Jolie’s Winter TLC Skincare Tips
Thanks to TheMakeupGirl for inviting me to post my top tips for winter skin on her site!
If you’re like me, every year as the weather turns nippy, you go like clockwork through the same routine: throw the tank tops in a drawer to get all musty until spring, pull out the winter sweaters you bought last October and which now all have holes in the armpits, and dig out from the back of the hall closet coats which now seem depressingly out-of-date. (Holidays around the corner? Coat shopping time! Nevermind you already have five in storage.) Changing your skincare routine is similarly necessary; harsh elements like cold, wind and snow are going to wreck havoc on even the sturdiest complexions, and will age you more than you realize. Here are a few simple tips to make sure your peaches-and-cream cheeks (hey, a girl can dream, can’t she?) stay that way until April.
- Just because it’s winter and there’s less sun in the sky doesn’t mean you can forgo the sunscreen! Use a product with at least SPF15 everyday.
- Make sure your day or night cream has antioxidants in it; this will help protect your skin against damage from the wind and cold. One of my favorite sunscreen/antioxidant combos is Neutrogena Anti-Oxidant Age Reverse Day Lotion SPF20
- If your skin is particularly dry, switch to an emollient cleanser, such as Cetaphil, or an oil-based cleanser, such as Shu Uemura High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil (The Shu cleansing oil is, paradoxically, great for acne-prone skin, as it won’t strip skin of moisture, which can cause oil glands to go into overdrive and get clogged.)
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