Topical, inclusive and stylish, Grazia’s mission is to keep our discerning, influential female audience in the know – on whatever platform they choose to engage with us.
That means taking our audience up-close and behind the scenes of the fashion world, whilst also taking the hard work out of shopping – curating an edit of the best items to buy now. Whether it’s the dress every influencer is wearing on Instagram or the new high street designer collaboration to shop now, you’ll know about it as soon as we do.
Our informative, practical approach to beauty means that we give honest reviews of the products you want to know about – while also answering the health questions that are relevant to you.
We know home is crucial to our audience, which is why we’ve also launched Grazia Casa – an annual interiors magazine, offering advice and inspiration to make your space as stylish as you.
Wellbeing – from mental health to fertility – is important to you, so it’s important to us, too. Here you’ll find practical, thoroughly researched features, from women who understand and are well-equipped to tackle the concerns you’re facing.
We’ve got the bigger issues covered, too. From our take on some of our audience’s biggest milestones – from career pressures to relationships – to agenda-setting features on what’s affecting women globally, Grazia is the place smart women come to when they want to feel informed, entertained and inspired.
History
Grazia originated in Italy where it was launched in 1938 by Mondadori. It was launched in the UK in 2005 by Bauer Consumer Media as the first ever women’s glossy weekly magazine. It is now published in over 20 countries globally.
Fashion is at the heart of Grazia’s proposition in all territories, but the brand also is a thought-leader when it comes to what is driving today’s global woman, meaning it covers everything from beauty to TV and politics.
Today, Grazia UK is published fortnightly in print and available both on the newsstand and via subscription. Of particular note are the seven fashion issues a year, alongside special issues that are published in line with key events for example King Charles’s Coronation. Online, content is published in real time on the website www.graziadaily.co.uk and the brand is active on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. You can also find additional Grazia content on Apple News+. In 2021, we also started @TheJuggleUK – a social community of parents who share advice, humour and passions.
Editorial Policy
As qualified, experienced journalists, the Grazia team are experts in their chosen field. That means you’ll get authoritative recommendations, insight and advice you can trust from them and the pool of talent that contribute to the brand.
Our audience of ABC1 women are at the heart of everything Grazia does. Using data, research and focus groups, we listen to what our audience want to hear – and create compelling content in response to help inform, entertain, inspire and assist them in their busy lives.
We want to give our audience the ability to be part of shaping Grazia and actively encourage feedback via our social media channels and by emailing feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk. Readers can subscribe to print and/or join the Grazia Beauty Club, our VIP membership proposition where they gain access to additional content, products and events from the Grazia beauty team and our partners.
We feel a responsibility to use our power and platform to campaign on the issues that matter to our audience – and make meaningful changes to her life. Over the years, we have successfully campaigned on issues, including equal pay – resulting in the UK government changing the law so that all companies who have over 250 employees must publish their gender pay gap annually. We are currently calling on the government to hold an independent review into the affordability and accessibility of childcare – something the Labour party have promised to deliver should they be elected in 2025 – as well as working with the charity Refuge to petition tech companies to put women’s safety at the heart of their tech design.
Product Reviews and recommendations policy:
We use our knowledge and experience as experts in beauty, fashion, parenting, interiors and lifestyle to test and select products we think you’ll love. We try out and test products the way we think our readers will use them - whether that’s whether a new foundation lasts the course after eight hours in the office or whether the most popular toy on sale for Christmas can withstand playtime with a boisterous two year old. We use search data, trends and our own life experience to decide which products our readers want to know more about, and work hard to ensure that we’re reviewing and recommending products in a way that’s useful, transparent and with expertise. While we may receive commission or other compensation on our website, we never allow this to influence policy selections.
