YOUR GLOW'S NOT GONE
It’s just seasonal.
By Lisa, someone who only trusts two things: her intuition and her skin in spring.
You know the feeling. One day your skin is radiant, calm, balanced, you’re basically the main character of your own morning routine. Two weeks later? Dull. Tight. Confused. Breaking out in places you forgot existed. Your first instinct is to blame your serum, your pillowcase, Mercury in retrograde, or maybe all three. But here’s a quiet truth no one tells you: your skin isn’t “acting up.” It’s just trying to keep up with the weather.
Your skin is a weather app with feelings.
We act like skin exists in a climate-proof bubble, when in reality, it’s in constant negotiation with the air around it. When the temperature drops, so does your hydration. When humidity spikes, your oil production tags along. And when the seasons shift, your skin doesn’t instantly adapt, it flinches a little. Most of us don’t give it the space or support it needs to recalibrate. We keep the same routine, layer the same textures, and expect consistency. But glow doesn’t survive on autopilot, it evolves.
Winter: where your skin forgets how to be soft.
In winter, your skin is literally in survival mode. Cold air outside, dry heating inside, that’s a double hit to your barrier. Suddenly, that lightweight cream you loved in September feels like it’s doing nothing. Your skin tightens, flakes, begs for moisture, and you start Googling “overnight miracles” that don’t exist. What it really needs is protection: richer textures, ceramides, oils that lock in hydration without suffocating your pores. Less foam, more balm. Less exfoliating, more comforting. Winter skin isn’t broken, it’s just underdressed.
Summer: when glow meets sweat (and things get complicated).
Summer glow is tricky. At first, it feels like you’re thriving : bronzy, fresh, slightly dewy. But then the SPF layers build up, the heat triggers extra oil, and your pores start to feel like they’re hosting a pool party. This is when breakouts creep in, and the products that usually work start to feel too rich. It’s not about stripping everything down, it’s about adjusting the textures. Lighter serums, gel-based moisturizers, cleansers that actually remove sweat and sunscreen without wrecking your barrier. And please, keep the SPF, just make sure your skin likes it too.
Fall & Spring: your skin’s in-between seasons.
These are the seasons that mess with your rhythm. Your skin isn’t quite dry, not quite oily, not quite happy, just in flux. You might glow one week and flake the next. This isn’t your skin being dramatic. It’s literally transitioning, and you should too. These moments call for observation, not overreaction. Maybe swap your gel cleanser for something milkier. Maybe bring back a barrier serum. Maybe just... chill on the new actives. Seasonal skincare isn’t about reinventing the wheel four times a year. It’s about being honest: what worked last month might not work today.
So no, your skin isn’t unpredictable. You just haven’t synced with it yet.
The real shift happens when you stop treating your skin like a fixed object, and start treating it like what it is: responsive, dynamic, alive. We change our wardrobes with the seasons, coats in winter, linen in summer, but somehow expect our moisturizer to be a one-size-fits-all miracle. It doesn’t work that way. Your skin is smarter than that. And the moment you start listening to it , instead of fighting it , is the moment you stop chasing glow, and start sustaining it.