
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 Top Quality Designers Shopping 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
-
This is everything Emily Ratajkowski taught me about her relationship with beauty in just 10 minutesShe reflects on her life in beauty...
By Shannon Lawlor
-
With their Sunlit Clementine & Vetiver collection, Molton Brown has mastered the aroma of an endless summerEscapism at its finest
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Forget lived-in balayage—Palm Beach blonde is the rich-looking hair trend I wantPalm Beach is the new mob wife aesthetic
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Take it from two beauty editors who test products for a living, these 8 new launches are worth your attentionSpring has sprung, and these products fill us with joy
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I'm calling it: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the best smelling person in the world thanks to this perfumeThe lesser-known scent she keeps in her The Row Margaux bag
By Shannon Lawlor
-
The Princess of Wales reportedly cherishes these perfumes—plus 6 others that come royal-approvedSome of them might surprise you
By Shannon Lawlor
-
These are the 9 perfumes I've gone out of my way to compliment strangers on over the past few monthsI've been taking notes, and they all have one thing in common
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I have spent my career searching for the best red lipstick in the world—and I've just found itIt delivers the perfect French-girl lip
By Shannon Lawlor
-
First Gigi, now the Oscars red carpet—the boy bob is officially the chicest hair trend of 2024I'm taking notes
By Shannon Lawlor
-
My hair is fine, flat and thin—here's my honest review of the new Zara Hair productsThere are two real stand-outs
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I'm a total snob, but I genuinely think these 11 M&S perfumes could be sold for ten times their price tagsExceptional value for money, right this way
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I consider body scrubs to be the most effective product for smoothing bumps—believe me, these 6 are the bestThere's no debate
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Wellness Escapes: Why I plan to make Ibiza's idyllic Atzaró Agroturismo Hotel my annual summer escapeIt is the island's oasis, approved by A-listers
By Shannon Lawlor
-
From embracing open-hearted love to avoiding hair bleach, Dua Lipa shares the biggest lessons life has taught herPlus, why a big coat is an absolute must
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I don't like wearing foundation, but even I'm sold on nearly every formula this brand has to offerThere are some real hits
By Shannon Lawlor
-
The Body Shop is everything a beauty brand *should* be, and its demise would have devastating consequencesConsider this a love letter...
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Diane Kruger on why she loves Cher and hates a blow dryThe award-winning actress muses on her most iconic beauty moments
By Shannon Lawlor
-
One of skincare’s most iconic products just had a revamp—and we think it’s *seriously* goodYou asked, The Ordinary listened
By Shannon Lawlor
-
4 Top Quality Designers Shopping editors just put the most popular personalised skincare services to the test—here's our brutally honest verdictsIf your skincare isn't working for you, listen up
By Shannon Lawlor
-
The Top Quality Designers Shopping beauty cupboard is overflowing with new product—here's the only 9 that have genuinely impressed usBeauty Desk Drop is back
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Francis Kurkdjian just reinvented Miss Dior—and I was one of the first to smell the new perfumeThere is some crucial information to know before buying
By Shannon Lawlor
-
My dark circles are persistent, but I find this brand's eye creams to be the best for brighteningThey're lightweight but hardworking
By Shannon Lawlor
-
I'm a perfume snob, but I receive compliments on this classic 'men's fragrance' every time I wear itI was worried it had been discontinued, but it's back
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Sol de Janeiro just announced a new fragrance, and it's probably the best thing I've ever smelledIt's unbelievably comforting
By Shannon Lawlor
-
Wellness Escapes: Why the Austrian Alps' Hotel Post Bezau is my go-to destination as a beauty editorThe mountain air, wellness programmes and spa treatments provide a tonic for the soul
By Shannon Lawlor
-
This is, hands down, the most expensive face serum I've ever used—and I'm annoyed by how good it isWhen luxury and supercharged skincare collide
By Shannon Lawlor
-
The Body Shop just became the first global beauty brand to achieve vegan certification on *all* of its productsIt's a remarkable step for the industry
By Shannon Lawlor


