Years of health and beauty writing experience:

24

Education:

BA in English, Duke University

Abby Gardner

Contributing Writer

A freelance writer, editor, and content consultant based in Indianapolis, Abby writes about surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic procedures for RealSelf News. After starting her career as a beauty editor at magazines like Jane, Allure, and YM, she went on to hold senior staff positions at Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Indy Maven, where she’s currently an editor-at-large.

Abby has also written about beauty, health, fashion, lifestyle, and pop culture for Critical Mass/Apple, Glamour, Fashionista, Self, Refinery29, DuJour, The Plum, Brides, YouBeauty, Women’s Health, xoJane, Us Weekly, and HealthCentral. 

Other beauty and skin care clients have included Clark’s Botanicals, Dr. Dana Beauty, StriVectin, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and Bergdorf Goodman.

Abby is the creator and host of We Have Notes, named by Vogue as one of the best podcasts of 2021.

Abby Gardner

Contributing Writer

A freelance writer, editor, and content consultant based in Indianapolis, Abby writes about surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic procedures for RealSelf News. After starting her career as a beauty editor at magazines like Jane, Allure, and YM, she went on to hold senior staff positions at Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Indy Maven, where she’s currently an editor-at-large.

Abby has also written about beauty, health, fashion, lifestyle, and pop culture for Critical Mass/Apple, Glamour, Fashionista, Self, Refinery29, DuJour, The Plum, Brides, YouBeauty, Women’s Health, xoJane, Us Weekly, and HealthCentral. 

Other beauty and skin care clients have included Clark’s Botanicals, Dr. Dana Beauty, StriVectin, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and Bergdorf Goodman.

Abby is the creator and host of We Have Notes, named by Vogue as one of the best podcasts of 2021.

Years of health and beauty writing experience:

24

Education:

BA in English, Duke University