Chicago Living Tip No. 20
Chicago winters will dry your skin, even if it’s normally oily (believe me, I know), and especially if you have radiator heat. A humidifier will certainly help, so it’s good to have one on hand.
However, for skin that’s really raw, for example Rudolph nose (a result of blowing your nose every few minutes for at least 2 days), the best product I’ve come across is Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. Clinique’s target is predominantly women, but men can benefit from this moisturizer as well. As you can see, the bottle is fairly gender neutral. The packaging isn’t bad, either. Besides, if you’re a guy, you might be buying it for your wife, girlfriend, mom, sister, whatever.
Available at major department stores.
December 20th, 2004 - 8:00 am
Chicago Living Tips
Chicago Living Tips
I should try that. For some reason my chin is drying out and is all red. It looks bizarre. I can’t figure out why it is so red and dry. I don’t have any allergies that I know of. I bought some Aveeno lotion for really dry skin and it seems to work. The problem? It has menthol in it and after I put it on my face, I smell like an old person. (Per my husband)
December 20, 2004 1:11 pm
Thanks for the tip! I always get dry skin in the winter, no matter how much I moisturize.
December 20, 2004 7:36 pm
So funny - and true. Although the random doctor I had a date with this week said women should just wise up and use vaseline. he claims it is the same thing as crem de la mer. Ha! Men!
Found you by accident today - great blog!
Kindly,
Kirsten
“West Loop Chicago KCC”
December 22, 2004 1:08 am
hiya barb! another great chi-town tip. god knows we need it after the temps we’ve been having.
i just wanted to throw another option out there for any guy who is a little ’self-conscious’ about buying some clinique products - aquaphor and eucerin are excellent products to use for majorly chapped or chafed skin. ive used both for chafing after the marathon, and they work wonders on wind burned skin as well. you can pick up either @ your local cvs or walgreens.
have a happy holiday, and stay warm!
cheers
hooizz
December 25, 2004 11:17 pm