This is a tough time of year for your skin, so here are some creams and oils to show it some love

Your skin hates winter. It hates dry air, central heating, the alcohol you swill at festive parties and the icy walk home, too. The joy of this is, though, that you can enjoy the luxury of an old-fashioned face cream, morning and night, along with a little massage of your favourite oil. It’s a chance to feel like you’re feeding your skin, nursing it back to the glossy glow you have evidence of in selfies from June.

Beauty Pie Super Retinol Serum £12.11 for members of beautypie.com

Votary Clarifying Facial Oil £65 libertylondon.com

Tata Harper Creme Riche £185 tataharperskincare.com

Clarins SOS Mask £30 clarins.com

Lixir Skin Vitamin C Paste £32 lixirskin.co.uk

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors £6.80 theordinary.com

Decléor Prolagene Lift Flash Mask £49 decleor.co.uk

IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream £38 itcosmetics.co.uk

Tom Ford Radiant Moisture Soufflé £70 harveynichols.com

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