For most of the year, our beauty efforts tend to be relatively constant. People generally fall into routines that stay fairly unaffected by changing seasons and atmospheres, at least for the simple stuff. But the winter can often be the one exception, where the changing weather and cooling temperatures can have a fairly noticeable effect on our bodies, and, by extension, our everyday beauty efforts! So, with this in mind, here are 4 helpful tips for your winter beautification.
1. Find A Strong Conditioner
Perhaps the main side effect of winter weather on beauty and image is that the cold, windy weather can make hair dull, uninteresting, and haphazard. This is a particularly aggravating image issue, but fortunately it's also one of the easiest ones to avoid! Women's Health notes that a simple conditioner, ideally including silicones to retain moisture, can do the trick when applied regularly. The same article recommends Dove's "Intensive Repair Daily Treatment."
2. Keep Your Skin Moist
If anything is more bothersome than dull hair in the winter, it's dry, colourless skin. Not only does the dry winter cold lead to skin issues, but even the hot air flowing through the average home has a drying effect, which compounds the issue. There are plenty of ways to combat this problem, however, from staying hydrated, to using lotions, and even installing a humidifier. It's not normally a source one turns to for beauty, but Web MD actually has a very helpful list of skincare tips.
3. Keep Your Eyes Moist
Eyes, too, will dry out more frequently during the winter, and particularly if you wear contacts this can lead to some visible irritation, and get you rubbing your eyes a bit more than you'd like to. Acuvue has some helpful tips for which kinds of lenses can keep your eyes moist, as well as tips for lens comfort in general, and many of these can help you to be more comfortable - and therefore keep your eyes feeling best - during the winter.
4. Keep Your Skin Glowing
This goes hand in hand with dry skin, but the fact is dryness isn't the only factor that can make your skin a bit pale during the winter months. Simply being cold - or even being a bit sick - can give you a paler complexion than you'd like, but fortunately there are easy fixes. In fact, you may as well kill two birds with one stone by picking up a tinted moisturiser, to add some colour even as you keep your skin healthy and moist.
Beyond these issues that can arise from coldness and dryness, most of your everyday beauty efforts should remain relatively unchanged. And if you sufficiently battle the cold where your hair, skin and eyes are concerned, you'll be sure to look stunning no matter how harsh the season is!
What are your top tips for surviving the cold winter months?
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