Shannon Ray was the winner of the 2012 Allure Beauty Blogger Awards and is now contributing to the Daily Beauty Reporter.

The time has come to put away the bronzers and self-tanners, and resign yourself to living in your "real" skin tone. I know this because I just watched part three (c'mon, Andy Cohen, seriously?) of The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion on DVR. That can only mean one thing: 'tis the end of the bronzed era, for the year at least. No matter the tone of your skin, you are likely a shade (or 12, if you're a spray tan queen—I'm looking at you, Aguilera) darker during the summer months. And luckily, there are a few subtle changes you can make in your beauty life to perfectly transition to your sexy ol' fall you. None of them involve cornucopias or acorns, so don't get TOO excited.