Winter Beauty Essentials

I am one of those people with extremely sensitive and dry skin and practically anything can irritate and cause red patches or rashes. During winter this unfortunately, like for most people, gets extremely worse. It gets to a point where my legs can easily look like crocodile skin, my face gets really tight, my hair becomes brittle and the sides of my mouth burst.

I have finally discovered a few products that have absolutely transformed my beauty regime in winter and I cannot recommend these products more.

Vaseline Body Cream

I always use a body butter from The Body Shop as a normal moisturizer but my body was still constantly dry. I was in the supermarket when I discovered this gem. It didn't look like much but promised to solve my skin problems so I gave it a try. Not only does it moisturize your skin, it contains micro-droplets Petroleum Jelly which then coats your skin preventing more moisture to be lost. Even with this property it does not make your skin feel oily or sticky; it seeps right into the skin. Whenever someone complains to me about dry skin I always tell them about this product because it is one of the best products available as well as the most affordable! 

 Creighton's Bath and Shower Cream

This shower cream is perfect for something soothing for the skin. I love using it with a sponge all over my entire body. The product comes in many different scents but I just felt that the Vanilla was perfect for winter! The scent is really strong when you are using it in the shower, I just wish the scent lasted on your skin afterwards.

Elvive OIL Mask Balm

My hair has always been dry because I bleached my ends but during the colder months my hair became brittle and more visibly damaged than ever before. I am a sucker for new hair products especially hair masks so I gave this one a try. When I opened the tub I fell instantly in love, even if the product wasn't good the scent was great enough to persuade me to use it. It has the most beautiful cinnamon chai smell that always convinces me to reach for it! Beside the smell, it is such a good product. It conditions my hair so much leaving it extremely soft and silky. I use it about once a week instead of conditioner along with the oil afterwards from the same range. I am honestly in love with this product!

Clarins Orange Scrub

Using a scrub was always my favourite part of my skin regime even though I knew how harsh it was on my skin. I could often feel how my old scrubs would scrub away the healthy skin as well so I actually removed it all together from my regime. I then started using this scrub after a long night out with heavy make up just to ensure that all the make up was removed about once every two weeks. I then incorporated it into my skin regime once a week because it made my skin so radiant. It is so gentle on the skin because the beads are so small and they are not coarse at all. I can feel how it clears my face of dead skin cells especially around my nose area every time I use it.

Elizabeth Arden Sensitive skin Toner

I never really used toners because I felt my skin was to young and sensitive for the products available. My skin would always burn after using it! This toner, however, has changed my skin completely! It does not dry my skin out at all. I know it's the product I have been missing. Where a spot would usually leave a mark for a couple of days it now is completely reduced after a day or two. I think this is an absolutely gorgeous product.

Clinique Moisture Surge Intense Moisturizer

I am always skeptical when it comes to buying moisturizers because I hate it when my skin feel sticky but along with that I had extremely dry skin and needed to find something ASAP. Though it is very pricey this moisturizer lasts you months because it is very spreadable because it is just that good of a product. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about it. It honestly saved my skin.

Clarins Rose Water Lip Balm

My lips go absolutely crazy in any sort of change in climate so in the cold month my lips are dry and flaky (absolutely horrible for lipstick!). When I use this product, however, I can feel a big difference. My lips are instantly soothed. I carry this in my handbag with me wherever I go because it is honestly something that has helped me this winter. I love using it just before I apply my make up so that when I apply my lipstick my lips are smooth and the lipstick just sits nicely and isn't flaky. I think everyone should have one of these handy! 

MAC Strobe Cream

I bought this only because I had run out of my previous Illuminator but I then found out what an incredible Illuminating Moisturizer it is! I now use it as a primer under my foundation and I then mix the excess in with my foundation and it just gives such a flawless dewy finish that I love. I always found that foundation dries out my skin even the ones for dry skin and since using the Strobe Cream I find that my foundation feels and looks twenty times nicer on my skin!

Comment below which products you love in Winter!