https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:18:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415722 Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:08:43 +0000 minimalist 1415722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hadn't heard of this before, thought it was another pinup thread.</p> <p>But yes:<br /> heated steering wheel<br /> chemical hamdwarmers in boots<br /> layered scarves<br /> layers of gloves (e.g. latex + fingertip'less wool + wristies with chemical handwarmers)<br /> When driving. And not even at temps many here would consider "cold."</p> <p>Ha, wristies now mentions Raynaud! <a href="http://www.wristies.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=20A" rel="nofollow">http://www.wristies.com/mobile.....ctCode=20A</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415349 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:48:24 +0000 gryffin 1415349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Kat - I'm one of the people with Raynauds.&nbsp; The Uggs classic long gloves are my absolute favorites.&nbsp; I bought two more pairs this year.&nbsp; If it requires more than that I need to add handwarmers.&nbsp; But I have dexterity for driving and nothing has ever approached them for style and comfort.&nbsp; <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ugg-australia-fashion-shorty-tech-glove/3209180?cm_cat=datafeed&amp;cm_ite=ugg(r)_australia_'fashion_shorty'_tech_glove:381875&amp;cm_pla=women:gloves_mittens:gloves&amp;cm_ven=Google_Product_Ads_pla_online&amp;mr:referralID=8177c278-8c90-11e4-ac6c-001b2166c2c0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ug.....8;cm_ite=u</a>&nbsp; I could only find shorty.&nbsp; They seemed to be discontinuing them this fall (tears shedding) so I bought the last two pairs from uggs.&nbsp; I'm hoping they bring the style back in long but otherwise these seem close.&nbsp; Good luck on the hunt and never skimp - does not pay in the long run, you only end up with painful hands and a bag full of stuff for goodwill!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415318 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:18:19 +0000 biscuitsmom 1415318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are several options for hand and neck warmers, including many reusable...they are a godsend to those who really suffer in the cold...many sporting goods stores have them...&nbsp;good luck </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415206 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:44:58 +0000 Staysfit 1415206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mittens! I use ski mittens and glove liners inside them. For driving, I crank the heat, which fortunately starts working quickly in my car, and I also use the little hand warmer packets when I do outdoor activities like running, walking the dog, or snow shoe/cross country skiing, etc. otherwise, my fingers hurt. Raynauds is painful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415203 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:07:42 +0000 Jorja 1415203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A friend with Raynaud's whose hands were worse with driving said her best investment when she bought a new car was a heated steering wheel. It's not always an option but something to keep in mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1415201 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:52:25 +0000 KatK 1415201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great advice from everyone! &nbsp;Interesting about keeping one's neck warm, I am already doing that (intuitively?) as it seems to help. &nbsp;Will check out these options. &nbsp;I also have used fingerless gloves for driving ... and layers, layers, layers! &nbsp;And sometimes just throwing fashion chic to the (cold) winds and wearing bulky ski mittens on coldest days. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413053 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:16:25 +0000 texstyle 1413053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know, this is not a health site, but I have Raynaud's like symptoms (never been diagnosed) and it seems in my case to be directly related to low iron. Low ferritin to be exact. When my iron is up (eating enough iron rich foods) I can stand the cold, when I'm not (which is often because I prefer vegetarian) I get white fingers and toes in even mildly cold weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413049 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:10:46 +0000 thimblelina 1413049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My oldest daughter has this! I had never even heard of it until a friend recognized her symptoms. We make sure we have those gel hand warmers when we go skiing or sledding. And she is often the only xcountry runner at meets in little running gloves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413031 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:19:07 +0000 Carla 1413031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It doesn't have to be winter, either! Arctic A/C can set me off. My lifesavers are a pair of fleece lined leather mittens from Danier Leather.