From moisturisers to masks, these are the best winter skincare products for dry skin

If you’ve been sleeping on Australian hemp-powered skincare brand Hey Bud’s 5% Hyaluronic Acid + Hemp Serum, autumn and winter are the perfect time to change that. It combines powerhouse hydrating and calming ingredients and is a one-stop shop for glow. Think plumper, more hydrated skin and fewer fine lines.

Key features:

• Hemp Seed Oil replenishes fatty acids & delivers antioxidants
• Lightweight serum with a dewy finish
• Suitable for all skin types; ideal for dry, dehydrated skin

Looking for a one-stop shop for hydrated skin? Emma Lewisham’s skincare line is known for its powerhouse ingredients and this overnight mask is simply packed with them.

Using 72-hour hour moisture lock technology, calming plant extracts and a gentle alpha hydroxy acid to slough away dead skin cells while you sleep, this skin-elevating formula delivers unparalleled beauty sleep in a bottle. Slather it on in the evening, let it absorb so your pillow doesn’t eat it and wake up glowing.

Key features:

• Contains 22 high-performing actives 
• 72% organic ingredients
• Supports the skin’s natural night-time restoration
• Clinically proven to synthesise collagen production at a cellular level

The tagline of this serum is ‘shout your skin a drink’, and given the toll the winter air takes on our faces, we’re all too happy to oblige.

This brand is beloved over the ditch for its simple, streamlined range packed with powerful ingredients. This serum in particular is great for those with dehydrated faces: it contains not one, but FOUR types of hyaluronic acid, as well as peptides and provitamin B5 to expertly quench and plump your skin. Apply to damp skin to heighten its hydrating abilities.

Key features:

• Firming, plumping and soothing
• Helps to bind water to the skin and maintain balanced hydration levels.
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines
• Cruelty-free

When it comes to defending skin from the visible signs of ageing, Elizabeth Arden’s PREVAGE® range delivers, with decades of science and awards to back it up. At the heart of this high-performance collection is idebenone, a powerful antioxidant that helps shield skin from environmental damage that contributes to collagen breakdown. Translation? Fewer fine lines, improved texture, and a complexion that looks refreshed and resilient.

The Multi-Restorative Soft Cream is a standout in the collection. It’s a luxurious whipped moisturiser that firms, hydrates and fortifies the skin barrier. Perfect for winter, when you need that extra protection, nourishment and renewal.

Key features:

• Lifts and hydrates
• Blended with supercharged antioxidants
• Skin shielding technology protects against skin-damaging environmental aggressors

Even our foundation needs a lift sometimes – especially during colder times. Try adding illuminating drops to your base, or applying gently with fingers to create an effortless, subtle glow.

Key features:

• Has SPF
• Cruelty free
• Buildable coverage
• Texture that melts into the skin

A nourishing day cream is essential for comfort and glow. Look for a formula that deeply hydrates while adding radiance to the skin. A moisturiser with a rosy tint can help revive dull complexions, leaving a healthy- looking flush and a soft, velvety finish.

Key features:

• Enriched with peony polyphenols to restore skin density
• Contains Calcium B5 to strengthen the skin
• Combats sagging and ageing
• Invites colour back into your complexion

Consider using a rose-tinted day cream with built-in SPF for a little extra protection as well as colour and revitalisation.

Key features:

• Rose-coloured cream with SPF 50
• Instant hydration
• Dermatologist tested

Also a standout in the Elizabeth Arden PREVAGE® range is the 3-in-1 Reset Serum. It is a nighttime game-changer – combining idebenone with a gentle retinol blend, and AHA to reboot skin as you sleep, smoothing, brightening and renewing in one step.

Key features:

• Promises a skin transformation in just 14 days
• Lightweight serum
• Repairs 6 types of expression lines and wrinkles from multiple angles
• Tightens and restrengthens skin to combat environmental stressors

If the gel moisturiser you wore every day of summer is not cutting it during this season, opt for something specially formulated to hydrate parched skin.

This ultra-nourishing moisturiser has been specially formulated to strengthen the skin’s lipid barrier and intensely moisturises dry, depleted skin. It can be used morning and night, works beautifully under makeup and SPF, and works well as a daily moisturiser for those in parts of the country with harsher, colder conditions.

Key features:

• Supports barrier recovery
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines
• Rebalances skin’s natural microbiome