich that you only wheel out for very special occasions.

Alas, finding the perfect body oil is a slippery slope (pardon the pun) and finding the ideal balance of moisture, scent and non-gloopy texture is a hard task. So we’ve scoured the world (well, the beauty cupboard actually) to find the best oils to tickle any fancy – bronzed, fragranced, protective or super silky.

Look through the gallery to see our handpicked selection of the finest dry body oils in existence.