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Beauty

Summer beauty

Best new beauty products

Face the holidays in sizzling style with the best of the recently released beauty products.

Top picks

Summer's best beauty buys

Eyeshadows from the Makeup Store.

NATASHA SILVA-JELLY Refresh your cosmetics cupboard with our guide to the top 20 summer beauty must-haves.

Face facts

Saving face

Elle Macpherson.

KELLIE HUSH Forget expensive anti-wrinkle creams and cosmetics. A quality sunscreen is still the best and cheapest way to fight the ageing process, writes Kellie Hush.

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Makes scents

Hand-mixed scent hits the high street

Fabrice Penot.

HELEN GREENWOOD An artisan's sensibility is the key to this perfume maker's cult following, writes Helen Greenwood.

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Poms in a lather

UK bans Shane Warne ad

Shane Warne

Britain's advertising watchdog has banned Shane Warne's latest ad for Advanced Hair Studio.

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Fat scandal

Human fat in cosmetics

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European cosmetics industry allegedly using human fat in soaps and beauty creams.

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Handmade bottle

Issey Miyake design dream realised

The Issey Miyake bottle.

HELEN GREENWOOD Issey Miyake has launched a limited edition version of his popular fragrance, in a bottle designed by Ettore Sottsass. Only 10 are available in Australia and two have already been sold.

Surgery-free beauty

Cosmetic enhancements

Rae Morris.

NICKY PARK If you've hit the big four-oh and have started to worry about the inevitable signs of ageing, celebrity make-up artist Rae Morris has these tips designed especially for the anti-Botox set.

Younger in hours

Stemming wrinkles

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New procedure offers a long-term alternative to face lifts using patients' own fat and stem cells, says Alice Hart-Davis.

Surgically enhanced

Knife-edge final for Miss Plastic

The winner of Miss Plastic Hungary 2009.

PABLO GORONDI BUDAPEST At Miss Plastic Hungary 2009, contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and facelifts in order to promote the benefits of plastic surgery.

Test results

Mineral make-up has same chemicals as others: Choice

Make up brush.

Mineral make-up contains many of the same chemicals as standard cosmetics, consumer group Choice says.

Botox maker challenges law

THE maker of Botox is challenging a US law that prohibits it from marketing its wrinkle-smoother for unregulated uses such as treating spasmodic disorders.

Beauty crisis

GFC downsizes Miss Venezuela

Miss Universe.

Despite a second consecutive victory at this year's Miss Universe, even Venezuela's hugely successful beauty factory is feeling the global pinch.

New makeup

Face up to summer

ModelCo magenta makeup.Click for more photos

From a hot pink 80s revival to opulent metallics, there's a new look for every woman with this summer's fresh makeup trends.

Role model

Not so thin Lizzie's a net star

Lizzie Miller on the cover of Glamour magazine in the US

Glamour magazine in the US has been applauded for including a model with a fuller figure.

Role model

Not so thin Lizzie's a net star

Lizzie Miller.

Glamour magazine in the US has been applauded for its inclusion of a model with a fuller figure.

Beauty by any means

Venezuela's plastic beauty ideal

Miss Universe 2009.

Venezuela is the top source of Miss Universe winners - and Latin America's plastic surgery capital.

The chosen ones

The beautiful truth

Angelina Jolie.

SARAH WILSON, SUNDAY LIFE Is beauty still a rare gift? Sarah Wilson examines what it means to be beautiful today.

World's most beautiful

Miss Universe 2009

Miss Universe 2009.Click for more photos

Highlights from the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant in the Bahamas.

Rachael Finch misses out on Miss Universe

Rachael Finch

MARISSA CALLIGEROS Miss Australia Rachael Finch has been declared third runner-up in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant behind Miss Kosovo, Miss Dominican Republic and the winner, Miss Venezuela.

Canned tan

Bronzed at the click of a button

Model Co launch.

NATASHA SILVA-JELLY Professional looking sunless tans just got easier and cheaper, writes Natasha Silva-Jelly.

Bald fact

Brush less for thicker hair

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A study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing leads to hair loss.

Beauty premium

Why looks count in the workplace

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If you're wondering why you can't get ahead, it could be time to take a long look in the mirror.

Beauty walk

Miss Universe swimsuit parade

Rachael Finch, Miss Australia.Click for more photos

Miss Universe contestants show off their perfect figures in the swimsuit segment of the global beauty pageant.

Battle for the bulge

Women fight for fat acceptance

Anna Nicole Smith models plus-size lingerie.

The war on obesity is lost for a group of US women fighting for greater acceptance of plus-size figures.

DIY beauty

At home beauty treatments

Woman applying face cream in the mirror.

If you're short of cash - or time - here are some tips for a quick DIY beauty touch-up.

Anti-ageing makeup

Second blush of youth

Model gets makeup done backstage at Milan Fashion Week.

Ageing is inevitable but surgery isn't. Beat wrinkles with clever makeup instead.

Photos

Top 10 celebrity bodies

Megan FoxClick for more photos

Megan Fox tops the list of the world's most enviable figures.

Body envy

Megan Fox wins best body vote

Megan Fox has topped the list of the world's most enviable bodies.

Beauty study

Rules of attraction

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Men are most attracted to women who are confident - and wearing a bikini.

Horoscopes

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