If you’ve been noticing more skin tags on your neck than you used to, small red dots appearing on your torso, a scattering of little bumps around your jawline, or brown patches that never used to be there, you’re not imagining it, and you’re definitely not alone. I see many clients in their 40s and 50s who feel their skin has changed on them, and it’s genuinely one of the most common conversations I have. The reason is hormonal. As oestrogen levels start to fluctuate in perimenopause and then drop away in menopause, your skin loses collagen, becomes thinner, and behaves differently at almost every level. That drop influences pigment