
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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Watch My Angry Red Patches Disappear With a Simple Five-Step Beauty RoutineSensitive skin girlies, read this.
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I Grew My Hair Three Inches In One Summer—Here's How I Did ItLonger, fuller hair for the win.
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I've Tried All 37 Rare Beauty Products—These 11 Are My FavoritesSelena-approved makeup staples.
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Butt Acne Hates to See This Derm-Approved Routine ComingFor a smooth, bump-free booty.
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I Scrolled Through Seven Years of Hailey Bieber’s Best Manicures to Find the GOATPresenting: her all-time best nail looks.
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I Swapped My Luxury Perfume for a $24 Body Mist and the Compliments Just Wont StopA little desert lime and a lot of cactus water.
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I Threw Every Blush I Own Into Storage After Trying Victoria Beckham Beauty’s New Colour Wash10 out of 10.
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I Tripled My Fragrance Collection—And Saved Hundreds—With This Nordstrom Anniversary Sale HackStocked up on Tom Ford, Byredo, and Burberry.
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A Hot, New Bombshell Has Entered My Beauty RoutineThe Love Island USA girls swear by these 10 products—now I do, too.
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Meet the Beauty-Beverage Collab I’ve (Actually) Been Waiting ForNARS and Wölffer Estate have bottled summer energy.
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Why Spend $60 When a Drugstore Lip Combo Looks This Good?I get stopped five times a day because of this lipstick and liner duo.
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My 56-Year-Old Mom and I Can’t Stop Fighting Over This Cushioning Lip GlossThis texture is elite.
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If My Sunscreen’s Not Whipped, I Don’t Want ItThis buzzy new SPF fights dark spots, gives my skin a glow, and offers protection.
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This Rich Girl Accessory Has Officially Replaced My Boring Hair TiesI’m the queen of easy summer hairstyles.
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My Sweat Was Like a Slip-in-Slide for Foundation—Until I Met This $48 SPF-Primer HybridThe New York City heatwave has nothing on Anastasia Beverly Hills’s latest launch.
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My Summer Fragrance Wardrobe Is Filled With Untraditional Fruity NotesCherry, banana, and lychee top my list.
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New York City It Girls Are Lining Down the Block for This Face-Framing HaircutLayers on layers.
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My Aura Reader Swears This Summer Nail Shade Will Help Me Manifest Money—And LoveColor coding my subconscious, as we speak.
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Summer’s Sweetest Perfume Trend Is Quite Literally B-A-N-A-N-A-SAnd the Marie Claire team has split opinions.
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Ilona Maher’s $12 Trick to Prevent Farmer's Tan Is Pretty Damn FoolproofPlus, her “really sexy” shower routine and “quirky” toe polish color.
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It’s Nikki Glaser and Her Bunion Separators Against the WorldShe’s her sexiest self with a $7-a-squirt serum and full toe visibility.
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I've Nixed All My Foundation Thanks to This Glowy Summer Skincare RoutineMy product lineup is elite.
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Forget Melatonin: 20 Minutes in This Bath Soak, And I Sleep Like a BabyI owe my energy to Oak Essentials.
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Do You Die for a Killer Tan?A look inside the rise of "The Barbie Drug," an unregulated, understudied injection that promises bronzed skin—and a load of unwanted side effects.
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I Spent My Youth Frying In the Sun—Now, at 51, My Chest Is Paying for ItI used Efudex to bring every pre-cancerous cell to the surface.
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With One Spray of This Delicious Summer Perfume, I Feel Like an Island-Hopping SocialiteFresh and fruity scents coming right up.
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Why Yes, I Want to Smell Like Overpriced Cocktails on a Luxury Beach This SummerEllis Brooklyn’s three new body mists can make it happen.
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