How Not To F*ck Up Your Face

My aim is to change the way we think about beauty from being hard on ourselves to being kind and compassionate. While you'll discover useful tips on how to apply eyeliner and find the perfect moisturizer (and more), I will always be here to guide you gently. My goal is to help you make choices that boost your self-esteem and promote a positive self-image.

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A Skin Care Chat with Veteran Beauty Editor Val Monroe

2 days ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe |Sari Botton

How Not to F*ck Up Your Facephilosophical and practical advice for anyone who's ever looked into a mirror philosophical and practical advice for anyone who's ever looked into a mirror
Scare Tactics

2 days ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new!Please hit that ❤️ above to learn why agreeing to disagree might be disagreeable for your relationships. But regarding agreeable relationships: Today at 3 pm EDT, I’ll be doing a live interview with Sari Botton, proprietor of The Oldster Magazine. I assume we’ll talk about appearance issues, but I’m sure there will be some surprises; you should be able to comment and ask questions in the chat. I’ll be looking for you! You can find the conversation here.
Sebaceous Hyper-What?

1 week ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe |Valerie Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit the ❤️ above to learn why tinkle may be a little star—especially in the field of agriculture. ✈️ ✈️ ✈️It seems like only weeks, but I’ve actually been in Japan for months. By the time you read this, I’ll be back in the U.S., scraping the winter grime off my apartment windows and wading through the swamp of mail that awaits. An unpleasant prospect. I’m trying to focus on the positive: my friends, the theater, in-person activism.
The Hardest Sell

1 week ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new!Listening to various podcasts, reading various beauty posts, I’m noticing that even in some of the ones I especially like and think are smart, there’s bad beauty advice. Specifically, bad beauty product advice. Why? Likely because the hosts are beholden to advertisers in one way or another and, therefore, can’t afford to tell you the truth about the efficacy of most products on the beauty market.
For Crying Out Loud

2 weeks ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit that ❤️ above to see how “give me a hand” may soon mean something very different. A personal question: Have you been crying enough? I imagine some evolved and compassionate HNTFUYF-ers will answer, Too much! Crying too much! That I would understand. But after a long catch-up with one of my dearest friends, I wondered whether she and I had been crying enough.
Got Milia?

3 weeks ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit the ❤️ above to discover why giraffes have their special spots—information with no practical value (unless you’re a giraffe) but that’s fun to know. ☺️ ☺️ ☺️In times of stress—wait a minute. Isn’t that how I began last week’s post? Sadly, yes. But a reader recently wrote me with a related suggestion I wanted to share with you.
Your Five-Minute Face

1 month ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit the ❤️ above to discover a previously unsuspected reason for hair loss. 🌳 🌳 🌳In times of stress, I’m a believer in distractions. My favorite? Beauty. Not only the kind you often read about here (more of that later), but also the kind you feel when dissolving into the flow of transporting music, or awakening to the glory of a fuchsia sunrise, or… hugging a tree.
Updates: Tattoos, Teeth, and Retinoids

1 month ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit the ❤️ above to find very good reasons (like better health and peace of mind) to give away a bit of your time for free.
The Ultimate Frizz Fighter?

1 month ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new! Please hit the ❤️ above to gain new insights into why old friends (and young ones) can ameliorate all kinds of workplace issues. 🎻 🎻 🎻Having had the pleasure of caring for M for a bit last week, I’ve been thinking about the quality of our relationship. A kind of mirroring happens between us. It feels almost entirely affectionate—even when the situation might fray into mutual frustration.
Is Ordinary Skincare Really Any Good?

1 month ago | valeriemonroe.substack.com | Val Monroe

Welcome readers, old and new!Please hit the ❤️ above to learn how the elders (and the poorer) among us are more susceptible to the effects of global warming. It’s not what you might think. Playing the game Cards Against Humanity has become an annual Maine vacation tradition with dear friends and I highly recommend it. Especially helpful in these times, the game has the salutary effect of wiping away any vestige of frustration, disappointment, sadness, and, not unimportantly, propriety.