Marisa Petrarca
Marisa Petrarca is a writer and editor based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, specializing in beauty, wellness, fashion, and lifestyle. She previously served as the Senior Beauty and Fashion Editor at Grazia USA and Beauty and Style Editor at Us Weekly. Her expertise spans breaking beauty news, shopping roundups, product reviews, and explainer articles on popular topics in skin, makeup, and aesthetics. Her work has been featured in PS, Cosmopolitan, Allure, NewBeauty, InStyle, and The Zoe Report, among others. Marisa holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Wagner College. Follow her on Instagram @Marisa Petrarca.
Latest articles by Marisa Petrarca
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I Swapped My Pricey Serums for This Inexpensive Hair Growth Solution
The results speak for themselves.
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Shaving Your Peach Fuzz Is Hands-Down the Best Exfoliating Option on the Market
It's time to start dermaplaning.
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This No-Brainer Shower Swap Completely Healed My Itchy Scalp
Bonus: it's under $10.
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I Traveled 7,000 Miles to Find the Secret to Glass Skin
A trip to Seoul holds countless skincare secrets.
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Would You Use a Magnet to Lengthen Your Eyelashes?
Buying Guide From short to spidery in a (literal) snap.
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My Brutal Dry Patches Disappeared After Testing This Dermatologist-Beloved Serum
30,000+ five star reviews don't lie.
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I Found Eyebrow Blindness Redemption With This Under-the-Radar Brow Pen Formula
Canceling my microblading appointment as we speak.
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Beyoncé and Gwyneth Paltrow Turned Me On to the World's Best $8 Lip Balm
Pucker up.
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I Finally Achieved Glass Skin and It's Thanks to This K-Beauty Staple
Magic in a jar.
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Want to Know the Secret to Baby Smooth Skin?
It's easier than you'd expect.
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These 15 Cult-Favorite Acne Cleansers All Contain the Same Ingredient
Bye, blackheads.
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Korean Sunscreens Are Unmatched
Buying Guide Once again, K-beauty knows best.
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Dark Circles? Puffiness? There's an Under-Eye Mask for That
These 15 picks are editor-tested.
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A Love Letter to Glycolic Acid Cleansers
My skin has never looked brighter.
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