JolieKerr
Jolie Kerr
JolieKerr
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist and the host of the podcast Ask a Clean Person

I’m so sputtering mad right now, oh my God. I TAUGHT YOU ALL BETTER THAN THIS. WHAT HAS BECOME OF MY LEGACY?!?!?!?! Read more

It’s both! A thing that happened over and over while we were compiling this - which we began doing when Craggs was still our editor! - was that we kept noting that, individually, we didn’t mind a lot of the stuff. I’m a nail varnish gal! There were some blinged out heels that were so beyond that I’m still mad they’re Read more

If you spill ketchup or ice cream, you can usually Febreeze the smell away in due time. Read more

It may well be Seche Vite’s fault. Now look, I know I’m not Jane, but Jane literally taught me how to deal with my nails, so: On her recommendation, I used Seche for a good while. Then I splurged on butterLondon base and top coats, which are crazy pricey but worth every penny. bL changed my life, and my manicures — Read more

I see you found the farewell post! Swing on by Esquire from time to time, yeah? Read more

Oooooh nooooo. Hugs. Hope you feel better soon :( Read more

The first column is done (I had, like, first day of school jitters while I was working on it this morning, it was kind of cute!) and it should run fairly soon — maybe next week, maybe the week after, but definitely in December. Thanks for all the love over the years. I’m excited about Esquire but it’s absurdly hard to Read more

Someone just mentioned on Twitter that you can also buy replacement parts for spots that can’t be cleaned — this is a not-uncommon thing to have happen, so if you own a Roomba and a dog, tuck this knowledge away someplace safe! Read more

I’ll be on the digital side. I wouldn’t make you guys subscribe to a print rag, you’d just clutter up the house with them! Read more

I’m waiting impatiently for TSHU to show up with a farewell comment and a bowl of homemade tzatziki for the class to enjoy. Read more

Gosh, thank you for the kind words — the best cleaning advice I can give, and I’ve given a lot of it over the years, is to keep it simple and do a little bit on the regular. It gets easier and more rote over time. Read more