Canadian Beauty Essentials
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The Serum Savior
Serums are more lightweight and often absorb more quickly compared to creams, they’re also filled with active ingredients to help save your skin STAT. Filled with rejuvenating (and exotic) cassia angustifolia seed extract and vegetable glycerine, this one does the job while being incredibly all-natural.
Consonant Skincare HydrExtreme Serum, $72 at Consonant Skincare
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The Calming Face Oil
Soothing for those who are suffering from super dry skin and great for eczema, psoriasis and any awful, winter-induced redness or rosacea.
Pure + simple Skin Calming Oil, $36.95 at Pure + simple
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The Triumphing Toner
Cleansing and moisturizing is key to baby soft skin in the dead of winter, but the linchpin in beautifying is toning. Without it, your skin if left unbalanced. Save it by swiping on this tried-and-true all-natural formula from beauty brand on the rise Belmondo, and say goodbye to annoying T-zone flakes, fast.
Belmondo Witch Hazel Face Toner, $37.95 at Belmondo
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A Firming Body Cream
Banish dry elbows, knees and toes — and anywhere else, really — with a cream that not only surges your skin with the moisture it needs, but firms you up with vitamin C. It promises to increase firmness by 40 percent in 15 minutes, while keeping the moisture in. It’s a miracle worker and that’s why we love it.
Murad Body Firming Cream, $47 at Murad
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A Sweet-Smelling Scrub
So we haven’t seen greenery in months and our sunny-someplace tan has long faded from the vacation we took earlier in the year. Whatever—we’re doing a proverbial sundance with this sweetly-scented scrub. Buff away dead skin and prep your body for moisture while thinking of ‘ritas and beach-side picnics.
Lovefresh Key Lime and Coconut Body Scrub, $30, lovefresh.com
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The Fool-Proof Winter Kit
Whether you’re a skincare novice or just unsure about what to choose, grab on to this cheap-and-cheerful two-piece kit: a fool-proof, no-brainer beauty package to help you save face—literally. A full-size lactic acid-infused peel speeds up cell turnover and nia-stem moisturizer helps seal in your skin’s moisture from the elements.
B. Kamins Winter Skin Kit, $50, bkamins.com
