AUTUMN ESSENTIALS

Lifestyle | Must Haves

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Grab your hats and scarfs - it's getting cold!

As the weather gets colder and the nights get darker, many of us will be switching out our wardrobes and getting ready for six months of cosy days and nights.

With this comes a number of different essential items, compared to the iced lattes and bikinis of Summer (but make sure to keep using your favourite SPF even in the winter sun!).

- MY ESSENTIALS -

1. Cute mug

Because what else would you have a hot drink in?

2. Trench coat

Not only is this the 2023 Autumn fashion-item of the year, but trench coats are super practical. They're a fashionable way of keeping warm in the colder months of the year, by covering most your body from the elements.

3. Hot chocolate

This is a staple in Autumn, as a hot chocolate is the perfect end tot he day as the nights are getting colder. Recently I picked up the Starbucks Hot Chocolate powder, and it is well-worth a try.

4. (Dark Academia) Book such as Donna Tartt's The Secret History

We're entering Dark Academia season! Schools and Universities are back, the evenings are darker, the weather is colder, and dark coloured clothing and tights are back in fashion. In short, Autumn is the perfect season for reading a (Dark Academia) book in a café when it's raining outside.

5. Scarf

This is an unquestionably crucial Autumnal item.

6. Cardigan

Cardigans act as an extra layer for those intermediate Autumn days where it is not quite cold enough for a coat yet. However, it can also be an extra layer under a coat for those extra cold days where a coat does not feel warm enough.

7. Knee-high boots

I love that knee-high boots are coming back into fashion, with every fashion girlie on Instagram owning a pair. Not only is it a dream to be able to wear fluffy socks wiht these boots and no one would know, but they make wearing a skirt and tights much warmer.

8. Beeswax candles

These candles produce much less smoke than other options, and do not produce chemicals when they burn. Therefore, they are the perfect way of creating a calm and cosy evening ambience.

9. Hair bobble

Particularly as the weather gets windier, these are essential. By tying up your hair, you also prevent it from becoming tangled whilst tucked under a scarf.

10. Fluffy socks

The perfect item for cosy nights at home in PJs, or for when you wear knee-high boots or Doc Martens.

11. Gloves

Similarly to a scarf, gloves are a vital Autumn must-have.

12. Baking cookbook

Spending the weekend or an evening baking is the perfect Autumn activity. Particualrly wiht the colder weather, a kitchen with a warm oven heating up the room is the perfect spot int he house. Therefore, get that cookbook open and bake some yummy snacks and treats.

13. Pumpkin-everything

Pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin-spiced candles, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cushions, pumpkin carving. It truly is pumpkin season.

14. Conkers

Although this may well be an old wives' tale, there is a theory that little piles of conkers in the corners of your house can deter spiders.

15. Umbrella

Perhaps one of the most practical items on the list, considering that Autumn weather is notoriously unpredictable.

I personally am so happy that it's Autumn and have already started drinking my evening hot chocolates. I hope that these essentials help you get into the Autumn-mood!