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Are you over-exfoliating?

Why it may be time to put down your Clarisonic.

Your skin doesn’t need to be put on a ‘diet’

The 5:2 skin diet is just another hype-driven scheme, urging women to overthink our ...

8 unexpected makeup trends that actually work IRL

Thoroughly unique, subtly alluring, totally achievable makeup looks from Paris, ...

The hair trend every lazy girl can get behind

Wet ponytails have just been given the fist bump of approval by Stella McCartney.

Wait, is crimped hair cool again?

You read that right. The ‘80s and ‘90s mainstay, beloved by Lizzie ...

Why Korean women are playing up their under-eye bulges

They call it ‘aegyo-sal’, which roughly translates to ‘eye ...

Watch: This is what beauty looks like in 37 countries

Though the mainstream media tends to promote a fairly homogenous look, ...

Here’s everything wrong with naming a lipgloss ‘Underage’

It's a term one usually associates with the charge of Statutory Rape, not the ...

Watch: 100 years of Iranian beauty in one video

A visual tour through the changing roles and rights of women in Iran.

How to get the perfect fringe

Want perfect brow-sweeping bangs like Alexa? All you need is a brush, a blow-dryer, ...

The sun can damage your skin even after you go inside

Some of the damage caused by sunlight may occur after sun exposure ends, according ...

6 fresh takes on black eyeliner from NYFW

Though we adore the time-honoured winged tip – especially when it’s as ...

Pizza Hut just released their own nail polishes!

And there’s a smorgasbord of tasty shades.

Go ahead and apply your makeup on the train

Just as Germaine Greer questioned why we haul our whole handbags into the loo ...

How to choose makeup according to your eye colour

Here’s an interesting eye-opener: The key to making your eyes brighter is ...

Smoky eyes forever, and a hair treatment to combat chlorine damage

Stephanie Darling salutes the power of the smoky eye, tackles pool hair and ...

“I’m like the husband of my family and I haven’t found a wife”: Juliette Binoche

Dancing, fine wine and choice roles ... it's little wonder that Juliette Binoche is ...

Pixelated hair is the new balayage, apparently

We know we’re in the digital age when pixels are being coloured into our hair.

Epic on-screen 'impulse haircuts'

Ahead, we celebrate the badass beauties who brandish their sassy short-haired (and ...

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How to cure smelly feet

Though embarrassing, fear of foot odour ('FOFO'!) is a problem that plagues the ...

Lolly lips, SPF and the low down on the Babor Ultimate facial

Stephanie Darling tracks a red-carpet beauty trend, test-drives a clay face mask ...

This barber gives 'old-man haircuts' to children who misbehave

At your last straw with a kid that’s raising hell? This suburban barbershop ...

This has got to be the saddest anti-ageing technique ever

This anti-wrinkle tip is nothing to smile about.

Please leave Kylie Jenner's lips alone

Makeup is a form of self-fashioning through which we can become whoever (or ...

The company that brought you Lip Smackers has gone bust (you'll never be young again)

Bonne Bell Cosmetics is no more.

Would you try an 'edible spa treatment'?

A relaxing - and tasty - mango and rice rub leaves Amanda Hooton hungry for more.

Emma Stone drew on freckles for the red carpet

Just another reason to embrace yours.

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Red lipstick can really get rid of your dark circles

... the results are kind of amazing.

How to get rid of ingrown hairs for good

Here are our top tips for dealing with those angry, bumpy jerks that sprout up ...

6 beauty products borrowed from the boys

They're simple, streamlined, do the job, and lack that cloyingly sweet scent so ...

Damn it, I forgot to feel bad about having curly hair

Sorry Dove but I'm not a self loathing curly haired person.

Should you be putting urine on your face?

"It's urine therapy darling; it's not to be sniffed at."

5 bar soaps beauty editors love

After a long time in beauty exile, bar soaps are finally trendy again.

The easiest way to check if you have dry skin

Who needs a dermatologist when you have this nifty trick up your sleeve?

See 50 years of David Bowie hairstyles in one incredible GIF

David Bowie has had quite a few ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes over the years, as summed up ...

2015 is year of the rainbow beard

Wait until Jared Leto gets a load of this …

Beauty beat: Naomi Watts

Stephanie Darling heads to Paris to talk beauty with Naomi Watts and gets the ...

The beauty industry has run out of makeup names

The 'Out of Makeup Names' video by The Punch sheds light on how beauty products get ...

10 beauty products to try in 2015

These products are to 2015 what organic coconut oil was to 2014. Clear space in ...

How to get rid of a pimple, fast

When it comes to pimples, a little violence is sometimes called for.

Bristlr: a social network for guys with beards

A social network for dudes with beards is kinda, sorta, revolutionising online ...

Five beauty products you definitely do not need

Seriously, who invented "leg makeup" and why is it a thing?

There’s much to love about unnatural makeup

Women are constantly told that the key to wearing makeup is to look like ...

Marilyn Monroe is the new face of Max Factor

More than 50 years after her death, Hollywood's most famous blonde is still in ...

Sephora not living up to promises on price

International cosmetics giant Sephora has gone into damage control amid a customer ...

Beauty - 21st December

Stephanie Darling discovers the stress-busting properties of salt and finds some ...

Study reveals our anti-ageing attitudes are changing

Women no longer want to eradicate every wrinkle from their face, according to a new ...

Bacon headbands actually exist, and we want one immediately

Thanks to a fake-food manufacturer's move into jewellery, you can now legitimately ...

Young at heart? It could help you live longer

It might be a cliche as old as they come, but feeling young at heart really can ...

Is your sunscreen as safe as it says it is?

Slipping, slopping and slapping might not prevent sunburn and ageing after all.

How to buy fragrance for someone else

Buying perfume is pretty intimate business, but you needn’t be intimidated.

Make your makeup multi-task for you

Beauty emergency? Cash crisis? Here's how to get more out of your beauty products.

Getting over adult chickenpox

Yes, adult chickenpox is as bad as they say it is.

Lorde loses curls, says she feels badass in a suit, in British magazine

Lorde's signature wild locks have been tamed for the cover of a British magazine.

Does your hair need a 'discipline treatment'?

Stephanie Darling test drives a hair treatment and hunts down some pretty Christmas ...

Redheads are enjoying a modern-day renaissance

 Claire Moulds has heard all the “ranga” jibes, but she’s ...

Does your hair need a 'discipline treatment'?

Stephanie Darling test drives a hair treatment and hunts down some pretty Christmas ...

Temporary tattoos for Suzie

She wanders into the tattoo parlour with a pack of stick-ons and leaves with a huge ...

First Australian Sephora opens with a vow to reduce cosmetics prices

Australian women have been paying too much for cosmetics, says the world's largest ...

Watch 100 years of beauty fly by in a minute

What is your favourite beauty decade? This video ought to give you an idea.