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    Shannon Lawlor

    Shannon Lawlor

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    Executive Beauty Editor

    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

    Hanna Lhoumea seen wearing a shoulder free trenchcoat and givenchy sunglasses, outside Victoria/Tomas during Paris Fashion Week
    5 skincare products French women are buying on repeat

    They're bestsellers

    Skincare
    • Alison Toby wears a beige wool oversized jacket from Patou, a beige wool t-shirt from Patou, beige wool shorts from Patou, a beige matte leather shiny leather handbag from Celine with sheer brown nails
      Harriet Westmoreland basically invented the milky-pink mani—she says *this* nail trend is about to take over

      The celebrity manicurist is my go-to for nail info

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Rihanna Met Gala 2023 beauty look
      Unsurprisingly, Rihanna wore this exact perfume to the Met Gala last night

      I've also got the details of *that* red lip

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Beauty Desk Drop products for April 2023 including Oribe shampoo, Monday Muse The Powder, Dr Jart BB Serum and Loewe Perfume
      Consider these 8 products the only beauty recommendations that matter this month

      This month's Beauty Desk Drop had our Acting Senior Beauty Editor feeling overwhelmed

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Two models wearing colourful The Body Shop make-up
      I’m a beauty editor who hardly ever wears make-up—but these products have won me over

      They’re the breath of fresh air my make-up bag needed

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Kieran Culkin at Roman Roy in Succession
      Succession’s leading men are trash—so why are so many of us weirdly attracted to them?

      Opinion I'm breaking it down character by character

      By Shannon Lawlor

      TV and Film
    • Anine Bing Rose Wood Eau de Parfum
      My go-to brand for luxury, minimalist clothing just launched a perfume—and it's every bit as cool as I hoped

      If you're in the market for a niche fragrance, come this way

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Fragrance
    • Copper Red Hair: Madelaine Petsch with copper-red hair
      14 looks that prove copper-red hair is the most wearable colour trend of 2023

      It's everywhere right now

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Hair
    • BIAB nails and builder gel in a nude colour with glitter
      What exactly is BIAB? Turns out, builder gel could be just what you need for strong and healthy nails

      Here's what you need to know

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Beauty Desk Drop
      My beauty collection is vast—these are the only products I deemed worthy of adding this month

      This month's Beauty Desk Drop is all about rethinking your shopping habits

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Freelance Beauty Broadcaster Keeks Reid wearing Huda Beauty Foundation
      Beauty buffs on TikTok love this foundation—here's a thorough review by 3 beauty editors

      The coverage is *good*

      Make Up
    • Acting Senior Beauty Editor Shannon Lawlor wearing a Chanel foundation
      Hailey Bieber uses this Chanel foundation on repeat, so I decided to test every formula the brand offers

      Spoiler: there is no dud

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • Beauty journalist Zeynab Mohamed wearing Nars Light Reflecting Foundation
      This foundation is basically natural-looking glow in a bottle, and these 3 beauty editors agree

      Courtesy of one of the best foundation brands of all time

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • Angela Bassett Oscars 2023 Beauty Look
      These Oscars 2023 red carpet beauty looks are some of the best we've ever seen

      The bar has been raised

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Bill Nighy at Oscars 2023
      Turns out, I use the same texturising spray as Bill Nighy—and he just told the world all about it at the Oscars

      In a surprising turn of events, Bill Nighy was desperate to spill the details of his hair product of choice

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Hair
    • Model with Afro hair and smooth skin
      Silicones in skincare have become demonised, but experts say the benefits shouldn't be overlooked

      There are pros and cons to everything

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • New beauty products for February including Dior Eyeshadow Palette, Elemis Rose Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Jo Malone London Robe & Vanilla perfume, Jones Road Blusher and Olaplex Dry Shampoo
      I test hundreds of beauty products a year—here's 10 new launches that are a cut above the rest

      Welcome to Beauty Desk Drop

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Beauty
    • Portrait for a woman with curly hair and smooth, natural-looking make-up
      If you're after no-make-up make-up, these skincare-infused serum foundations are worth knowing about

      And they're perfect for foundation-haters

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • Beauty editor, Shannon Lawlor after using The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter
      This inexpensive cleanser is my desert-island beauty product—and it just got an upgrade

      Your skin will thank me for introducing it to this £12 product

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • Whitney Peak having her make-up done for the new Chanel campaign
      After 16 years, Chanel has named a new face of its Coco Mademoiselle fragrance

      Whitney Peak is marking a new era for the brand

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Fragrance
    • Jodie Turner-Smith at BAFTAs 2023
      These BAFTA beauty looks are *seriously* stunning—and I've got intel on the exact products used

      The red carpet *served*

      Beauty
    • Confidence Special
      Women's confidence is being squashed by the anti-ageing myth—here's why society isn't ready to ditch it

      The new pro-age narrative has good intentions, but the trolling of Madonna reveals how much more needs to be done

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • Beauty editor Morgan Fargo tests Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
      I got 5 beauty editors to test Armani Luminous Silk Foundation to determine if it's *really* worth the money

      It's considered the best of the best

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • Nars Sheer Glow Foundation
      This Nars foundation is widely considered one of the best ever created—here's our beauty-editor verdicts

      This one's got a lot to give

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • A woman with make-up-less skin in front of a grey background
      Experts say this procedure is the only way to *really* get rid of dark circles—here's what you should know

      It's not going to be for everyone

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • A woman applying eye cream to her face
      I've been applying my eye cream wrong for years—here's the expert-approved method

      It makes sense now I think about it

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • Lizzo Grammys 2023 beauty look
      Lizzo just debuted a new Charlotte Tilbury product at the GRAMMYs—and we want in

      Her make-up look was perfection

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
    • How to get rid of dark circles: Young Woman Wearing An Undereye Mask
      I've spent my entire career working out how to get rid of dark circles—this is the best advice I've received

      Sick of those under-eye rings? These tips might help

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Skincare
    • Shannon Lawlor after using Olaplex Dry Shampoo
      Olaplex just launched a dry shampoo—after some serious testing, I have some things I *really* need to say

      It's the dry shampoo for dry shampoo haters

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Hair
    • Hailey Bieber wearing sunglasses and leather jacket
      I've spent many hours analysing Hailey Bieber's make-up routine—here's the 8 products she uses on repeat

      What Hailey does, I follow

      By Shannon Lawlor

      Make Up
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