autumn swap I keep forgetting every single year

Every September I do this. My skin gets tight and a bit flaky and I spend two weeks blaming stress or diet before I remember — oh right, I need to swap out my gel moisturiser. I'm not a dermatologist but the shift from summer to autumn basically means the air gets drier and your skin barrier has to work harder. The lightweight stuff that was fine in July just doesn't cut it anymore. I've started layering a hyaluronic acid serum under my cream now instead of using it alone and honestly the difference in how my skin feels by mid-afternoon is noticeable. Also dropped back to exfoliating once a week instead of twice. I know that sounds counterintuitive when skin feels rough but over-exfoliating a compromised barrier is a bad idea tbh. Give it something to hold onto rather than stripping it back.