The 14 Best Body Shimmers for Glowing Skin
Radiance in a bottle
Reported by Harper's Bazaar.
Body shimmer has graduated from festival-circuit novelty to legitimate skincare-meets-beauty staple — and the current market reflects it. The best formulas aren't just pretty; they're pulling double and triple duty, delivering hydration, fragrance, and sometimes even SPF alongside their glow credentials. According to Harper's Bazaar, the category now spans everything from dry oils that won't ghost your outfit to peptide-laced creams that plump while they illuminate.
On the luxe end, Chanel's Les Beiges Illuminating Oil earns its price point by working across face, body, and hair simultaneously, scattering golden and copper pigments for a shimmer that reads as skin — not costume. Victoria Beckham's Portofino '97 Golden Shimmer Body Oil channels the same energy: a trio of jojoba, olive fruit, and safflower seed oils grounds the formula in serious nourishment, while the citrus-woody scent does the rest. Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil is unapologetically hedonistic — the Soleil Brûlant fragrance alone justifies the splurge. For French-pharmacy credibility, Nuxe's Huile Prodigieuse Shimmery Dry Oil — seven botanical oils plus superfine pearl pigments, now available in the U.S. — is the transfer-proof, get-dressed-immediately option that's earned cult status for a reason.
Smarter Ways to Wear It
If SPF is non-negotiable (it should be), Coppertone Glow Shimmer Sunscreen SPF 50 and Supergoop Glowscreen Body SPF 40 mean you're not choosing between protection and luminosity. For texture-blurring effects, Sol de Janeiro's GlowMotions line adds soft-focus finish in three shades — a warm bronze, a champagne, and a blush pink — while the brand's pistachio-vanilla-almond scent does its usual thing. Charlotte Tilbury's Supermodel Body Highlighter stick, with its roller applicator, remains a go-to for precise placement on collarbones, shoulders, and the center of legs — exactly how the celebrity makeup artist delivers that signature red-carpet finish.
Application matters as much as formula. Celebrity makeup artist Ta recommends a densely packed body brush — the Fenty Beauty Face & Body Kabuki Brush being a top pick — for even coverage and control without fallout. For everyday wear, blending shimmer directly into your body lotion keeps the effect natural; for full-coverage moments, keep your moisturizing and shimmer steps separate so neither compromises the other.
Whether you invest in a serious oil or grab a shimmer-spiced sunscreen, the era of choosing between glowing skin and practical skincare is officially over.
Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.
