How Should You Change Your Skincare Routine From Summer To Autumn Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Beauty 5 skincare switches to make in your routine for autumn By You Magazine - October 4, 2019 We’re as unsure as anyone as to what’s going on with the weather in the UK these days – it seems to be blazing sunshine one minute, torrential rain the next. But one thing we can be sure of as autumn creeps in is that our skin will begin to feel the pressure. ‘In summer we are outside more and exposing our skin to more sun, while autumn brings with it drier air,’ explains Annee de Mamiel, founder of the eponymous natural skincare line. ‘Other seasonal elements that affect our skin include changes in temperature, central heating, air conditioning, pollution levels and the amount of daylight.’ Getty Basically, our complexions have a tough old time when the temperature plummets. So what can we do to counteract this? According to Annee, it’s all about rebalancing levels of hydration and moisturisation, but instead of using more product, it may simply be revising the way you use your current ones. With this in mind, there are five simple steps to keeping your skin happy and healthy all year round – and you can start them now. Textures The biggest – and perhaps most effective – way to shift gears is to alter the textures and types of formulas you are using in your routine. Post-summer skin can be tired, stressed and sun damaged. This transitional time can be a key period to build your skin’s lipid barriers (that protect moisture) back up, agrees Annee, who is also a holistic facialist, acupuncturist, and expert in Chinese Medicine. ‘It’s a great time to repair and nourish our skin after a summer of sun exposure,’ she explains. For this reason, stash your lightweight gel-water lotions away, and reach for something a little richer. There is naturally less humidity in the air during autumn and winter, meaning less moisture for skin. Indoor heating, wind, and rain can all negatively impact the complexion, too. A comforting, deeply nourishing cream is best for the colder months to protect skin from the elements and to prevent dehydration. If you suffer from very dry skin, it’s worth layering your moisturising products; using an oil before your cream is an effective approach. De Mamiel Autumn Facial Oil, £80, De Mamiel Darphin All-Day Skin-Hydrating Cream, £38, Darphin In terms of cleansing, ditch your foam or purifying formula in favour of a comforting cream cleanser for the morning time. This will boost the skin’s hydration levels while effectively cleaning the face. Cle De Peau Beaute Cleansing Cream Oil, £52, Harrods Ingredients While skin craves hydration year-round, the colder air means ingredients such as hyaluronic acid are especially needed around this time of year. As well as hyaluronic, other hydrating ingredients such as squalane, glycerin, and ceramides work brilliantly to lock in moisture and keep things silky and soft. Beauty Pie Triple Hyaluronic Acid Serum, £13.22 for members, Beauty Pie The Inkey List Squalane, £8.99, Cult Beauty Come winter, immune systems are down, and the chance of catching a cold is seriously up. For this reason, reach for antioxidants in both your diet and your skincare. Every skincare regime benefits from vitamin C, which can brighten, add glow, and increase skin’s overall health. Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Serum, £135, LookFantastic SPF Although summer time requires more diligent application of sun screen, it is still absolutely essential to wear SPF year round, even in the colder, duller months. In fact, up to 80 per cent of the sun’s rays can penetrate through clouds, meaning skin is never safe when bare. It makes sense, however, that the type of SPF you may want to use will change between summer and autumn/winter. We will no longer be lying on the beach or going barefaced with a tan, so most of us will want a lightweight formula that can be used as a base for make-up, and that won’t slide off mid-way through the day. These brilliant options are perfect for make-up application, and will still protect skin from damaging UV rays: Aesop Protective Facial Lotion SPF 25, £39, Selfridges La Roche Posay La Roche-Posay Anthelios Ultra Light Fluid N/C Skin SPF 50+, £16.49, Superdrug Dr Sebagh Vitamin C Brightening Primer SPF15, £55, Selfridges Kiehl’s Ultra Light Daily UV Defense, £38, Kiehls Supplements In the winter time, skin can feel neglected due to a lack of sunlight, which provides crucial vitamins to keep skin, hair and nails healthy. The best way to compensate for this is to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. However, incorporating an all-rounder supplement to take care of skin during the winter months can really help. You can pick these up in health stores or pretty much anywhere online, and don’t have to spend a lot on them. ‘We need to focus on the cause of the issue of what we are seeing on our skin. Topical products only do so much, I always like to dig deeper and address the why,’ says Annee. Holland & Barrett Skin Hair & Nails, £5.99, Holland & Barrett Murad Pure Skin Food Supplement, £50, John Lewis Body care ‘As strange as it sounds, people forget that skin covers our entire body and as we add layers of clothing, exfoliation becomes more important to help encourage movement of lymph and circulation body – brushing and a lovely scrub are key,’ Annee adds.’I would also go for a body serum if needed to maintain the moisture level.’ Renew-Plus Body Serum, £42, Clarins Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub, £6.95, Cult Beauty Mio Skincare The Mio Body Brush, £14.50, Lookfantastic Ideal Body Serum Milk, £16, Vichy Feature by Rebecca Fearn RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR You could get paid to test Liberty’ s Beauty Advent Calendar People are obsessed with this Revlon hair drying tool A new drop of Boots Star Gifts has landed for Christmas 2022 Popular in Beauty People are seriously impressed with Primark’ s £8 skinny curling tongs December 16, 2019 Boots is giving away free lipsticks to celebrate the launch of January 23, 2020 This long-lasting eyebrow product is getting rave reviews and is just June 21, 2021 These Liz Earle gift sets are on sale just in time March 5, 2020 WIN A Kiehl’ s skincare heroes bundle worth £104 July 24, 2020 Cult skincare brand Sunday Riley is branching out into hair products April 24, 2020 Superdrug is holding a huge BOGOF sale on all cosmetics for May 28, 2020 Your salon could charge you extra for overgrown roots and bad June 25, 2020 Facial steamers Why searches for this beauty gadget were up 400 July 10, 2020 Lush subscription boxes have arrived and they contain exclusive new products August 3, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. 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