Skin care

11 Best New Beauty Oils

We greased up so you don't have to. Here are the picks that may just motivate you to use the new beauty oils in every step of your routine

by Dawn Davis

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Hair oil Much like with skin care oils, the hair oil category is exploding. These multi-purpose products hydrate, smooth flyaways, and can even protect your hair from heat damage.

But forget all of that -- the number one thing I look for in a hair oil is scent, and Carol's Daughter Monoi Oil Sacred Strengthening Serum, $30, takes the top prize in my opinion. I've loved the other monoi products in the Carol's Daughter line for years, and this new hair oil is my latest obsession. A few drops on my crunchy ends and my hair looks -- and feels -- exponentially better.

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Marula Pure Marula Facial Oil

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Clarins Double Serum Complete Age Control Concentrate

10.0

Lierac Paris Demaquillant Velours Cleansing Oil

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Josie Maran Argan High Gloss Lip Quench

5.0

Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil Shampoo

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Carol's Daughter Monoi Oil Sacred Strengthening Serum

7.5

Orico London Rush Hour Vibrant Dry Body Oil

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Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil for...

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Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil

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21 Drops 11 De-Stress

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Tried garnier's miracle dry oil- hated it. Now I'm using coconut oil and grapeseed oil and I love it. :)

by lehxuu Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 08:05PM Report as inappropriate

Interesting, I might try the oil for lips

by Monique3 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 07:06AM Report as inappropriate

I got samples of the Marula oil and the Clarins serum from Sephora and was extremely underwhelmed by both. The Marula oil smells terrible--like a cross between medicinal ointment and men's cologne--and did nothing for my combo dry/very oily skin. If high prices scare you I suggest going the sample route first so you can see if a product works for you before you commit to buy.

by barstr7 Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 04:24PM Report as inappropriate

Coconut oil is a cheap and popular multi-purpose oil. :)

by LipglossandSpandex Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 10:31PM Report as inappropriate

Definitely saving up for the Clarins oil

by Nayeli11 Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 12:31PM Report as inappropriate

Interesting article. Should try some of these.

by Zeaundra Monday, March 25, 2013 at 01:41PM Report as inappropriate

Thank you for helping me make sense of the myriad oils out there. I'm looking forward to trying some!

by WiccanLady Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 05:16PM Report as inappropriate

YES to monoi oil! I have Yves Rocher's monoi oil and love it. Bottle lasts *forever* bc you literally only need 2 drops! I use it on dry hair.

by veryvanilla Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 05:06PM Report as inappropriate

I thought Shu quit selling in the United States? Did they backtrack on that decision?

by veryvanilla Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 05:00PM Report as inappropriate

I would like to try the lip quench!

by robyne00 Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 03:46PM Report as inappropriate