Sol Shimmering Dry Oil and Glow Oil: The keys to my summer state of mind
“She prepared for a summer vacation that didn’t come.” Sounds familiar, right? It’s a common 2020 tale. I’m sure that, even just within the beauty community, there were many kikay plans (trends to cop, bright and shiny purchases, and scheduled services, etc.) that had to be postponed when we all had to stay at home.
In my case, I was hoping to debut some serious skin glow on my little outings with the Sol Body oils that I enthusiastically collected over the last couple of months before lockdown. I ended up with four bottles of body glow that didn’t get their day in the sun. So here I am finally choosing to enjoy their glimmering goodness, even while indoors.
Now just a quick refresher: Sol Body, along with Fourth Ray Beauty, are sister brands of Colourpop. As the name indicates, Sol Body is all about body care. They started from shimmery oils, but have since expanded to bronzing products, fragrances, and bath products.
Let’s start with the more texturally familiar, the Shimmering Dry Oil ($16/P778 for 90ml). There’s basically sparkle bits suspended in an oil medium. It’s reminiscent of the gold version of the Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse, but with waaaay more sparkle and bigger sparkle bits. As in, a single pump is enough to give off a blinding level of glitter to my whole arm!
Hydration-wise, this won’t replace your usual lotion or body oil as you have to really spread the sparkle out in order to diffuse it evenly. Halfway through the process, the oil has already been absorbed by the skin and it gets draggy. Since the glitter is on the chunky side, there’s also a tendency for them to get stuck in the pump sometimes. You have to put in extra effort to get the contents out if that happens.
Left: Pink Champagne, Right: Warm Gold
The two shades I have are Pink Champagne and Warm Gold. The former has a warm pink pigment with gold sparkle, while the latter has copper pigment paired with gold and pink sparkles. Their pigment bases don’t actually show up on the skin. You just get the glitters. The gold sparkle on Pink Champagne translates warmer, while the mix of gold and pink on Warm Gold comes across as more neutral.
Now we move on to the Glow Oil ($16/P778 for 104ml). This features very fine shimmer pigments that leave a tint on the skin along with the requisite sparkles. True to its name, the Glow Oils produce more of an even, all-over glow effect that acts like a liquid body highlighter. The mixture is homogeneous, so I feel like I get equal parts hydration and shimmer distribution.
Left: Pink Champagne, Right: Golden
For this category I have Pink Champagne, a pink with gold shift that translates as rose gold on the skin. Then there’s Golden, which is a copper with gold shipper that has a gorgeous bronzed effect. Both are equally super flattering, but I think Golden will really bring out that goddess glow to morenas.
These Sol oils all have the same coconut scent, and they last for up to two baths on the skin. So though I haven’t worn them for a swim, I’m confident that they’ll mostly stay on. Be forewarned, the sparkles end up on everything. Clothes, bedspreads, the bathroom floor. I mean, EVERYTHING. So you have to be committed to liking the sight of shimmer bits on random surfaces, as I had.
What are your thoughts on body shimmer products? Do you find this option fabulously mood-boosting, or would you rather go bare?
