2025 Editor Spotlight

Rachel Lapidos Deputy Beauty Editor, Bustle


How did you get into beauty journalism?
My first job out of college was as a “communications coordinator” at an appliance manufacturer—a vague, probably meaningless title that basically meant emailing…

Shannon Bauer Associate Editorial Director, InStyle.com


How did you get into beauty journalism and e-commerce?
I took a fashion careers class at 16 and didn’t need to see anything else—I was going to move to New…

Adam Hurly Freelance grooming and travel writer Founder of Blue Print by Adam Hurly, a men’s grooming platform


How did you get into beauty/grooming journalism?

I had zero interest in the category when Birchbox hired me as the men’s editor in 2013. That alone speaks to how underserved…