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When Does Your Skin Look its Best?

Angie

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I have very dry skin that looks "normal" because it's well taken care of. Hands down my skin looks its best in hot humid weather - think Hong Kong and Singapore. And the more humid the better. (The hair looks flat, but the skin looks great).

Here is Seattle - it's humid in Winter but cold - so the air feels dry, which is NOT good for my skin, especially with the heat on for 6 months of the year. It looks its best after yoga practice in this climate.

Ove to you.

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My skin loves humidity, but my hair needs a dry climate.

Niki Lea

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Fall and spring are best for my skin. In summer I'm very oily and in winter my lips and cheeks dry out. I adjust my routine two or three times a year as a result.

Beth

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Yep, I'm also on Team Summer for skin, but Team Winter for hair.

Maneera

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I have very oily skin that is slowly getting 'drier' as I grow older. I no longer look like an oil factory one hour after washing my face, but the skin looks oily in the morning.

My skin looks best in winters. Our winters are mild and we try to avoid heating on most days (makes me feel lazy) and our summers veryyyy hot & humid. October to March is the best time for my skin

Angie

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Maneera, we have opposite skin types!

High fiving, Bettycrocker and Beth.

Bonnie

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My hair looks best in the dry desert and my skin looks best on the foggy coast.

Eliza

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Really humid, warmer climates are great for my skin.

Down side: my thick hair is so big it looks like I have 3 wigs on unless I tie it down like a hurricane is coming.

Beth Ann

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My skin looks best when I'm sleeping and eating well, and stress levels are manageable! In the Summer, my skin is plumper, but more likely to break out from sweat and sunscreen. In Winter, my skin is clearer, but fine lines are more noticeable do to the dry, cold midwestern air.

Suz

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My skin looks best when I am eating, sleeping, and exercising well. And when I remember to take my fish oil.

It does not like the dry mountain air. It likes a measure of humidity. Actually, living in Vancouver was brilliant for my skin. Here it is drier in winter, alas. But fortunately we do not have forced air heating (which is murder on my skin). Instead we have steam based radiators and this is much, much better for me.

Windchime

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Since my kidney stone incident about a month ago, I've been making a huge effort to actually drink enough every day, something which I struggle to do except in the heat of summer. I started noticing that my complexion looks better--more even and a nice color. Evidently it's a bonus from keeping adequately hydrated!

gradfashionista

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When I'm happy, relaxed, and eating and sleeping well!
I have combination skin and really prefer winter, because the cold makes my pores appear smaller, and adds a natural blush. In humid weather, I often break out and feel like my skin can't breathe.

Diana

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Humid weather, but it's not worth it for how miserable the rest of me feels!

Runcarla

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About an hour after a workout - fresh, clean, and shiny (after the flush of exertion has faded a bit.)

Anonymous

After I mow the lawn on a humid day. Talk about glowing!

I have been taking a biotin supplement for a few months now, and am amazed at the improvement in my overall nail and skin appearance. It has saved my nails, which were in very bad condition and now look healthy again.

rachylou

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Definitely humidity does wonders for my complexion Also, sleep.

Sal

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I can break out in summer due to sunscreen and swear, but overall I look better.

A good diet, sleep and minimal sugar are all good for my skin!

merwoman

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My skin doesn't like extremes in temperature, and hates dry air. As to when it looks it's best...my response is x-rated

Peri

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Not right now, that's for sure! I'm going to do an OT post soon about my allergy/allergy test experience and what I've learned. But I still have a lot of healing to do.

kkards

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After I've had a make over at Sephora LOL.....
I've found that weather doesn't really impact me, but stress....and diet, but show on my face 1st.

catgirl

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Everything is better in humidity - Hawai'i, India (which makes sense since it's where I'm from). Hair, skin, etc. Hair is more wavy and out of control but I'm okay with that because it feels right in a hot climate.
And temperament... I'm way less crabby when I'm warm!

Sveta

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On a tropical vacation!:-) Somehow even the dark circles under my eyes are less visible there.
Supriisngly my skin also looks better after a cardio workout....reminds me I should strt doing them again...
In general summer is better for my skin than winter - I think dry indoor air is the culprit.

Marley

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Well, my skin looked best about 60 years ago! But now? Hmmm . . . after exercising - and in humid climates - which is nice because I live just a few blocks from the beach and so even in this CA drought, I get a lot of marine layer fog and humid soft and warm breezes. When I go visit my parents who live in the midwest my skin is great in their hot humid summers, but really really suffers in their cold winters with the furnace going practically non-stop.

Anonymous

In the summer, and after hot yoga .

Joy

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Spring and fall when the furnace isn't on is the best. Next best is summer heat. Winter dryness affects both skin and hair. My hair gets full of static electricity and having it stand straight out radiating sparks is not a flattering look.

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Isabel

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My skin looks best in "humidity" : humid summer days, foggy, rainy....but not in snow weather. It is too cold. I also tend to have a bit more color during those times too.

Brooklyn

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Definitely better in the humidity, but the rest of me suffers. I also find my skin looks better later in the day. First thing in the morning - argh!!!

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Rarely?

Honestly, my skin looks best when I'm sick (cold, flu, that kind of thing). I get lots of sleep, I'm not wearing makeup, lots of fluids, and sometimes antibiotics. Plus extra blood flow if I've got a fever.

Besides that, probably spring or fall, so it's not too hot (sweating makes my breakouts worse) and not too dry from indoor heating. Stress and diet definitely make a difference too.

Style Fan

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My hair looks great when the air is a bit humid. Not too humid or it goes crazy.
My skin looks good most of the time. It looked better when I was younger but I count my blessings and try not to focus on the changes in a negative way. I have more freckles now than when I was younger but someone in my Yoga class said they are natural tattoos.
I have very sensitive skin so I have always taken very good care of my skin.

Echo

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My skin should be a voting member of OPEC it is so oily. That is good on the one hand in that people tell me a person ages less noticeably, but bad in the obvious sense that I am constantly "glowing". November - March are definitely best for me, with artificial heating and less humidity in the air. And STILL, even with those factors in place, I still need to blot my skin several times throughout the day. In the summer it is ridiculous and NO makeup will stay on.

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