The New York Times: I Believe in the Valor of Pallor
Jill Kargman’s Beauty Routine

“Then every day, I do this lotion called P50 1970 by Biologique Recherche. It’s ridiculous sounding — you’d think it was a military nuclear bomb formula — and it smells beyond, like something you’d pour in your car engine. My husband actually hates it because of the smell, but I started using it a year ago and I haven’t had a blackhead since. A friend of mine who has gorgeous skin was the one to tell me about it. I ran into her and was like, “Why do you look like a fetus?” She explained and I ran to get it. Now I don’t use cleanser, just this.”