Winter is the time of year where our lips get chapped and our skin dries out like last year’s Christmas tree, however with the right products you can keep your skin glowing throughout the festive season.
Goss.ie has compiled a list of must have products to help your skin co-operate with that sparkly LBD and red lipstick you are dying to rock at this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Whether it’s cracked skin on your lips, or your face looks as tired and dull as the weather, we’ve got you covered.
Body
Kiehl’s Crème de Corps €31.50
This All-Over Body Moisturiser is a favourite of ours in Goss HQ, the rich texture of this nourishing cream is like liquid gold and leaves your skin glowing, even during the harsh winter season. The high quality of this product makes a little go a long way, so it’s definitely worth the price tag. It’s available to purchase in Arnott’s as well as the Kiehl’s store on Wicklow Street.
The Body Shop Frosted Plum Body Butter €21.95
We all know how amazing The Body Shop’s Body Butter’s are, and this one is nothing short of amazing from their new seasonal Frosted Plum body range. The fruity floral fragrance of this butter is divine, and leaves your skin feeling soft and pampered for the day. This product lasts ages due to its thick quality – so just pop it on after your bath and shower and your good to go. You can pick this up in The Body Shop stores across Ireland.
Lips
Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 €11.00
This lip balm is the holy grail of all lip products, helping to comfort dry feeling lips whilst offering protection from the drying effects of wind and cold weather – this is the perfect product for your handbag for the cold months. It also contains SPF to protect your pout from harsh winter UV rays. You can purchase this in Arnott’s and Kiehl’s on Wicklow Street.
Clarins HydraQuench Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm €19.50
This repairing, conditioning and protective lip balm helps heal dry, chapped, weather-roughened lips. Containing essential rose wax and shea butter, this balm with a hint of pink in a must-have. It’s a little bit more on the expensive side for a lip balm but if your a sufferer of badly chapped lips then this will certainly sort out that problem. You can pick this up in Debenhams.
Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm Tin €4.49
This all-natural lip balm is loaded with coconut and sunflower oils, rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids, to nourish, condition and soften lips. This product has been a favourite for years, due to its cheap price and how well it works. It’s also available in a stick and in a variety of flavours including honey, mango and coconut and pear. You can purchase this in Boots.
Face
Dermalogica Barrier Repair €46.90
This waterless moisturiser was created with the sole purpose of protecting the skin’s barrier, which is exactly what you need when your skin is battling winter conditions. The brand’s Ultra Calming Complex causes this cream to prevent the triggers that cause inflammation, irritation, as well as the burning and itching sensation we feel when exposed to cold weather. It also contains no artificial fragrances or colours, so great for very sensitive skin. You can pick this up in Harvey Nichols or directly from www.dermalogica.ie.
L’Oreal Skin Perfection Anti-Fatigue Perk-up Cream €9.67
This face moisturiser is great if your skin tends to look tired, stressed and dull in the winter months. This balmy cream uses encapsulated pigments that create a sheer, blurring, anti-fatigue effect. It also includes perline-P, an ingredient known for combating redness, as well as that it contains UV filters. This products formula helps to build your skin’s barrier back up again, and the price won’t break the bank. This cream is extremely affordable, available on offer in Boots  for €9.67, cheaper than its usual price of €14.50.
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant €33.00
This skincare classic is an absolute must have for everyone. This award-winning cream has been praised by make-up artists, beauty editors and models for years, with its calming formula that helps relieve chapped, cracked skin. It works efficiently to sooth roughness, redness and minor skin irritations. This product can also be used all over the body for temporary relief from chapped lips, rough spots and your knees, feet and elbows, and softens tough, hard cuticles. You can purchase this in Boots and other stocking pharmacies.
Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil €19.99
This Rosehip oil contains potent natural actives making it highly effective for a variety of skin concerns including dehydrated and ageing skin. Trilogy’s rosehip expertise ensures the finest quality oil with minimum 80% essential fatty acids (omega 3 and 6) and fatty acid (omega 9) content. Independent clinical studies show it helps improve the appearance of scars, stretchmarks, fine lines and wrinkles.
Masks
GlamGlow Supermud €51.00
This incredible detoxifying mud mask is fantastic for fighting all common skin concerns – it helps with the brightening and evening of the complexion, creating a more youthful and smooth skin tone while improving elastin and collagen and minimises pore size and fighting unwanted breakouts by reducing redness and speeding up the healing process. Although on the pricey side – this wonder product has gotten rave reviews from celebrities and bloggers worldwide including Ireland’s Pippa O’Connor and top blogger Suzanne Jackson. You can purchase this Supermud at Debenhams, Cloud10Beauty.com and selected pharmacies.
Vichy Aqualia Thermal Mask €13
This mask is amazing for people that have sensitive skin, it soothes as well as intensively hydrates the skin without being too rich with it’s creamy-gel texture. This product contains hyaluronic acid which provides antioxidant defence against free-radical damage and reduces inflammation, it also helps retain moisture for longer , the ideal ingredient for anti-aging products. You can purchase this amazing mask from selected pharmacy distributors of Vichy including McCabes, and is cheap as chips available for just €13, can’t argue with that!
Hands
Mane ‘n Tail Hoofmaker Hand & Nail Therapy €7.95
This new product from Mane ‘n Tail is incredible, this hand cream has a combination of intensive protein enriched ingredients that moisturise that dry and cracked skin we get on our hands during the harsh winter weather. Hoofmaker was originally developed for horses – hence the name – to moisturise their dry, cracked and brittle hooves. If your looking to see a dramatic improvement for your dry hands and the general condition of your nails – you need to try this. It’s available from selected pharmacies including Sam McCauleys, McCabes, Lloyd’s and Cara. For just €7.95 you can’t go wrong and the product size is very generous for a hand cream.
Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Hand Cream €4.79
Healthy skin is supposed to naturally repair itself, however when your hands are constantly active and exposed to harsh conditions it can disrupt this process – leading to severely dry and cracked skin. This hand cream soothes the skin instantly due to it containing glycerin, helping to stem moisture loss and keep the hands deeply moisture. Don’t be fooled by the word intensive as this cream doesn’t stickily sit on your hands for hours as it dries in really fast for those people that are always on the go! At just under a fiver, this cream is an absolute steal available from Boots.
All-Rounder
Vita Coco Coconut Oil €12.99
If your someone he wants one product that will do the job for everything – then Coconut Oil is what you need in your life. This natural oil literally is an all-rounder as you can use it for cooking, as well as a beauty treatment as it is a great body moisturiser and an absolute dream as a leave in hair conditioner. It also works as a cheaper alternative for face cleanser. You can purchase this natural wonder for just €12.99 for a 500ml tub in Boots.
