Contributing Editor, Face Value
Clara Vale
Clara Vale writes Face Value, a weekly column about beauty, money, identity and the small emotional negotiations behind what we buy, wear and believe.
Face Value
3 article archive
Face Value · 6 min read
The emotional mathematics of a £34 lip product
Clara Vale on the strange little calculation behind beauty spending: value, desire, guilt and the tiny thrill of buying the thing anyway.
Face Value · 6 min read
The makeup I wear when I need to look employed
Clara Vale on work makeup, polished survival and the face you put on when you need to look like your inbox has not won.
Face Value · 6 min read
Why does effortless beauty require eleven products?
A Face Value column on the modern contradiction of looking effortless while quietly doing the most.