Charlotte's Book
The aesthetics edit minus the PR spin. Facelifts, beauty buys, divorce, celebrity, pricing, regrets. Written like advice from a well-informed, unfiltered friend.
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What Exactly Do We Want a 60-Year-Old Female Movie Star to Look Like? (opens the original)
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The internet is currently having a nervous breakdown over two extremely hot women in their late 50s and early 60s: Practical Magic 2 stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. And much of the commentary isn’t actually about the movie. It’s about their faces.Mainstream press. Instagram comments. Blogger world. Is it even called the blogger world anymore? Whatever we’re calling it, there are basically two opposing narratives happening right now: Holy shit, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman look incred
Rachel Weisz: Let's discuss (opens the original)
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I just started watching Vladimir. Yes, I realize I am late to this party.The eight-episode show is an adaptation of Julia May Jonas's bestselling debut novel of the same name playing on Netflix. It came out earlier this year, March to be exact. I wished I had known. It would have been great to binge during facelift recovery. Rachel Weisz plays an acclaimed writer and English professor at a liberal arts college who develops an incr
The Couch Analogy: Understanding How Your Face Ages (opens the original)
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A Note From Me 10 Years LaterAlmost 10 years ago, when I was first starting Charlotte’s Book, Dr. Shereene Idriss wrote this article for me. I came across it recently and realized something: the advice still holds up. Really well.A huge shoutout to Dr. Shereene Idriss, who worked with me in those very early Charlotte’s Book days. She was brilliant then, she’s brilliant now, and I’m incredibly grateful to all the doctors who took a chance on my little platform before anyone really knew what it wa
The Price Is Wrong: The YSL Raffia Tote (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about how much I despise the CELINE baseball hat.I brought in fashion writer Christine Morrison, author of Clothes Minded (no affiliate link) and Writing in Black and White for an actual expert opinion
I Spent Months Obsessing Over Facelift Scars (opens the original)
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Before I had my facelift, I spent an embarrassing amount of time spiraling down Instagram rabbit holes. I screenshot and zoomed in on every pre- and post-op facelift incision I could find. I even had a group chat with friends dedicated to analyzing ears. All we did was search for detectable signs of an incision and inspect the stitch work. I did this for endless hours for many months. Studying ear stitch work was my main hobby in the second half of 2025. People post before and afters, they don’t
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