Amber Katz has been a beauty writer for nearly 20 years, covering topics from skincare to foot scrubs for publications including Time, The Associated Press, Allure, Byrdie, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, and Woman's World. She’s tested and reviewed thousands of beauty products for media outlets and features her favorites in her best-selling Substack newsletter, Things I Buy As A Civilian. One of the first beauty bloggers, Amber ran her site, Rogue 18, 2006-2020. It was listed among the top ten hottest beauty blogs by Women’s Wear Daily and was featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Glamour, and People.