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    Mica Ricketts

    Mica Ricketts

    Freelance Beauty Editor and Contributor

    Mica Ricketts is a freelance beauty editor and contributor to Marie Claire. She has written for titles including Refinery29 and Who What Wear UK, and also works with beauty brands on content messaging and marketing copy. She was previously Who What Wear UK's beauty editor. As someone that has tried basically every acne product on the market, she has a particular passion for debunking skincare myths and finding products that work. Plus, with two small children at home she is all about time-saving beauty routines that boost glow and disguise dark circles.

    Latest articles by Mica Ricketts

    Best Cleanser for Combination Skin - back model with eyes closed holding her face in her hands
    Combination skin is difficult to care for - these are the 7 best editor-approved cleansers that balance and hydrate simultaneously

    They dial-down oiliness and amp up hydration

    Skincare
    • Two guests at Copenhagen fashion week
      Every beauty editor I know has a bottle of this iconic skin scent on their shelf, and this is what it smells like

      A perfume with universal appeal

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • close up of a womans face with images of beauty products
      Experts say they would never recommend these 5 popular (but largely unproven) skincare ingredients

      And the ones to use instead

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • Olaplex No.9
      As a low-maintenance beauty editor with frazzled hair, I can’t believe the results of this underrated Olaplex product

      This is one smooth operator

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Best No7 Products
      No7 have so many in-demand beauty products, but these ones are truly worth the hype

      Worth the waitlists

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Expert Skincare Routine
      I asked 4 top skin experts to share their skincare routines, including the products they use every day

      Their personal recommendations for healthy skin

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • divisive beauty products
      6 beauty editors share the cult products they personally can't get on board with

      And the products they recommend instead

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Easy To Wear Perfumes
      If you're sensitive to headache-inducing scents, I swear by these 9 quietly beautiful perfumes

      People will think you just smell *that* good

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • Mob Wife Perfumes
      Forget clean-girl scents, these 6 perfumes will have you smelling like a rich mob wife

      Bold, self-assured and undeniably expensive

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • Best Liquid Highlighters
      When my skin looks seriously fatigued, these 7 liquid highlighters are the only things that help

      Instantly brightening formulations

      By Mica Ricketts

      Make Up
    • Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum
      Every beauty editor I know swears by this classic face serum—here are my honest thoughts

      It's a 40-year-old icon

      Skincare
    • A model with expensive-looking skin
      This is exactly how to achieve expensive-looking skin, according to make-up artists

      The secrets to faking a post-facial glow

      By Mica Ricketts

      Make Up
    • Wellness Perfumes
      I use 'wellness perfumes' to transform my mood and boost my energy—these are the 6 I swear by

      These therapeutic fragrances work hard

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • Worst Beauty Advice
      8 beauty editors share the worst piece of beauty advice they've ever received

      Some rules deserve to be broken

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Beauty Routine for Mums
      I’m a mum-of-two beauty editor with very little time, this is what my daily beauty routine looks like

      It's haphazard, but effective

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • eyebrow tinting - image of woman looking into the camera with beautiful glowy skin and groomed brows
      Eyebrow tinting: the low-maintenance beauty treatment to speed up your morning routine

      Here’s everything you need to know

      By Mica Ricketts

      Make Up
    • Best Face Masks for Glowing Skin - woman with her hands in her hair and very glowy skin
      Want radiant skin for party season? I’m a perpetually tired beauty editor, and these are the 8 best face masks for glowing skin I swear by

      So luminous

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • Oud Manicure
      'Oud nails' are set to be the biggest winter nail trend, and they're already earning our editors heaps of compliments

      Deep, dark and smoky

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Margot Robbie with Feathered Hair
      Feathered hair is the latest ‘90s trend enjoying a revival—and these looks have us so excited about it

      These face-framing layers are so nostalgic

      By Mica Ricketts

      Hair
    • best mascara for volume - woman with a ponytail looks at the camera gettyimages 1784228060
      These 9 mascaras give you lashes with unbelievable volume—perfect for party season

      Full and fluttery

      By Mica Ricketts

      Make Up
    • Side Partings
      Sorry Gen Z, the side parting is set to make a 2024 comeback and these looks prove it

      A ‘00s classic

      Hair
    • Best cleanser for oily skin - black model wearing neon green top and gold hoops - getty1699161488
      As a beauty editor with oily skin, these are the 8 cleansers I swear by

      They keep excess shine at bay

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • Model applying milky skincare products to her face
      Winter is on its way, and I’m relying on this highly effective skincare trend to keep my skin hydrated

      Got milk?

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • Low Maintenance Haircuts
      10 expert-approved haircuts that are so low maintenance you won’t even have to style them

      Think of the time you’ll save

      By Mica Ricketts

      Hair
    • Sweet Perfumes for Women
      They might get a bad rap, but I have a penchant for sweet perfumes—these 9 smell deliciously luxurious

      No headache-inducing scents here

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • Best Salicylic Acid Face Wash - woman smiling with hands on face and hydrated skin
      Experts agree that all oily skin types should be cleansing with salicylic acid—here are the 9 best face washes

      Don’t sleep on this pore-cleansing ingredient

      By Mica Ricketts

      Skincare
    • Winter Nail Colours
      I just asked the experts what the chicest nail colours are for winter 2023—here's their verdict

      The coolest manicures await

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
    • Best Fig Perfumes
      I didn’t think I liked fruity fragrances, but these 8 expensive-smelling perfumes have changed my mind—and they all have one thing in common

      It's the 'it' note of 2023

      By Mica Ricketts

      Fragrance
    • charlotte tilbury foundation - image of the three charlotte tilbury foundations scattered on a bedsheet
      I just put every Charlotte Tilbury foundation to the test—here are my honest thoughts

      So much glow

      By Mica Ricketts

      Make Up
    • Benefit Mascara - mica ricketts holding benefit mascaras
      I’m a beauty editor with rubbish eyelashes and Benefit mascaras are the only ones I rate

      You can’t beat them

      By Mica Ricketts

      Beauty
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