Donna Francis - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

I am an award-winning British Beauty Editor living in America with over 25 years experience in the industry. I was awarded the prestigious American 01 Extraordinary Ability Visa for my work in the Beauty Industry that focuses on bringing honest and emotive reporting to beauty and women's lifestyle. I have written for the world's most respected and gobally recognized media including newspapers like The Daily Mail, The Times & The Sun and glossy magazines like InStyle, Cosmopolitan, HELLO! and Grazia. I have extensive experience consulting on content with global brands like Avon & L'Oreal and during a 5 year Beauty Directorship with the British drugstore chain, Boots UK I introduced a no-retouch policy to their editorial magazine and website. I am an ambitious content creator through my @thebeautyed channels on Instagram and Tik Tok and I host my own pro-age podcast, Smiling Gives You Wrinkles which was recognized as the 'Podcast Pick' in The Daily Mail. As an advocate for finding sobriety during menopause, and a leading voice in the global menopause space, I hope that my content continues to inspire and empower midlife women all over the world during midlife. perimenopause and menopause.

Content

Total articles 285

• I gave birth at 42 when I was in perimenopause

  By Donna Francis| HELLO! Magazine Verified Everyone knows how exhausting those first few months of motherhood can be. Now imagine adding crippling anxiety and (even more) disrupted sleep to those emotional and physically draining first few years? This was the challenge facing Colette Courtion, the CEO of intimate wellness brand Joylux, who fell pregnant in her 40s while experiencing symptoms of menopause

  By Donna Francis · HELLO! Magazine

  Apr. 08, 2025

• Why this bizarre beauty stunt could be your ultimate midlife hack

  By Donna Francis| HELLO! Magazine Verified If there's one thing I love when food shopping, it's browsing the beauty-slash-medicine aisle and picking up supermarket skincare bargains. It almost feels like I'm breaking a shopping rule when I get distracted by a budget-friendly serum or a scented body wash. My brain cells enjoy the pampering in what can often be a stressful setting. And it's a welcome break from ticking off items on the ongoing 'what's for dinner?' list

  By Donna Francis · HELLO! Magazine

  Apr. 08, 2025

• Why Aimee Lou Wood's 'perfectly imperfect' teeth are having a moment

  By Donna Francis| Yahoo Style Canada Verified The 31-year-old has garnered attention for her unusual teeth (Shutterstock)As a Beauty Editor, my email inbox is always filled with reports about the latest must-try beauty treatments and trends. Microbladed brows, baby Botox, preventative fillers, Invisalign. But I've never really been one for trends like these as they often erase what makes us look individual. Beauty to me isn't about fitting into a mold, it's about celebrating the quirks, the asymmetries, the features that make us unique

  By Donna Francis · Yahoo Style Canada

  Mar. 28, 2025

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Company Info

HELLO! Magazine

HELLO! Magazine is a prominent lifestyle and celebrity publication known for its exclusive content and celebratory reporting. Launched in 1988, it serves as the English-language counterpart to Spain’s ¡HOLA! magazine. The magazine offers intimate, visually driven coverage of celebrities, royalty, and high-profile figures, with its first issue featuring Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace. HELLO! operates in 24 countries and 11 languages, with offices in London, New York, and Toronto. It provides both print and digital publishing, including weekly magazines and a dynamic website that features celebrity news, royal updates, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content. The magazine aims to inspire through positive, exclusive content while maintaining editorial integrity. It also includes regional editions like Hello! USA, Hello! Canada, and Hello! Australia, catering to an upscale, global audience interested in luxury and entertainment.