The Ultimate Fall Glow Up: 11 Cozy Ways to Transform Yourself

This post shares 11 ideas for Fall Glow Up to completely transform yourself in new season

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As summer comes to an end, the beginning of fall feels so different. It’s calming like summer, but in a cozy way. The fall leaves, the warm blanket, the slow transition to warm drinks just make you feel something new.

It opens a gate for a new beginning to challenge yourself, but in a softer way. For many, it’s about slowing down and realigning their life around health and taking care of themselves.

The last 6-7 months of your life, however they were, this new season calls for new shifts (if that’s what you want). And if you are reading this, chances are you want to revamp and feel new, aka a glow-up?

In this guide, you will find some fall glow-up ideas that are not just outer, but from within too! Leaving you feeling cozy, warm, fresh, and still yourself.

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The Ultimate Fall Glow Up: 11 Cozy Ways to Transform Yourself

1. Journal

Whether it’s entering a new season or transitioning into a new life, it should always begin by connecting with yourself.

Getting to know the inner voice inside you, what it wants, and aligning your new version with her is what leaves you feeling fulfilled.

The best way to reconnect with yourself and get to know what you truly want this new season to bring for you is through journaling. Journaling is your best friend.

Pen down your thoughts, answer some deep shadow prompts that will make you question – “what do I want,” “why do I want,” “how do I want to feel?”

If you want to journal specifically for the fall season as you enter your glow-up era, you can find it here – 50 Fall Journal Prompts to Embrace Fall’s Energy

2. Change your Routine

The real glow-up begins with changing your daily routine. The shift in how you do things every day adds up to a new life, leaving the old one behind.

Especially as you enter this new season, it calls for a new routine – whether it’s morning, night, or just a self-care/unwind routine.

The way you probably did things in summer was very much focused on the summer energy, but fall calls for something different.

The fall energy is all about slowing down, being cozy, nourished, warm, and still productive, but softer.

Think of some ways you can change your current routine to match the energy of fall – maybe a slower morning or switching from iced drinks to warm ones. Consider a nighttime unwind routine that is geared towards being more introspective.

3. Skincare

With the change in weather, your skincare needs some change too. Nothing dramatic, but shifting to a moisturizer that might be a little more moisturizing? Keep your skincare simple as always, but make small changes as per your skin type. Maybe slow down on the frequency of exfoliation or take extra care of your lips if they are starting to get dry.

4. Affirmations

The real glow-up actually begins with shifts in your mind. Your reality is first lived in your mind and then in the physical world.

This is why having a mental diet routine that is focused on shifting your mindset is essential for you to feel and imagine the new version of yourself.

Affirmations, or “positive statements,” are one way to shift your mindset. As you work towards your fall goals, you might be faced with some challenges, fears, or setbacks that are stopping you from stepping into a new version of you.

In such cases, affirmations can act as the driving or motivating statement, helping you push through these fears and persist to become the new version of you.

Here are 40 Fall Affirmations to Help You Let Go, Glow & Thrive

5. New makeup and hair

Embrace the cozy and rich tones of autumn in your makeup and hair to feel new! Play with Warm Eyeshadows like deep browns, coppers, golds, and plum shades. Opt for Darker, Bolder Lips for a perfect pout of deep reds, berry tones, wine, brick orange, or chocolatey browns.

Consider a new haircut or experiment with a different style that suits the season, like bobs, lobs, and layered cuts, which are often popular in fall. Experiment with Rich Hair Colors by embracing warmer, deeper hair colors like rich browns, auburns, coppers, and warm blondes that complement the fall palette

6. Nails

Of course, fall-themed nails are a must! Fall nails are all about embracing the rich, cozy, and sometimes spooky vibes of the autumn season, with colors like Earthy Browns, Deep Reds & Berries, Forest & Olive Greens, and even Spooky Elements (around Halloween)!

7. Slow mornings

For women, especially, slow mornings are more nurturing. As you enter fall, embracing slow mornings can actually help soothe your nervous system, go easy on your hormones, help you wake up with a sense of gratitude, and take time to nourish your body inside out.

Even if you have an office to go to, you can wake up a bit earlier and have a slow and cozy start to your morning. If you are looking for fall morning routine ideas, read here.

8. Eat seasonal warm foods

Eating a bowl of cooked oatmeal with stewed apples and a dash of cinnamon can be so comforting and soothing for the gut. Indulging in seasonal and warming foods is honestly going to make you feel good inside out.

Not only are you giving your body soothing and healthy food, but it’s also delicious, perfectly blending with the theme of fall!

9. Connect with Nature

It’s the last season before the winter season peaks, where stepping out in the cold seems impossible. Enjoy some more time in the park or in general connecting with nature outside as much as you can. It helps you feel grounded and soothes your nervous system as well.

Go to the park, look at the fall leaves, have some hot cocoa, read a book, and spend that much-needed time with yourself or a loved one!

10. Embrace Cozy Hobbies

Hobbies are truly the way to a happy heart and feeling your best. If you want to spend some time truly enjoying fall, then indulge in cozy fall hobbies that scream slow, relaxing, and happy vibes!

11. Keep yourself moving

Lastly, a glow-up is incomplete without moving your body. You don’t necessarily have to set body goals, but just taking some time to move and exercise or join an activity that keeps you moving and is fun.

It’s easy to feel lazy and not move at all! Make sure you move, even if it’s walking or an hour a day

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