Samantha Holender
Samantha Holender is the Beauty Editor at Marie Claire, where she reports on the best new launches, dives into the science behind skincare, and shares the breakdown on the latest and greatest trends in the beauty space. She's studied up on every ingredient you'll find on INCI list and is constantly in search of the world's glowiest makeup products. She's an expert in sensitive skin, acne, and aesthetics. Prior to joining the team, she worked as Us Weekly’s Beauty and Style Editor, where she stayed on the pulse of pop culture and broke down celebrity beauty routines, hair transformations, and red carpet looks. Her words have also appeared on Popsugar, Makeup.com, Skincare.com, Delish.com, and Philadelphia Wedding. Samantha also serves as a board member for the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). She first joined the organization in 2018, when she worked as an editorial intern at Food Network Magazine and Pioneer Woman Magazine. Samantha has a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. While at GWU, she was a founding member of the school’s HerCampus chapter and served as its President for four years. When she’s not deep in the beauty closet or swatching eyeshadows, you can find her obsessing over Real Housewives and all things Bravo. Keep up with her on Instagram @samholender.
Latest articles by Samantha Holender
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Kaia Gerber’s Pigtail Braids Update a Sleepaway Camp Staple
The '90s are calling.
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4 French Girl Beauty Secrets Straight From the ‘Emily in Paris’ Makeup Artist
Including Lily Collins’s exact lipstick shade.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Pedicure Proves the Glazed Donut Nail Trend Is Coming for Your Toes
What goes around comes around.
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This Three-Minute Hair Treatment Will Get Rid of Brassiness
Hair toning is the best-kept secret for brighter, shinier hair.
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8 Foolproof Ways to Unclog Pores
Dermatologists swear these tips will clear your complexion.
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Rihanna Confirms a Very Anti-Summer Nail Trend
Consider this the royal tone resurgence.
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A Hot, New, Under-$40 Shower Routine Has Entered the Villa
A 'Love Island' contestant's regimen is going viral for sweet reasons.
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When Celebrities Are in Their Feelings, They Wear This Moody Nail Color
Zendaya and Selena Gomez have already endorsed the off-season shade.
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Every It Girl at Copenhagen Fashion Week Endorses This Hair Trend
The secret is a scrunchie the size of your face.
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What Your Split End Says About You
If hair could talk.
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I’m Emotionally Attached to These 20 Sunscreens
I won’t step in the sun without them.
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Jennifer Lopez Test-Drives an Unexpected Manicure Trend
This neon look is quite the pivot.
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Selena Gomez’s Nail Artist Spent 40 Minutes Crafting Her Elegant Custom Manicure Shade
A maroon nail trend is upon us.
By Samantha Holender Published
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Meghan Markle Is Still Wearing a Long-Standing Royal Manicure
She brought the style back for an upcoming interview.
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Blake Lively’s Micro Floral Manicure Combines Two Huge Summer Nail Trends
Pretty and pink.
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21 Eye Creams That Instantly De-Puff Your Under Eye
Who says you didn’t get eight hours of sleep?
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Blake Lively’s New Brand Will Soften Your Hair—and Replace Your Perfume
This line is the hardest secret beauty editors have ever had to keep.
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Hailey Bieber's Butter Yellow Manicure Will Make You Melt
The mom-to-be's polish looks good enough to eat.
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Zendaya and Team USA Gymnastics Both Endorse This Chic Nail Trend
It’s straight out of the Olympic rule book.
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If You Need Karlie Kloss, She’ll Be Sorting Her $10 Vitamin Box
“It’s an investment in my self-care.”
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I Went Through 200 Hair Glosses at Ulta—These 15 Will Get Rid of Summer Brassiness
High-shine finds.
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Jennifer Lopez's 'Bridgerton' Manicure Is the Talk of the Ton
Lady Whistledown would approve.
By Samantha Holender Published
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The 17 Best Summer Perfumes for Women Are Like Vacation in a Bottle
Fresh and fruity scents coming right up.
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These 10 Dermatologist Tips Dramatically Evened Skin Tone on My Legs
Smooth as can be.
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The Bubble Bath Nail Trend Is Royal-Approved
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and Sydney Sweeney are on board with the pink-white color combo, too.
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Zendaya’s New Manicure Ignores Every Summer Nail Polish Trend
But it does coordinate perfectly with her iced beverage.
By Samantha Holender Published
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13 Tips Dermatologists Swear By to Minimize Pores
Say goodbye to the gunk.
By Samantha Holender Last updated