Beauty

Dr Fredric Brandt: 'The Baron of Botox' who pioneered a whole new look

Dr Fredric Brandt, who has died aged 65, was an American dermatologist known as "the Baron of Botox" who owed his exhaustive knowledge of fillers to repeated experiments on himself.

Is our pursuit of beauty all in vain?

Andrew Masterson It may seem surprising to suggest that One Direction poppet Harry Styles upholds any tradition more ancient than that of blue-eyed boy bands. Last month, however, it was revealed that he practices a ritual that stretches back millennia.

Cosmopolitan editor responds to claims of racism

Cosmopolitan magazine has respnded to accusations of racism in a feature called 21 Beauty Trends that need to Die in 2015.

The eyeliner technique that could lead to eye disease

Mary Ward Could tightlining, in which make-up is applied to the inner rim of the eyelids, damage your eyes?

The world's 'most beautiful faces'

Robert Dex A computer program usually used to draw up e-fits of wanted criminals is being used to create the faces of the most beautiful man and woman in the world.

Racial hurdles

Why some critics think Japan’s Miss Universe contestant isn’t Japanese enough

Peter Holley By most of the rest of the the world's standards, Ariana Miyamoto is thoroughly Japanese.

Transgender activist

Transgender teen signed to skincare campaign

Michael Koziol In a sign that corporate conceptions of what constitutes beauty may be slowly widening, a major brand has signed a transgender teenager to a skincare campaign.

Making headlines again

Makeup artist's uncanny impersonations of celebrities

Mary Ward His unbelieveable Instagram pictures made headlines in October, and now Filipino makeup artist is back.

Squeaky clean

How often should we shower? Much less often than you think

Linda Moon Are we too clean for our own good?

Has Leto lopped off his locks?

Mary Ward He is known for his luscious, ombre locks, but has Jared Leto chopped off his chest-length hair?

Looking a bit .... different

Cara and Cindy look a bit ... different

David Walliams gives world's supermodels a bit of a makeunder for beauty brand's charity ad.

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Former Miss Turkey

How a single Instagram post could end up sending a former Miss Turkey to jail

Adam Taylor Merve Buyuksarac won Miss Turkey in 2006. Now, just under a decade later, the former model may be jailed for insulting the Turkish president.