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Melanie Rud
Melanie Rud is a Chicago-based beauty and lifestyle writer and editor. She contributes to numerous national and regional print and digital outlets such as Real Simple, Byrdie and PEOPLE. She also appears on television as a beauty and lifestyle expert and consults and provides editorial services for many major beauty companies.
