HYGGE IT OUT
The Danish see coziness, or hygge, as a way of life. Embrace the philosophy by getting comfy with these creams that will make you — and your skin — feel snuggly and happy during the colder months. Tip: If your cozy cream comes in a jar, make sure to use a
SKIN 911
When your face cries out “help me!” because your skin is so dry and irritated it might crack if you smile, bring in the big guns — Ayuna Cream II – Rich. This cream includes phyto-peptides and plasmas rich in botanical cell factors to help feed the skin and encourage cell turnover. $198, www.beauty-heroes.com.
NATURAL RESTORATION
Handmade in San Francisco by Skin Remedy Spa founder Justine Kahn, Botnia Restorative Face Cream is simplicity at its best. With only a dozen ingredients — all-natural line-fighters and moisturizers like squalane, hyaluronic acid and plant peptides — this fluffy cloud-like cream will coddle your skin through the rainy season. $62, www.botniaskincare.com.
SUPERSTAR
Think of Tata Harper’s Crème Riche as the perfect dupe for your dreadfully expensive conventional anti-aging cream. While many prestige creams tout “star” ingredients, the reality tends to be a jar packed with fillers. Every active ingredient is a star in this cream — sugar acids, green micro-algae, murumuru seed butter — making it your dry dehydrated skin’s new best friend. $185, www.tataharperskincare.com.
FIGHT RADICALS
Don’t be fooled by this shape-shifting moisturizer that comes out of the jar as a thick cream but manages to melt into skin like a light lotion after a few seconds. Perfect for soothing dry, sensitized skin, Twelve Beauty Essential Bio-Technological Moisturizer is packed with antioxidants (read: free-radical fighters), which makes it ideal for battling the elements as a day cream. $64, Ayla Beauty, 1825 Bush St., S.F.
BODY WORK
Your body is a temple, and needs just as much love as your face. Treat it to the luxurious Dr. Barbara Sturm Anti-Aging Body Cream. This high-tech multitasking body cream combines white almond and elderberry with active compounds to firm and tighten, and antioxidants to protect skin from free radicals. $105, www.molecularcosmetics.com.