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Beauty Forecast

There’s a lot to look forward to in January: ice skating, curling up by a roaring fire, wrapping up in cashmere while sipping Cabernet. What we’re not looking forward to? Walking the dog, freezing rain and indoor heating. Low humidity outside and dry heat inside sap moisture, leaving complexions parched. Skip winter-distressed skin with these moisture-charged creams, serums and masks. Each one promises to top up hydration and impart a glow no matter how low the mercury dips.

BY JULIA MCEWEN

Fresh Crème Ancienne Soft Cream This ultra-luxe cream will win over even the shrewdest skincare shoppers. Inspired by the brand’s Crème Ancienne Eye Cream—each jar is handmade in a monastery— this latest handcrafted offering is designed for the face and neck. The weightless moisturizer is quickly Ruddy complexions will benefit from this serum,

absorbed, providing instant and long-lasting hydration.

Soothe your skin with this aloerich gel mask.

Darphin Hydraskin Intensive Skin-Hydrating Serum $164, sephora.ca. Revitalizing Mask The cure for a blah and marine actives, helps energize skin while moisturerich elastic kelp plumps it up. A purifying ferment blend neutralizes free radicals and protects skin from environmental aggressors. $180, holtrenfrew.com.

which harnesses Darphin’s extreme hydration complex, a cocktail of intensely hydrating pomegranate essence, urea (which exfoliates dead cells and allows moisturizing ingredients to penetrate) and polyquaternium (which adds moisture while creating a barrier against water loss). $100, murale.ca. RoC Pro-Preserve Anti-Oxidant Nourishing Cream Plenty of moisturizers brag about lending hydration, radiance and calming powers, but this rich cream takes it one step further. Avocado and grapeseed oil, along with nourishing shea butter and hyaluronic acid (a molecule that attracts and retains more than 1,000 times its weight in water), boost skin’s density while helping promote its natural moisture barrier. $39, shoppersdrugmart.ca.

Your renewed complexion

La Mer The Intensive complexion is only eight minutes away with this revitalizing mask. La Mer’s signature Miracle Broth, bursting with antioxidants is just eight minutes away!

Naturopathica Aloe Replenishing Gel Mask An alternative to thick masks that can be too concentrated for oily or sensitive skin, this lightweight gel mask calms and helps reduce redness with antiinflammatory aloe vera. Moisture-binding prickly pear cactus essence and hyaluronic acid work to drench skin, leaving it plumped and radiant. $52, naturopathica.com. Etival Aqua Surge Serum This cooling serum fights dullness and dryness and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines from the very first application. The botanical-packed gel-like serum delivers hydration to thirsty skin, instantly softening the epidermis without leaving it slippery. Daily use, followed by a moisturizer, is your ticket to beautiful skin. $22, shoppersdrugmart.ca. Biotherm Aquasource Cocoon Need to weatherproof your dry skin but despise oily creams? Look no further than this balm-meetsgel formulation. Ultra-nourishing yet light, this cream leaves skin soft. Loaded with the brand’s ceramide cocoon complex (ceramides are natural fats found in the skin), the formula seals in water so skin cells don’t dry out. $49, biotherm.ca.

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WINTER BEAUTY TIPS AT canadianliving.com/ beautyguide.