Gathering with friends, family and fellow coworkers is one of the most joyful things about the holiday season. Whether you’re gearing up for an office party, a casual cookie exchange or a black-tie New Year’s Eve soiree, you’ll want to make sure your skin is looking and feeling its best. Thankfully, innovative skin care line SkinCeuticals is ready to help you get that holiday glow from head to toe. Ready to prep for your party? Let’s dive into some holiday skin care tips with SkinCeuticals, including how to:

• Condition your lips

• Brighten and firm your skin

• Plump and hydrate your skin

• Reduce puffiness

• Calm redness

• Moisturize your body

Holiday skin care tip #1: Condition your lips

When you want to put your best face forward, dry, flaky lips can really get in the way. SkinCeuticals Antioxidant Lip Repair Treatment is a restorative lip serum that helps gently exfoliate dull, flaky skin on your lips, leaving them softer and smoother.

A formula containing hydrating glycerin and hyaluronic acid as well as antioxidant-rich vitamin E helps plump lips and reduce the appearance of fine lines. Apply it once or twice daily, massaging onto dry lips after cleansing, and you’ll be ready to rock that berry red lipstick for the party.

Holiday skin care tip #2: Brighten and firm skin

Prep for holiday party season and beyond with powerhouse products from SkinCeuticals’ anti-aging lineup. SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Antioxidant Serum helps brighten your complexion and diminish the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and over time, it helps neutralize the free radicals that can contribute to future visible signs of aging. The result of years of research, SkinCeuticals’ patented combination of 15% pure vitamin C, 1% pure vitamin E and 0.5% ferulic acid is uniquely effective.

Another incredible product to have in your holiday skin care routine is SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2, a luxurious face cream that smooths and nourishes skin with a patented combination of 2% pure ceramides, 4% natural cholesterol and 2% fatty acids. You can keep using it after the holiday season to reap long term rewards. In an eight-week study, participants saw a 66% improvement in smoothness and a 26% improvement in radiance.

Holiday skin care tip #3: Plump and hydrate

As winter temps plunge and the air outside gets drier, dehydrated skin can follow. If your skin is dehydrated, this means that it's lacking moisture, which can result in dullness, rough texture and more pronounced fine lines.

SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier Hydrating Serum is a power player in your holiday skin care routine because it helps smooth, firm and plump your face with hyaluronic acid, proxylane and licorice extract. You can apply four to six drops to your face once or twice daily after your SkinCeuticals antioxidant serum and before your sunscreen.

Holiday skin care tip #4: Reduce puffiness

If you’ve been staying up late wrapping gifts or hustling to finish work before taking time off for the holidays, some signs of fatigue may be showing on your face in the form of dark under-eye circles and puffiness. That’s why SkinCeuticals AOX Eye Gel will be an all-star in your holiday skin care lineup!

This unique gel serum formula helps reduce puffiness and dark circles as well as minimize fine lines with vitamin C, ferulic acid and caffeine. We recommend using it as part of your morning skin care routine by applying a half pump of gel on the area below each eye. After it absorbs, you can apply your regular face moisturizer, concealer and eye makeup, so you can be party-ready in no time.

Holiday skin care tip #5: Calm redness

Visible redness is a common skin issue that can really detract from your holiday look. You can use SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Masque two or three times a week leading up to your big event to help cool and calm your skin using a blend of olive leaf, thyme and cucumber extracts. It also contains a dipeptide to help reduce heat sensitivity and hyaluronic acid to provide effective hydration.

Another fantastic option is SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Essence Mist, a daily hydrating facial spray that is clinically proven to improve redness and irritation while also strengthening the skin barrier. Hyaluronic acid as well as a botanical blend of rosemary, thyme, olive leaf and cucumber extracts come together to help boost hydration and reduce visible skin redness.

If you’ve scheduled in-office procedures such as chemical peels or laser treatments ahead of your party, it’s a great idea to keep these two products in your holiday skin care lineup. They are both gentle enough for use on post-procedure skin and work wonders for reducing skin discomfort and redness.

Holiday skin care tip #6: Moisturize your body

Though you’ll want to put your best face forward at your holiday bash, the skin on your body deserves some special treatment too. Get party-ready with SkinCeuticals Body Tightening & Firming Concentrate, a treatment for arms and legs that helps moisturize your skin instantly for a soft, supple appearance. It also works to tighten and firm skin over time with the help of peptides.

Plus, you can keep using it beyond the holiday season for continued benefits! In clinical trials, this body treatment helped minimize the appearance of cellulite and loose skin in eight weeks.

Still have some holiday shopping left to do? Browse our Holiday Gift Guide for dermatologist-recommended holiday skin care gift ideas and even more to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list this season.