The minute the weather drops below 40ºF, the wind feels like it’s actively trying to exfoliate every dead skin cell on my body, and my face stops cooperating with my skincare routine entirely. It’s at this point every year that I know it’s time to go into maintenance mode. Winter is the season when I book every treatment humanly possible—lasers, light therapy, peels, anything that can keep my complexion looking alive while the world outside looks gray, and the mixture of sun and heat can’t mess with your recovery.
But here’s the thing no one tells you: Treatment season is basically a part-time job. There’s redness, tightness, peeling, the whole “don’t sweat, don’t drink, don’t touch your face” saga. And while I love the results, I’m not trying to waste a single minute (or dollar) of the work I’m putting in. So I go into full-on winter survival mode with a lineup of products that protect my barrier, calm irritation, speed up healing, and keep me glowy even when my skin is going through it.
These are the products that are genuinely getting me through winter’s treatment gauntlet and keeping my face its best, brightest, and most healed. Keep scrolling!
Laser Genesis
During this time, I religiously book monthly Laser Genesis sessions with Eric Nietzel-Leone II of I Wanna Be Prettty. Laser Genesis is essentially my cold-weather security blanket: It boosts collagen, calms redness, smooths texture, and gives you that lit-from-within sheen that winter tries so hard to steal. He personally recommends these four products to support healing, boost brightness, and keep that post-laser glow going as long as humanly 
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Dual Effect Ampoule with c-PDRN
