Shannon Lawlor is a beauty journalist and editor that keeps it 100% real. I have been desperate to have Shannon on the since before I launched Scenes Of Beauty, she is extremely passionate about beauty and the industry, in this episode shares her story of being a beauty insider and the real life of a beauty journalist. Journalists, beauty journalists especially, often get slammed for giving us loads of BS and telling us what we should and shouldn’t be be doing when it comes to beauty, skincare, makeup and our bodies. What I love about Shannon and something that is apparent from the second we hit record on this conversation is that she is completely herself, she is unfiltered, honest, funny and genuinely here to help and advise people when it comes to beauty, products and beauty regimes.  She shares her thoughts on how the beauty industry has changed and evolved with the influencer landscape and shared her advice on who to trust in the industry including Caroline Hirons. We touch on every topic of beauty from her unmaksed version of the behind the scenes of being a part of the beauty media and press to products and shutting down some of the trends we see on social media. Shannon has a really interesting lens on the magazine and journalist landscape, something that we chat at length into about throughout the episode.  As well as beauty, we chat about her personal life and dived deeper into elements of her personality unveiling things like confidence and lack of self esteem which was really interesting to hear and talk about and something that I think a lot of you guys as listeners will relate too.  What we cover  Real life of a beauty editor Behind the scenes of beauty journalism The power of social media  Behind the scenes of beauty press Fashion vs beauty Being a freelance journalist  Where to get the right advice for beauty Beauty standards Self esteem Shannon's socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonlawlor/ Here’s Shannon's version of beauty… Follow me on Instagram for me empowerment and self love tips A little reminder to the Scenes Of Beauty listeners that we still have 20% off of all Luna Daily products on their website with code SCENES20. All details and the link to their website are in the show notes.  Become a member of the Scenes Of Beauty community at https://plus.acast.com/s/scenes-of-beauty. https://plus.acast.com/s/scenes-of-beauty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.