This spring butter is having a moment. A recent story by ELLE Decor hailed butter as the latest obsession of the culinary world, moving off the humble side plate and into a starring role of artful and delicious dining experiences. Have a scroll through Instagram to find mounds of creamy butter presented as a sculptural décor piece in the world’s coolest restaurants. And for your next dinner party, know that butter boards are the new charcuterie spreads.
In the fashion and beauty world, butter yellow is the colour of Spring 2025. This shade is so haute you’ll be hard pressed to find butter yellow fashion pieces out there now—everything from sweats to sweaters, dresses and sneakers have largely been snapped up. And then there’s the latest category to fall under the influence of butter this season: skincare.
Butter skin is the newest viral beauty trend (an evolution of last year’s glass skin) and is all about achieving a velvety, smooth, flawless complexion. Think of butter melting onto a piece of toast—how it deliciously sinks in and softens bread. Achieving butter skin is all about using nourishing products that are quickly absorbed into skin and create a luxe, touchable texture and glow.
The secret to looking buttery and not greasy? Remember that a little product goes a long way. The foundation of butter skin is a great cleanser (we love a balm formula) that hydrates and soothes skin. Add a silky toner, hydrating masque, and moisturizer. Finish with minimal makeup to enhance your beautiful butter skin. A swipe of creamy blush and lipstick are the all you need.
7 Butter Skin Beauty Essentials: Our product picks for to help you achieve this spring’s beautiful butter skin.
The Cleanser
This balm is an investment, but it’s also one of the most beautiful face cleansers you’ll ever lather up with. In our opinion, it’s worth every penny and your skin will look and feel extraordinary thanks to a deeply nourishing blend of butters, waxes and oils including avocado, olive, and coconut.
BUY: Augustinus Bader The Cleansing Balm, $110, holtrefrew.com
The Daytime Moisturizer
Weleda’s OG Skin Food Original Cream is a holy grail beauty product we’ve loved a long time for its deep hydrating and skin healing properties. This body butter puts a gorgeous spin on the iconic product and is perfect for face too. It melts beautifully and seamlessly into skin (also it smells delicious!).
BUY: Weleda Skin Food Body Butter, $29, well.ca
The Nighttime Moisturizer
Indulge your skin in the most divine overnight treatment with this super-hydrating cream loaded with hyaluronic acid, murumuru butter and ceramides. You know this is Hailey Bieber’s secret weapon to plumped, perfect skin.
BUY: Rhode Barrier Butter, $61, rhode.com
The Mask
Consider this the ultimate skin savior for dehydrated, dull skin. Packed with vitamins A, C and E, this a deep penetrating formula will completely revive your skin in just 10 minutes and imbue your complexion with a radiant glow.
BUY: Dermalogica Multi Vitamin Power Recovery Masque, $99, dermalogica.ca
The Essence
Milky toners are on everyone’s must-have list, and they are one of the building blocks of butter skin. We love how this Ilia formula refreshes and destresses, calming inflammation and delivering superior hydration. The application ritual of patting into skin is also deeply calming.
BUY: Ilia The Base Face Milk, $78, ilia.com
The Cream Blush
Cool Canadian brand 19/99 Beauty makes one of our favourite cream formulas which brings a perfect rosy flush to your face. We love this poppy flamingo pink shade for spring and summer. Wear it soft and sheer, or layer up to build a bold cheek beauty story.
BUY: 19/99 Beauty Cream Blush Stick in Tuti, $36, 1999beauty.com
The Velvet Lipstick
This moisturizing matte lipstick delivers the most incredible saturated, buttery colour. Available in 12 shades from rosy nudes to sizzling scarlets, we guarantee this will become your go-to lippy not just because it looks and feels amazing, but also because the bullets are so beautifully packaged in a chic animal print case.
BUY: Sisley Paris Phyto-Rouge Velvet Lipstick in Sweet Rose, $90, sisley-paris.com
