Why I’m No Longer “Into” Skincare

Jo, La Belle Irlandaise. 1865–66, Gustave Courbet

I have an entire room (a real estate agent would call it an “office”; someone more honest would call it “a walk-in closet with a window”) dedicated half to a dresser I share with my husband, and the other half to beauty products.

Perfume bottles take up an entire shelf on my vanity. I have at least a dozen different bottles of foundation, none of which I’m wearing right now, obviously. Most importantly, I…