If your skin has started acting like it has a mind of its own—drier than usual, rougher texture, new breakouts, or makeup suddenly not sitting right—I want you to hear this: You’re not “doing skincare wrong.” You’re experiencing normal (though unfair) changes as hormones shift. In perimenopause, estrogen and progesterone fluctuations can affect: skin hydration and oil production collagen and elasticity inflammation response how quickly skin renews sensitivity and breakouts (y