
Ariel Baker
Ariel Baker is the Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. Previously the associate beauty editor at PS and briefly freelance, she has bylines in InStyle, Forbes Vetted, Women's Health, and more.
Since she started out in the non-profit sector, Ariel enjoys looking at beauty from a sociocultural lens, looking to avenues like politics, music, and the arts, to inform her views on the space. That being said, as a true beauty-product obsessive, testing the latest items to hit the market, keeping up with trends, and meeting industry icons, will always be her favorite part of working in the beauty space.
When she's not working, Ariel can be found hanging out with her fiancé and loving on their two cat daughters: Cow and Chicken.
Latest articles by Ariel Baker
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The Middle Part Is at the Center of Summer’s Hair Trends
It's the ever-present style that keeps on giving.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Andie MacDowell’s Silver Updo Deserves Its Own Palme d'Or
French twist meets the French Riviera.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Jenna Ortega’s Lob Gives Her Carrie Bradshaw Throwback Dress a Run for Its Money
This hairstyle is the epitome of cool.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Try My Lip Overlining Technique, And You'll Be Tempted to Cancel Your Filler Appointment
Makeup artist-approved.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Eva Longoria’s Next Role? Your Summer Beauty Muse
What else is in the queue for the Croisette?
By Ariel Baker Published
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Megan Thee Stallion Gave this Quintessential Cool Girl Hairstyle the Hollywood Treatment
Business on one side, party on the other.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Put 200 Beauty Execs in a Room, and You'll Get Too Many Makeup Recs to Count
Get an inside peek at Marie Claire's inaugural makeup awards breakfast.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Everyone Needs to Drop What They're Doing and Look At Charlize Theron’s New Bob Hairstyle
The actress showed off the hairstyle while on a recent press run.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Emma Stone Has a Red-Hot Take on the Season's Best Manicure Shade
It's the new neutral.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Coco Jones Refuses to Be the Pretty Girl With “Stank” Breath
Her non-negotiable beauty ritual couldn’t be more relatable.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Only Meryl Streep Can Make a Braid Look Chic While Dressed Like Sherlock Holmes
What can't she do?
By Ariel Baker Published
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I'm Still Swooning Over the Met Gala After-Party Glam
The behind-the-scenes hair and makeup we missed on the navy carpet.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Rihanna’s Met Gala Glam Is Highlighting Her Baby Bump
The mogul's look is her interpretation of the night’s theme: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Exclusive: How Angel Reese’s Met Gala Makeup Channeled Black Dandyism
The athlete is showing the beauty in Black dandyism.
By Ariel Baker Published
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All in Favor of the Kiss Curl Resurgence Say "Aye"
The style goes hand-in-hand with vintage Black beauty.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Gabrielle Union's Bob Said Sleek, Chic, and a Little Bit of C*nt
Another celeb channels that "White Lotus" signature.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Megan Thee Stallion's New Hair Has Entered the Chat—Is This a Met Gala Tease?
She never misses.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Allison Janney Just Gave the Retro Hair Flip a Chic 2025 Reboot
Just another Hollywood star to join the bob-aissance.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Florence Pugh Is Making the Wet Look Chic Again
It's the shower hair revival.
By Ariel Baker Published
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King Kylie Is Wearing a Different Kind of (Nail) Crown These Days
It’s a design that both minimal and maximalist beauty lovers can get behind.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Benny Blanco Gave Selena Her Dream Prom, But My Eyes Were on Her Hair
Because even a mall photoshoot can't compete with a perfectly styled lob.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Bangs, But Make Them Blunt—and Kerry Washington-Approved
The cut seen 'round the internet.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Your Ticket to Angelic, Ethereal Skin Is Just a Five-Star Setting Powder Away
Oily girls, this one is for you.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Nobody Does a Snatched Style Like Demi Lovato
This slicked-back bun is the stuff of legends.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Of Course, Miley Cyrus Would Pair Her Wolf Cut With Micro Bangs
And pull it off.
By Ariel Baker Published
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Can a Blood Orange, Citrus Scent Really Open My Sacral Chakra?
Let the investigation commence.
By Sophia Vilensky Last updated
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BRB, On My Way to Get Nail Crowns à la Jennifer Lopez
The bejeweled mani trend is fit for Hollywood royalty
By Ariel Baker Published

I Revamped My Entire Skincare Routine with French Pharmacy Staples for Under $50
No flight required.