Resetting Your Evening Routine for Cosy Season

Hey Kiya Collective,

As the sun starts to dip earlier and the nights stretch a little longer, there’s something magical about this time of year. Autumn brings a gentle reminder to slow down, settle in, and reset.

And one of the most powerful ways to embrace this softer energy? Your evening routine.

Let’s talk about how to build a nourishing, grounding, soul-soothing night ritual that makes you feel held, even after the busiest of days.

🌙 1. Dim the Lights, Set the Tone

Your nervous system responds deeply to your environment. As the evening sets in, create a sense of calm by turning off harsh lights and switching to warm glows, lamps, candles, or fairy lights.

✨ Bonus tip: Add a calming playlist or gentle instrumental background to start signalling to your body that it’s time to wind down.

 

🧖🏽♀️ 2. Cleanse the Day Away (Literally)

Even if you’re not wearing makeup, your skin collects oil, sweat, and city dust throughout the day. A gentle, refreshing cleanse is a non-negotiable.

Use our African Black Soap Bar to give your face and body a gentle but thorough cleanse. It’s packed with natural ingredients that help remove build-up without drying your skin, especially helpful in the cooler months.

✨ Follow with our Rejuvenating Facial Serum for a hit of hydration and glow, then seal it in with your favourite moisturiser or SPF if you’re still exposed to light.

 

💧 3. Layer Hydration Like a Hug

Your evening body care should feel like slipping into soft pyjamas.

• Start with the Sweet Nourishing Oil while your skin is still slightly damp.
• Follow with a rich layer of Whipped Shea Butter, Vanilla or Original are perfect for this time of year.

This combo locks in moisture, soothes dry skin, and leaves you feeling velvety soft and pampered.

✨ Take your time, use this ritual to reconnect with your body after a full day.

 

📖 4. Wind Down Without the Scroll

It’s tempting to fall into the doom scroll, but your mind (and sleep) deserve better.

Instead:

• Journal one thing you’re grateful for
• Read a few pages of a calming book
• Reflect on something you’re letting go of this season

✨ This helps quiet mental noise and creates space for deeper rest.

 

🌸 5. Spritz, Sip, and Sink In

Light a candle. Brew a herbal tea. Spritz your bedding with a calming mist. Or better yet, apply a bit of The Sweet One, our warm, mood-lifting fragrance, to your wrists or pillow.

It’s subtle, sweet, and signals your senses that it’s time to soften.

 

Final Thoughts

Autumn is the season of slowing down, not just because it’s colder, but because your soul needs it.

So reset your evenings with intention.

Choose softness.

Choose stillness.

Choose you.

We promise, the rest can wait.