10 Buttery Products For Your Best Skin

The new buzzword is “butter skin”, which is all about soft, smooth, hydrated, and velvety skin. Your every day moisturizer won’t cut it – the latest products put an emphasis on achieving a supple, hydrated, and velvety soft complexion, similar to softened butter. Different from the overtly shiny, “glass skin” trend, butter skin focuses on a more balanced, velvety finish that looks healthy and plump without appearing overly oily or wet. It’s ideal for everyday wear. Here are 10 butter skin products. —Jennifer Cox

Estee Lauder Nutritious Melting Soft Crème/Mask Moisturizer, $62

Show your skin some love with peak-performance skincare from the Estee Lauder Nutritious line. This 93 percent naturally derived formula addresses enlarged pores and dehydration with cushiony, pillowy bliss. It’s clinically shown to boost moisture and support a stronger skin barrier after just one application.

Biossance Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil, $74

Visibly brighten, firm, and lock in moisture with this cult favourite facial oil. Its uniquely oil soluble form of vitamin C weightlessly absorbs to instantly boost radiance while remaining gentle on skin. The result: nourished, glowing, deeply hydrated skin.

The Moisturizing Fresh Cream from La Mer, $520

It may come with a hefty price tag, but this moisturizer actually helps skin reverse and resist visible signs of aging. This silky-soft face cream plumps the look of skin from within and helps it look lifted, firmer, healthier, and revitalized. Hydration softens the feel of skin and soothes sensitivities while visibly diminishing lines and wrinkles.

Sulwhasoo White Ginseng Radiance Refining Mask, $68

With a golden gel-type texture, this mask is formulated by infusing rare and precious White Ginseng with honey to supply skin with ample moisture and nourishment to visibly brighten and even out skin texture.

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream with 4.5% Squalane, $91

For day-long hydration and moisturizing action, look no further than Ultra Facial Cream. This creamy, non-greasy formula is made with powerful and hydrating squalane that soothes skin and locks in moisture for up to 24 hours. It balances skin’s driest areas with 2.3 times more moisture and an ultra-lightweight texture that absorbs into skin with ease.

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Firming + Hydrating Face Butter Moisturizer, $65, available at Sephora Canada

Josie Maran’s proprietary air-whip technology blends organic argan oil, squalane, and sodium hyaluronate (a smaller form of hyaluronic acid) to light-as-air perfection for intense, nourishing hydration. It not only moisturizes but reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and offers improved barrier function with fewer visible pores too.

Wonderwild Miracle Butter from Drunk Elephant, $51

This is an intensely nourishing, concentrated salve that rescues dry, chapped, or irritated skin. Perfect for any areas of skin that need extra love, like windburned cheeks, dry elbows, cracked heels, or chapped lips. It’s 100% free of essential oils, silicones, fragrance/dyes, and solvent alcohols, and you get lots of bang for your buck because a little goes a long way.

Cake Beauty Desserted Island Body Butter Balm, $13, available at Walmart

Indulge in this ultra nourishing body butter that’s infused with shea butter. It leaves skin feeling smooth and smelling oh-so-sweet. Use all over your body, paying special attention to areas in need of extra moisture. It not only hydrates but enhances your skin’s radiance as well.

Fenty Beauty Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream, $62

This thick, rich, luxed-up body moisturizer lives up to its name: it buttas you up in nourishing hydration that lasts. Dip into this whipped oil cream that is loaded with nearly 25% rich butters, restorative tropical oils, and natural extracts. It instantly doubles your skin’s suppleness.

Jones Road Miracle Balm, $52

Meet Miracle Balm, a light-reflecting balm that gives your skin a fresh, healthy glow. It’s a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. Tap it on cheeks, lips, or as an all-over tint for an effortlessly natural look, or layer it over foundation to warm things up. You can even wear it on its own. It’s made with skin-loving ingredients, and it melts into skin, leaving it feeling smooth, moisturized, and comfortable.