Brian Underwood
Beauty Director
Brian Underwood is beauty director at Women’s Health, where he oversees content strategy for the brand across all platforms, including digital, print, and social. Underwood previously served as beauty and wellness director at Oprah Daily and O, The Oprah Magazine. During his tenure leading beauty content for the Oprah brand at Hearst, stories Underwood commissioned were awarded the Skin Cancer Foundation Media Award and a Fragrance Award for Editorial Excellence (his second). He was the launch Beauty Director of Dr. Oz THE GOOD LIFE, and has held additional editorial positions at Fitness, Organic Style, Good Housekeeping, Life & Style Weekly, and Woman’s Day and has written for Self, Shape, Seventeen, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and many more. Underwood previously served on the Skin Cancer Foundation’s gala committee and as partnerships director of the Trans Beauty Clinic, a New York-based charitable organization that provided beauty services and workshops to the city’s trans community.
Latest from Brian Underwood


Jonathan Bailey’s Earliest Scent Memory Involves Whiskey and Rose Water.
The actor is the face of Armani’s latest men’s fragrance, I Will.

The Anti-Sunscreen Movement Is Coming for You
Sunscreen—one of the only products scientifically proven to reduce the risk of skin cancer—is in the middle of a PR crisis, with skeptics claiming it’s hazardous to your health. Experts dismiss the claims as misinformation, but has the damage already been done? MH investigates.

The Hairy Guy’s Guide to Summer
From bushy beards to back hair, you’ve got three options for staying cool, looking great, and taming everything that needs taming all sweaty season long.

These Regenerative Aesthetic Treatments Are Perfect For Guys Who Want to Look Younger
Is the secret to a more youthful appearance already inside you? New science is banking on it.

Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson Takes Us Inside His New Line of Fragrances
The actor is introducing three new fine fragrances to his Papatui line of men’s grooming products.

Colman Domingo Crushed It on SNL This Weekend. Here’s His Complete Grooming Routine.
The actor’s groomer, Jamie Richmond, used products from Valentino Beauty.


Science Has Two Exciting New Ideas for Your Hairline
At the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual conference, these experimental treatments stole the show.



An Exclusive Look at Hudson Williams' Oscars Grooming Routine
The star's groomer, Aika Flores, used products from under-the-radar skincare brand Enhanse, available on Amazon.