Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 by Tanya Sharma,
WHERE TO FIND
All over town. After all, no one is safe from winter’s wrath
TREND ALERT
It’s the unusually mild winter that has besieged the DC area this year. After the Snowmageddon event of 2010-2011, this kind of weather is more than welcome. But what does it mean for our skin? Most winters signal the return of dry air, but even given the low-key weather, this season is no different. That’s because even though temperatures may be a wee bit higher than usual, most people are still turning on their heaters at home (it’s not that warm, after all). The result? Parched skin, lips and even hair, all of which are begging for more moisture now than any other time of the year.
GET THE LOOK
Keep yourself immersed in all things hydrated with a strict, no-fuss regimen that treats you from head to toe with intense moisture. These are the products local gals dig for their fix:
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream delivers immediate moisture via its potent formula – a blend of healing colloidal oatmeal (great for itchy, eczema-prone skin), shea butter and eucalyptus oil, which soothes irritated spots. The Tysons Corner Sephora team swears by it for everything from cracked noses to chapped lips to raw hands (and it really is that good, ladies).
Jurlique Skin Balancing Face Oil is, to put it succinctly, the business. So light and beautifully scented, it absorbs into the skin almost immediately and leaves it feeling instantly softer and healthier. It even wears well beneath makeup. For extra-strength results, layer it beneath your preferred moisturizer and reap its amazing conditioning benefits.
Kérastase Elixir Ultime could well be the hair product of the moment, at least around here. The Vidal Sassoon team at Tysons Galleria gives high marks to this golden cocktail. It’s packed with healing ingredients, like shine-enhancing maize oil, nourishing Pracaxi oil, smoothing camellia oil and restorative argan oil.
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