Winter Skin Care Essentials

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Carmex. All opinions are 100% mine.

All of the sudden it got really cold. It became necessary to make sure I was always carrying a few things: a scarf, a chai tea latte, and everything and anything to keep my skin from succumbing to the horrors of winter.
 

My skin must haves for this bitter weather are chapstick and lotion and I cannot get enough of them. And after years of suffering with cracked lips and dry hands and noses, trying out different brands, I think I’ve found the product I can trust to help me get through this season — Carmex.
 
I tested out a bunch of Carmex products, like the Carmex Healing Lotion and Carmex Healing Cream and was really impressed with their effectiveness. Carmex has long been a name synonymous with lip care, but now they have these lotions and creams which work great.
 
The Carmex Healing Lotion was super lightweight but still effective in moisturizing my dry hands. I even felt comfortable using it on my face. The Healing Cream was a thicker formula which nourished my feet and hands. I actually felt like I was fixing the cracks on my skin when I put the cream on my feet — not just temporarily remedying the issue.
 
The products — which retail for $5.99 in drugstores  — smelled both clean and fresh, and the scent didn’t compete with the smell of perfume which I consider to be a bonus. I don’t really like scented lotions.
 
I also tried a variety of lip products. The moisture plus stick was the closest I like to come to lip gloss — so it was my ‘going out’ chapstick. The squeeze tube was the one I applied all day — it provided a gentle tint and I could feel it working on my lips! I tend to like the feeling of squeeze-tube style chapstick best, but when I tried the stick type in a yummy cherry I felt like it stuck to my lips a little better.
 

Now I have new essentials in my giant purse at all times: the on-the-go healing lotion mini-bottle and one…or three…varieties of chapstick that’s moisturizing and protecting me all day long. I feel set to walk outside in the cold!
 
I want to share these great products with my Her Campus readers — keep your eyes out for a giveaway of a kit containing a ton of Carmex products!!