
Shannon Lawlor
Shannon Lawlor is the Beauty Director at Who What Wear UK. With nearly a decade of experience working for some of the beauty industry’s most esteemed titles, including Marie Claire UK, Who What Wear, Glamour UK, Stylist, Refinery29 and Fabulous, Shannon’s aim is to make the conversation around beauty as open, relatable and honest as possible.
Having also worked behind the scenes with some of the industry’s biggest brands and retailers, Shannon has a unique insight into what people really want from their beauty routines and has made it her mission to demystify the intimidating world of beauty. Whether she is writing about her first beauty love (fragrance) or the best dark circle treatments, you can always expect her approach to be no-frills and totally candid.
While Shannon is the first to admit she doesn’t personally hold the answers to every beauty question out there, she'll regularly turn to her little black book of qualified experts for help. As a self-proclaimed lazy girl, Shannon has an affinity for hard-working perfumes, fool-proof make-up products and does-it-all skincare.
When she’s not working, you’ll likely find Shannon in the bath (not a day goes by without an hour-long soak), dusting her extensive perfume collection or giving no-holds-barred beauty reviews on social media from her bathroom floor.
Latest articles by Shannon Lawlor
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Sun-drenched perfumes are my specialty—trust me, these 9 solar scents are like sunshine in a bottleThey're unbelievably uplifting
By Shannon Lawlor
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This classic scent is, without question, the best summer perfume ever made—and I'll never be without itThere's a reason it's an icon
By Shannon Lawlor
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I've used this French pharmacy serum for 7 months to treat post-acne marks—here's proof it *actually* worksIt's really good at what it does
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm rubbish at eye make-up, so I got Victoria Beckham's MUA to school me—here's what happenedDo I look like VB, now?
By Shannon Lawlor
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This tinted lip balm is so good that I've used it every day for an entire year—and I've cleared *countless* tubesSoftening, tinted and generally very cute
By Shannon Lawlor
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Trust me, I understand skin—these are the 5 skincare tools I would *never* buyPlus, what to use instead
By Shannon Lawlor
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My perfume collection has a five-figure value—and yet I refuse to be without this £27 scentYes, it's currently in the sale
By Shannon Lawlor
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11 breakout-busting acne patches that really do workTried and tested by team MC
By Shannon Lawlor
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I asked celebrity manicurists what 2024 nail trends are reigning supreme for summer—these are the 11 to knowChic manis, this way
By Shannon Lawlor
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Take it from me, these are the only summer nail colours to wear on your fingers and toes in 2024So, so chic
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm so fed up of my fine hair breaking—these are the products I'm actually seeing results from this summerHello, stronger hair
By Shannon Lawlor
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After wearing it every day for two months, I officially name this unassuming Chanel perfume the chicest everIts soft comfort is like no other
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm calling it, Victoria Beckham's new brow gel is the single best brow product in the world—see for yourselfIt trumps everything I've ever tried
By Shannon Lawlor
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After the best sunscreen for acne-prone skin? As blemish-prone beauty editors, these 10 didn't break us out onceIf your skin breaks out at the mere whiff of an SPF, read on
By Shannon Lawlor
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After 20 years, Dior has named a new face of its most iconic perfume—introducing, Rihanna for J'adoreRihanna has been named the new face of Dior J'adore
By Shannon Lawlor
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This is supposedly the fastest selling fragrance of 2024—I thought I'd hate it, but I'm actually impressedIt has been quite the surprise
By Shannon Lawlor
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Wearing the wrong foundation shade is a thing of the past thanks to this innovative product and I'm completely convertedIt's an exact-match foundation
By Shannon Lawlor
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My colleagues think my golden tan is too convincing to be fake—but it's all down to this exceptional productI've kept it under wraps for years
By Shannon Lawlor
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This is probably the most popular men's fragrance in the world—and I insist my husband always has a bottleI don't have a bad word to say about it
By Shannon Lawlor
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Simone Ashley reveals her favourite red-carpet moment and the beauty ritual she leans on before stepping outA reflection on her life in red carpets...
By Shannon Lawlor
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The Sol de Janeiro Perfume Mist Discovery Set is finally here—and it's a must for lovers of summer scentsIt's destined to be a bestseller
By Shannon Lawlor
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It's time for me to properly reveal my signature scent—trust me, this is the best perfume you will ever smellI'm sharing this with you, but I don't want you to buy it
By Shannon Lawlor
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It's not often a new beauty product stops us in our tracks but these 8 are in a class of their ownThe crème de la crème
By Shannon Lawlor
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I got married four weeks ago—these are the 6 wedding beauty risks I took that *really* paid offBrides to be: read this now
By Shannon Lawlor
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I've always considered this men's fragrance the best of the best—and Timothée Chalamet just confirmed itA new campaign sees the actor star in a short film by Martin Scorsese
By Shannon Lawlor
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Fine, I'll own up—here are the 17 luxury perfumes that are so good I've stolen them off somebody else's neckThey're too good to not jump on
By Shannon Lawlor
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After 4 months of daily use, I can confirm this is the most effective skincare ingredient I’ve ever triedIt has been 18 years in the making
By Shannon Lawlor