How and why we test beauty products:
We may select a beauty product to test because
It’s newly launched
It’s a cult classic that we haven’t had a chance to put through its paces yet
It’s going viral on social media or getting talked about a lot
We’ve tried a product that we’ve bought, or been sent by a PR, and discovered it’s so good we want to share it with out readers
A celebrity we love has been using it, and we want to discover how good it really is
When we test beauty products we consider:
How many shades are available (where relevant)
How long-lasting it is
How easy it is to apply
What the packaging is like - and whether there’s too much packaging
What it smells like
What the texture is like
Whether it represents good value for money
And most importantly - does it work? Does it do what it promises?
The Grazia Team:
Editor: HATTIE BRETT
Deputy editor: HANNA WOODSIDE
Assistant editor: JESSICA BARRETT
Digital director: REBECCA HOLMAN
Group editorial production director: JENNY CROALL
Senior editor: RHIANNON EVANS
Creative director: CAROLYN ROBERTS
Associate editor: JANE MCFARLAND
Head of beauty: JOELY WALKER
Picture director: NATHAN HIGHAM-GRADY
Editorial assistant: WHITNEY JONES
Copy
Production editor MARIA O’CONNOR
Features
Features director: ANNA SILVERMAN
Features editor: GEORGIA ASPINALL
Features writer: ALICE HALL
Fashion
Style Director: MOLLY HAYLOR
Senior fashion news editor: NATALIE HAMMOND
Senior fashion features editor: HENRIK LISCHKE
Shopping editor: JULIA HARVEY
Booking and production editor: JESSICA EVANS
Contributing fashion editors-at-large
NATALIE-WANSBOROUGH-JONES, MICHELLE DUGUID
Fashion assistant: GAVI WEISS
Health & beauty
Beauty director: ANNIE VISCHER
Junior beauty editor: RACHAEL MARTIN
Beauty writer: SAMEEHA SHAIKH
Lifestyle
Lifestyle editor: RACHEL LOOS
Art
Senior art editor: JESSICA SNOW
Art editor: ROSE LEVINE
Pictures
Associate picture director: ANNA DEWHURST
Digital, social and affiliates:
Head of social: DAYNA SOUTHALL
Head of fashion commerce: HANNAH BANKS-WALKER
Fashion and beauty assistant: RENEE WASHINGTON
Social media assistant: JADA LANGOLA-WALTERS
Editor-at-large POLLY VERNON
US Editor-at-large: MARTHA HAYES
Contributing editors
CANDICE BRATHWAITE, ASHLEY ‘DOTTY’ CHARLES,
HATTIE CRISELL, POLLY DUNBAR, ROSAMUND DEAN,
LOTTE JEFFS,LYNN ENRIGHT, AJ ODUDU
Awards:
2023
BSME AWARDS
Columnist of the year
Polly Vernon
BSME TALENT AWARDS
Best campaign
Cyberflashing
MAGNETIC SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Campaign for Good
Every Story Matters
2022
BSME AWARDS
Editor of the Year - Men and Women's Weekly
Hattie Brett
BSME TALENT AWARDS
Special Recognition Award
Team Grazia
2020
BSME AWARDS
Editor of the year - men’s and women’s weekly
Hattie Brett
MAGNETIC SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
**Magazines for Good - winner
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Grazia Beauty Club
If you become a Grazia beauty club member you’ll receive the magazine straight to your door every fortnight, plus an exclusive annual beauty box worth £150, and invites to exclusive online and live events with the Grazia beauty team and leading industry experts. For more information and to become a member read more here.
Contact us
Visit our contacts page for more info on how to get in touch with us to discuss commercial opportunities, marketing queries, job opportunities and editorial feedback.
About Bauer Media UK
Bauer Media UK is part of the Bauer Media Group, one of the world's largest privately owned media businesses with media assets all over the world. Within the UK, we reach 25 million consumers through our entertainment network of iconic, multi-platform brands.
Bauer Publishing UK is the UK’s biggest selling magazine publisher, creating iconic and influential magazine media brands for diverse, passionate audiences.
Bauer’s magazine heritage stretches back to 1953 with the launch of Angling Times and the acquisition in 1956 of Motor Cycle News. More recent launches include Closer magazine in 2002 and, of course, Grazia in 2005.