About Me

I’m Marie, a writer and editor born and raised in Southern California. I have over a decade of experience in media with a focus on beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and pop culture. I also write branded and e-commerce content and provide copy and editorial needs for a variety of brands.

At HelloGiggles, I held the position of the site's first-ever Beauty Editor, where I built the beauty vertical from the ground up. I was also a founding writer and the Style Advice Columnist for Rookie Magazine. Before writing professionally, I had a mildly successful fashion blog (I prefer the term “cult classic”) called Agent Lover (inspired by my favorite book as a teen, Weetzie Bat).

In my spare time, I co-host Makeover Montage, a podcast about costume design and fashion in film, recreate recipes from movies (like Christmas Fettucine from The Holiday), and try to convince my dog to wear a tiny leather jacket. I also recently launched a fashion-y Substack called Overdressed, which may or may not be Agent Lover 2.0.

Contact me at hello[at]marielodi.com if you’d like to work together or just want to chat about the best liquid eyeliners or ’90s movies!