Brooke Shunatona

Brooke Shunatona is a beauty and lifestyle journalist with over six years of experience in digital media. She began her career as an editorial assistant at Marie Claire before joining Cosmopolitan.com, where she progressed from assistant style and beauty editor to senior beauty editor over five years. During her tenure at Cosmo, she managed the Beauty & Style Facebook page, created digital/social content, and tested countless beauty products. Currently a freelance contributor to Cosmopolitan, Byrdie, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and Marie Claire, she specializes in bridging product testing with cultural analysis—notably developing Cosmopolitan’s crowd-tested irritation index and investigating nail salon safety standards. A University of Missouri journalism graduate with international study experience in Sydney, she now resides in Michigan while maintaining strong connections to New York City’s media landscape.