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The best serums for dry skin

All the thirst-quenching goodness your skin could ask for

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / July 08 2020

With winter well and truly underway, time and time again we find ourselves reaching for lightweight, hydrating serum formulas that keep our skin moisturised, plump and delicious all day long.

From budget buys to exxier options, we’ve rounded up 2020’s best hydrating serum offerings that’ll keep dry skin sitting pretty through the cooler months.

L'Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler Hyaluronic Acid Anti Wrinkle Serum

With a formula that boasts two types of hyaluronic acid, this budget-friendly number is a bit of a no-brainer when it comes to dealing with dry skin. Layer with a moisturiser of your choice for super dry days or wear it alone under makeup for lightweight, lasting hydration that won’t rub your foundation the wrong way.

Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Oil-Infused Serum

Fresh has finally blessed us with an extension to their hydrating rose collection, with their latest oil-infused serum. Utilising a two-phase hydration release system, this little guy delivers water-based hydrators and a blend of nourishing oils to the skin, for hydration that lasts up to 24 hours after application. Honestly, our dry skin is stoked about that.

ALPHA-H Hyaluronic 8 Serum

With a formula that features short and long-chain HA molecular strains, as well as cureberry, pollushield and lumicease technologies to minimise the signs of solar and digitally induced ageing, this one’s for all the science nerds out there. The dry-skinned science nerds that is.

DR.JART+ Vital Hydra Solution Capsule Ampoule Booster

In love with your current serum but just need a little bit of extra hydration during winter? These nifty ampoule boosters from Dr. Jart+ combine the hydrating effects of five types of hyaluronic acid and seaweed extract, allowing you to customise your favourite serum formulas with an added dose of hydration.

SWISSE Hyaluro-Natural Intense Hydration Boost Serum

Like your skin care packed full of natural skin-loving goodies? Swisse’s hydrating serum combines a natural botanical alternative to hyaluronic acid with niacinamide, sweet almond oil and jojoba oil for lasting hydration, that nourishes and protects skin without any added nasties to worry about.

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Main image credit:@jodiesmith

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).