Lifestyle
Beauty
What are we to make of the fetish for certain electrical goods...
Some tools of domestic labor, or in this case hair styling, attract a following so intense it borders on the cultish. Stephanie Darling has 'drunk the Kool Aid'.
- by Stephanie Darling
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Skincare
What can one of the world's most expensive face creams do for you?
What is the allure that encourages women all over the world to splash out so lavishly on a 'caviar for the skin'?
- by Pat Ingram
Skincare
Kerri Sackville road tests all the face masks so you don't have to
Face masks have come down in price, but their promises only get bigger. Kerri Sackville puts some affordable ones to the test.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Non-surgical rhinoplasty is on the rise, but not everyone is convinced
A new technique enabling some kinds of nose jobs to be done without an operation is gaining popularity, but doctors urge caution.
- by Stephanie Darling
Prepare your hair and tan for spring
Stephanie Darling has a much-needed hair-restoration treatment and gets into springtime bronzing.
- by Stephanie Darling
Feminism
How do beauty pageants sit in the #MeToo era?
Much of the turmoil hinges on the elimination of swimsuits, a lack of transparency in decision-making, and the pressure to find relevance for a nearly 100-year-old institution in a particular cultural moment.
- by Jessica Bennett and Sara Simon
Trends
The greatest hits of cult beauty buys, all you need (and nothing more)
Twenty five years after she wrote her first Top Beauty Buys list, Stephanie Darling spills on her ultimate must-have kit.
- by Stephanie Darling
Taking care of your skin this spring
Stephanie Darling hunts down some next-level exfoliators and has a custom-blended facial.
- by Stephanie Darling
Good Weekend
'You don't have to have a filler injection in the eye to go blind'
The under-30s are lining up for wrinkle-busting jabs – but things don't always go smoothly.
- by Greg Callaghan
Trends
Beauty is more diverse than ever. But is it just a fad?
Compared with fashion, beauty has been quicker to act on matters of inclusivity.
- by Bee Shapiro
Trends
Coca-Cola shampoo and olive oil cleanser: beauty hacks to the stars
You'd be surprised how many handy beauty hacks celebrities are finding right there in the kitchen cupboard.
- by Stephanie Darling