We're Calling It: Cashmere Skin Is The Best New Trend In Beauty & Here's How To Get It

There are a lot of ways the beauty community describes skin: Velvety, silky, cloudlike, glossy, and glasslike. They all evoke very specific sensorial experiences and visual cues, no? For glossy and glasslike, you know you're getting a megawatt sheen. For velvety, there's a sort of soft-focus finish. For cloudlike, it's bouncy, cushiony, and subdued. 

And then, there's skin that's soft, smooth, and so touchable—or what I'm dubbing "cashmere skin." If you've ever cradled yourself in a cashmere sweater, you know just how decadent and comfortable the feel is. Once you touch it, it's all you want to be draped in. 

Cashmere is a very distinct fabric that's famous for how weightless, smooth, and gentle it feels. It's soft—but not slippery or overly shiny. And that's exactly the sort of skin care products you should be looking for. 

To get cashmere-like skin, you'll want hydrating, conditioning products that have a light texture and easy finish. Think about how cozy, but not constricting or heavy, it feels to wrap yourself in a cashmere blanket. That's exactly how it should feel when you apply products. 

The finish is also important: You want something that dries down quickly and doesn't leave a sticky, tacky, or noticeable residue. Cashmere looks luminous but isn't gleaming. 

To make my skin feel as luxurious as possible, I use mindbodygreen's dry body oil. The incredibly light texture is an absolute delight. It's soft and supple. Spreading it over skin feels so light, so effervescent, that it practically disappears upon application. It's a sensorial experience that feels rich but never leaves a residue.

That's all thanks to the formula. It's an edited-down, simple blend using only high-quality oils. It's a mix of sunflower, organic safflower, squalane, prickly pear, and vitamin E oils. These are full of skin-supporting nutrients to nurture the barrier, provide antioxidant properties, and feed the skin lipids.

No matter whether I'm applying mbg's dry body oil in the morning to prep for my day or at night as part of my wind-down rituals, it's made my body care routine feel luxurious but never inconvenient.