Winter Beauty

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Colorful Chapstick

The smooth formula (with SPF 20!) makes lips feel incredibly soft. (Maybelline Baby Lips, $4 each, ulta.com)

Body Butter

The Body Shop's majorly hydrating version has always been our favorite, since they're incredibly affordable, last forever, and come in loads of yummy scents. (The Body Shop Body Butter, $3-$10, thebodyshop-usa.com)

Sparkly Nail Polish

When it comes to winter manis, the more glitter, the better! Even once New Year's Eve has passed, we like to get down with a little glitz on our fingertips. How amazing is "Frenzy," the bright blue and purple confetti? (SinfulColors Nail Polish, $2 each, Target and Walgreens stores)

Skin Primer

Harsh winter winds and cold, dry air will suck the glow out of your skin faster than you can say "snowball fight!" This face primer will add back a natural-looking brightness, plus help your makeup last all day long. (jane. Skin Primer, $10, janecosmetics.com)

Moisturizing Body Wash

Since dry, winter skin tends to be super-sensitive, use a mild body wash or soap with tons of moisturizing ingredients, like glycerin and soybean oil. Dove's NutriumMoisture formula practically feels like you're bathing in lotion! (Dove Deep Moisture Nourishing Body Wash with NutriumMoisture, $5, target.com) (I try not to support Target because of what they support, so try to find it somewhere else if you can)

Conditioning Hair Spray

To prevent breakage and dullness in the winter months, apply a conditioning spray to your hair before styling! This huge can is only four bucks, and will protect strands from the chilly air as well as the heat from your curling iron. (Motions Oil Sheen & Conditioning Spray, $4, soap.com)

Source: Seventeen Magazine website

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