Top 5 Luxe Skincare Picks From Nykaa For The Festive Season

A good face wash is probably the most underrated and the most important part of a skincare routine for glowing skin. While I generally prefer to avoid fragrant skin products, this face wash from Forest Essentials is an exception. It has the natural fragrance of saffron (let's face it, nothing beats the scent of Kashmiri saffron), and has just the right ingredients for an oily t-zone like mine. Just a pinch is enough to wash off makeup and the dust and debris that accumulates on the face after a long day, which can't be overstated during the festive season.

Nykaa Rating: 4.5/5

Festive season tends to dry out the skin not just because of the temperature drop, but also because of how tired the skin tends to run at this time, with overexposure to makeup and cleansers as the social calendar starts wilding. Ceramides and hylaluronic acid are the best ingredients you can use to nourish your skin during flaky season, both of which are the main ingredients for this toner by TONYMOLY. It's great for those days when your skin needs a bout of extra hydration, even if you don't have dry skin.

Nykaa Rating: 4.6/5

If there's a brand in this world whose products I would like to be buried with (you never know what awaits you once you cross over), it would be Innisfree. As I do with very few things, I don't say this lightly (skincare in hell is no joke, after all). Innisfree's formulations are lightweight, spreadable, and like elixir especially for dry skin folks like me. The Vitamin C serum comes with hydrating ingredients such as glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and squalane. What's better is that apart from Vitamin C, which has you sorted for brightening, it also has niacinamide as one of the ingredients and that works on preventing hyperpigmentation, too. Talk about a multi-purpouse product!

Pro-tip: Don't forget to layer Vitamin C products with a broad spectrum sunscreen.

The one night cream I keep going back for, Kama Ayurveda's Kumkumadi cream is just, something else in its own. This product could easily bump out a tedious multi-step skincare routine and make it much simpler and effective. Wake up with glowing, hydrated, and plump skin everyday as this Ayurvedic formulation has the goodness of aloe vera, mulethi, and saffron. These are rich in Vitamin C and E, and have brightening and anti-inflammatory properties. If you have scarring from acne and pimples, you can pick this one up without thinking twice.

Nykaa Rating: 4.2/5

Nykaa user Amruta Purwar reviews, "This is the 1st product in the past whole year which has actually shown results on my skin. Great product even for oily skin. Takes away all your tiredness & makes you feel fresh in the morning." (sic)

Essential oil girlies know what a pick-me-up a good mix of oils can be for your skin. Despite the price tag, having a hydrating essential-oils-based serum or essence is something I highly, highly recommend. There is nothing that makes you look more put together than thriving skin, and the benefit of these particular products is to be like a quick-fix for dull skin. The Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Serum is, quite literally, an overnight recovery serum for tired skin. It comes packed with the goodness of squalane, lavender oil, jojoba seed oil, evening primrose oil, rose flower oil, roasemary leaf oil (and quite a few more). A few drops and a good night's sleep is all you need to wake up looking like you've never clocked a late night or sighed due to exhaustion in your whole life (no exaggeration here!).

Nykaa Rating: 4.2/5