Lucy Abbersteen
Lucy is a freelance beauty editor and contributor at Marie Claire, and has written for titles including Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Glamour and woman&home. She was previously Marie Claire’s junior beauty editor. During her career, she’s done everything from grilling the industry’s leading dermatologists and hairdressers to covering backstage beauty at fashion week, and interviewing famous faces like Drag Race royalty and Little Mix.
As for her beauty ethos, she’s a big advocate for not having to spend a fortune on beauty products to get good results. She’d struggle to pick just one area of beauty that she’s most passionate about, but does love a good hair or nail trend. When she’s not got beauty on the brain, you’re most likely to find her reading or re-watching Grey’s Anatomy for the 23rd time.
Latest articles by Lucy Abbersteen
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Bryony Gordon on running, the beauty trends and the importance of a routine
'Beauty can be used against women, but it can also be used by women to empower themselves and others'
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Meghan Markle's favourite lipstick is inspired by one of the Spice Girls
If you know, you know
By Lucy Abbersteen
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7 brilliant beauty podcasts for a little dose of escapism
Download and subscribe to these immediately
By Lucy Abbersteen
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How to lighten hair dye if it's gone a bit too dark for your liking
Gone too dark with the old box colour or had unexpected results at the salon? Don't sweat it
By Lucy Abbersteen
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How to remove eyelash extensions at home (safely)
Can't get to the salon? Here's how to remove lash extensions without damaging your real ones
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Here's what your star sign says about your beauty routine
Are you a sentimental water sign or practical earth sign?
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Tess Daly talks feathering your nest, blue eyeshadow and why less is more
'I will never forget that I stayed awake on a night flight quivering under my blanket thinking, James Bond is almost toe-to-toe with me!'
By Lucy Abbersteen
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At-home facial tips from a top facialist to help you get your glow on
Relax and unwind with the expert guide to DIY facials
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Side fringes can suit just about anyone: 14 celebrity styles that prove it
Whether you want bangs or a sultry sweeping style, these are the coolest cuts to bookmark for this year
By Lucy Abbersteen
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The shag haircut: the one style that anyone can pull off
Words by Tanyel Mustafa
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Anastasia Beverly Hills has finally launched a mascara, and it ticks all the boxes
Think mega, mega volume
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Bikini wax – the tips and tricks to know for an (almost) pain-free experience
From salon FAQs to the best at-home kits on the market, everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask...
By Lucy Abbersteen
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The five types of gynae cancers and how to spot them, according to experts
Consider this your life saving need-to-know
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Mollie King talks self care, feel-good TV binges and kidnapping Greg James
'You would be really fluorescent and smelling of biscuits'
By Lucy Abbersteen
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The unusual way Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis spent their half term
Did you ever try this as a kid?
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Glossier is discontinuing one of its biggest launches of last year
Less than a year after it launched, one of the brand's most controversial products is to be axed
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Three failsafe ways to speed up your hair drying routine
Promotional feature with ghd
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Inside the pop-up wellness space where models hang out during LFW
Facials, massages and CBD drinks – welcome to the Model Zone
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Oscars 2020: See the full list of this year's winners
Here's who cleaned up big on the night
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Natalie Portman embroidered her Oscars cape with the names of unnominated female directors
Bravo, Natalie
By Lucy Abbersteen
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11 medium length hairstyles to take straight to the salon
Gone are the days of that awkward, in between stage. (Yaaas!)
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Huda Kattan is launching her own skincare line and we're excited
She's conquered make-up and fragrance, and now the beauty mogul is moving into skincare
By Lucy Abbersteen
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BAFTA Film Winners 2020: Here's who won big this year
Did your favourite make the cut?
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Rebel Wilson calls out the lack of female director BAFTA nominees with hilarious joke
'I don't think I could do what they do'
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Brad Pitt made a savage joke about Prince Harry in his BAFTAs speech
Awkward.
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Kate Middleton chose to re-wear this gown to tonight's film BAFTAs
Guests were asked to wear something they already owned or hire their outfit for this year's ceremony
By Lucy Abbersteen
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Here's what's on the menu for stars at tonight's film BAFTAs
Spoilers: It sounds delicious
By Lucy Abbersteen