Articles by Katie Thomas | Marie Claire UK

Katie Thomas is the Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire UK. With over 10 years of experience on women's luxury lifestyle titles, she covers everything from the best beauty looks from the red carpet and stand out trends from the catwalk, to colonic irrigation and to the best mascaras on the market.

Originally from Wiltshire, she spent much of her childhood in Germany and Switzerland learning to ski, but failing the language. She went to Bournemouth University, where she studied Multi-Media Journalism.

She started her career on fashion desks across the industry - from The Telegraph to Brides - but found her calling in the Tatler beauty department. From there she moved to Instyle, before joining the Marie Claire digital team in 2018. Since then she has spearheaded the beauty content across the site. She aims to inject a little bit of joy into every piece that she writes and would hate for anyone to think she takes herself too seriously.

She’s made it her own personal mission to find the best concealer in the world to cover her tenacious dark circles. She’s obsessed with skincare that makes her skin bouncy and glowy, low-maintenance hair that doesn’t require brushing and a cracking good manicure. Oh and she wears more jewellery than the Queen.

Her favourite part of the job is recommending products that she knows her friends, family and readers will love and benefit from using. As she always says, 'the best foundation is a bloody good skincare routine.

Latest articles by Katie Thomas

Marie Claire UK Skin Awards 2024 Skinnovation winners

Things are looking up in the skincare world thanks to these 18 incredible Marie Claire UK Award winning skinnovations

Looking into the future has never been so positive

best foundations for oily skin - Kelsey Merritt wearing black leather jacket and silver earrings with sleek ponytail

After testing hundreds, here are the 12 best foundations for oily skin—as tested by beauty editors who want to stay shine-free all day

Fresh, natural skin without the disco ball shine

Katie after using the toni & guy deep barrel hair waver

I'm supremely lazy when it comes to hair styling, but I can transform my look in less than 15 minutes with this £19 tool

It's my most-used hair product

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Katie Thomas

Latest articles by Katie Thomas

Things are looking up in the skincare world thanks to these 18 incredible Marie Claire UK Award winning skinnovations

The Marie Claire UK Skin Awards judging panel were seriously impressed by these 17 fantastic formulas

Skin doesn't stop at the neck, treat the rest with care with these 19 body boosting Marie Claire UK Skin Award winners

Excellent skincare doesn't have to cost the earth—these affordable champions are the Marie Claire UK Skin Award-winning proof

Ace your base with these 11 complexion-boosting Marie Claire UK Skin Award 2024 winners

Is it time for a routine refresh? These Marie Claire UK Skin Award winners will have you questioning your current regimen

I've done the research—these Christmas beauty gift sets come with my expert seal of approval

We don't buy into autumnal stereotypes, except when it comes to beauty - these are the 8 must-have products of the month

As a beauty editor I consider these to be 5 of the biggest make-up icons on the market right now

We've just tested the 21 best foundation formulas for every skin type so you don't have to

After testing hundreds, here are the 12 best foundations for oily skin—as tested by beauty editors who want to stay shine-free all day

You heard it here first: the Cowshed Beauty Advent Calendar is the best of 2024 thanks the 24 full-sized products inside

You’ve worked hard all year—these are the 8 best luxury advent calendars that are worth splashing the cash on

It's still warm out there - these are hands down the 13 best fake tans that have never let any of our beauty editors down

After 8 years of writing about beauty advent calendars it takes a lot to impress me—but this one is incredible

As a beauty editor of over 10 years, this is the beauty advent calendar I keep for myself every single year

As beauty editors we've spent all month testing and scoring beauty products - these 8 got full marks

We tried the Fenty Hair repair treatment on all four hair types and the results might surprise you

I was one of the first people to try the much-anticipated Westman Atelier concealer - I can tell you with conviction that its one of the best I've ever used for dark circles

At £98 this is the most expensive complexion product I've ever used, but I can't help but love it

I'm supremely lazy when it comes to hair styling, but I can transform my look in less than 15 minutes with this £19 tool

She's done it again - Victoria Beckham drops another brilliant beauty product and as a seasoned beauty editor I cannot fault it

