LIQUID GOLD

More than just another step in your skincare regimen, face oils have the power to transform.

OILS AIN’T OILY

On greasy skin a slick of yet more oil can actually regulate sebum. Look for swiftly absorbed and hydrating formulas such as Habitual Beauty’s Rejuvenating Facial Oil, $120.

A-OKAY

Vitamin A, or retinol as dermatologists call it, is the gold standard in transformative skincare. In oil form, it hydrates as it gets to work on cell turnover. Try Cosmetics 27

Huile 27 BioNourishing Cell Regenerating Oil, $114.

OUT DAMNED SPOT

Like jelly on pâté, face oils sit on the skin’s surface to lock in moisture (and luxurious serums). Some also use this vantage point to go to work on dark spots such as Aesthetics Rx Pre-juvenation DNA Oil, $99, and Caudalie Vinergetic C+, $66.

PLUMP ROLE

A good face oil plumps as you sleep. Especially if it includes active ingredients such as Charlotte Tilbury’s Collagen Superfusion Face Oil, $100, or Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil, $157, a retinol oil.

MULTI TASKER

An all-rounder such as Summer Fridays Heavenly Boost Face Oil, $82, targets lines, dryness and dullness in one step.

PRIMPED & PRIMED

Before makeup,

Youth To The People’s Superberry Hydrate and Glow Dream Oil, $67, can be used like the crumb coat on a cake – to smoothe over cracks and rough bits for a flawless finish.

GLOW GETTERS

We know that an avocado-rich diet gets skin glowing. As it turns out, what’s good on toast is also highly satisfying when purified and pressed in pea-sized amounts onto the face, neck and décolletage. Tropicology Pure Avocado Face Oil, $90, is our pick of the bunch.