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Summer is imminent, and there is no better time to talk about dewy blushers, which have become a category of make-up in their own right.  Part-blusher, part-highlighter, using one of these is the quickest way to make your skin look more awake and plumped up. And if anyone doesn’t know, it’s the favourite product of make-up artist Hannah Martin (the

Hairdressers, make-up artists and manicurists are physically closer to their celebrity clients than anyone else. They are, after all, the ones who listen to all their problems, massage their scalps (as well as their egos) and hold their hands (quite literally) before high-profile moments.  So given the loyal bond that grows between them after the

What people will own up to very much depends on what they feel they can get away with denying. Men are now fairly open about their hair transplants – but having mysteriously regrown a luxurious thatch, there is no way they could pretend they have achieved this by anything other than major surgical intervention. Women

The picture above is of a midlife woman who has been given a ‘glam-ma makeover’. And yes, we know what you’re thinking: it looks jaw-droppingly unrealistic and filtered to the hilt, but this is all about the make-up and there’s no retouching.It is the work of Huda Kattan, a 38-year-old make-up artist, whose make-up tutorial

In an attempt to understand more about tanorexics, Dr Kourosh took brain scans of a group of sun addicts who regularly visited a tanning salon in Dallas. Some of the beds had filters to block the UV light. Interestingly, although they weren’t told which beds were which, the true addicts could sense something was “off”

Cloud Nine 2-in-1 Contour Iron Pro, £299, boots.comWhat: A new straightener that’s also designed to curl. Very sleek and compact, this has curved plates, meaning that you can create a number of styles, and is suitable for all hair types.Test: I love the look and feel of this – it’s incredibly light and easy to

A new report by the UN has revealed the true state of the planet. Conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (a UN group that looked at more than 14,000 scientific papers), the report is the most current assessment on how global warming has impacted the world and warns of future floods, droughts and

Never done it, worn bright lipstick. Partly because I’ve always had a strong natural lip colour and partly because when I was younger I had red hair, and potential clashes put me off. But now I’ve hit 60, I’m indulging in some bucket-list beauty ideas, and since I’ve always admired bright lipstick on others, I

For lifted lip cornersAge makes the corners of the lips turn down, while some people are born with this feature anyway. If you feel it makes you look a little sad or tired, “we can use neurotoxin in the muscles that pull these corners down,” says Dr Shotter. “It causes a slight upturn instead.” This

“There has been a rise in men having manicures, wearing polish and having nail treatments,” says Leighton Denny MBE, founder of his namesake nail care brand. “Previously, men who wore nail polish were associated with some sort of sub-culture – emos, punks, drag queens. These days it’s much more common. It’s no longer a sign