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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 56 JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2020 S H O P + R E N E W Five skincare savants weigh in on how to protect your skin from the harsh New England winter. BY ALEX ANDRA PECCI WINTER BEAUTY Stay hydrated and don't forget to slather on sunscreen. If your first thought is that this sounds like warm-weather skincare advice, you're not alone. But when it comes to having winter- ready skin, experts agree that the basics go a long way. In fact, they may even be more important in the winter, since dryness is everyone's cold-weather nemesis. With so much confusion about how to properly care for our skin during the cold winter months, we checked in with five experts from the North Shore's top spas and salons to give us their best tips and tricks for maintaining your glow—even when the weather outside is frightful. H Y D R AT E F R O M T H E I N S I D E O U T "Our focus is teaching people about staying hydrated. In winter, the heat in the house literally robs the moisture out of our body. If we are not drinking water, telltale signs appear on our face. As prunes loose moisture they begin to shrivel; that is a good analogy for how our skin reflects our level of hydration. You should always be flushing water through your system. We want to be a running river, we don't want to be a still pond." Dawn Tardif, D. Ay., founder of BodiScience Wellness Center & Spa in Beverly "Of course the winter is very cold so clients come in complaining about dryness. I find that a lot of people don't drink enough water. You need to drink even more water in the winter. Using a serum is excellent for dryness too, like ones from SkinMedica and Jan Marini Skin Research." Dayle Ciampa, owner and co-founder, Dayle's European Skin Care & Med Spa in Marblehead W E A R S U N S C R E E N ! "The number one anti-aging treatment is sunscreen all year long, including the colder months. Our favorites are the Colorescience Sunforgettable SPF brush, which can be reapplied over makeup every few hours, and ZO Sunscreen and Primer." Michelle Doran, Nurse Practitioner, co-founder RN Esthetics "The big thing that all my aestheticians say is using SPF year-round. If you're using a high-end beauty product on your face that has anything in it that can react with the sun, it doesn't take too long for it to do damage. For instance, you shouldn't be using vitamin C without a good oil-free SPF." Steven Florio, general manager P yara Spa and Salon in Burlington "Use SPF after moisturizing—I like one that's tinted to cover up any redness." Gabriela Varoudakis, owner and creative director, Suite Six Medical Aesthetics in Newburyport and Boston "People think, 'Oh it's the winter, I don't need sunscreen! And I say, 'Oh yes you do!' The sun is just as strong in the winter as in the summer. That's also true when you're in the car. The glass window intensifies the sun 10 times stronger. I suggest to my clients that right when they get up in the morning, cleanse your skin, apply all your products and serums, and your last step should be sunscreen. Use anything SPF 30 or higher. To me the final PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHUTTERSTOCK Keep your skin glowing all winter long with these beauty tips.