I have gone in the Dead Sea at least 10 times in my life and I have to say it does have a profound effect on skin. For those of you not willing to make the pilgrimage, try treating yourself to a Dea Sea mineral water bath or mud pack every 6 months or so. At $5.95 from The Jerusalem Gift Shop  you can totally afford it. It amazingly relieves all kinds of skin problems included extreme dryness, breakouts, eczema, and psoriasis and gives skin an incredibly hydrated feel and unified tone. Dead Sea products are especially kind to angry winter city skin.

 My skin is normally oily, but in winter time it seems like everything but my face gets totally dried out. I’ve tried heavy creams, medicated scrubs, even body oil… but nothing works quite like misusing this fab find from Lush: Soft Coeur – The Honeymooner is technically a massage bar… marketed towards couples. It does work great as a massage bar, but it works even better as a heavy duty moisturizer for parched winter skin. I like to apply after a hot bath and give it a little time to absorb before I go to bed. I also love to drench my feet and shove them in socks to try and save them from a callus takeover.  

Solution: Clarins Total Body Lift: Stubborn Cellulite Control 

• What they claim: “The specialist treatment for localized fatty deposits and stubborn cellulite which combines three actions for visible, rapid contouring results: excess deposits and stubborn cellulite are reduced and skin quality is improved.”
• Pro: I purchased this product a while ago in a duty free airport shop in Vietnam and I can honestly say it totally works. Visible results after one week, major difference after one month. My legs were smoother, firmer, and showing almost no visible traces of cellulite. 
• Con:  When you stop, it stops. To reap the amazing anti-cellulite benefits of this cream, you have to keep using it. At $59.50 that can be a rather pricey endeavor. After I ran out, it took less than a week for my thighs to return to their previous cellutitified state. 

 Overall Rating: 6 out of 10. Product works, but too expensive for most of us to keep up with.