Beauty Journalists

Cristina Montemayor is a freelance writer and beauty journalist living in Austin, Texas, primarily covering beauty, grooming, style, and culture. Her work has appeared in BeautyMatter BRIDES, Men's Health and Fashionista, among others. She's also a makeup artist, which gives her the practical and real-world knowledge to cover and often critique the industry she writes about. When she's not writing about beauty or on set, she can be found at the barn riding horses.

Sally Holmes is the Editor in Chief of Marie Claire, a multi-platform brand that covers fashion, beauty, politics, and culture for women with power, purpose, and style. Holmes has been with Marie Claire since 2018, first as digital director, overseeing all content for the brand’s website and social platforms. Under her leadership Marie Claire has increased its traffic, achieved record e-commerce growth, and been nominated for two ASME awards. She started her career at New York magazine as an editor for their website before moving over to The Cut ahead of its relaunch in 2012. She later joined Hearst Magazines in 2014 as the senior news editor at ELLE.com before taking on the role of deputy editor in 2016 and then executive editor in 2017. During her time at ELLE.com, Holmes received a Magazine Media Award nomination. Born and raised in New York City, Holmes graduated with an English major and French minor from Boston College. She now lives in Brooklyn with her husband, where they love to explore new coffee shops and dream of owning a French bulldog.

Dominique B. Fluker is a dynamic journalist, essayist, content marketer, and interior design storyteller with eight years of experience amplifying notable consumer brands in the tech, entertainment, and lifestyle verticals. She previously served as Content Marketing Manager, Business Accounts, and SMB Growth at TikTok and led consumer content at Glassdoor. As a social strategist and manager, Dominique has produced content for powerhouse brands like TIDAL, Adobe, AT&T, eBay, WeWork, and more.

Pia has over a decade of editorial experience, having worked at publications such as Vogue, Good Housekeeping, People en Español, and HelloGiggles. She joined InStyle in 2022 as senior beauty editor and covers all aspects of the beauty industry, from celebrity interviews and Fashion Week trends to deep-dive features and product reviews.

Chloe Hall is an editor, producer, and Instagrammer who covers beauty, fashion, culture and Rihanna at ELLE.com.

Kelli Acciardo is a writer and editor specializing in food, travel, beauty, and lifestyle reporting. With over 15+ years experience in the media industry, she is a seasoned pro at crafting engaging copy that translates to likes, views, and clicks. Her work has appeared in: Travel + Leisure, Brides, Marie Claire, PureWow, InStyle, Martha Stewart, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, The Knot, Domino, Popsugar, Brit + Co, Bustle, Women's Health, and dozens more worthy publications.

I am a seasoned freelance writer specializing in technology trends impacting accounting professionals and their clients. I also have extensive experience covering retail, pharmacy, retail-based health clinics, and health/beauty trends.

Audrey is a part-time beauty writer at Bustle. She covers breaking news, writes celebrity profiles, and does deep-dive features about the ways race, gender, sexuality, and other forms of identity impact society via the beauty industry.