Hello!

I'm Derek Deng, and I'm currently the Associate Content Editor at Byrdie, where I help shape the brand's voice across both site and social. That means everything from road-testing Pat McGrath’s glass skin mask to enrolling in Korean beauty school to reporting on beauty's most innovative launches. 

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I’m fascinated by the way that social media doesn’t just reflect culture; it drives it. As an editor, I tap into my perspective as a content creator to unpack the trends and storylines that travel from feed to culture—and as a content creator, I lean on my editorial lens to cut through all the noise with authority.

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I think beauty is far more nuanced than we give it credit for. It’s culture, language, identity, and desire—an ever-evolving archive of who we are and who we want to be. As a gay, Taiwanese-American beauty editor, I’ve made it my mission to amplify underrepresented voices and spotlight the perspectives that expand how we see beauty.