6 beauty hacks to help you through winter, starting from ￡2

As much as the heatwave this summer caught us off guard and left us all feeling like a hot sweaty mess, it's remarkable the havoc that winter can play on your beauty regime.

Yes, we love winter for the cosy fires, frosty walks and hot chocolates, but cold, chilly days will quickly zap your skin, hair and nails of all the nutrition and hydration you have stored from the previous summer (more so than the sun) and leave them looking limp, dry and lacklustre.

Most of us know the basic switches to make in winter, like ditching your light serum for a heavy-duty moisturiser and treating your hair to nourishing masks rather than salt sprays but despite rigorous attention to detail, sometimes it's just not good enough. The weather gets the better of us and can leave you in need of some TLC - think split ends, scaly legs, dandruff and broken cuticles. Great.

When it comes to changing your daily routine to fit the colder months, it's all about protecting your body's natural moisture barrier which can be compromised by both cool weather and also dry heat that you are exposed to from central heating and fires.

While taking care of your skin is a no-brainer, knowing exactly how to do that, in an affordable way, can be a little tricky. Here are six purse-friendly beauty hacks that will help protect and restore your hair, skin, and nails this winter.

Chapped lips....

Solution:Eight Hour Cream Nourishing Lip Balm Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 20, ￡20, Elizabeth Arden 

This cult classic lip balm can be used on lips and skin to help form a protective shield against cold, drying weather.

Dry hands...

Solution: Natura Bisse Diamond Extreme Hand Cream, ￡64, Net-a-porter 

Infused with hydrating ingredients such as lavender and tumeric, it cures chapped hands and also acts as a great smart-ager by boosting collagen production.

Split ends...

Solution: Kérastase Cicaplasme Fortifying Heat Protecting Serum, ￡25

This new serum by Kerastase helps nouris brittle, damaged hair. Infused with hylauronic acid and edelweis flower to fortify your cuticles think of this as skincare for your hair.

Dandruff...

Solution: The Body Shop Ginger Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, ￡2, The Body Shop

Yes, believe it or not, ginger is a great ingredient to erase dandruff. Use two-three times a week and say goodbye to those unwanted white snow-like flakes on your shoulders.

Eczema...

Solution:  La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 - Soothing Repairing Balm, Escentuel

This hero, cures-everything product is favoured among our beauty team and leading industry make-up artists. Apply to dry skin, broken veins or severe eczema to help soothe and smoothe.

Scaly legs...

Solution: Mama Mio Lucky Legs Gel, ￡19.50

Formulated with essential nourishing oils, menthols and spearmint to relax and refresh skin this gel formula will erase dry scaly legs- you know the dryness you get from over wearing tights and trousers every day,  in just one application.