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May 4, 2021Liked by Valerie Monroe

My favorite line... maybe ever!: "Unlike physical beauty, which grabs the spotlight for itself, inner beauty shines on everyone, holding them in its embrace and making them more beautiful, too."

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May 4, 2021Liked by Valerie Monroe

Great article once again Val! I highly recommend the AHA/BHA peeling solution but The Ordinary which is basically like a home chemical peel. I use it once a week and it has made a world of difference! Highly recommended and you cannot beat the price!

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May 4, 2021Liked by Valerie Monroe

Fwiw, I’d rather read you than Patti Smith—venerating one’s own possessions is way too precious for me. (And she didn’t even provide a link to her beloved Japanese socks. I mean, I might not venerate them properly, but I might’ve liked to try them.) meantime, having bought the little nightlight you recommended in a previous post, I am now going to try one of your glycolic acid recs. Because you’re right, we all want to radiate.

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I love these. I've missed your beauty-wisdom-with-a-twist from the days of O. Back then, you turned me on to Paul & Joe Dual Eyebrow Pencils, which returned expression to my increasingly brow-free face. Well, Paul & Joe have run off, and I'm almost out of eyebrow pencils! Now what, o (former O) beauty guru?

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May 4, 2021Liked by Valerie Monroe

Do you mean we should use a peel/exfoliating pad in addition to something like Retin-A at night???

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May 4, 2021Liked by Valerie Monroe

♥️✨✨✨✨✨

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