autumn caught me off guard again

Honestly I said the same thing last year. Every year. "This time I'll switch my routine before my skin starts looking like a crisp that's been left out." Reader, I did not. So it's October, I'm in back-to-back meetings all week, and my cheeks have gone from fine to weirdly tight and a bit dull seemingly overnight. Classic. Birmingham autumn does not ease you in, it just arrives. What I've actually managed to change so far — and I say this as someone with zero time and minimal patience for a twelve-step anything: - Swapped my light gel moisturiser for something properly thick. The kind that sits on your skin for a second before it sinks in. Slightly annoying at 7am but the ROI is obvious by lunchtime. - Added a face oil back in at night. I'd ditched it over summer because it felt like too much and then forgot to bring it back. Genuinely can't believe the difference after about a week. - Started drinking warm water in the morning instead of going straight for the coffee. I know. I know. But my matcha goes in the flask for the commute anyway so it's not like I'm suffering. That's it. Three things. I'm not doing sheet masks on a Tuesday, I'm a consultant not a lifestyle blogger. Skin still not perfect mind you, but it's not angry anymore which is all I'm asking for at this point.