Marie Claire UK Marie Claire UK
  • Fashion Fashion
      • Fashion
        • View all Fashion
        • Fashion Trends
        • Shopping
        • Watches and Jewellery
        • Fashion News
  • Beauty Beauty
      • Beauty
        • View all Beauty
        • Fragrance
        • Hair
        • Make Up
        • Skincare
        • Nails
        • Marie Claire Beauty Awards
  • Health Health
      • Health
        • View all Health
        • Fitness
        • Nutrition
        • Female Health
        • Wellbeing
  • Life Life
      • Life
        • View all Life
        • Opinions
        • Travel
        • Sustainability
        • Weddings
        • Money & Work
        • Competitions
  • Culture Culture
      • Culture
        • View all Culture
        • TV and Film
        • Celebrity News
        • Books
        • Royal News
  • Vouchers Vouchers
      • Clothing
        • View all Vouchers
        • Mint Velvet
        • Karen Millen
        • H&M
        • nobody's child
        • ASOS
        • ARKET
        • MANGO
      • Designer Clothing
        • View all Vouchers
        • Reiss
        • THE OUTNET
        • SSENSE
        • Mytheresa
        • Liberty London
        • Selfridges
        • Farfetch
      • Accessories
        • View all Vouchers
        • AllSaints
        • Aspinal of London
        • Charles & Keith
        • River Island
        • FitFlop
        • Kate Spade
        • Vagabond
      • Jewellery
        • View all Vouchers
        • Pandora
        • Abbott Lyon
        • Goldsmiths
        • Beaverbrooks
        • Astrid & Miyu
        • Swarovski
        • Angara Jewellery
      • Beauty
        • View all Vouchers
        • Sephora
        • Cult Beauty
        • Space NK
        • Dyson
        • Clarins
        • Look Fantastic
        • Clinique
      • Activewear
        • View all Vouchers
        • Lululemon
        • Gymshark
        • Sweaty Betty
        • Nike
        • adidas
        • New Balance
        • Helly Hansen
  • NEWSLETTER Signup to our newsletter
  • Trending
    • Women in Sport 2026
    • Marie Claire Masters
    • Spring Summer 2026
    • Nail Trends 2026
    • Best Investment Bags
    • Best Perfumes
    • Digital Issues
    • Women Who Win

    When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

    Laura Pearson

    Laura Pearson

    Social Links Navigation
    Freelancer beauty editor

    Laura is a Freelance Beauty Editor and has been writing about beauty for over 20 years. She has written for many of the UK's top publications, including Who What Wear, IndyBest/The Independent, Fabulous/The Scottish Sun, Metro UK, The Scotsman, Glamour, and Refinery29. Over the past 20 years, she has tested thousands of products and explored hundreds of beauty trends and innovations.

    She has spoken to hundreds of the beauty industry's top experts over the past 20 years and has really honed her knowledge. Her job is to find the best products on the market that are truly worth purchasing. Her main passion is skincare, and she is a geek when it comes to ingredients and formulations. She is all about plump, glowing, dewy skin. 

    Latest articles by Laura Pearson

    L’Oreal Paris True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm Review by Beauty Journalist Laura Pearson
    I’ve Tested Hundreds of Foundations—Few Make Full Coverage Look as Natural as This L’Oréal Product

    A buttery, skincare-infused formula that delivers impressive coverage without sacrificing a fresh, dewy, skin-like finish.

    Make Up
    • Facial Cupping: beauty journalist Laura Pearson tries the at-home technique
      I Swear By Facial Cupping for a More Sculpted, Less Puffy Face—This £6 Tool Is My Secret

      This simple at-home technique reduces puffiness and leaves my face looking noticeably more sculpted in minutes.

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    • It Cosmetics Do It All Balm Review
      If Every Base Clings to Your Dry Patches, Try This One Instead—I Was Seriously Impressed

      The latest launch from IT Cosmetics is designed to nourish dry, dehydrated skin while delivering a natural, skin-like finish

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Rhode Highlight Milk Review
      I Wanted My Bare Skin to Look Glowier—Rhode's Latest Product Delivered It Without a Drop of Foundation

      Rhode's Highlight Milk adds a pearlescent glow to the beloved Glazing Milk formula.

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    • Summer-scented body care
      My Body Care Routine Is Now 100% Summer-Scented—My Out-of-Office Starts in the Shower

      And I'm not even sorry about it.

      By Laura Pearson

      Beauty
    • Summer holiday fragrances
      I Asked 16 Beauty Insiders Which Fragrance They Never Travel Without

      Step this way for summer fragrance inspiration.

      By Laura Pearson

      Fragrance
    • Refy Water Blush Review
      This Is the Most Natural-Looking Blush I’ve Found in More Than 20 Years of Testing

      And it's infused with skin-quenching ingredients, making it ideal for summer.

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Merit Clean Volume Tubing Mascara
      I've Been Trying Merit's New Tubing Mascara All Week—It Made My Lashes Look Better, Not Just Bigger

      The tiny wand and lightweight tubing formula delivered on every promise.

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • TirTir Flawless Pore Prep Primer
      After Weeks of Testing, This Is the Primer I Reach for When My Pores Are Acting Up

      Start your makeup with a perfect canvas.

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Fenty Sun Stalk’r Pressed Mousse Cream Bronzer
      Fenty's New Bronzing Mousse Is Impossible To Mess Up—Even In A Heatwave

      Bronzing, but make it foolproof.

      By Laura Pearson

      Beauty
    • Rare Beauty True to Myself Matte Foundation
      I Tried Rare Beauty's New Matte Foundation in the Heat and Now I'm Questioning Everything I Know About Base

      No primer, concealer or powder necessary.

      Make Up
    • Sacheu DoubleDown Lip Definer
      This One Product Gave Me Contoured Lips With Zero Effort

      Sacheu's new DoubleDown Lip Definer does what three products used to.

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Best summer moisturiser
      I Asked 15 Beauty Editors I Actually Trust What Their Favourite Summer Moisturiser Is

      The results were more versatile than you'd expect.

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    • Medik8 Exo-PDRN Serum Review
      Medik8's Most Talked-About PDRN Serum Promises Rejuvenating Results in a Week—We Tried It to Find Out if It Actually Delivers

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    • Byoma Bio-Collagen Radiance Mask
      Byoma’s New Bio-Collagen Peel-Off Mask Is the Glow-Boosting Addition My Routine Needed

      All about radiance

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    • Ballet-inspired Pastel Makeup
      Ballet-Inspired Pastel Makeup Is the Soft-Focus Trend Defining This Season

      A more romantic approach to spring makeup

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Laura Pearson holding and wearing the new MAC Studio Fix 36HR Smooth Angles Concealer
      I've Never Been Blown Away by a Concealer, But This Has Earned a Permanent Spot in My Routine

      So good, I wish I'd had it on my wedding day

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • Morphe Lifeproof Setting Spray review
      The New Morphe Setting Spray Sets a New Standard

      The new benchmark in long-wear, weightless setting

      By Laura Pearson

      Make Up
    • a picture of a model's hand holding a denim hand cream case
      How Limited-Edition Beauty Became The Industry’s Most Coveted Collectable

      From wearable charms to *that* phone case

      By Laura Pearson

      Beauty
    • skincare secrets
      I’m a 41-Year-Old Beauty Editor, But People Often Assume I’m 25—Here’s What I Swear By

      No gatekeeping here

      By Laura Pearson

      Skincare
    logoCreated with Sketch.
    • Site Archive
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Contact us
    • Terms and conditions
    • Advertise with us
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies policy
    • About us
    Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google

    Marie Claire UK is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.