Winter Beauty Essentials + Aquaphor

During the summertime, my beauty routine lessens. I like to let the sun do it’s thing, with a little help from SPF and a good lip color, and that’s how I roll from the months of June through August. Basically, summer is my thang. And I know my skin totally agrees with me, because we start to strugs from when October rolls around, all the way through about February. Here in DC, where the air goes from moisture-full to dry overnight, it’s time to bust out the big guns. Enter: Aquaphor

Specifically, Aquaphor Healing Ointment has been my secret weapon the past few weeks for keeping my skin from becoming dry and irritated as the temperature cools down. I keep a mini bottle of it in my purse, along with the Aquaphor Lip Repair. No one wants to be caught with dry hands or cracked lips, am I right?

See below for what other beauty essentials I’ve been carrying with me lately… AND, we’re excited to announce that, one lucky reader of this post will win an Aquaphor Healing Ointment along with a $50 Visa gift card to spend on their own winter beauty essentials. Just follow these simple rules below:

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Featured Winter Beauty Essentials/What Else Is In My Bag:

OPI ‘MAN REPELLER’ NAIL POLISH – Preaching nude nails for fall

MOROCCANOIL TREATMENT – Control le frizz

JUICY COUTURE ‘VIVA LA JUICY’ PERFUME – My signature scent as of late

TOM’s OF MAINE DEODORANT – I’m trying out an aluminum free option

ELIZABETH AND JAMES SUNGLASSES – The deep plum color seems to go with everything

AQUAPHOR HEALING OINTMENT AND LIP REPAIR – Both are dermatologist recommended

LAURA MERCIER EYE SHADOW STICK– For a quick and no-hassle smokey eye

COVER GIRL LIPSTICK – I’m on an orange kick

MAYBELLINE COLOR WHISPER LIP STICK – My go-to, always, and worn year round

JOIE MIRROR – For when my phone’s camera isn’t cutting it

NOTEBOOK – I always think of my best ideas at the most random times

iPHONE + J.CREW iPHONE CASE – I don’t think I’m alone when I say, “duh”

STELLA & DOT NECKLACE – A new piece from their 2013 Holiday collection