One morning, even if I no longer remember exactly which one, I felt different. The air felt different. The light, the rhythm of the day, maybe even the energy were different, and my skin had also started asking for something else. Something new. Gradually, but not entirely unexpectedly, I made a different choice. The lightweight summer cream stayed on the shelf, and made room for rich textures, that melt slowly and leave my skin soft, comfortable.
For me, this is where and how skincare begins in autumn: with a dense cream, a balm that gently blurs, a body butter with a vanilla scent and a fragrance that lingers discreetly on the hands. Tactile details, almost intimate, that you feel before you see them.
Moisturizing cream for dry and sensitive skin
With Sisley Velvet Nourishing Cream with Saffron Flowers, the feeling of luxury and velvet is a wow. You feel it, you live it, you own it. The moisturizing, velvety cream with saffron flowers has a rich, unctuous, nourishing texture, suited for days when you need a little more pampering and a little more energy.
Designed for dry and sensitive skin, the formula provides comfort and suppleness, and leaves the complexion calm and pleasant to the touch. It’s the kind of cream that naturally finds its place on cooler evenings, when skincare also becomes a way of slowing down the pace of the day a little.
Makeup with a velvety effect and natural radiance
In makeup, I like my skin to remain visible. To look clean, well cared for, even, but still like me. I want my complexion to keep its expression of light. The solution? Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder, a mix between balm and powder, comes to offer exactly this balance.
Its formula evens out finely and helps blur the small imperfections that appeared over the summer. And on top of that, it also helps control the skin’s shine level. Yet it still looks so natural. The finish it offers is smooth, refined and velvety, without that overly powdery effect that can erase the skin’s freshness.
Vanilla and relaxation
Year after year, I’ve rediscovered sweeter scents. Vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom. And, with the cooler evenings, I fall back in love with body creams. With dense yet fine textures. My recent favorite? Soap & Glory Vanilla Body Butter: a rich body butter, with a creamy consistency, that fits like a glove with the first days of autumn.
And it smells divine, of pastry and of summer days. The vanilla scent gives it warmth and turns applying the cream into a sensory moment. Genius, in the evening, at the end of the day.
The fragrance of a hand lotion
You’ve noticed that fragrances have their own stories. Some are showstoppers, filling the room, others energize you, and others are soft, subtle, delicate. There are also fragrances that stay close to the skin and only let themselves be discovered by those close to you. One example? BYREDO Suede belongs here.
Bergamot and aldehydes meet violet, plum, amber and musk in a scented hand lotion, inspired by the softness of turned leather. An everyday skincare product thus becomes a personal detail, with a delicate aroma that discreetly accompanies the gestures of the day.
And just like that, autumn peeks in through the windows, around corners, through our soul and heart. It settles slowly on our forehead, on our cheek and on our eyelids. Discreet, warm, velvety. Autumn arrives first on the skin, in the textures our hands instinctively reach for and in the small moments of comfort we’re learning, once again, to give ourselves.
