Winter Skincare and Beauty Favorites

It’s time for another of my FAVE topics: skincare and beauty! Winter skincare is so important but so hard to get right because our skin is so sensitive during this time of year. The wind can be cold, dry and bitter and our heaters are blasting which dries our skin even more…it’s all annoying and taxing on our skin.

I had been in a bit of a beauty rut (or lack-of-beauty) and hadn’t really tried anything new for almost a solid year, so I made myself go find some new favorites. And my god I’m so glad I did! Because I definitely found favorites.

If you’re looking for a lot of new makeup finds, sorry, I just haven’t been wearing very much of it lately. This post is definitely mostly skincare. But you can check out this post…this one…and this one for some fun stuff too!

As always, this is not a sponsored post, I bought everything with my own money, and the links to products are affiliate links.

Youth to the People – Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask

This YttP Dream Mask is truly dreamy. I wasn’t sold on the whole “overnight mask” thing until I grabbed this one. You don’t have to sleep face up, never touching your pillow. It’s essentially a super rich night cream BUT it soaks in! Overnight it moisturizes and works magic on your skin. In the morning, I just rinse my face after I brush my teeth and I can tell a HUGE difference. My skin is so soft, bright and never dry.

I love this stuff so much. And I even use it on my toddler who has terribly dry cheeks from our house heater and the temp swings.

Kale + Spinach Green Tea Hyaluronic Acid Moisture Cream

Another YttP winner here! I love how quickly this moisturizer soaks in. I’ve been using this one in the morning and I hardly wear makeup, so it’s really important that my moisturizer completely absorbs and just leaves me looking fresh. This one is a total winner. I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy everything in this collection because I love the ingredient lists and feel like I’ve found a new best friend.

Lenaige – Lip Sleeping Mask

Hello, I’m Melissa, and I bite my lips when I’m nervous.

Yup, I have the WORST lips ever. I’ve been a longtime user of the Bite Agave Lip Mask at night and in the morning, but I think my skin has just gotten too used to it. Like, yup, that’s just what we soak in, I’m bored.

So I tried out this Lenaige Lip Sleeping Mask and sweet Lord it is amazing. It goes on like butter, has the most beautiful moisturizing gloss to it as it’s soaking in, and it smells like bubblegum. I’m sold. They also have a vanilla one that smells like cake that I carry in my purse.

I’ve been using this stuff night and day and my lips love it so much.

Isle of Paradise – Self Tanning Drops (dark)

I’ve NEVER used a self tanner. WHAT?!

Sure, when I was 12 I went through a brief Jergens phase. But that doesn’t count.

This stuff sold me. You put a few drops into your moisturizer, (so you don’t have to obsess over switching lotions) and rub it all over your body. It was seriously so simple. I had zero anxiety over using it and didn’t need to buy a glove or anything werid or special. Win.

I love that this stuff works gradually. I started with just 3 drops in my pumps of lotion and worked it in. After seeing how glow-y I look, I am in love. It works with my natural skin color, so it isn’t forcing me to be a shade I’d never turn in the summer (make sense?). And because you just use it in drops, I don’t think this bottle will ever run out. I think I look ten times healthier with the glow I’ve got going on now.

I use color Dark (purple) because I’d rather use fewer drops of a stronger one and have the bottle last longer than use a ton of a weaker one…hope that makes sense.

Tarte – Gifted Amazonian Clay Mascara

This one has been my new mascara staple. When I quit my lazy excuses and put on my mascara, I look like a whole new person. I can’t stop staring at my lashes! If you watch me on Instagram Stories, you might have noticed. Yup, they’re truly my lashes with just a bit of this mascara. I love it.

 

Annnnddddd that’s it! What are you most excited to try? What have you been loving lately?