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Polly Blitzer

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  • Content and Social Strategy Director and Beauty Writer, Freelance
Los Angeles
As seen in: MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, MSN South Africa, TIME, Yahoo Canada, Time Out New York, Flipboard, Yahoo Sports Canada, Allure and
Covers:  Beauty industry, tech, business, health, wellness, sustainability

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Polly Blitzer’s Biography

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Polly Blitzer is a Los Angeles–based journalist, editor, and content strategist covering beauty, wellness, business, and culture. She began her career as an editor at Marie Claire and InStyle. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Allure, goop, Vogue, CEW, Fashionista, Beauty Independent, and other leading publications.

Polly also serves as a director-level content and social media strategist with more than 20 years of experience leading digital-first storytelling for global beauty, well…

Polly Blitzer’s Journalist Portfolio

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goop | What Exactly Is an Essence-and Is It Worth the Extra Step?

goop | What Exactly Is an Essence-and Is It Worth the Extra Step?

Long a skincare staple in Asia, essences are only now shedding their mystery in the West.

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Allure - I Tried Everything to Treat My Hair Loss

Allure - I Tried Everything to Treat My Hair Loss

When this beauty editor noticed her part begin to widen she turned to experts to deploy the latest and greate…

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The Future of Marketing is Content-First and Creator-Led

The Future of Marketing is Content-First and Creator-Led

Experts unpack the increasingly complex digital landscape at the CreatorIQ Connect Summit – and how to crack …

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From Sustainability to Regeneration, French Company Sets New Standard for Improving Corporate Impact

From Sustainability to Regeneration, French Company Sets New Standard for Improving Corporate Impact

Considering mounting pressure to tackle the global climate crisis, beauty companies face the colossal task of…

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Leaders on the Rules for Regenerative Business

Leaders on the Rules for Regenerative Business

The beauty industry faces mounting pressure to innovate and tackle climate change. But transforming the way w…

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The Future of Femtech: Closing the Health Gap for BIPOC Women

The Future of Femtech: Closing the Health Gap for BIPOC Women

Women, especially Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) are largely underrepresented in health care and …

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Articles

The Best Hair Loss Treatments That Actually Helped Address My Thinning Hair

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By Polly Blitzer Verified
| Allure Verified
At first, I thought it was stress. Or maybe hairstyles like tight ponytails. I was seeing more hair in the shower drain, more scalp peeking through my part, but I figured it was temporary. I was wrong. Hair loss doesn’t come in loud—it creeps in. By the time it’s visible, it’s already settled in like a long-term tenant.
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Can You Fake a Blepharoplasty? I Gave It My Best Shot Original

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By Polly Blitzer Verified
| Allure Verified
I didn't recognize her until I spotted the necklace. My neighbor was waving at me from across the restaurant, and I genuinely had no idea who she was. The face was unfamiliar—wide-eyed, oddly taut in a way that read as alert but not quite right. It was the distinctive pendant at her collarbone that gave her away. She’d had a blepharoplasty. And it had worked, technically. Her lids were lifted, her eyes were open, her face was refreshed. She just didn’t look like herself anymore.
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Can You Fake a Blepharoplasty? I Gave It My Best Shot

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| Flipboard
2 hours ago A heads-up to anyone on medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and more. GLP-1 medications are often touted as “miraculous” by patients and doctors alike who praise the prescription for its variety of benefits, including weight loss, decreased heart disease risk and decreased cancer risk. These …
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What was your first job as a journalist?

editor at Marie Claire

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent