With winter just days away (how did that happen!) it’s time to prep skin for the cooler months ahead! Unfortunately, that radiant, dewy complexion we rocked in summer can quickly give way to dryness, dullness, and a tight, uncomfortable feeling so it’s important to up the ante by giving skin a little extra TLC to keep it hydrated and healthy.
From glow-getting skincare to the best body solutions, keep reading as we countdown the best winter skin essentials for a soft, glowing complexion, 9 products both we and our customers can’t get enough of!
You might love a good foaming cleanser (I know I do!), but they can unfortunately leave your skin feeling squeaky clean (and stripped!) with it comes to the cool months. Winter calls for gentle, nourishing cleansers that help protect the skin's natural barrier rather than strip it of the essential oils you really need!
Phytomer’s Perfect Visage Gentle Cleansing Milk is beautifully creamy and formulated with OLIGOMER® (Phytomer's signature seawater concentrate) to cleanse gently while remineralizing and fortifying the skin. Your skin will feel soft and hydrated after every use (and of course perfectly cleansed!) not tight. It really is a true winter skin saviour!
“The best cleansing milk that I have ever tried! I just love it. My skin feels so soft, clean and refresh, not dry at all... Highly recommend!” – Deb
“Hands down the best facial cleanser I've ever used. Always leaves your face feeling clean while hydrating. Use in the morning and at night, with the Rose Visage Toner. Don't know If I could ever move on to a different product!” – Lisa
If you want serious hydration that goes beyond the surface, a hyaluronic serum is your non-negotiable winter ally and Pevonia’s Hyaluronic Acid Hydra Serum is our go-to every time! This powerful serum is packed with hyaluronic acid (in fact it features one of the highest concentrations of hyaluronic acid on the market at 12%). Combined with the powerful duo of marine collagen and hibiscus esculentus extract it delivers an intense surge of moisture that plumps, smooths, and leaves your skin feeling incredibly supple. It's like a big drink of water for your face!
“Instant youth and hydration! This stuff makes my skin look hydrated, glowy and refreshed. LOVE!” – Ceslie R
“I have just started using this serum and the results are already noticeable. My skin is so much more youthful! Smoother, plumper and visibly radiant! I couldn’t recommend more highly!!” – Mary C
You might well love your daily moisturiser, maybe you’ve been using it for some time now, but I’m here to tell you that if it’s lightweight and was perfect for summer it’ll likely not cut it as the temperatures drop! And this will visibly reflect on your skin too! It’s time to transition to a richer formulation rich in hyaluronic acid, shea butter and ceramides that will lock in moisture and protect your skin just like Pevonia’s Rejuvenating Dry Skin Cream. Don't let the "dry skin" in the name fool you though, this cream is a dream for anyone needing extra comfort and nourishment in winter. Packed with natural goodness including hyaluronic acid, collagen, squalane, pear seed oil, honey, aloe, shea butter and glycerin, It provides intense hydration and helps to restore the skin's youthful glow.
“This is the most beautiful cream. It’s hydrating and nourishing without feeling heavy or clogging and the smell is amazing.” – Ellen R
“I have tried numerous products whose purpose is to hydrate and soften dry skin but this is the only product that I have found that actually accomplishes this goal. – Sarah S
For an extra boost of glow and nourishment, especially at night, facial oils are a game-changer. They work with your skin's natural lipids to strengthen its barrier and deliver potent ingredients. This luxurious oil is not only incredibly nourishing and combats dehydration and dryness like no other, but it’s gorgeous mandarin aroma also helps to soothe your senses, making it the ultimate beauty buy for a relaxing winter evening routine! We LOVE it and we know you will too!
“This oil is one of my favourites... I love the smell and it feels light as a feather on your skin. I wear it alone in the am and with a moisturizer at night through the winter.” – Pamela G
“This serum is worth its weight in gold. I have searched everywhere to find something that delivers moisture that stays. This is it. It is on the pricey side but it's worth every penny. Only a little bit will cover the whole face nicely.” - Changing
Winter is the perfect time to introduce a nourishing night cream! Skin cells do their greatest renewal and repair whist we sleep, so applying much needed hydration at night is essential to maximise absorption and to enhance your skin barrier. In the winter months I personally usePhytomer’s Night Recharge Youth Enhancing Cream because my skin really needs that extra layer of rich moisturiser! The cream literally cocoons my skin in nourishing hydration and really does restore youthful vitality by morning. It’s formulated with the best in marine ingredients including D-Tox Microalgae (designed to promote the elimination of free radicals, toxins, and pollutants detoxifying the skin while you sleep), Marine Mannitol (an active ingredient which helps to re-oxygenate tired and "asphyxiated" cells) and Laminaria Digitata Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract and Jojoba & Sunflower Seed Wax to deeply nourish, revitalise and strengthen the skin! I simply love how my skin looks and feels when I wake up (I’m talking glowy, plumper and just more youthful looking!) and I know you will love it too!
“I am in love with this product! I've been using it for a few months now and every morning after I've applied it the night before my skin feels smoother and looks so much more radiant! It's texture is silky and rich and the scent is subtle but wonderful!” – Rillie
“Love my phytomer products. Bought and tried this for the first time the other night. It is beautiful and rich and gave me a recharge overnight. Phytomer never disappoints me.” – Cass
While it might seem counterintuitive to exfoliate dry winter skin, gentle exfoliation is crucial to remove dead skin cells that can build up and make your complexion look dull! This is because cold weather can leave your skin flaky and rough.
Pevonia’s creamy exfoliating scrub gently buffs away dead skin cells, impurities and toxins with jojoba beads while Saponaria and chamomile, calm and soften skin, leaving your it velvety, glowy, smooth and ready to absorb moisture. You’ll love the immediate gratification you’ll get from this formidable favourite of ours. Use 1-2 times weekly.
“I love this exfoliator, my skin always feels so smooth and hydrated after using it. It also makes my skin look a lot brighter.” – Oreilly
“I love this cleanser! I have never been able to exfoliate with anything else as it has just been too harsh for my skin. This gentle exfoliating cleansers is exactly that! Leaves my skin feeling beautiful and soft and definitely makes a noticeable difference in my texture. I use once a week and it has been a game changer for my skin.” – Stacey H
Your face isn’t the only thing that needs winter care! Your body deserves some love too! You’ll want to opt for a rich, nourishing body cream packed with ingredients like shea butter, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, or marine extracts to keep your skin silky smooth and we LOVE Phytomer’s Well-being Sensation. It’s deeply moisturising without being greasy, delicately fragranced for spa-like vibes (ahhh) and it’s infused with trace elements and marine minerals so you can image how amazingly soft and supple your skin feels after every use!
“This body cream is so moisturizing and has a light spa scent that is so gentle. I have used many hand/foot/body creams from other French brands and this is the one that is best for me!” - Verity
“This great smelling product moisturized my skin all day long without having to reapply. It was exactly what I've experienced in Salons.” – Reg
Just as it’s important to use a good exfoliator for our face, we mustn’t forget to exfoliate the skin on our body either! This outstanding body exfoliator is as indulgent as they come delivering an aroma-sensory experience while gently exfoliating your skin! Luxuriously foaming and formulated with French sea salt, papaya and pineapple extracts, it also nourishes and detoxifies the skin. As the salt dissolves, tropical fruit enzymes work their magic, leaving your skin velvety-smooth, radiant, and refreshed. And yes we know it carries a hefty price tag but we promise you it’s worth it!
“This is not in the class of a typical exfoliant. This is a high end spa product. The scent alone will take you to the spa experience but most importantly any rough skin will feel silky after the very first treatment and look visibly smoother.” – Khristine B
“I just love everything about this product. The smell is absolutely Devine and it leaves my skin so very smooth. A brilliant product.” – Jewel
A good hand cream is an absolute essential for me in winter and hey why shouldn’t we look after our hands as we do our face and body? The thing is before I discoveredPhytomer’s Oleocreme Ultra-Nourishing Hand CreamI hated the feel of wearing hand cream and I’d want to wash my hands immediately after I’d applied it, so instead I used to bear the brunt of dry cracked skin! Not anymore! My favourite hand cream (and I’ve tried many) absorbs into skin immediately and intensely nourishes, soothes and softens my dry, damaged hands. I take it everywhere I go!
“I love this hand cream! It really helps my chapped hands. It is not greasy but very hydrating. It smells great too!!” – Nicole
“Just as the name of the cream suggest, this is a really rich and moisturizing hand cream! It sinks in to the skin and leaves my hands soft. I just love it.” – Maryanne V
Want to know what our top picks are when it comes to makeup essentials for Winter too? Click here.
A few other tips to remember to get your skin through the winter season;
- No matter how tempting it is (and I have been guilty in the past!) try not to have your shower set to HOT. Unfortunately, it will strip your skin’s natural oils leaving you feeling tight and dry!
- Don’t forget to hydrate from within too! Topical skincare is essential to nourish the skin from the outside in, but you also need to drink plenty of water to hydrate from within!
- And remember even in winter you need to wear your sunscreen!! The UV rays are always there!
