Cai Cramer Title: Staff Shopping Writer Location: New York, NY Expertise: Skincare, Beauty, Luggage, Home Cai Cramer is a staff shopping writer for PEOPLE.com and has written about beauty, health, lifestyle, and celebrity since 2021. Since her first job at a facial spa, Cai’s passion for skincare has guided her to research and test countless moisturizers, serums, and cleansers. She loves the outdoors and traveling and has personally tested luggage, hiking boots, and other outdoor gear while in her Colorado hometown. Highlights:Cai has worked at PEOPLE.com for two years She has also written for Entertainment Weekly Cai has interviewed celebrities like Lily Collins, Shay Mitchell, and Rainn Wilson about their brand collaborations in the beauty, travel, and pet spaces Cai has a Bachelor of Journalism from Northwestern University Experience Cai is a writer and journalist and has been working for PEOPLE since graduating from journalism school in 2021. She began her career working on the platforms team, writing for Pinterest, Snapchat, and Google before becoming a shopping writer. Since starting her career two years ago, Cai has spent over 200 hours testing products, including moisturizers, hair dryers, luggage, and back massagers, and has written, edited, and updated 150+ articles with an emphasis on health, beauty, and travel products.She has a particular passion for skincare, which was sparked by her first job at a facial spa. Since then, Cai has tested hundreds of skincare products from high-end and drugstore brands, including Cerave, SkinCeuticals, Drunk Elephant, Youth to the People, M.A.C., and more. Cai also has a passion for the outdoors and personally tests hiking boots, running shoes, ski gear, yoga mats, and more gear when she visits her hometown in Boulder, Colorado. Cai’s stories are informed by her conversations with experts, as well as in-depth interviews with celebrities like Shay Mitchell, Lily Collins, Rainn Wilson, and more. She loves to dig deep into the nitty gritty of any topic she covers and has a knack for in-depth research. She’s driven by her passion for connecting with people and helping shoppers make informed and conscious purchase decisions. Other Work: 20 Gifts for the Diehard Friends Fan in Your Life, Entertainment Weekly Education Cai has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. About PEOPLE PEOPLE, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, delivers the most trustworthy celebrity news and captivating human interest stories, connecting you to the pulse of American culture. Since our first issue hit stands in 1974, we have been striving to tell compelling stories about the people behind the issues, as opposed to just the issues themselves. We are your everyday escape, taking you inside the lives of intriguing stars, newsmakers, up-and-comers and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We serve and delight you by providing ideas about beauty, food and style through the lens of the people influencing the trends. And we are a force for good by telling stories of hope, optimism and kindness that drive conversation and inspire action. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.