As I sit here looking at my incredibly rough, dry hands complete with nasty jagged cuticles (despite a recent mani!), I wonder if perhaps I should be paying more attention to my skin this winter. Luckily, I found some help just when I needed it most.

Cybil Solyn, Skin Fitness Expert, the blog of a skin professional, has a thorough post about skin's wintry needs and specific advice for oily/combination, dry/mature, dehydrated/acneic/"oil slick" and acne-prone skin. (I could spend hours on her blog, by the way. I'm completely enchanted.)

Time And Money Saving Beauty Tips offers up natural solutions for a variety of problems including "alligator skin," rough hands and brittle hair.

For a treasury of tried-and-true "Beauty Must Haves" for skin, hair and face, visit my.baby's.lil.princess* v02. Warning: I felt like some serious shopping therapy after reading this post.

Since we're just around the corner from Valentine's Day, make sure your kisser is, well, kissable. Beauty and Sexy Tips offers advice for less-than-lovable chapped lips: how to treat them and most importantly, how to avoid getting them in the first place.

The Style Page and Salon Style - Salon and Beauty News have some no-nonsense tips to caring for winter skin with product recommendations.

Finally, Solarkat offers an easy remedy for irritated skin using essential oils. Stick that one in your pocket for later in the year beacuse it doubles as a fix for sunburn.

Following this advice will surely get me "softened up" in no time!

photo credit: Evergreen Wellness Center
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