How To Keep Your Skin Glowing During the Holidays!
The holiday season often means travel, cold weather, late nights, and indulgent treats. It is joyful and exciting, yet the combination of climate stressors and lifestyle shifts can quickly lead to dull, dehydrated, or reactive skin. With a few intentional strategies, you can preserve your healthy glow from Thanksgiving feasts to the New Year countdown.
1. Prioritize Hydration Inside and Out
• Increase your daily water intake, especially when enjoying alcohol, coffee, or salty foods
• Layer hydration in your routine with a hyaluronic acid serum beneath your moisturizer. This is the time when you might need more than one hydration product in your daily routine.
• Consider a humidifier at home to combat dry indoor heat.
Result: A plumper, smoother complexion that better resists seasonal irritation.
2. Support Your Skin Barrier
Your moisture barrier is your skin’s winter coat. Keep it strong with:
• Ceramide and peptide-based moisturizers
• Gentle cream or oil cleansers
• Avoiding over-exfoliation, especially before events. Hydration over exfoliation when in doubt.
A healthy barrier equals less redness, flaking, and breakouts.
3. Never Skip SPF
Winter sun is still sun. UVA rays responsible for aging penetrate clouds, windows, and snow reflection.
Daily SPF protects collagen and keeps pigmentation at bay during a season known for increased melasma flare-ups.
4. Schedule Strategic Professional Treatments
If you want to look lifted, smoothed, and glowing for events:
Best timing recommendations
• Microneedling: 10 to 21 days before big events
• Nano Needling or Glow Facial: 7-10 days before
• iS Clinical Fire & Ice, Hydrafacial or CO2 Pro Mask: Day-of or day-before for red-carpet radiance
If you don’t have time to make it in for professional treatments over the holiday season, my new go to for at home care:
iS Clinicals Peel Pads + CO2 Pro Mask + Lumara LED Light Therapy. Helps keep my skin in check in between my monthly/bi monthly treatments.
5. Maintain Consistency in Your Routine
Travel-friendly skincare sets help avoid surprise reactions from unfamiliar hotel products. Stick to:
• Gentle cleanser
• Antioxidant serum
• Moisturizer
• SPF
• Optional: calming mask for post-party skin. (Hydrinity’s Biocellulose Mask is amazing)
When traveling I love multi benefit products to help simplify packing. Some of my favorite multi benefit products are:
Skinbetter Alto Advanced (Antioxidant repair and protection for AM & PM, Vit C plus 19 other antioxidants for redness reducing, barrier repair and protection)
Skinbetter Mystro Active (Oil balancing, redness reducing, texture improving, dullness, clarity)
Skinbetter Tonesmart SPF (makeup primer, glowy tinted finish to give some light coverage and SPF)
Skinbetter Alpharet Overnight (Retinoid, AHA and a light hydrator built into one product)
Hydrinity Hydri C Moisturizer (Vitamin C and Moisturizer in one)
iS Clinical Peel Pads (Exfoliating, smoothing and brightening)
6. Be Mindful of Sugar and Stress
Festive treats are part of the fun. Overconsumption can trigger inflammation and breakouts. Pair sweets with good hydration and quality sleep when possible.
Short relaxation moments such as a warm bath, evening skincare ritual, or scalp massage can also help balance cortisol.
Adding in things that help reduce inflammation can be helpful. LED light therapy, calming masks and drinking lots of water to help flush out toxins.
7. Add Overnight Repair
Embrace beauty sleep with a treatment that works while you rest:
• Retinoids or gentle retinol alternatives
• Barrier-repair balms
• Overnight hydrating masks
Results show up fast when the skin is supported overnight.
The Bottom Line
Holidays do not need to be synonymous with red, irritated, or lackluster skin. Small, thoughtful adjustments keep you glowing through every photo, family gathering, and festive toast.
Clients who want personalized guidance or treatment timing assistance can always reach out. Skinfatuation is here to make your glow last longer than the holiday lights.
Don’t Foret To Put Skincare on the Gift List
Refill essentials before the busy weeks begin. Stocking up prevents the impulse to grab low-quality drugstore products when in a pinch.
Gift-worthy favorites:
• Hydrating serums
• Masks
• Travel-size skincare sets
Treating yourself counts as holiday cheer.
