Mary Cleary
Mary Cleary is a writer based in London and New York. Previously beauty & grooming editor at Wallpaper*, she is now a contributing editor, alongside writing for various publications on all aspects of culture.
Latest articles by Mary Cleary
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The beauty launches you need to know about this monthTried and tested by the Wallpaper* team, we’ve selected May 2026’s best beauty launches to upgrade your regimen as we move from spring to summer
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Beauty books for experimental makeup, wellness and moreBeautify your bookshelf with these eye-catching titles covering makeup, hair, fragrance and more
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Legendary London bookshop Claire de Rouen opens a new Shoreditch spaceInside the new outpost, designed as a hub for London's established and emerging artists to find inspiration and share ideas.
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The best sunscreens for your face, selected by the Wallpaper* beauty editorsThis list of the best sunscreens for your face has been compiled by Wallpaper* editors Mary Cleary and Hannah Tindle, who are highly selective about SPF
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This lip balm was grown in space. Will it transform the beauty industry?Exist is a futuristic new beauty brand using ingredients cultivated aboard the International Space Station
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The Dream Of is the east London space offering alternative healing therapies to the city’s creativesWith clients that include Isamaya Ffrench and Yasmin Sewell, The Dream Of is proving to be beauty experts’ choice for everything from Reiki to cacao ceremonies. We paid a visit to try a treatment
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A former Apple designer has created Humanrace’s new skincare travel kitIndustrial designer Eugene Whang shares how a career outside the beauty industry led to an innovative take on the typical travel case
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These are April’s best beauty launches, from farm-grown haircare to mood-altering hand creamsWe’ve tried and tested April’s biggest beauty launches to see what’s worth adding to your regimen this spring
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This new Loewe fragrance is a potent reinterpretation of a house classicNotes of pear and citrus combine in a more resonant concentration of the brand’s classic fragrance Aire Sutileza, the just-released Aire Sutileza Elixir – one of the first launches under new creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
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Studio Nocturne is the fashion and art world’s next favourite bookstoreFormer curator of the Alaïa Bookstore, Flora Gau, has opened an enclave for ‘spells, books and art objects’ in east London
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Forgo flowers this spring in favour of these subversive seasonal fragrancesFrom perfumes inspired by desert mirages to mezcal colognes and ‘crazy basil’ scents, our selection of spring perfumes provides a subversive take on seasonal scents with warm, ambery notes at their core
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Maison Margiela translates its radical approach to fashion into a new haute parfumerie collectionThe Parisian fashion brand unveils a new line of luxury perfumes developed by John Galliano and Glenn Martens. Here, we break down the five intriguing scents
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The secret to red carpet skin with Hollywood's most in-demand facialistIván Pol’s cult 'Beauty Sandwich' has become a red-carpet staple for celebrities seeking sculpted, glowing skin without needles
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The best beauty moments of fashion month, from messed-up make-up to metallic locksAs Paris Fashion Week comes to a close, we look back over a month of dramatic beauty looks which were largely defined by an intriguing messiness
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Spring beauty trends: products to have in your bag for the seasonCelebrate the season with our edit of the best spring beauty buys
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Discover the facialist transforming our era’s most famous facesThe Find is Wallpaper’s beauty dispatch revealing the names, brands and treatments circulating quietly among industry insiders. This week, we speak to Shane Cooper, the London facialist who travels the world to find technology that can turn back the clock on ageing
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The rise of the ‘unnatual natural’ new faceAdvancements in plastic surgery and anti-ageing skincare mean that people are looking younger, longer, without any obvious signs of intervention. But, Mary Cleary asks, what happens when we all stop ageing?
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Chanel Beauty’s latest make-up launch is a 1990s-inspired denim dreamThe latest launch from the brand's beauty think tank, the Cometes Collective, is an innovative approach to blue make-up
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The secret to looking young? Changing your teethA number of luxury dental clinics are proving that the future of effective anti-ageing could have more to do with your teeth than your skin
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Perfumer Marissa Zappas and artist Cristine Brache create a scented exhibition inspired by a Hollywood tragedy‘Centerfolds’ is a new exhibition at London's Bernheim gallery that uses art and scent to create a revealing new portrait of Dorothy Stratten
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Dries Van Noten’s Soie Malaquais perfume is now a piece of ceramic artThe designer teams up with Dutch ceramic artist Bouke de Vries on limited-edition bottles and sculptures for his most popular fragrance
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Perfumer H and Studio Nicholson’s scent is made to smell like slipping on a clean shirtNamed Soap, the collaboration sees fashion and fragrance unite in a perfume inspired by soft fabrics and barbershop tonics
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Hermès launches its first foundation, made to ‘help the skin improve over time’Gregoris Pyrpylis, creative director of Hermès Beauty, has spent four years developing the perfect foundation. He speaks to Wallpaper* about what makes it special
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2026: the year’s most transformative beauty launchesWe’ve eyed up this year’s most transformative launches, designed to elevate dressing tables and daily routines – from Chanel eye patches to the face-contouring Ziip Halo machine
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