winter saviours

Everyone who lives somewhere that gets cold in the winter knows that it does horrible things to your skin and hair.  It gets so bad that whenever I have to go somewhere and look nice, I do the math to avoid walking outside as much as possible.  I'll do my hair and makeup and by the time I show up where I need to be, I'm red, frizzy, you name it.  People probably take one look and think to themselves "Oh she's havin' a night..."
Anywho, here are a few products that can help with the dryness from head to toe.

I get dry patches of skin around my nose in the winter and I find that applying the Clinique Moisture Surge really helps smooth them out.  I like to work it in to my night time skin routine and apply a decent amount just around my nose after I've applied my moisturizer and I even run it over my lips before I put my Nuxe lip balm on.  I purchased the Fresh Rose Face Mask about a year ago and it's perfect for the winter.  It's a brown gel mask (careful, it feels super cold on your skin!) and during the colder months I like to apply it once a week.  It's got cucumber, aloe, green tea and rose petals in it and I like the smell, it's quite therapeutic.  For great results, I like to exfoliate beforehand.

For my body I usually go drugstore with the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion.   This stuff is perfect to apply straight out of the shower and with it, I never have dry skin.  However, if I'm going out and want something a little more scented, I opt for the Victoria's Secret Ultra Moisturizing Hand and Body Cream in the scent Sugared Lilac.  It's so thick and luxurious and adds a bit of a boost to your perfume.  

When it comes to winter hair frizz, I swear by two products.  The first is the Living Proof Styling Cream for Medium to Thick Hair.  It's labelled as curl-defining but I find that when I run it through my damp hair, I can let my waves air dry and they come out frizz free.  This is a great one for all you curly girls out there who don't have hours to spare.  I wish someone had told me about the Bumble and Bumble Straight Blow Dry Styling Cream back in highschool, because straightening my hair was a total nightmare.  This stuff is the only thing that keeps my hair remotely straight and I've gone through a few bottles of it.  I apply it to damp hair then I wrap my head in a towel and let it towel dry about 80%. Minimized blow-dry time = minimized frizz!  After that it takes me about 5-10 minutes to dry my hair with a round brush to add volume and straightening only takes about 15 minutes.  Yes this sounds like a process, but everyone with frizzy, wavy, misbehavin' hair out there feels me.

Lastly, for some extra on-the-go help, I turn to my Bumble and Bumble Spray de Mode Hairspray to fix any leftover flyaways, and the miniature size is perfect for purses.  I never leave the house without my L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream, it smells amazing and is ultra-moisturizing, definitely a staple.  Last, this may seem like an odd product but I get super dry eyes if I'm somewhere where the heating is cranked all the way like busses and classrooms, etc.  I always keep a little Refresh Fake Tears with me, otherwise I'm walking blinking like an idiot.

I hope this helps you all with your winter woes, now go outside and enjoy the festive season!  Drink some water while you're at it.  I'm a huge hypocrite for saying this because I hate drinking water, but it's probably the number one advice to anyone with dryness problems!

xo