<br /> In a metallic charcoal and cut slim, they are not too bad looking and always warm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413029 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:12:04 +0000 Louise 1413029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find mittens warmest I have fleece lined knitted ones from H&amp;M I wear a thin pair of silky gloves underneath when it's really cold. I also have some convertible ones from a 'gear' shop that are great if I know I might need to use my fingers x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413011 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:37:37 +0000 Anonymous 1413011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you ever considered these from Canada Goose? &nbsp;Not refined and sophisticated , that's for sure, but warmer than you could ask for. &nbsp;They are great for shovelling, scraping off your car windows, walking the dog, and driving to work . &nbsp;Expensive, but effective. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413006 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:31:39 +0000 catgirl 1413006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have Reynauds per se but I do run very cold. I have a pair of ski mittens with a pocket for those little hand warmer things you can get at sporting good stores. I put them in my boots too when skiing, skating or snowshoeing. I would probably die of misery if my hands were always cold. I try never to let them get to the point of needing to be thawed out because it's so much worse than just staying warm. Mittens are so much warmer. I also clench my fingers regularly when doing outdoor activities to keep blood flow</p> <p>These look useful:</p> <p><a href="http://www.mainewarmers.com/shop/reusable-hand-warmer-mittens/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mainewarmers.com/sh.....r-mittens/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1413002 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:13:19 +0000 Suz 1413002@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/member/labeille/">L'Abeille</a>, that was very useful information! I, too, get my worst Reynaud's when driving. (I always wear cashmere lined&nbsp;leather gloves to drive in winter...but get it anyway.) Maybe this partially explains why I feel it is so important to cover up my neck in winter! Interesting indeed.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't really have a great solution. Mittens if I am outdoors for any length of time; glove &nbsp;liners (these do help somewhat on days when I want to look okay but have to be out for a while -- I tend to keep them in my bag); lined gloves vs. unlined.&nbsp;</p> <p>I tried a bunch of insulated down gloves and the like. None of them are anywhere near as good as mittens, so I don't really wear them much.&nbsp;<br /><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412954 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:27:57 +0000 Meredith 1412954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great option is to wear a pair of latex or nitril gloves underneath your regular gloves or mittens. They really help retain body heat and you can wear whatever cute gloves or mittens you want over them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412952 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:24:25 +0000 CocoLion 1412952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have Raynaud's too, and used to live in Chicago. &nbsp;My advice is to move. &nbsp;To California like I did many years ago. &nbsp;LOL.</p> <p>OK sorry that's probably not funny!</p> <p>Anything designed for downhill skiing kept me really warm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412936 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:32:11 +0000 L'Abeille 1412936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>! am most bothered when driving the car. The cold steering wheel hurts my fingers, but if I wear mittens I can't grip the steering wheel properly, and get cramps in my hands from using the muscles wrong.</p> <p>My default solution has been leather gloves, which I think of as my driving gloves, starting in late September. On a really cold morning, I will use a less-well-insulated travel mug for my tea, and switch hands with it as I drive.</p> <p>Recently I was gifted a bulky knit pair of fingerless mitts that were too big for anyone else. They are pale pink--which is nowhere in my schema of black and white everything-- but I have worn them over my default red leather gloves (red is best, people will chase you if you drop one; I've lost more black ones than I can count) and also over the Radiant Orchid ones my daughter rejected as the wrong shade of purple. They seem to add some extra warmth without lessening my driving-grip, but we haven't had enough serious cold to be sure.</p> <p>Other things to keep in mind: Raynaud's is centrally mediated, so what warms--or--chills your toes will affect your fingers, and vice versa. So, make sure your toes are toasty warm. And I have found running my hands under very hot water can make my&nbsp;toes stop hurting on a chilly morning. Also, neck warmth. There's some suggestion that a scarf or turtleneck--ie sealing in a warmer core temperature--will also signal that it is safe to send warm blood to your extremities. (For me, on the coldest driving mornings, it is long hair down and loose to insulate, or a fur scarf.)