End the holiday season with your skin intact

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Look your best after some serious partying with these must-have skincare products:

Samurai Ice Shower by RITUALS

Jump-start your system back into action (or, indeed, sobriety) with this cooling shower gel, containing bamboo and Japanese mint. It's supposed to be used after sports (hence the cunning reference to Samurai warriors), but it works just as well after six tequila shots, three espresso martinis and an entire bowl of eggnog.




Tree of Life Balm by ELEMENTAL HERBOLOGY

This multi-purpose balm contains the magical oil extracted from the Buriti tree found in the Amazon. The extract is revered by natives for its unique anti-oxidant, antiinfl ammatory and photoprotective properties. For the average Joe, this means reduced sensitivity, fewer rashes and less irritation. Slather this formula over skin reacting badly to a week's worth of excess.




Green Science Firming Eye Crème by AVEDA

With a busy social calendar and fewer nights of restorative sleep, chances are your eyes will take on an emo-ish hue by mid-December. While there's no substitute for sleep, Aveda's little wonder will help erase wrinkles, dark circles and morning-after-the-nightbefore puffiness. Containing milk thistle, organic argan oil and cactus, this natural formula is ideal for sensitive skin.




Skin Hangover Kit by SKYN

Few brands are quite as blunt as Skyn, whose Hangover Kit suggests they know a thing or two about knocking back shots. This ingenious kit includes fi rming eye gels to defl ate puffy peppers, a 'relief' pen to mask dark circles, a cooling lotion and a 'fresh start' mask for the inevitable sense of shame that sets in. It is priced at $47.50 (Rs 3,029).