Marie Claire

Marie Claire is today's magazine for the fashion minded woman. It reflects all areas of the reader's life, providing the time-pressed woman with a mix of information. Marie Claire remains unsurpassed as the best source for beauty advice.

First Change Is Good

Marie Claire

NOVELTY CARDIGANS • Up the charm in knits sprinkled with embroidery, trims, and appliqués.

SPOT CHECK • These intelligent skin serums fade all your hyperpigmentation woes—from acne scars to sun and age spots—for brighter days ahead.

April Reading Cheat Sheet

IT’S NOMA’S TIME

NASIM PEDRAD

BY DESIGN • Max Mara addresses today’s pared-down way of dressing through the lens of the house’s clean design ethos, resulting in stripped-back style that is relaxed and more refined than ever.

Where do we go from here?

SMALL WONDER • HOLDING THE BARE ESSENTIALS, MAX MARA’S LEATHER NECKLACE BAGS (AVAILABLE IN PASTEL AND NEUTRAL HUES) COMBINE FUNCTIONALITY AND MINIMAL ACCESSORIZING.

BETTER BASICS

SCALEDDOWN • BULGARI’S ICONIC SNAKE MOTIF STRIKES AGAIN—THIS TIME IN A DAINTIER ITERATION, SERPENTI VIPER. BEGGING FOR DAILY WEAR, THE SMALLER, EDGY ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION LOOK GREAT ON THEIR OWN (LIKE THE PENDANT SHOWN HERE) OR LAYERED WITH YOUR OTHER NEVER-TAKE-IT-OFFS.

WOVEN TOGETHER

A STITCH IN TIME • DIOR’S CARO BAG IS PROOF THAT GOOD DESIGN NEVER FADES. THE SUPPLE LEATHER IS WORKED IN THE HOUSE’S SIGNATURE CANNAGE QUILTING, A NOD TO THE WOVEN CANE CHAIRS MONSIEUR DIOR SAT HIS GUESTS IN FOR HIS DEBUT SHOW IN 1947.

Entrenched • KHAKI CANVAS STRETCHES ONTO CLASSIC TRENCHES WITH FRESH SILHOUETTES AND FASHION-FORWARD DETAILS LIKE EXAGGERATED SHOULDERS AND KISS-LOCK POCKETS. PAIR WITH BOOTS IN A SIMILAR HUE FOR A NO-BRAINER UNIFORM.

LOCKED IN • The centuries-old locket gets a modern update.

Grand New Party? • Moderates are appalled—and fleeing—but the Republican base is more besotted with Trump than ever. Six conservative female leaders chart a path forward.

THE DO-GOODER PLOY • “Hey, wanna collab?” It’s the social-media version of “You up?” but, as our investigation shows, more insidious—and may be preying upon your desire to create social change.

The Budget • WE BREAK DOWN ONE READER’S PLAN TO AFFORD LIVING ON HER OWN.

POWER PICKS • GAME CHANGERS FOR LIFE

THE BEAUTY OF SUSTAINABILITY • Although the beauty industry is far from perfect when it comes to preserving our planet, you’ve got to give it credit for taking steps toward positive change. We’re starting to see concentrated hair and body products that will radically reduce carbon emissions in their production and transport, as well as ambitious corporate commitments to reduce and reuse packaging and adopt biodegradable formulas. Even glitter (that sneaky microplastic we love all too much) is getting an eco glow-up. Here, the 21 most promising earth-loving efforts of 2021.

Beauty & Wellness

IT’S ELECTRIC

What I Love About Me • CECE MEADOWS, FOUNDER OF INDIGENOUS MAKEUP BRAND PRADOS BEAUTY, HAS OVERCOME GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND PERSONAL STRUGGLE. NOW, SHE’S GIVING BACK THROUGH HER ARTISTRY.

Danessa Myricks • MAKEUP ARTIST DANESSA MYRICKS HAS BUILT AN EMPIRE ON HER TERMS. AFTER DEVELOPING PRODUCTS FOR TOP BRANDS LIKE BENEFIT COSMETICS, THE ENTREPRENEUR TOOK ON THE INDUSTRY’S INCLUSIVITY PROBLEM BY LAUNCHING HER OWN NAMESAKE BRAND. HERE, THE CEO SHARES A DAY IN HER LIFE.

How I MENTAL HEALTH • THE 40-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS, SINGER, PRODUCER, AND COFOUNDER OF CBD SKINCARE LINE HAPPY DANCE KNOWS THE VALUE OF MURDER MYSTERIES AND A GOOD CRY.

Sea Change

THE STACEY ABRAMS EFFECT • Now that the country’s most famous political organizer has secured three election victories, what will she do...