In brutally cold weather, you need to work for good skin. This water-based primer is the ideal post-moisturizer, pre-makeup step. (We experienced no signs of pilling, even on dry patches.) Korres Pomegranate Mattifying Primer ($43), beautyboutique.ca.

The founder of this new Canadian brand tempted fate every time she travelled with face oils so she created a solid version, full of antioxidant-rich amla berry, that won’t break open in your suitcase and stain your silk shirt. ELLE editors apply the smallest dollop on a moisturized face before bed, to protect the skin barrier from the scourge of central heating, and on dry lips and elbows throughout the day. 8 Faces Boundless Solid Oil ($108), 8facesbeauty.com.

Charlotte Tilbury Brightening Youth Glow ups the ante on moisturizing, redness-reducing and dark-spot-brightening ingredients while still delivering an immediately lit look. Charlotte Tilbury Brightening Youth Glow ($65), charlottetilbury.com.

Buy this K-beauty essence for the millennial packaging, and keep it for the proprietary peptide complex that kick-starts cell turnover. Saturday Skin Daily Dew Hydrating Essence Mist ($42), sephora.ca.

This silky-feeling blush comes in six shades, so there’s a naturally flattering colour for all. BareMinerals Gen Nude Powder Blush in Pink Me Up ($30), sephora.ca.