The Hands-Down Best Skincare Products Editors Are Loving This Month

"Listen, I'm tired — both from skimping on sleep and also stressing about skimping on sleep — and you can tell by my skin, especially during the holidays. The only difference is that growing up, the idea of Santa made my face instantly light up, whereas today not even the joy of a wrapped Céline handbag could hide my sad, sallow skin. Luckily the dermatologist-backed L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Derm Intensives Vitamin C Facial Treatment ($24) just launched, and it has already worked miracles in brightening up my overall texture. Not the Christmas miracles you see in movies, to be clear, but the you-can-skip-concealer-today kind." — Kelsey Castañon, senior beauty editor

"The Glamglow Good in Bed Passionfruit Softening Night Cream ($54) sounds like a product for your, erm, nether regions, or maybe even a personal lubricant, but I assure you it isn't. It's a sleeping mask that I've been loving because of how transformative it has been on my dry patches. It's really emollient when you first apply to your face (some might call it heavy, but to me, there's nothing more soothing on my irritated cheeks). By the time I wake up the next morning, it's completely absorbed, leaving my face feeling bouncy with moisture and my dry areas nowhere to be found." — Jesa Marie Calaor, assistant beauty editor

"For years, I've been hiding my chronic insomnia with a combination of concealer and under-eye patches. I have tried every variety on the market, and was intrigued by these FlashPatch Illuminating Eye Gels ($15). Each morning, I've been popping these babies under my eyes and watching my puffy, allergy-induced bags disappear. I especially like that they are formulated with brightening ingredients like vitamin C and mulberry extract, along with a slight shimmer to reflect away from my dark blue circles." — Sarah Siegel, assistant beauty editor

"I'm not just saying this because Kandee and I joke that we're long lost cousins, promise. But her latest collaboration with Purlisse made me enjoy putting on body lotion again. I consider moisturizing my vessel a necessary evil in that it often makes me hate putting on clothes afterwards, but her Kandee-Luscious Body Collection ($20) has become my new ritual. I especially like it after a week-long spray tan: I use the wash to prep my skin, then the body scrub, which massages away old tan residue. It buffs the skin beautifully, which is a great primer before applying the body butter afterwards. Kandee said she is obsessive about moisturizing, which frankly is probably why she looks as amazing now as she did her first day on Youtube. And duh, the scent — an orange creamsicle fragrance — is just as comforting and sweet as she is." — Kirbie Johnson, senior reporter and host, beauty

"Gua Sha is an ancient Chinese massage technique that improves circulation and reduces inflammation — or in other words, reduces puffiness. With the edges of the Lanshin Pro Gua Sha Tool ($125), I'm able to reach and massage every single crevice of my face. I just hold the desire edge against it and scrape it along. I focus on my jawline when I use it, and swear mine looked leaner one after just one use." — JC

"Clinique's Dramatically Different Lotion has always been an OG staple in my skin care routine, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? That's what you might think, but I assure you, the brand's new Clinique iD Active Cartridge Concentrate ($39) is the brilliant booster this face cream has been missing. Screw on any of the brand's five options of concentrate — I chose the formula with a potent dose of vitamin C and molasses to treat my tired, uneven skin tone — onto your Clinique moisturizer of choice, and you'll get 10 percent in every pump. While I've only been using it for about a week, my skin is already five times smoother." — KC

"As a beauty editor who tests and receives countless products, it's rare that a product really takes my breath away, but this Guerlain Orchidée Impériale The Imperial Oil ($330) is the exception. It's a lightweight oil that truly makes me feel like a fancy-pants adult woman, in a bottle that I envision would top Joan Crawford's vanity. It moisturizes my oily skin without making matters worse and has a faint scent I can't get enough of — probably due to the 20-plus botanicals found in the bottle. While it's definitely a splurge, I can't get enough of it." — SS

"I was wooed by the packaging for the Kate McLeod Daily Stone ($45): a reusable bamboo canister with a magnetic latch that could be a stash box in its next life. But just as innovative is the moisturizing 'stone,' which looks like soap but is actually lotion. The stone gently glides lotion onto the skin, and because of its shape, it also serves as a self-massage that feels great on sore muscles. I use it after a shower, and it keeps my very dry Winter skin moisturized all day. Plus, the rose, frankincense, and neroli fragrance is warm but not overwhelming." — Nancy Einhart, executive editor

"I gravitate toward products with eucalyptus in them — it might have to do with the smell or tactile sensation that comes with it — and this Bath & Body Works Eucalyptus & Spearmint Body Lotion ($14) is no different. I use it right after my evening shower, and spend extra time rubbing in on my shoulders. As the name says, it relieves stress with its fresh scent and cooling effect, leaving me unwound for the next morning." — JC