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

Rose Byrne on Bidets, Her 40s, and Stepping Into Her Most Intimidating Role Yet
A candid, quarantined chat with the cross-genre actress.
Rosalía (Probably) Cut Her Own Bangs, and They Look So Damn Good
Snip snip.
Celebs Over 40 Swear By These Holy-Grail Skincare Products
Including J.Lo and Nicole Kidman.
A French Girl Walks Into a Drugstore—Here Are the Beauty Products She Buys
Beauté on a budget.
20 Women Around the World Share Their Quarantine Self-Care Routines
A few of the best rituals and products we've heard.
A Definitive Ranking of the Worst Things You Can Do to Your Hair
Like, is heat styling every day really that bad?
A Lesson in Career Longevity With Forever Icon Alexa Chung
The style icon and Next in Fashion host is our March cover star.
Celebrity Facialists Cringe Every Time You Use This One Skincare Product
Plus what to use instead.
Editors at Teen Vogue, Allure, and More on Their Fave Sunscreens and SPF Tips
A beauty editors' guide to sun protection.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Makeup Artist Told Us the Mistake Women Over 40 Always Make
Such good intel.