Island Life Magazine Ltd November/December 2005 | Page 41

BEAUTY
just another beauty chore. With this in mind, we asked the
Naturally Active Skincare team if they had any advice to help
ease our skin through the next few months.
I n w i n t e r, m o i s t u r e t e n d s t o d i s a p p e a r f r o m t h e s k i n m o r e
q u i c k l y, m a i n l y d u e t o t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f c o l d , w i n d y, w i n t r y
w e a t h e r a n d s u p e r e f f i c i e n t , m o d e r n h e a t i n g s y s t e m s . Tr y
following these simple tips to keep your skin looking its best.
Keep a bowl of water near the radiator in your bedroom.
This will boost the humidity in your room and help prevent
your skin from drying out overnight.
Daily exfoliation is the key to brighter looking skin in winter
months. The simplest and quickest way to exfoliate is to
cleanse daily with a cotton muslin cloth – save time, cleanse
and exfoliate every day in one easy step. Exfoliation also
promotes better absorption of the nourishing protective oils
in any moisturizer you use into the upper epidermal layers of
the skin.
W i n t e r ’s f l a t g r e y l i g h t o f t e n m a k e s o u r s k i n l o o k d u l l e r
than it really is - especially in the delicate area under the
eyes. Use a nourishing eye cream to plump up and nourish
t h i s n o t i c e a b l e a n d s e n s i t i v e a r e a . I t ’s a g o o d i d e a t o c h o o s e
an eye cream with light reflective particles that will disguise
dark shadows.
O u r s k i n i s m a d e u p o f m a i n l y w a t e r s o i t ’s i m p o r t a n t t o
remember to still drink enough during the winter months.
E v e n t h o u g h w e m a y n o t f e e l a s t h i r s t y a s i n t h e h o t s u m m e r,
o u r s k i n w