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    Darcy Brown

    Darcy Brown

    Beauty and Lifestyle Writer

    Darcy is a freelance beauty and lifestyle writer and a contributor to Marie Claire. She’s written for titles across London and Sydney, including Stylist Magazine, Refinery29, Woman&Home, Fabulous Magazine, and Australia’s leading beauty retailer, MECCA. She’s obsessed with all things skincare, believes blush is the ultimate beauty essential, and has an extensive blush wardrobe to prove it. Outside of writing, you’ll find her at Pilates with matcha in hand, romanticising her morning and planning her next travel adventure.

    Latest articles by Darcy Brown

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      I was overusing (and wasting) my skincare products until a dermatologist taught me this trick

      Less slathering, more targeting.

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