SHANTILA LEE
A journalist with nearly 12 years experience in writing and editing, an edge in web skills, and a master’s in journalism from NYU. Deep understanding of trend forecasting, e-commerce engagement, cross-platform strategy, and global fashion and beauty markets. A collaborative leader who is innovative, thorough, and devoted to creating outstanding content.
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Life in Full Swing
The Cows Come Home
Twins Tower Above 9/11 Loss
From Cronuts to Croissants
‘We Have to Let Him Go’
Still Not Taking Their Shot
‘We’re Finally Official!’
A Slice of Bliss
The Old Normal
Clashes in Washington Square Park
The Carpet Whisperers
Fear and Loathing in Chinatown
Rush Hour at Washington Square Park
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Uptown Funky
Shows that led the beauty pack and set the bar for makeup at Fall 2018 Fashion Weeks.
The New Natural
Bronzed cheekbones made a statement this season, with a version for every girl.
Believe it or Not
Experts debunk beauty's biggest old wives' tales, from half-truths to the real deals.
50 Shades of Summer
When on holiday, forget the rules and experiment with color.
Bite The Apple
Candy apple red with varying nuances of pink is the lip hue of the season.
Deck the Halls
Hair accessories of every sporty, flowery, bijoux variety on the Fall 2015 runways.
The Funky Bunch
5 smashing ways to wear your tresses for any music festival.
Key to Beauty
Wisdom I collected over five years from 21 founders, face painters and hair maestros.
Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds
Opulent beauty products inspired by or infused with everything bijoux.
Colin Farrell
Shantila Lee gets the dish from Colin Farrell on how he epitomises the new Dolce&Gabbana fragrance.
Glow, Girl
Laura Mercier makeup maestro Ben Ruiz adorns our model Rachael with the brand’s new natural, glowy foundation.
Baby, Baby It's A Wild World
A complete field guide to the rarest natural extracts in skincare products.
Pretty in Punk
How iconoclasts of the glam rock and punk subculture redefined our perception of beauty.
Super Troopers
Skin pros in Los Angeles give us the low-down on sun care products you must stash.
City of Angels
LA It-girls and their beauty rules, from Blake Lively to Gigi Hadid.
Purple Rain
How fragrances are seen as colors by syntesthetes and perfumers.
Spring Fever
From Woodstock waves to biker babe eyeliner and the return of the red lip, we’ve got the dibs on everything absolutely fab from the runways of Spring/Summer 2015.
La Vie En Rose
Love-inducing, rose-infused products to slather yourself in this month
Paradise Found
Romantic island spa getaways for two on Valentine’s Day.
Mix Master
Embrace the frivolity of the season and rock bold, out there shades with this definitive guide on party-worthy hues for Asian skin tones.
Spin Doctors
MC rounds up the planet's foremost bar-setting, trend-defining, boundary-smashing hair maestros.
They're all here.
They're all here.
Gwyneth For Hugo
Shantila Lee gets the exclusive dish from Gwyneth Paltrow on fronting Hugo Boss’ Ma Vie fragrance
Secret Single Behaviour
That's another Sex and The City-ology we'll never forget. This month, single or not, try these ultra-luxe beauty indulgences when a little solo 'me' time looms ahead.
Model Behaviour
How does the supermodel set survive Fashion Week? Here's what we uncovered when we grilled these catwalkers backstage on their beauty secrets.
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Spreads
Grace Anatomy
A curated collection of products to target your problem zones for a buff summer beach-ready body.
Crazy Sexy Chic
Give these amped up hairdos from the runways of Fall/Winter 2014 a head- spinning, hair-flicking whirl.
Twisted Sisters
Outrageous and outsianding icons of pop, grunge and rock from every era: steal their eccentric makeup looks
Return To Innocence
Easy, everyday hairdos elevated to the next level. *Words missing due to the final PDF not being available.
Nailed It
Dump boring single-shade nails and be inspired by next-gen colors and nail art from the runways.
Basic Instinct
Walk on the wild side this summer: five spunky makeup and hair looks from the runways of Spring/Summer 2015.
Party Rock
Shir Chong rocks bold, va-va made-for-Asian-skin shades for the holiday season, and gives us the lowdown on her red-carpet-slash-party rules
Ultra Geo Graphic
Graphic eyeliner permutations from the runways of Fall 2014, from abstract swipes to dashed-off strokes and beyond
Belle Bijoux
Über coveted looks offset against haute bijoux accessories flaunted on the catwalks of Fall/Winter 2012.
Strike A Pose
Hairdos that go with the most talked-about hair accessories that adorned models at Fashion Weeks.