> At a Glance
> – Chloe Fineman posted Instagram photos of swollen, red post-treatment faces
> – The 37-year-old SNL star jokes women “visit Connecticut” but secretly hit med spas
> – She admits cycle will continue: “Just kidding, I’m going Friday”
> – Why it matters: Celebs openly sharing cosmetic mishaps destigmatizes the pursuit of beauty tweaks
Chloe Fineman is turning her med-spa mishaps into punchlines. On Jan. 4, the Saturday Night Live comedian uploaded selfies from what she calls her “‘Botched’ iPhone photo album,” each snap revealing a puffy, crimson complexion fresh from cosmetic procedures.
Inside the Album
Voice-over narration on the post quips that “hundreds of women” claim they’re off to Connecticut for family visits when they’re actually “going ham at a med spa doing crazy s— like laser stuff, salmon j—, sculptra plaster or whatever the hell this was.”
She jokes these women “hide themselves away in caves like bears while taking hundreds of selfies” to send friends who politely lie, “It’s not that bad.”
Friends React
Comment sections lit up with fellow comics:
- Annie Sertich recalled Fineman once asking if she could still perform at The Groundlings after a treatment
- Keke Palmer wrote, “You always looked good but I do feel you became like 17 real quick. DM me the deets”
- Multiple followers simply stated, “I feel so seen”
Past Beauty Confessions
Fineman told Into The Gloss in April 2024 that her 30s are “peak med spa mistake age.” She traced the trouble to COVID-19 lockdowns, when lax L.A. restrictions let her sneak in Botox before realizing “I couldn’t lift my forehead”-a problem for a performer who relies on facial expressions.
Other standout errors:
- Accidentally undergoing Fraxel laser before her first Met Gala, forcing a week in hiding
- Requesting a “subtle” lip tweak that left her “swollen and way out there”
- Every six months apologizing to makeup artist Marc Reagan with, “Sorry, I made a mistake. Whoops.”
Key Takeaways
- Celebs aren’t immune to cosmetic overzealousness
- Fineman uses humor to highlight unrealistic beauty pressures
- She openly plans more treatments despite past flops
By broadcasting her bloopers, Chloe Fineman keeps the conversation around beauty experiments refreshingly honest-and hilariously human.
