Out of Office, Into My Feelings

BRB, healing.

Hi friends,

This week has been all about finding light when everything feels a little dark—whether it’s through the practices that can help bring you back to yourself on your worst days or the beauty products I reach for in the middle of a spiral (been there, brought the entire skincare aisle).

As you may have gleaned from my recent content, I’ve been struggling a bit lately—which, BTW, explains why this week’s free newsletter is hitting your inbox two days late and isn’t your usual Full Coverage Friday. Truth be told, I’ve been struggling for a while now: The high highs I’ve experienced over the past year and a half (like quitting my job, running the marathon, getting engaged and married, and starting a business) have been accompanied by some very low low’s that don’t always make it onto the Internet.

After a rough couple of weeks, I’ve made the decision to spend some time offline over the next month (like, completely) to focus on my mental health. I’m not quite ready to go into the details—though we all know I’ll write about them eventually—but the time has officially come for me and my anxious little brain to get the help we need.

I’lll be back in May as a happier, healthier, and more healed version of myself with a whole new cocktail of SSRIs. In the meantime, the incredible Laugh Lines team (Hi Lindsey! Hi Grace!) will continue working behind the scenes so that when I come back, we can keep on building this thing into a space I know the beauty industry needs. The world is a crazy place right now, and I want this platform to be somewhere *everyone* can come to feel good—myself included.

For now, I want to leave you with a reminder that if you’ve also been struggling, you’re very much not alone. Remember that taking care of yourself is productive, rest is revolutionary, and beauty—when it's used as a tool for presence, creativity, or escape—can be a really powerful part of the healing process.

Give yourself some love this week. I’ll see you soon.

xx Zoe