
Shannon Lawlor
Shannon Lawlor is the beauty director at Who What Wear UK. With over a decade of experience working for some of the beauty industry’s most esteemed titles, including Marie Claire, 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 filling people in on her specialist subject (fragrance) or writing about 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 long-lasting perfumes, fool-proof makeup 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 immense perfume collection or giving no-holds-barred beauty reviews on social media from her bathroom floor.
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49 Looks That Prove Balayage Is Still the Chicest Hair Trend Out ThereIt's the low-maintenance way to do colour.
By Shannon Lawlor
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I’m a Beauty Director—These Are the Makeup Products Defining My Festive LookSponsor Content Created With Cult Beauty
I'm in my maximalist era.
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm a Snobby Beauty Director—These 6 Products Are So Good, I Finished Them In a MonthAt least I'm self-aware, right?
By Shannon Lawlor
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As a Beauty Director With Fragile Hair, These Are the 3 Products I Rely On for Strong, Glossy LengthsSponsor Content Created With K18
Long-term strength and protection.
By Shannon Lawlor
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Beauty Advent Calendars Are Selling Out Fast—These 19 Are Still in Stock and Shouldn't Be MissedIt's time!
By Grace Lindsay
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Burning Candles Is My Favourite Hobby—These 17 Luxury Buys Are Worth Every PennyThey really fill a room.
By Shannon Lawlor
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Merit! Victoria Beckham Beauty! Dyson! The Best Cyber Monday Beauty Deals Our Editors Wish We Could GatekeepWe came, we scrolled, we conquered.
By Shannon Lawlor
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In All My Years as a Beauty Editor, These Are the Best Space NK Black Friday Deals I’ve Ever SeenThe best you can buy.
By Shannon Lawlor
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We've Tested Them All: These Are the 10 Most Iconic Beauty Products of the Past DecadeThey've defined our time.
By Shannon Lawlor
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The Who What Wear UK Fragrance Report 2025 Is HereYour definitive olfactory guide to the season.
By Shannon Lawlor
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If Rich and Intoxicating Scents Are Your MO, This Is the Winter Perfume to KnowOpulence, bottled.
By Shannon Lawlor
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I'm a Fragrance Expert—These 11 Perfumes Have Been on Everyone's Necks This YearI've analysed the data.
By Shannon Lawlor
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Hang Them in the Louvre: The 8 Most Beautiful Beauty Products the World Has to OfferThey're almost too perfect to use.
By Shannon Lawlor
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It's True: Wearing These Elegant Perfumes Will Prompt People to Tell You How Good You SmellAn instant pick-me-up.
By Shannon Lawlor
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I Have Every Beauty Product In the World At My Fingertips—These Are the 8 I Polished Off Last MonthWelcome to The Empties Edit.
By Shannon Lawlor