Amanda Montell

Features Editor | Baltimore, MD

About

Who's your beauty icon?

Tie among Linda Rodin, Hari Nef, and David Bowie.

Who are your 5 favorite people to follow on Instagram?

@petracollins @katiejanehughes @alwaysjudging @bonnyrebecca @hotdudesreading

What's the beauty essential you can’t live without?

If I have some brow gel and Sisley's Phyto-Lip Twist, I'm good to go forever.

What's your desert island album?

Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism

What's your favorite Byrdie.com story?

Game of Thrones's Nathalie Emmanuel looks so achingly beautiful in our feature with her that I think it's gonna have to be that!

Amanda's Stories

The Concealers the Busiest Women in Fashion Rely On
Look more awake in less than 60 seconds.
Celebs Over 40 Swear By These Holy-Grail Skincare Products
Including J.Lo and Nicole Kidman.
Celebrity Facialists Cringe Every Time You Use This One Skincare Product
Plus, what to use instead.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Makeup Artist Told Us the Mistake Women Over 40 Always Make
Such good intel.
An Honest Review of Sunday Riley's 10 Buzziest Products
So you know just what to buy.
12 Mascaras That Will Trick People Into Thinking You Have Lash Extensions
Plus, application tips that will seriously change your life.
I Always Get Compliments on My Hair: Here's How I Do My Signature Waves
This technique is absurdly simple.
Estheticians Cringe Every Time You Use This Product Before Going in the Sun
And what to use instead.
A French Girl Walks Into a Drugstore—Here Are the Beauty Products She Buys
Beauté on a budget.
7 Beauty Editors and Experts Reveal Their Holy-Grail Sunscreens and SPF Tips
A beauty editors' guide to sun protection.