you DON’T DISCOUNT THE TOLL WINTER WEATHER CAN TAKE ON YOUR SKIN. INSTEAD, TAKE EXPERT ADVICE FROM SKIN PROPHECY’S DEE DEE SERPA-WICKMAN AND COMBAT DRYNESS BEFORE IT BEGINS. by DELANEY WILLET
Serpa-Wickman studied with world-renowned physicians, specializing in preventative medicine, dermatology, plastic surgery, chemistry, and naturopathy, arming her with an artillery of knowledge to tackle skin health from all angles. She launched the Skin Prophecy skin care line over twenty years ago, alongside her sister MaryAnn. Dee Dee has been in the aesthetic industry for over 33 years, a career that took hold as she searched for her own answers to aluminum toxicity, which penetrated her skin via products she used daily, making her ill. Decades since this scare, Dee Dee stays true to the mission it inspired: “Treating the skin as a whole—what we put on topically, what we take internally, and your lifestyle.” In California particularly, the post-summer months can take a drastic toll on our skin health. As fall and winter roll around, “the effects of a summer under the sun become more apparent and our skin’s primary issue becomes dehydration.” Unfortunately,
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a chillier climate lends itself to lifestyle changes that inadvertently worsen already dry, sun-damaged skin. Yet, turning around your epidermal fate at home is as easy as a few simple adjustments to your routine. Maintaining a beautiful complexion year-round “requires learning which ingredients and products to add or remove depending on the season. If we keep this in mind we can maintain healthy, hydrated and glowing skin.” A main culprit of dull winter skin is adhering to our summer routines, while catering to a completely new set of environmentally-influenced skin conditions. In addition to rearranging your beauty shelf to include a hydrating cleanser, eye cream, pH balancing toner, and reparative moisturizers for both night and day, Dee Dee recommends taking up these habits at home while hibernating: 1. Increase water intake. One cup for every serving of coffee, tea, or alcohol, tripled while taking any cold or allergy medicine, sleep aids, or antibiotics. 2. Showers should be quick and taken with warm water, rather than hot. 3. Keep your heater at 68 degrees during the day. Turn off the heat at night. While these quick fixes will do wonders for your skin’s quality, the glow we strive for is only truly maintained with a three-pronged approach: lifestyle, at-home skincare, and dermatological treatments
Photographs by Meadow Rose | Hair & Makeup by Kristabelle Marks
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or novices and product connoisseurs alike, skincare can feel like a daunting web of contradictions, pricey serums gone to waste, and the constant, begging question: what preventative action can I take? Add winter weather into the mix, causing a host of flare ups—dry skin, predominantly—and it’s bound to make your head spin. Luckily, we rounded up every winter skin worry you may be fretting and posed them to an expert: Skin Prophecy’s Dee Dee Serpa-Wickman.