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Glow-up Alert: How To Shine Like a Star at a Festival or When You Just Pop Out for Ice Cream

7/16/2025

Martina Loy

3-minute read

Imagine this: a summer party, sunset, good music, your favourite drink in your hand... and someone in the crowd who makes your heart race. And you? You shine so brightly that they could offer you your own planet. Because you're wearing shimmering body oil and you look like you were born under the spotlight.

Shimmering body oils are not just some beauty fad from TikTok, they're drops of liquid confidence. When used correctly! They smell like a summer holiday, shine like a festival stage and feel so pleasant to the touch that even the clouds would want to cuddle you.

 

It doesn’t matter if you’re waiting for the bus, hoeing carrots in the garden or on your way to get some ice cream, the shimmer says: Yeah, I’m here, ready for anything!’ So let's get started – where to apply it, when to use it and how to get the most out of it?

Hot Skin Summer Starts Here

  • Collarbones & shoulders – Collarbones & shoulders – for a subtle glow that highlights what needs to be highlighted. Effect: I can’t explain why, but I can’t take my eyes off you.’
  • Arms & forearms – you raise your glass or phone and everyone will be dazzled by the sparkle. Just a little light and boom – mini showtime.
  • Legs (shins & thighs) – the oil visually lengthens and shapes legs and gives them a ‘fresh out of summer catalogue’ effect. Suitable for shorts, skirts and dresses.
  • Cleavage – a drop of shimmer where you want attention. Less is more?  But sometimes more is simply more.
  • Back & hips – for all those t-shirts, shirts and tops that show more than an anatomy textbook. Shimmer gives a ‘wow’ effect to even the most basic pieces.

Glow Gang: Your New Oil Crew

My tip:

Before you start pouring glitter on yourself like in a fantasy film, exfoliate your skin. Then apply body lotion or cream. Only then should you apply shimmer. Your skin will be as soft as a cloud and the oil will be absorbed beautifully. The result will be a glow that lasts all evening (or at least until you decide to jump into the pool).

Shimmering body oil is not just about how you look. It is a life mantra. It is about how you feel. Every drop reminds you that your body deserves care, attention and shine. Regardless of the number on the scales, skin type or dress code.

Grab your shimmer, put it on, open the door and enter the summer of 2025 the way you deserve: confident, stylish and with a shine that knows no boundaries. And don’t forget to watch the video!

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