Emerging Audiences Editor | Black Beauty Contributor

Lauren Gordon is an editor and beauty journalist with nearly a decade of experience producing digital-first content across major newsrooms and lifestyle publications.

• Emerging Audiences Editor at The Mirror, reporting on LGBTQ+ news, cultural moments and emerging conversations.

• Reach’s Online Safety Representative.

• Creates editorial and video content for Black audiences as a Black Beauty Contributor for Cosmopolitan and OK! Magazine.

• Founded and leads OK!'s Black Beauty Fix — a video series sharing beauty hacks, honest product recommendations and insights shaping the Black beauty space today. 

• Founder of The Gulp, The Mirror’s first Substack newsletter dedicated to under-35s.

• In 2024, Lauren was recognised as a Sixty Six Agency Women Who Werkkk Honouree for her writing.

I report on LGBTQ+ news, features and cultural moments — including Pride coverage — while maintaining The Mirror’s Cultural Calendar.

Self-shot and studio-shot OK! Loves content, reaching an audience of more than 969k with high quality content across
Instagram and TikTok.

Our team spoke to the people behind Notting Hill Carnival to share the true meaning behind a tradition that is enriched in family, history and culture.

Inside the Safer Digital World For All campaign, sharing an in-depth look at a dangerous pro-suicide forum that impacted UK families.

I founded and lead Black Beauty Fix, a series exploring beauty trends, product recommendations, and conversations shaping the Black beauty space.

The Gulp is the Mirror’s first newsletter for under-35s — dropping into your inbox twice a week with original features, plus The Weekly Gulp every Friday, which features a round-up of the stories our team can’t stop talking about.

Stranded is my personal Substack about Afro-textured hair and the culture that shapes it. From digital texturism to the meaning behind micro braids in the BBC’s Industry, join me in my hair limbo filled with passion pieces, listicles and thoughtful deep dives.