Hi, I’m Jolie! Welcome to Hotline Skin. It’s great to see your face here.

I’m a licensed esthetician and writer based in New York. I’ve been writing some version of this newsletter since 2017. The premise is a skin hotline—readers ask, I answer—but you can also find interviews, reviews, long form beauty reporting, discounts and more. I love nothing more than breaking down the science, giving honest and helpful reviews and most of all, making you a more confident skincare consumer.

I graduated with honors from Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup in 2021 and have a BA in Psychology from Oberlin College. I’m a contributor to New York Magazine and InStyle and teach a class on Blog & Newsletter Writing at Gotham Writer’s Workshop. When I’m not writing, you can find me giving facials, usually at Practise NYC (I was recently named one of the Best Facialists in New York!) You can learn more about me on my website or Instagram. I also wrote this post, which goes into detail about how I got into this profession and what it means to me.

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