Boston Pete now has a regular style blog at the Boston Herald. This week he shows you how to do the ultimate at-home facial, it involves the regular skin care products... and a bottle of vino... watch on!

No matter how you put it, the holiday season is synonymous with the healthy glow of hydrated skin. Rosy cheeks, and red lips would be nothing without a happy complexion to back them up! But when it comes to skin, the holiday season can sometimes bring us a little more than great tidings of joy. The combination of winter weather, and a buffet of amazing treats can quickly cause dry skin, chapped lips, and last but not least... breakouts. We've all been there, when Grandma wants a family picture, and all you're thinking about is that angry blemish on the corner of our nose.

Want to confuse someone after a facial? Tell them they have oily and dehydrated skin. Seems like an oxymoron, no? Well, not really.

After ten long months of rain here in Vancouver we are greeted with… more rain, but just in case the sun does decide to show itself this summer there are some crucial steps that need to be taken to protect our skin!