Davines
Oi Oil, £38.50
Hair can take a real battering on the slopes. Friction from taking your helmet on and off, plus the dry mountain air can all add up and lead to added frizz and dry ends. Slick back your tresses into a low pony with a nourishing hair oil to protect your lengths from the elements as you whizz down your runs. Buy it.
Aromatherapy Associates
De-Stress Muscle Bath Soak, £55
Head back to your chalet after a day on the slopes for a well-earned soak in Aromatherapy Associates’ bath oil. With warming ginger, reviving rosemary and soothing lavender, it’s the perfect blend to melt away the aches of the day. Buy it.
Elemis
Instant Refreshing Gel, £42
If your muscles still need a little TLC after a day on the slopes, this instantly cooling gel with camphor and arnica can be massaged into tired and tense muscles to relieve aches and pains. Buy it.
Piz Buin
Glacier Cream SPF30, £9.90
Snow is highly-reflective, bouncing UV rays off its surface and increasing your risk of harmful sun exposure. Look for a sweatproof, high-factor SPF and reapply regularly. You may think your face is covered by goggles and your helmet, but any exposed skin is at risk of UV damage. Piz Buin’s Glacier Cream is designed for high altitudes, with an intensely moisturising formula to protect from wind and cold. Buy it.
Elizabeth Arden
Eight-Hour Lip Protectant Stick SPF15, £21
Elizabeth Arden’s legendary 8-hour formula comes in a handy stick form, with added SPF15. Perfect for protecting your lips from wind-chapping, the deeply moisturising and smoothing formula is instantly soothing on chapped or cracked skin, too. Buy it.
Frances Prescott
Tri-Balm, £55
Brilliant for travelling, this no-mess, wind-up balm is a 3-in-1 formula which effectively (and naturally) cleanses, exfoliates and moisturises skin. With botanical oils to melt-away the day, plus exfoliating pumpkin seed enzymes to brighten and hyaluronic acid to hydrate, it’s the perfect post-piste addition to your skincare routine. Buy it.
Eyeko
Sport Waterproof Mascara, £19
If you don’t want to go fully bare faced on the slopes, a slick of Eyeko’s sports mascara won’t budge under your goggles and is designed for all-weather action. With twelve fruit extracts to nourish lashes and collagen and ceramides for volume it’s perfect for on-the-go days. Buy it.
Pai Skincare
Rosehip Bioregenerate Oil, £29
After a thorough cleanse to remove any sweat and SPF from the day, replenish wind-chapped skin with a nourishing night oil to repair any damage from the elements. Pai’s Rosehip Bioregenerate oil is rich in omegas and antioxidants to protect against environmental stress - including dry, flaky skin and sun damage. Buy it.
Dr Barbara Sturm
Ski Cream, £90
Developed in Germany by Dr. Barbara Sturm, this is an intensively protective moisturiser. The water-in-oil formula provides optimal protection against the extreme cold and wind, whilst lipid-rich shea butter and jojoba oil help to strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier to reduce moisture loss. Cocooning, nurturing and expertly formulated for the ski season. Buy it.
By Lydia Mansi
January 2023
