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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/12/10/960421/thumb140-make-up-store1-90x60.jpg)
NATASHA SILVA-JELLY Refresh your cosmetics cupboard with our guide to the top 20 summer beauty must-haves.
Face facts
Saving face
![Elle Macpherson.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/12/03/942113/thumb140_elle_macpherson_invisible-zinc-90x60.jpg)
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.
Makes scents
Hand-mixed scent hits the high street
![Fabrice Penot.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/12/03/941942/thumb140_fabrice-penot-perfume-90x60.jpg)
HELEN GREENWOOD An artisan's sensibility is the key to this perfume maker's cult following, writes Helen Greenwood.
Poms in a lather
UK bans Shane Warne ad
![Shane Warne](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/11/27/927247/shane_warne_140-90x60.jpg)
Britain's advertising watchdog has banned Shane Warne's latest ad for Advanced Hair Studio.
Fat scandal
Human fat in cosmetics
![Generic pic of a jar of skin cream.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/11/20/873247/skin_cream_140-90x60.jpg)
European cosmetics industry allegedly using human fat in soaps and beauty creams.
Handmade bottle
Issey Miyake design dream realised
![The Issey Miyake bottle.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/11/19/869923/thumb140_issey_miyake1-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/10/15/790705/thumb140_rae_morris-90x60.jpg)
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
![Generic pic of a woman undergoing a Botox treatment.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/10/14/788859/botox_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/10/12/783926/thumb140_miss_plastic1-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/10/08/777557/thumb140_makeup_brush-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/09/21/743399/miss_universe_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/09/04/713752/modelco_140-90x60.jpg)
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](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/09/03/711213/thumb1450_lizzie_miller_glamour-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/09/03/711650/90lizzie-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/24/694896/mu_thumb-90x60.jpg)
Venezuela is the top source of Miss Universe winners - and Latin America's plastic surgery capital.
The chosen ones
The beautiful truth
![Angelina Jolie.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/09/01/707733/thumb140_angelina_premiere09-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/24/694896/mu_thumb-90x60.jpg)
Highlights from the Miss Universe 2009 beauty pageant in the Bahamas.
Rachael Finch misses out on Miss Universe
![Rachael Finch](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/24/694834/wr_9060_rachael-finch2-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/13/677453/thumb140_modelco_launch-90x60.jpg)
NATASHA SILVA-JELLY Professional looking sunless tans just got easier and cheaper, writes Natasha Silva-Jelly.
Bald fact
Brush less for thicker hair
![Generic pic of a woman's hair.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/07/27/650680/generic_hair_140-90x60.jpg)
A study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing leads to hair loss.
Beauty premium
Why looks count in the workplace
![Generic pic of a corporate woman.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/11/674066/business_woman_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/11/673958/miss_australia_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/08/05/665230/anna_nicole_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/07/31/657759/woman_mirror_140-90x60.jpg)
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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/07/20/641003/model_makeup_140-90x60.jpg)
Ageing is inevitable but surgery isn't. Beat wrinkles with clever makeup instead.
Photos
Top 10 celebrity bodies
![Megan Fox](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/07/15/633584/megan_fox_gallery_140-90x60.jpg)
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
![Generic pic of a woman with wet hair.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091216034215im_/http://images.theage.com.au/2009/07/13/629784/bikini_woman_140-90x60.jpg)
Men are most attracted to women who are confident - and wearing a bikini.