A moment that changed me: I applied mucous-tinted mascara – and loved the reaction
I was 12 and it was the first makeup I had ever worn. While people’s responses ranged right up to genuine repulsion, they couldn’t quell...
Author : Kayli Towne
The best foundations in the UK for every skin type – from glowy to full coverage, tested
Whether you want buildable or barely there, our beauty writer put 19 formulas through their paces – plus, makeup artists on how to apply it...
Hollywood’s idea of beauty once meant polished and slim, not altered and gaunt. This new look is unsettling | Brigid Delaney
When movie stars are no longer people we aspire to look like, does it spell the end of Hollywood’s cultural power? Once upon a time...
Sali Hughes on beauty: from blusher to lipstick – and even eyeshadow – a hint of cool purple adds polish
It’s good news for those of us who aspire to a brisk, windswept British aesthetic over the bronze California beach babe Allow me to be...
Individual grit won’t make men beautiful | Letters
The pressures to fix yourself are produced socially, by algorithms, markets, racism-coded aesthetics and status anxiety, says Dr Bruno De Oliveira Your piece on the...
Hair apparent: inside the transplant capital of the world – photo essay
It is estimated that every year more than one million bald people fly to Istanbul. They go for two reasons – hair transplant quality and...
Six great reads: how to get a pay rise, Catherine Opie’s images of queer America, and the influencers saving pubs
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading…...
Tell us: what is your experience with the non-surgical Brazilian butt lift?
We would like to hear your experiences as a practitioner or someone who has tried this procedure At the end of February, a report by...
The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
They claim to fix fine lines, blemishes and redness – but which stand up to scrutiny? We asked dermatologists and put them to the test...
Twists in the tale: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding explores immigrant experience through a day at the salon
As Jocelyn Bioh’s play about life in a Harlem hairdresser’s gets a London run, she and director Monique Touko explain why its story of west...