PRODUCTS TO BEAT WINTER DRYNESS
Winter can be tough, especially on your skin. While we can’t do anything about the cold, wet weather, we can prep our faces for the frigid season ahead by using targeted skin care products packed with ingredients that improve your skin’s moisture barrier. From high-impact moisturizers to repairing serums, Aleesha Harris highlights five luxe skin products to help your face survive and thrive despite the cold. SMOOTH OPERATOR: DI MORELLI SKIN CARE MOISTURIZER
This Vancouver-based brand’s thick facial moisturizer boasts skin-boosting ingredients such as vitamin E, hyaluronic acid and panthenol (B5). The quickpenetrating formula is oil-free, paraben-free and non-comedogenic, so it’s suitable for all skin types. All this moisturizer will leave behind — is silky smooth, hydrated skin. $58 | dimorelli.com
DOUBLE DUTY: GUERLAIN ABEILLE ROYALE DOUBLE R RENEW & REPAIR SERUM
Get a double dose of skinperfecting products with this dual-chamber serum from the French beauty brand Guerlain. The anti-aging formula includes ingredients like black bee honey and royal jelly from Island of Ouessant to softly peel skin and reveal a glowing complexion. The gentle peel promises to improve skin’s overall appearance, texture and tone, while also leaving skin looking more radiant. $191 | Shoppers Drug Mart
ULTIMATE LUXE LA PRAIRIE SKIN CAVIAR LUXE CREAM REMASTERED WITH CAVIAR PREMIER
Swiss skin care brand La Prairie has re-vamped its iconic Caviar Luxe Cream 30 years after it unveiled its first product containing the caviar ingredient to luxury beauty product fans. The new iteration features a rich, new take on the caviar ingredient that delivers active ingredients to the skin for even further lifting and firming results. $630 | Nordstrom
ESSENTIAL ESSENCE: ERNO LASZLO FIRMARINE LIFT ESSENCE LOTION
Hydration doesn’t have to begin with serum and moisturizer. Give dry skin an extra boost one step earlier with this essence lotion. The new addition to Erno Laszlo’s popular Firmarine line, this lightweight product uses the ingredient Spirulina Maxima, plus 70 essential minerals and antioxidants, to deliver long-lasting firming and instant tightening results. $88 | Holt Renfrew
CANADIAN CONTINGENT: POETIC BLEND, THE HERO OIL
If you haven’t yet introduced a face oil to your skin care regimen, well, what are you waiting for? A nourishing elixir like this Hero Oil from the Toronto-based brand Poetic Blend balances all skin types with its powerful blend of plant-based oils including grape seed, jojoba, evening primrose and more. The all-natural, certified-organic oil is vegan friendly and can “rescue” skin from inflammation and dryness, and promote healing. $56 | Poeticblend.com