These Are My Favourite, Miracle Working Skincare Tips And Tricks To Get You Through The Dry Winter

Winter is coming...

Hello everyone! With Christmas now out of the way and the new year fast approaching, I thought that now would be the perfect opportunity to share with you some of my favourite skincare tips and tricks to get you through the long winter ahead! Keep reading to find out some of my favourite, miracle-working tricks to keep your skin looking rejuvenated all winter long!

Tip One: Drink Lots of Water and Stay Hydrated!

Although this is kind of a given, staying hydrated is absolutely a must for great, healthy-looking skin. I know this is a given, but it's so important, especially through the cold, dry winters! Dermatologists actually recommend trying to drink about 8 - 10 glasses of water a day to keep your skin looking fresh and radiant.

Tip Two: SPF is key!

I know it sounds crazy to wear sunscreen in the winter, but trust me, it's super important! In fact, any dermatologist would tell you that if you could only choose one skincare product, sunscreen is the way to go. Wearing SPF protects from free radical damage that can cause skin cancer and early signs of ageing. Always make sure to wear a layer before going out to start your day. If you're too keen on the idea of wearing sunscreen, it's also possible to wear a moisturizer with SPF, including the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector SPF 30 (if you're looking for a tinted moisturizer), the La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 moisturizer or the Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50, but of course, there are so many more if you're looking for something more geared towards your skin type.

Tip Three: You don't need to spend tons of money on a product for it to be good.

Listen, we've all been there - went into a skincare store with a plan to get some affordable, great quality products for our skincare regime, but left the store with bags of hundred-dollar products we probably won't even use. Trust me, I know how expensive skincare can be. But don't worry! Despite what you may be told at the stores, you don't need to spend tons of money on your products for them to be good. In fact, a lot of dermatologists actually agree that drugstore products such as CeraVe are the best for your skin - only twenty bucks at most places. Just look to ensure that your products are made of clean ingredients, include lots of Co-Q10, a substance that helps prevent damage to lipids on the skin’s surface, include SPF and are low on ingredients proven to irritate your skin (such as Parabens), and you're off to the races! Ensure that the products you're choosing are geared to work specifically for your skin type (sensitive, dry or oily) for best results. Remember, a good quality product doesn't necessarily have to be expensive.

Tip Four: Using lots of a product doesn't always lead to better skin.

It's important to bare in mind that using more of a product isn't always a good thing. While it can be really tempting to pile on tons of different products every morning and night, using too much product can actually clog pores, especially if the moisturizers aren’t noncomedogenic. Keep in mind that certain ingredients don't work well together and therefore should not be used at the same time. Be sure to do some research into the ingredients and contents of each of your products before usage to ensure they work well with your other products and will work the way you want them to.

Tip Five: Layer your products from thinnest to thickest in terms of texture.

When beginning your skincare routine, it's important to begin with the thinnest, water-like products such as an essence or serum and then follow with heavier moisturizers and oils, which help to seal everything in. Actually, since oils have occlusive properties, they literally create a barrier between the skin and the air, so putting on top of them really does nothing.

Tip Six: Save the bulk of your skincare routine for bedtime.

While it's true that skincare regimens can take lots of time from your mornings, that isn't actually the only reason as to why you should save your routine for nighttime. Skin actually repairs itself overnight, so things like retinol and thick moisturizers are best used in the evening.

Tip Seven: Treat your neck like it's merely an extension of your face.

In case you didn't already know, the face and neck are actually considered as a part of one skin unit because your décolletage is susceptible to the same signs of skin damage. Therefore, it needs to be given the same amount of care and attention as your face. There are many products designed specifically for the area below the chin, so consider investing in some to give the area the amount of attention required.

So that's it! Those are my top seven skincare tips to help get you through the upcoming winter. Hopefully you learned a thing or two about good skincare habits that you are willing to implement it into your skin regimen for the best possible skin this winter.