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Beauty

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    What do women really want? A mild-mannered, squishy-centred man

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Christian Grey types are being supplanted in romance novels by heroes with a sweet, golden retriever energy – and some conservatives aren’t happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi

  • Can a puffy headband boost your skincare routine?

  • Allyship only skin deep: why does the beauty industry help fund anti-LGBTQ+ causes?

  • School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play review – clever comedy leaves a stinging afterburn

  • Makeup with SPF makes suncare simple

  • New bronze age: fake tan is back, and it won’t turn you orange

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Sali Hughes on beauty

  • DIY gel manicures are now the default. Here’s how to do them safely

  • Can you avoid leaving marks on your skin with mineral sunscreen?

    I’ve been playing with mineral SPFs recently and find they look noticeably better applied in thin layers

  • Want fuller, groomed, lifted brows? Lamination treatments are a real eye-opener

    It takes about 15 minutes, lasts for a month, and makes you feel ‘made up’ without the effort.
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The beauty spot

  • Floral scents: 10 of the best

  • The trick with bronzers is to go easy

  • Facial mists: 10 of the best

  • Makeup or skincare? No need to choose

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Skincare

  • Dermatologists fear cost deterring UK families from buying sunscreen

    Call for removal of VAT and free provision to children most in need

  • Should I worry about how much sun I get?

  • Boots No7 launches ‘breakthrough’ in skincare – but does science stack up?

    • L’Oréal to pay $3.7bn for Melbourne-founded luxury cosmetics brand Aesop

    • Can Korean-style ‘flooding’ solve dry skin problems?

Make up

  • Emma Beddington

    I have given up grooming. Welcome to hot crone summer

    Emma Beddington

  • Can hairspray protect white clothing from makeup smears?

  • ‘One customer said my colleague looked like a porn star’: my life as a makeup artist in badly behaved Britain

  • Will a ‘cocktail’ of mascaras give me longer, thicker-looking lashes?

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Hair

  • Celebrity hairdresser puts Mykonos villa up for sale for €50m

  • Medusa Deluxe review – hairdressing-contest whodunnit shapes up stylishly

  • Can you use a pasta strainer instead of a hairdryer diffuser?

  • From the Romans to Sex and the City: how body hair went out of fashion in the UK

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Fragrance

  • Tasteful aroma: should restaurants ban diners from wearing strong perfumes?

  • The grown-up vanilla scents without a whiff of dessert

  • Too many smelly candles? Here’s how scents impact the air quality in your home

    Svetlana Stevanovic for the Conversation

  • Looking for an affordable fragrance? Here are my top picks

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Road test

  • Tried and tested: the best fig fragrances

  • Tried and tested: deep-pore cleansing masks for men

  • Tried and tested: curl creams

  • Tried and tested: winter scented candles

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