Face Creams You Need To Know This Winter
It’s right about now (i.e. when it’s 6 degrees and near-freezing) that we wonder why – at the end of summer – we start saying crazy things like ‘I can’t wait to dress-up in big coats, boots and beanies this winter’.
Why would we ever wish something like that upon ourselves? Or our skin for that matter?
We’re well aware winter is relatively mild down under (as in, we’ve had splitting cuticles, flaky skin around the nose and cracked, dry lips in NY), but there’s still no denying that the cold, dry air and your skin aren’t exactly friends.
Winter does all kinds of bad things to our skin. Outside, the cold wind rasps it and causes redness, and inside, heaters and hot showers strip it of moisture, resulting in flakiness and an overall look of ‘dullness’. That’s when you know it’s time to quit the lightweight lotions and cue the heavy duty stuff.
And by ‘heavy’ we don’t mean the greasy kind. We’re talking ultra-nourishing, highly- protective, skin-loving creams that will keep your skin preserved all winter long.
We narrowed it down the five we think you need to know about now.
Yeah, you’re welcome.
Pictured: Valentino bag from Parlour X.
Nude Skincare Advanced Renewal Moisturiser
Nude skincare is all about skin nutrition. It’s packed full of omegas, probiotics, minerals and anti-oxidents, and anything that contains ingredients that are good enough to eat, we’re down with lathering them on our skin.
Advanced Renewal is thick but our skin drinks it up instantly. Sleeping in this gives your skin the biggest moisture hit and we wake up with skin that feels really hydrated and soft.
WOW. Pretty much sums up what Obagi Hydrate Luxe is all about. Using this cream changed the appearance of our skin overnight for real. Not only did it deeply hydrate but it evened out our skin-tone and made our skin look less…parched. By day, it also acted like a barrier to the skin, so if you’re looking for a face saving cream this winter, this is definitely it.
Jurlique Nutri Define Multi-Correcting Cream
This is a super rich cream for dry skin. It’s infused with Jurlique’s signature botanical oils and it’s Biosome5 complex, which delivers five potent active ingredients – Rosemary, horseradish, mulberry, peppermint and glycogen – to the skin. Couple that with shea butter and something called Squaline (which prevents water loss from the surface of the skin) , this multi-correcting cream is at the top of our list this winter.
Aesop Elemental Facial Barrier Cream
Aesop always deliver the goods and this is no different. The newest cream to their cavalcade, is pure gold in a pot. It’s been built for dry, sensitive skin and those exposed to dry and cold climates (tick), and like the rest of the range, we’re obsessed. We used this for two weeks, and our skin thanked us for it. Although hydration and protection is the purpose of this cream, our fine lines also felt softer and skin tone more even. This is officially the answer to all our winter skincare prayers.
Clinique Moisture Surge Intense
We are long time fans of Moisture Surge. It delivers the most intense hydration in an oil free gel formula and we layer this like pastrami on a Rueben. It’s for those of us who feel like nourishing oils are bad for our skin or make us break out (hint, they won’t, but we get that the mental struggle is real), or for those that hate a greasy feeling formula. Carry this with you all day, errryday. We keep ours on our desks and dab it on dry spots throughout the day as an antidote to the dry, heated air. Highly recommend for all skin types.
