How to take care of your skin in the winter

Winter can be tough on your skin! To ensure it stays in good shape, choose a skincare routine with comforting formulas that do good and make you feel good too.

Why is our skin drier in winter?

The wind, sudden temperature changes and overly hot showers weaken the hydrolipidic film. This natural barrier is made up of water and lipids, it protects skin from external aggressions and maintains a good level of moisture. When it is impaired, skin becomes dehydrated and it can feel tight , it might also prickle or start to flake.

Faces are particularly exposed to the cold, and they often suffers this kind of irritation, but hands and other parts of our body are also affected. So it’s important to adapt your skincare routine for the season to keep your skin soft and comfortable all winter long.

The winter skincare routine

A gentle make-up remover

To remove make-up, use gentle formulas that comfort the skin and remove impurities while protecting the hydrolipidic film.

With its creamy texture, LYSLAIT cleansing milk immediately comforts. Apply over the face and neck with the tips of your fingers and either rinse off any excess or remove with a cotton pad.

The Triple Oil Balm Make-Up Remover & Cleanser, is an ultra-sensory product that transforms into an oil as you massage, then into a milky cream on contact with water. A true moment of well-being that cleanses skin in a single gesture.

A caring overnight mask

At night while you’re sleeping,your skin regenerates. Sheltered from external aggressions, its restorative systems are activated as it prepares to face the cold, wind and stresses of the next day.

In winter, to support the nighttime cellular renewal process and help shore up skin’s defences, replace your usual skincare with an overnight mask once or twice a week.

The Velvet Sleeping Mask with Saffron Flowers, has been designed to comfort, soothe, nourish and intensely moisturise dry skin. Upon waking, skin appears renewed, it is stronger, more resistant and ready to take on the day!

How to use the sleeping mask?

Apply a thin layer of the mask over the face and neck, then leave on all night. In the morning, perform your usual skincare routine.

When needed, you can also use it as a 10-minute rescue mask to comfort and soothe your skin.

A nourishing cream

In the morning, to optimise the benefits of your evening beauty routine and to protect and strengthen facial skin, use a nourishing cream with a high concentration of moisturising, replenishing and soothing active ingredients.

Formulated with botanical raw ingredients, including Shea butter, a trio of oils rich in omega 6, 7 and 9 and the star ingredient of the Velvet Collection, Saffron Flower extract, Velvet Nourishing Cream with Saffron Flowers helps skin to regain lasting suppleness in an instant.

The winter body care routine

A soothing body cream

Although dry skin on your body can occur at any time of the year, winter is when it is most likely to feel tight and irritated. Elbows, knees, feet and shins are frequently affected with rough patches and flaking.

Applied morning and evening, Velvet Nourishing Body Cream with Saffron Flowers moisturises, nourishes, soothes and repairs your skin, while wrapping it in a veil of feel-good fragrance featuring notes of comforting Honey and Orange Blossom.

A restorative hand cream

The winter cold makes hand fragile, especially when exposed to cold weather. To avoir rough patches, make a habit of moisturising them morning and evening.

Restorative Hand Cream acts on all fronts to moisturise, restore, nourish, protect. Creamy yet non-sticky, it offers a perfect powder finish, so you can use it whenever you feel the need, throughout the day.