Lollie King

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Lollie King

As someone with melanin-rich skin, hyperpigmentation has always been my greatest skin nemesis. In my teens, I really suffered with it. I had patches on my face, arms and back,and was left with stubborn dark marks after any sort of blemish—some of which would take what felt like a lifetime to fade. I've tried so much of what the market has to offer to try to get rid of these unmovable marks, so I feel like I am a credible source of knowledge when it comes to what works and what doesn't.

3 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Lollie King |Andrea Thompson |Katie Thomas |Nessa Humayun

We are delighted to announce the addition of the Marie Claire UK Fragrance Awards to our illustrious roster. Fragrance continues to be our largest growing section, our readers respond to expert led, authoritative takes on the subject and so we decided to celebrate that. A select group of the industry's finest perfume experts will gather to judge some of the very best fragrances on the market.

3 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Katie Thomas |Lollie King

When your job is to test beauty products for a living it is incredibly overwhelming. Now, don't come for us, in no way are we comparing our very fortunate jobs to rocket science or cardiology. However, when you are sent as many products as we are, from what is a very oversaturated market, it is a tough job sorting the wheat from the chaff. How do we decide what makes the best mascara that everyone will want to try? Or the best hair oil that will resonate with today's market?

1 month ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Lollie King

The weather is warming up, and it's time for our hair and make-up to reflect that joyful burst of spring. While the never-ending cold months saw us opt for more icy, cool shades, now we're seeking something with a little more warmth. Of course, the more wintery and autumnal deep shades will always prevail in the UK (where the sun is temperamental); lighter and more lived-in tones are what we are looking towards at the moment. Enter, butter biscuit blonde.

1 month ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Lollie King

Whenever I tell people that I use tanning drops as a black woman, I am almost always met with a look of surprise and often the question, "Why?"Growing up, the Eurocentric ideal of beauty didn't have a lot of space for me, which made me resent my black skin, so the thought of making my skin darker certainly wouldn't align with what was considered beautiful. For me, my affinity for self-tanner started totally by accident when I confused a bottle of facial tanning drops for a vitamin C serum.