There’s a chill in the air and a cloud-covered haze that the last of the summer sunshine is valiantly attempting to fight through, which can only mean one thing: autumn has finally arrived. It’s a bittersweet seasonal symphony, for the end of summer means a return to darkened commutes to and from the office, and the resurgence of an ever-complicated relationship with the thermostat at home. At the same time, the return of autumnal weather means we finally have an excuse to spend upcoming weekends snuggled under blankets, drinking hot chocolate and wearing oversized knitwear while browsing the web for early Christmas presents.
For all our adoration for British summertime, there’s nothing quite like having fluffy sock-clad feet tucked under our favourite shearling blanket while Harry Potter plays ambiently in the background, and a warming wintery soup sits slow-cooking on the hob. Likewise, self-care evenings in a pair of matching pyjamas and a cosy cardigan seem to have an entirely different effect when we’re not suffering through freezing cold showers to combat the searing heat. Instead, we can take our time running a bath, pop in a few salts, light some candles, and drift off into the land of blissful relaxation.
Just because we tend to spend more time at home while the mercury begins to drop, doesn’t mean we don’t want to look and feel good while completing all those wonderfully meditative seasonal ablutions. In fact, we’d go so far as to argue that stylish an.