Winter-skin woes resolved

February 7, 2011

I’m in Montreal all week for Montreal Fashion Week. And let me tell you, I’m grateful that I got my winter skincare sorted  out in time (can always count on it being waaaay more frigid there).

Because even though I’ve interviewed numerous skin experts and should know better, I’d been using the same light lotion from the summer until well into December, and my skin was tight, dry and flaky.

But I’ve since got myself sorted. My 2011 winter skin saviours:

Kiehl’s Rosa Arctica Rehydrating Reactivation Cream with Rare Regeneration  Flower ($63) is an anti-aging cream that uses the plant Haberlea Rhodenpensis to improve skin cell function so that cells retain hydration more effectively and revive skin. I started using it after a microdermabrasion/cold laser therapy treatment at Fresh.Beautiful: The Skin Studio and my skin’s been extra supple ever since.

Curel is my go-to body lotion, but I just gave Lise Watier Hydra S.O.S.: Anti-Dryness Body Creme ($29) a try. It’s just been reformulated and has a very subtle peach fragrance (not cloying at all, phew!), and its combination of shea butter and sesame oil deeply moisturizes yet quickly absorbs.

And I just got my hands on Nip + Fab Dry Leg Fix ($12.95) and I’ll put it to the test during my winter training (I think it’ll work well for this trick to keeping warm during winter running)–it’s got a trademarked ingredient called Aquaxyl, which helps retain moisture for 24 hours and boosts shine. The brand (from the peeps behind Rodial Glamoxy  Snake Serum) launches in March at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Filed under: Beauty Swellness,Healthy Swellness

Tags: dehydrated skin, flaky, hydration, lotion, moisturization, running, skin, winter