These Hand and Cuticle Products Will Keep Your Manicure Looking Flawless This Winter

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One of the biggest beauty challenges when the weather cools down is keeping your manicure looking great even when the skin on your hands starts to flake, your nails and cuticles are dry, and any exposure to the outside air feels like needles piercing your skin. Even the best manicurist won't be able to help you if your cuticles continue to dry out and your nails peel and break after a salon visit.

Luckily, keeping the skin on your hands hydrated will ensure your manicure stays looking good and help your nails to stay strong. With the right combination of creams, oils, and masks, the harsh Winter air is no match for your manicure. Ahead, check out products to stock up on to save your nails, and make sure not to forget your mittens!

Nivea Cream Creme Travel Size
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Nivea Cream Creme Travel Size

The small tins of Nivea Cream Creme Travel Size ($9 for pack of eight) fit into even the smallest purses and will keep your skin well-moisturized. It's a rich, thick formula that can be used all over, but we especially like it for keeping hands soft and silky smooth.

Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream Lemon Butter
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Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream Lemon Butter

Not only does the Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream Lemon Butter ($7) smell good enough to eat, but it also heals even the most ragged of cuticles and nails with vitamin E, sunflower oil, sweet almond oil, and cocoa seed butter.

Gena Healthy Hoof Cream Complete Cuticle and Nail Care
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Gena Healthy Hoof Cream Complete Cuticle and Nail Care

The cult-favorite Gena Healthy Hoof Cream Complete Cuticle and Nail Care ($9) is famous for strengthening nails and softening hands. It contains a blend of high-protein and emollient ingredients like soybeans, aloe, lanolin, castor oil, and beeswax to get your nails in tip-top shape.

Kiehl's Since 1851 Lavender Richly Hydrating Scented Hand Cream
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Kiehl's Since 1851 Lavender Richly Hydrating Scented Hand Cream

The velvety formula of the Kiehl's Since 1851 Lavender Richly Hydrating Scented Hand Cream ($13, originally $15) will restore softness to your hands while providing you with a soothing scent.

Vaseline Intensive Care Hand Cream Healthy Hands & Stronger Nails 
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Vaseline Intensive Care Hand Cream Healthy Hands & Stronger Nails 

The Vaseline Intensive Care Hand Cream Healthy Hands & Stronger Nails ($4) will keep your hands soft without making them feel greasy. Even the most stubborn dry patches will heal quickly thanks to this emollient formula.

Gehwol Hand Cream 
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Gehwol Hand Cream 

If washing the dishes is starting to make your nails brittle, invest in the Gehwol Hand Cream ($23). It even has the antifungal ingredient clotrimazole, making it ideal for anyone who frequently cleans the house.

Sephora Collection Holiday Aloe Vera Hand Masks
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Sephora Collection Holiday Aloe Vera Hand Masks

Give your hands the R&R they deserve after a long day typing on your phone. The Sephora Collection Holiday Aloe Vera Hand Masks ($5) have cute penguins on the plastic mitts, which you slip your hands into and secure with the sticker tab. A bonus? You'll have to take a break from social media while you use them, since your hands will be otherwise occupied.

Deborah Lippmann Rich Girl Hand Cream SPF 25 
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Deborah Lippmann Rich Girl Hand Cream SPF 25 

Because your hands also age as you get older, make sure you reapply sunscreen to them just like you would your face. The Deborah Lippmann Rich Girl Hand Cream SPF 25 ($28) comes with added sun protection and has shea butter, avocado, and jojoba oil to deeply hydrate your skin.

Aveda Hand Relief Hand Cream
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Aveda Hand Relief Hand Cream

Those concerned with natural ingredients will love the Aveda Hand Relief Hand Cream ($9), which is made from 95 percent naturally derived ingredients. It also smells great thanks to the organic orange and eucalyptus in the formula.

O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream
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O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream

It might not look glamorous, but do not underestimate the glory that is O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream ($8). If your hands and cuticles are so chapped they actually hurt, you need this heavy-duty lotion. A little bit goes a long way and will improve your hands fast.

Patchology Warm Up Perfect Ten Self-Warming Hand & Cuticle Mask
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Patchology Warm Up Perfect Ten Self-Warming Hand & Cuticle Mask

When your hands need a little bit more care, the Patchology Warm Up Perfect Ten Self-Warming Hand & Cuticle Mask ($20) will do the job. The coconut-infused mask is packed with hydrating ingredients, and the reflective material uses your body heat to lock in the warmth to your hands.

Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream With Sea Buckthorn Broad Spectrum SPF 40
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Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream With Sea Buckthorn Broad Spectrum SPF 40

Not only does the Supergoop! Forever Young Hand Cream With Sea Buckthorn Broad Spectrum SPF 40 ($14) soften and protect your skin, but it also contains buckthorn fruit to brighten dark spots. It's the ultimate antiaging treatment for your hands.

L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
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L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream

The L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream ($12) is iconic for good reason. It contains a whopping 20 percent shea butter, honey, and sweet almond extract to soften your hands faster than you can pronounce L'Occitane.

Lanolips Lano Coconutter Hand Cream Intense
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Lanolips Lano Coconutter Hand Cream Intense

The Lanolips Lano Coconutter Hand Cream Intense ($15) is a thick and creamy consistency, making it perfect for rubbing into nails and cuticles. It's so hydrating, you'll probably want to use the excess on your elbows, knees, and ankles, too.

CND SolarOil
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CND SolarOil

Keep a bottle of the famous CND SolarOil ($9) at your desk so you can swipe it along your cuticles the second they start to look lackluster. It contains lightweight oils (so it won't feel greasy) like jojoba and vitamin E to soften and protect the skin and nail bed.