Katie Becker is a freelance beauty writer and consultant based in New York City where she has lived for nearly 20 years. She has held positions as beauty director and editor at ELLE, Coveteur, Harper’s BAZAAR, and W magazine, and writes for Marie Claire, Allure, Vogue.com, Town & Country, and others. Before writing about beauty, Katie began her career in health journalism and continues to love reporting about science-forward subjects and trending wellness therapies—but she also raves about beautiful makeup and interesting fragrances. Katie has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Lehigh University with an emphasis in science writing and environmental studies. She also grew up in Seattle in the ’90s and early ’00s, making her uniquely informed about frizzy hair products and brow regrowth.