</p> <p>When&nbsp;I don't have to drive... definitely mittens are warmer than gloves,&nbsp;because the fingers get to share the heat. One of the best is the kind of very warm fingerless gloves (warm wool, with only fingertips bare) with a foldover mitten to put on top. These work for occasional texting too. I got my son a pair at Eddie Bauer.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412930 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:17:45 +0000 Laurie 1412930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have Raynauds, as does my Dad who lives in Pittsburgh. &nbsp;We use those disposable handwarmers to ward off the chill. &nbsp; Sometimes I just open one and switch it back and forth as I go along. &nbsp;<br />For running and walking, I find that&nbsp;gloves are impossible - fingers need to be together to stay warm. &nbsp;I have tried everything you can imagine! &nbsp;When I was still a runner (:( moment of self-pity...thanks), I would wear a pair of mittens that are essentially nylon windbreaker fabric on top of a lightweight fleece mitten. &nbsp;Warding off the wind is the key. &nbsp;Look on sites for running gear, I haven't bought any for a year or so.<br />Hope this helps.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412914 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:50:41 +0000 Nebraskim 1412914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, too, suffer from cold hands and feet (in fact, I often had to wear gloves in the office as my hands would get so cold that I had to run warm water over them). Sometimes, you just have to toss fashion/style overboard for health, comfort and function. Yes, if you're going to a fancy party, you cannot or should not wear ski-mobile gloves. But usually you're not wearing stylish leather gloves for your fancy party for very long. But risking the possibility of permanently damaging one's hands, or being unspeakably cold and uncomfortable, I am going to sacrifice style for comfort/function every time. One option is to wear nice gloves under warm mittens, and pull the mittens off at the last minute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412906 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:29:25 +0000 Angie 1412906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I believe mittens are much warmer than gloves and toasty&nbsp;hand warmers are an excellent idea. Also, you can buy glove inners for extra insulation. Good luck.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412901 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:15:01 +0000 Marilyn 1412901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Thistle</b>.....That looks very similar to the type of glove I wear.&nbsp; Not fancy but effective. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412898 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:12:41 +0000 Marilyn 1412898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I'm going to be out for an extended amount of time....walking the dog and such.....in the cold I wear a thick ski type glove.&nbsp; They aren't very fashionable and they limit my dexterity but keeping warm and dry is a priority.&nbsp; I also have a leather glove that has cozy lining inside but they aren't nearly as warm.&nbsp; The rest of my gloves are leather fashion gloves and are really only good for quick to and froms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412896 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:11:44 +0000 Thistle 1412896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in the frozen rust belt where we get more than our fair share of winter, cold, and snow. </p> <p>I would check out the squall series from Land's End. </p> <p><a href="http://www.landsend.com/products/womens-squall-ez-touch-gloves/id_274326" rel="nofollow">http://www.landsend.com/produc...../id_274326</a></p> <p></p> <p>Nope, not super fashionable, but warm and waterproof as you shovel the snow off your car before going home at the end of the day!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412894 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:04:02 +0000 Janet 1412894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KatK, I sympathize. I guess I have it too, because it doesn't even need to be very cold for my fingertips to go white. It drives me nuts because otherwise I warm up very quickly (when outdoors exercising for example). When I'm running, I wear a pair of lightweight gloves with a pair of Brooks windproof mittens (I also have a fleece liner for the mittens when it's bitter). But that's gear and not very fashionable. </p> <p>I'm not wild about wearing mittens because they don't look very sophisticated, and they're hard to wear if you want to do anything with your hands, but if I'm going to be outside for an extended period of time in the cold, I just throw on those unfashionable mittens. Otherwise, I have been making do with beautiful (but not always terribly warm) lined leather gloves. </p> <p>I'll be tagging along on your post with interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/raynauds-reality#post-1412890 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:50:47 +0000 KatK 1412890@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The boot information is great, I have Raynaud's and live in a very cold climate (Chicago)&nbsp;and it is a struggle to stay warm. &nbsp;My biggest problem though is keeping my hands warm in gloves/mittens that look chic but are also warm -- would love to see a posting on gloves/mittens for the snow and cold! &nbsp; </p>