Esquire named the MARLOWE. No. 143 Beard Oil its Best Fragrance-Free pick in The 9 Best Beard Oils for Hydrating and Nourishing Your Facial Hair by Bryn Gelbart, published August 20, 2026.
What Esquire said
Gelbart’s premise for the whole piece was that scent is the Achilles’ heel of most beard oils. He singled out No. 143 as the way to avoid the problem entirely: a formula made from just four ingredients, all natural oils, which in his view also makes it the best option for skin that reacts to everything else.
He was direct about the trade-off, and so are we. No. 143 isn’t the heaviest conditioner in the category and it makes no claims about growing your beard. If you need a beard oil with no scent, he wrote, this is the most natural one that will be kind to your skin.
Why it works
Beard oil sits under your nose all day. A scented one competes with whatever else you’re wearing and ends up on your pillow. No. 143 conditions the hair and adds moisture back to dry, itchy skin underneath with a lightweight, fast-absorbing blend, and leaves nothing behind but the conditioning.
Product facts
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Key ingredients: safflower, sunflower and soybean oils (condition, moisturize and soften)
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Fragrance-free, lightweight and fast-absorbing
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Size: 3 oz
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Also named Best Beard Oil for Sensitive Skin 2025 by Men’s Journal
How to use it
Apply a few drops to hands and massage through beard and mustache. A few drops daily is enough. Pair with the Facial Gel Cleanser and No. 123 Facial Moisturizer for a full face routine.
Shop the pick
No. 143 Beard Oil
Browse shave and beard care
Read the article
The 9 Best Beard Oils for Hydrating and Nourishing Your Facial Hair — Esquire, by Bryn Gelbart, August 20, 2026.
See every editor pick for MARLOWE. on our Press page.
Esquire’s Best Fragrance-Free Beard Oil: MARLOWE. No. 143
Esquire named the MARLOWE. No. 143 Beard Oil its Best Fragrance-Free pick in The 9 Best Beard Oils for Hydrating and Nourishing Your Facial Hair by Bryn Gelbart, published August 20, 2026.
What Esquire said
Gelbart’s premise for the whole piece was that scent is the Achilles’ heel of most beard oils. He singled out No. 143 as the way to avoid the problem entirely: a formula made from just four ingredients, all natural oils, which in his view also makes it the best option for skin that reacts to everything else.
He was direct about the trade-off, and so are we. No. 143 isn’t the heaviest conditioner in the category and it makes no claims about growing your beard. If you need a beard oil with no scent, he wrote, this is the most natural one that will be kind to your skin.
Why it works
Beard oil sits under your nose all day. A scented one competes with whatever else you’re wearing and ends up on your pillow. No. 143 conditions the hair and adds moisture back to dry, itchy skin underneath with a lightweight, fast-absorbing blend, and leaves nothing behind but the conditioning.
Product facts
Key ingredients: safflower, sunflower and soybean oils (condition, moisturize and soften)
Fragrance-free, lightweight and fast-absorbing
Size: 3 oz
Also named Best Beard Oil for Sensitive Skin 2025 by Men’s Journal
How to use it
Apply a few drops to hands and massage through beard and mustache. A few drops daily is enough. Pair with the Facial Gel Cleanser and No. 123 Facial Moisturizer for a full face routine.
Shop the pick
No. 143 Beard Oil
Browse shave and beard care
Read the article
The 9 Best Beard Oils for Hydrating and Nourishing Your Facial Hair — Esquire, by Bryn Gelbart, August 20, 2026.
See every editor pick for MARLOWE. on our Press page.