Shannon Lawlor
Shannon Lawlor is the Executive Beauty Editor at Marie Claire. With nearly a decade of experience working for some of the beauty industry’s most esteemed titles, including 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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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
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Lizzo just debuted a new Charlotte Tilbury product at the GRAMMYs—and we want in
Her make-up look was perfection
By Shannon Lawlor
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Short on bag space? Here's 12 long-lasting perfumes that will genuinely never require a midday touch up
Seriously, they last *all* day
By Shannon Lawlor
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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
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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
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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
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After nearly a decade of testing, I can safely say these are the only products that give my thin hair any volume
There's truly only a handful of products that work for me
By Shannon Lawlor
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Jo Malone created these perfumes for Zara, and they smell *seriously* expensive
The whole Marie Claire team is in love
By Shannon Lawlor
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These 9 perfumes are so good that strangers have genuinely stopped me on the street to ask after them
One person made me wait while they bought one online
By Shannon Lawlor
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As a lazy girl with straight (and thin) hair, here's 3 easy hairstyles that have revolutionised my morning routine
I just got schooled by the most iconic celebrity hairstylist in the world
By Shannon Lawlor
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Yes, the fact buccal fat removal is already 2023's buzziest aesthetic trend *is* problematic—here's why
It's more than just a 'tweakment'
By Shannon Lawlor
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Every French girl I know swears by this skincare brand—and I've just tried it for the first time
It has finally hit UK shores
By Shannon Lawlor
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I just spoke with the experts—these 5 make-up trends are the only ones worth knowing about in 2023
This year is set to be seriously low maintenance when it comes to make-up
By Shannon Lawlor
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The Beauty Report: The 16 most popular beauty products of 2022 prove the face of beauty is changing
From Baccarat Rouge 540 to Olaplex No.3, this year’s bestsellers paint a very telling picture
By Shannon Lawlor
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It's official—these were the 5 most popular perfumes of 2022
Some of them might surprise you
By Shannon Lawlor
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Cleansing is the most important step when it comes to treating acne—here's the 9 best face washes for the job
It's all about selecting the right formula
By Shannon Lawlor
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Turns out, retinol can help treat acne—but there are some things worth knowing
This way for retinol tips
By Shannon Lawlor
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4 reasons skin experts always recommend tea tree oil for acne treatment
It's one of the few ancient ingredients that skin experts really rate
By Shannon Lawlor
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5 hair trends set to dominate 2023, according to Google trend data
These are the hairstyles we can't stop searching for
By Shannon Lawlor
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As a beauty editor who has a bath every single night, trust me when I say these are the 13 best bath products
An intrepid quest to find the best....
By Shannon Lawlor
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Get over £335 worth of beauty products for just £50 with our Cohorted X Marie Claire Beauty Box Edit
All of our favourite products are included
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm a beauty editor with dark circles, but this one eye serum has totally changed the game
No hiding my bags behind sunglasses this winter
By Shannon Lawlor