Beauty 8 Jan 2021

The Best Face Oils For Every Skin Type

Few skincare products are as luxurious and decadent as a facial oil. These ultra-nourishing treatments give your skin an added dose of hydration and glow, and are packed with potent antioxidants, vitamins, and essential fatty acids to provide everything from anti-aging to skin-tone-evening properties.

by Joanna Fu

Vintner’s Daughter

The cult-favourite facial oil dubbed “life changing” by many a beauty editor, Vintner’s Daughter’s Active Botanical Serum is the result of two years of painstaking research by winery owner April Garguilo who sought to find the most effective and clean skincare treatment for all skin types. The oil is a blend of 22 of the world’s most active organic botanicals, providing multi-correctional activity delivered with the penetration of a super-powered serum. Anti-inflammatory phytonutrients, skin-firming phytoceramides, nourishing fatty acids and potent antioxidants cover all grounds for tackling signs of skin ageing.

Vintner’s Daughter Active Botanical Serum 30ml; HK$1464 at net-a-porter.com

La Mer

This multitasking, dual-phase treatment oil is formulated with La Mer’s famous Miracle Broth and sea-sourced nutrients that, when shaken to be released, flood the skin with hydration and anti-ageing properties that improve skin firmness and natural collagen production. This elegant formula has a feather-light texture that’s instantly absorbed by the skin, leaving a silky finish and radiant glow. Use it on its own or mix it with your creams and foundations for a luxurious melting effect.

La Mer The Renewal Oil 30ml; HK$2,100 at lamer.com.hk

Subtle Energies

Harnessing the powers of Ayurvedic aromatherapy, Subtle Energies’ Facial Blend is an age-defying concoction of pure essential oils of mogra, sandalwood and Indian rose that leave skin superbly smooth, refined and nourished, while also soothing and healing damaged skin. Use alone or under your moisturiser for extra hydration, but do note that this facial oil’s decadent rose scent is not for the light-hearted.

Subtle Energies Facial Blend Restorative Age-defying Facial Oil 30ml; HK$1,490 at JOYCE Beauty

Votary

Votary’s Intense Night Oil is a potent blend of nourishing plant oils and gentle retinoid that work while you’re asleep to reduce the breakdown of collagen. It contains avocado oil for Vitamin K, tomato seed and rosehip oil for lycopene, pro-vitamin A for antioxidants, and acmella flower extract to improve the dermal structure, smooth skin texture, even-out skin tone and plump up skin.

Votary Intense Night Oil – Rosehip and Retinoid 50ml; HK$1,369 at votary.co.uk

Bobbi Brown

For healing dry patches or giving your skin a radiant glow from within, Bobbi Brown’s Extra Face Oil contains a moisturising, softening and conditioning blend of Vitamin E and sesame, sweet almond, olive, and jojoba oils that keeps skin soft and supple without the greasiness. Pat it on clean skin day and night, use it before makeup, or mix it with other products for a luminous glow and soothing aroma.

Bobbi Brown Extra Face Oil 30ml; HK$610 at bobbibrown.com.hk

Rodin

With a heart of Spanish sweet almond oil, Moroccan organ oil, and Spanish apricot seed oil, Rodin’s Olio Lusso Luxury Face Oil is a nutrient-dense blend that provides Omega 3, 6, 7, 9 essential fatty acids to deeply hydrate and leave skin supple and glowing. The elegant packaging and delicate fragrance of jasmine make this an all-round top-shelf favourite.

Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Face Oil 30ml; HK$879 at net-a-porter.com

Uma

This triple-action brightening face oil from Uma is an opulent blend of sandalwood and rose oil — among the most difficult oils to extract and cherished for its moisture-retaining and redness-diminishing properties — and essential oils of frankincense, orange and neroli, which stimulate cell turnover to reveal more even-toned and radiant skin.

Uma Ultimate Brightening Face Oil; HK$1,169 at umaoils.com

Tata Harper

With 11 vitamins, 18 nutrients, and six minerals, Tata Harper’s Retinoid Nutrient Face Oil works like a multivitamin for your skin, targeting all signs of ageing with a concentrated serving of Vitamin A, B, C, D and E from rosehip seed oil and alfalfa extract. Made from 100% naturally-sourced ingredients, the blend also features the brand’s Estate Grown Beauty Complex, a cocktail of botanicals grown at a farm in Vermont, which work to reduce the look of wrinkles and smooths uneven skin texture.

Tata Harper Retinoic Nutrient Face Oil 30ml; HK$1,050 at sephora.hk

Drunk Elephant

The hero ingredient that inspired the brand’s name, Drunk Elephant’s Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil is cold-pressed straight from the pip of the marula fruit, untouched by chemical or fragrance, leaving it in its purest form. This oil is high in critical antioxidants and omega fatty acids to moisturise and deliver clinically proven results in reversing signs of ageing, while also being naturally antimicrobial to soothe skin and relieve redness.

Drunk Elephant Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil 30ml; HK$565 at sephora.hk

Kora Organics

Supermodel Miranda Kerr’s number one hero product, the Kora Organics Noni Glow Face Oil is a rich, potent yet gentle treatment oil made with certified organic noni extract, rosehip, pomegranate and sea buckthorn oil that quench skin with an ample dose of antioxidants and essential fatty acids. This fast-absorbing formula soothes dehydrated skin, brightens with a natural glow, and helps diminish visible effects of sun damage and scarring.

Kora Organics by Miranda Kerr Noni Glow Face Oil 30ml; HK$470 at sephora.hk

Biossance

A brightening and firming hydrator for all skin types — even oily — that delivers a trifecta of star ingredients in a water-like elixir. Oil-soluble, shelf-stable Vitamin C provides potent brightening and elasticity boosting effects to even-out skin tone and texture; Chios crystal oil firm and revitalise skin for a youthful suppleness; and squalane instantly hydrates while locking in moisture. Finally, Damascus rose petal extract calms and soothes both the skin and the senses.

Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil 30ml; HK$575 at sephora.hk