Marisa Petrarca is a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based writer and editor.
Before moving to the Twin Cities, Marisa was the senior beauty and fashion editor at GRAZIA USA, where she waxed poetic about Bottega Veneta et al. from her itty-bitty apartment in New York City.
Prior to her role at GRAZIA, she held the positions of beauty and style editor at Us Weekly and associate beauty editor on POPSUGAR’s branded content team, where she worked on two L'Oréal-owned sites: makeup.com and skincare.com.
Now, she writes for an array of digital and print publications, including Allure, Fashionista, Artful Living, and POPSUGAR, among others. She excels in SEO writing, crafting engaging e-commerce content and delivering in-depth features.
Marisa’s interests run the gamut, from provocative trends like at-home Botox and MLMs to shedding light on intriguing sustainability solutions. She's equally drawn to reporting on cultural niches like luxury dentistry and disappearing tattoos — topics she’s no stranger to diving into on Reddit well into the night.
Marisa is a graduate of Wagner College on Staten Island, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in English and acquired a strong aversion to ferry travel.
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