Katie Thomas
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
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Experts say that every great skincare routine starts with the best cleanser—here are our all-time favourites
Right this way to find your new favourite cleanser
By Katie Thomas
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Ectoin: the must-have ingredient of 2024 that works wonders on dry and sensitive skin types
Hydrating? Check. Soothing? Check.
By Katie Thomas
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Find the best concealer brush in this line up to ensure faultless application
You concealer's team mate
By Katie Thomas
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The best GHD straighteners ranked by a beauty editor and there are big savings to be made today
Not sure which GHD styler is right for you? We've got you covered
By Katie Thomas
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Forget cream and gel blushers - the Milk Makeup Jelly Tints give longer lasting colour
The waitlist is lengthy
By Katie Thomas
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We've just tested the 20 best foundation formulas for every skin type so you don't have to
Everything starts with a good base
By Katie Thomas
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Origins GinZing Eye Cream is known for taking down dark circles - 3 beauty editors put it to the test
Illumination in a pot
By Katie Thomas
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Sarah-Jessica Parker on optimism, chocolate Digestives and jade rolling
By Katie Thomas
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Sorry to every other SPF I've ever used - you're being replaced by this Heliocare pigmentation fighting sunscreen
A new firm favourite in my beauty cupboard
By Katie Thomas
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I think the Dyson Airstrait is a genius product with one rather large flaw - but I'd still recommend it
Wet-to-dry styling made easy
By Katie Thomas
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We're two very picky beauty editors and these are the only products that we think are worth investing in this month
By Katie Thomas
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As a beauty editor my biggest bugbear is dull skin but this moisturiser gives me guaranteed glowing skin every single day
Seeing me through the winter months
By Katie Thomas
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As a beauty editor with tenacious dark circles it takes a lot to impress me - this brand's concealer duo has nailed it
Conceal, brighten or both
By Katie Thomas
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10 of the best foundations for oily skin tried, tested & reviewed so you can stay shine-free all day
Make shiny skin a thing of the past
By Katie Thomas
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Team Marie Claire share their dream Mother’s Day gift list
There’s a definite theme
By Katie Thomas
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As a millennial beauty editor I steer clear of TikTok trends, but Gen Z aren't wrong about this foundation
Flawless by name...
By Katie Thomas
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The 13 best primers to improve skin texture, radiance, make-up longevity and more
There's one to suit almost every skin concern
By Katie Thomas
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The experts have spoken: here is the best make-up for rosacea to help tone down redness
For natural-looking neutralisation
By Katie Thomas
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The 20 best mascaras in existence according to the Marie Claire beauty editors
Whether you're after length, volume or definition
By Katie Thomas
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These are the 20 best face serums, according to experts and editors
Meet the single most important product in your skincare routine
By Katie Thomas
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As a beauty editor this is the bronzer that I recommend to all of my friends and not one has been disappointed
I've tried so many and this is the one I always come back to
By Katie Thomas
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The 11 best purple shampoos chosen by blonde beauty editors
They say that blondes have more fun, but there’s nothing fun about brassy tones
By Katie Thomas