Everything You Need to Transition Your Beauty Routine from Summer to Fall: Shop the 17 Must-Haves

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Everything You Need to Transition Your Beauty Routine from Summer to Fall
Dior

With pumpkin spice lattes, hayrides and spooky season, it's also the best time to switch up skin care, hair care and makeup essentials.

As the weather starts to cool, preparing to pivot to autumn can be a surprisingly delightful turn. Crisp apples, autumn scents, and bold lips are just a few things to look forward to. Summer calls for maximum sun protection and natural hairstyles, but the transition to the new fall season is the perfect time to overhaul your skin care, makeup and hair care. 

Summer can cause sun-damaged skin, dry tresses, and even body breakouts. So, you'll want products that help minimize the damage from sun, salt and sweat to get supple, smooth and hydrated again. 

Help skin and hair transition to the slowly cooling weather with products that protect, repair and brighten. You may have been skipping the chemical peels and retinol that cause sun sensitivity but are ready to start adding those back into your regimen. And, of course, some perfect shades to set the drama and a decidedly seductive perfume. What better reason do you need to shop for new beauty essentials?

Scroll on for 17 beauty picks to keep you soft, polished and lovely before we kiss summer goodbye (with perfectly tinted lips.)

EltaMD Skin Recovery Serum

EltaMD Skin Recovery Serum
EltaMD

EltaMD Skin Recovery Serum

As summer draws to a close, your skin could use some TLC. Try EltaMD's Skin Recovery Serum (the most powerful step in the brand's Skin Recovery System). Soothing ingredients — including vitamin B5, tigergrass extract — and antioxidants help renew skin's natural barrier and reduce redness. Looking for a serious refresh? Go for the full five-step Skin Recovery System, which is said to improve the look and feel of skin in just one week. 

$66

Serum

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$242

Full System

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Dior Vernis Nail Polish - Triomphe

Dior Vernis Nail Polish - Triomphe
Dior

Dior Vernis Nail Polish - Triomphe

This limited-edition Dior exclusive drop featuring Anya Taylor-Joy includes a softly shimmered plum shade that is (sadly) currently waitlisted. But there are so many other fall-inspired colors available to shop now. Also, check out the stunning engraved lipsticks. 

Goop G.Tox Himalayan Salt Scalp Scrub Shampoo

Goop G.Tox Himalayan Salt Scalp Scrub Shampoo
Sephora

Goop G.Tox Himalayan Salt Scalp Scrub Shampoo

Reset your scalp with this refreshing whipped-mousse shampoo that helps to remove product buildup, dirt and oil. It's pricey but it lasts. 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Stix - Black'r Berry

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Stix - Black'r Berry
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Stix - Black'r Berry

A Fenty Beauty' exclusive, this incredible deep berry shade the brand recently dropped is glossy enough for summah but deep enough for fall. We are in love. 

Borghese Roma Overnight Resurfacing Mask with AHA & BHA

Borghese Roma Overnight Resurfacing Mask with AHA & BHA
Borghese

Borghese Roma Overnight Resurfacing Mask with AHA & BHA

From the first time we tried this leave-on overnight exfoliating mask, we were taken with how soft and luminous our skin looked the next morning. The formula helps exfoliate skin and unclog pores while reducing the appearance of discoloration, fine lines and wrinkles. Autumn is the right time to work anti-aging exfoliants back into your skin care since they can cause sun sensitivity. 

Caliray Sundrip Luminous Liquid Bronzer with Hyaluronic Acid + Peptides

Caliray Sundrip Luminous Liquid Bronzer with Hyaluronic Acid + Peptides
Sephora

Caliray Sundrip Luminous Liquid Bronzer with Hyaluronic Acid + Peptides

Stay bronzed with this skincare-meets-bronzing serum made with hyaluronic acid and antioxidants.

Bond No. 9 New York, So New York

Bond No. 9 New York, So New York
Bloomingdale's

Bond No. 9 New York, So New York

Cocoa, tuberose, cedar and myrrh are some of the delightful notes in this memorable perfume that's in a class by itself. 

Stila Stay All Day Smudge & Set Waterproof Gel Eye Liner

Stila Stay All Day Smudge & Set Waterproof Gel Eye Liner
Stila

Stila Stay All Day Smudge & Set Waterproof Gel Eye Liner

Stila's sweat-proof yet waterline-safe eyeliner will help keep you smudge-free through the muggiest summer days and into fall's smoky eye looks.

Herbivore Botanicals Phoenix Facial Oil

Herbivore Botanicals Phoenix Facial Oil
Credo

Herbivore Botanicals Phoenix Facial Oil

An all-natural hydrating oil with antioxidants, vitamin E, emollients and fatty acids can help give sun-worn skin a healthy-looking glow.

Phyto 7 Botanical Hydrating Day Cream

Phyto 7 Botanical Hydrating Day Cream
Phyto

Phyto 7 Botanical Hydrating Day Cream

Phyto's plant-based formula, which contains seven plant extracts, helps to hydrate and replenish hair that has been exposed to the sun, salt, chlorine and more. 

Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Serum

Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Serum
Sephora

Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Serum

Drunk Elephant just dropped a 10% vitamin C serum that the brand claims visibly brightens, clarifies and hydrates skin. It's great for post-summer skin discoloration. 

L'Oreal Paris Makeup Infallible Pro-Spray and Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray

L'Oreal Paris Makeup Infallible Pro-Spray and Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray
Amazon

L'Oreal Paris Makeup Infallible Pro-Spray and Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray

Suni Lee shared that she uses L'Oreal Paris setting spray. If it can keep her makeup flawless through her intense competitions, we are sold that it will keep our everyday makeup looks pat. Luckily, it's on sale right now.

$19 $17

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L'Occitane Smoothing and Firming Almond Supple Skin Body Oil

L'Occitane Smoothing and Firming Almond Supple Skin Body Oil
Sephora

L'Occitane Smoothing and Firming Almond Supple Skin Body Oil

Keep skin supple and toned with this sweet almond oil-infused best-selling body oil. 

By Terry Brightening CC Foundation

By Terry Brightening CC Foundation
Dermstore

By Terry Brightening CC Foundation

Aloe, shea butter and brightening niacinamide are just a few of the skin care ingredients in this color-correcting foundation, which leaves skin with a soft, radiant finish. 

C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Night Balm No 306

C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Night Balm No 306
Amazon

C.O. Bigelow My Favorite Night Balm No 306

One of the best overnight lip moisturizers available, this will keep lips supple through the seasons and year-round. 

Peter Thomas Roth Even Smoother Glycolic Retinol Hydra-Gel Eye Patches

Peter Thomas Roth Even Smoother Glycolic Retinol Hydra-Gel Eye Patches
Sephora

Peter Thomas Roth Even Smoother Glycolic Retinol Hydra-Gel Eye Patches

Treat the visible signs of aging around the eye area with glycolic acid and time-released retinol.

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