If you're fed up of your mascara running and smudging, you need to know about this product

Skin experts agree that this one ingredient is the key to brighter skin—here are the 14 best vitamin C serums that bring the the glow

As a beauty editor with a soft spot for luxury, I cannot believe that 5 of my everyday make-up products cost less than £15

This iconic beauty product confused everyone when it first launched—but one MC editor says it's "literally the best thing she's ever tried"

It's the extra step in your skincare routine that could make all the difference - these are the 12 best toners to soothe, exfoliate and revitalise

The iconic Chanel bronzer consistently sells out - these are the 9 best cream bronzers that hold their own and are more readily available

I rely heavily on expensive skin tints to give me a glowy base, but this £7.98 complexion enhancer has replaced all of them

I've been using the Elemis Pro-collagen Cleansing Balm for 12 years (trust me it's that good)

Katie Thomas

Latest articles by Katie Thomas

Things are looking up in the skincare world thanks to these 18 incredible Marie Claire UK Award winning skinnovations

The Marie Claire UK Skin Awards judging panel were seriously impressed by these 17 fantastic formulas

Skin doesn't stop at the neck, treat the rest with care with these 19 body boosting Marie Claire UK Skin Award winners

Excellent skincare doesn't have to cost the earth—these affordable champions are the Marie Claire UK Skin Award-winning proof

Ace your base with these 11 complexion-boosting Marie Claire UK Skin Award 2024 winners

Is it time for a routine refresh? These Marie Claire UK Skin Award winners will have you questioning your current regimen

I've done the research—these Christmas beauty gift sets come with my expert seal of approval

We don't buy into autumnal stereotypes, except when it comes to beauty - these are the 8 must-have products of the month

As a beauty editor I consider these to be 5 of the biggest make-up icons on the market right now

We've just tested the 21 best foundation formulas for every skin type so you don't have to

After testing hundreds, here are the 12 best foundations for oily skin—as tested by beauty editors who want to stay shine-free all day

You heard it here first: the Cowshed Beauty Advent Calendar is the best of 2024 thanks the 24 *full-sized* products inside

You’ve worked hard all year—these are the 8 best luxury advent calendars that are worth splashing the cash on

It's still warm out there - these are hands down the 13 best fake tans that have never let any of our beauty editors down

After 8 years of writing about beauty advent calendars it takes a lot to impress me—but *this* one is incredible

As a beauty editor of over 10 years, this is the beauty advent calendar I keep for myself every single year

As beauty editors we've spent all month testing and scoring beauty products - these 8 got full marks

We tried the Fenty Hair repair treatment on all four hair types and the results might surprise you

I was one of the first people to try the much-anticipated Westman Atelier concealer - I can tell you with conviction that its one of the best I've ever used for dark circles

At £98 this is the most expensive complexion product I've ever used, but I can't help but love it

I'm supremely lazy when it comes to hair styling, but I can transform my look in less than 15 minutes with this £19 tool

She's done it again - Victoria Beckham drops another brilliant beauty product and as a seasoned beauty editor I cannot fault it

If you're fed up of your mascara running and smudging, you need to know about this product

Skin experts agree that this one ingredient is the key to brighter skin—here are the 14 best vitamin C serums that bring the the glow

As a beauty editor with a soft spot for luxury, I cannot believe that 5 of my everyday make-up products cost less than £15

This iconic beauty product confused everyone when it first launched—but one MC editor says it's "literally the best thing she's ever tried"

It's the extra step in your skincare routine that could make all the difference - these are the 12 best toners to soothe, exfoliate and revitalise

The iconic Chanel bronzer consistently sells out - these are the 9 best cream bronzers that hold their own and are more readily available

I rely heavily on expensive skin tints to give me a glowy base, but this £7.98 complexion enhancer has replaced all of them

I've been using the Elemis Pro-collagen Cleansing Balm for 12 years (trust me it's that good)

You heard it here first: the Cowshed Beauty Advent Calendar is the best of 2024 thanks the 24 full-sized products inside

After 8 years of writing about beauty advent calendars it takes a lot to impress me—but this one is incredible