It’s a good week to be Michelle Monaghan. Episode five of “The White Lotus” has had everyone abuzz since airing Sunday night, with Monaghan’s character Jaclyn caught in one of the episode’s major cliffhangers. In the midst of talking about the show, Monaghan was also celebrating her first beauty campaign, for U Beauty. After the news was announced earlier in the day, the actress was on hand at The Mark Hotel Tuesday evening for a celebratory dinner hosted by U Beauty’s Tina Craig and Katie Borghese.

“I’m so excited about this campaign,” said Monaghan, sporting a pale pink Khaite slipdress. “I’ve been a longtime fan of their products and it just felt like we were all aligned in terms of what our beauty standards are and what our goals are.”

Framing the dining room were several blown-up images from the campaign, which Monaghan said was a little “surreal” to walk into. 

“I can say that I’ve never really enjoyed looking at myself so much,” she said. “They really did such a beautiful job.”

Inside the U Beauty x Michelle Monaghan dinner.

While on set in Thailand shooting “The White Lotus,” Monaghan especially relied upon U Beauty’s resurfacing compound, which she called her “holy grail” product.

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