Easy wins: skip the cosmetics counter and put your doctor in charge of your skincare

Talk to a qualified medical specialist about your skin concerns and save time and money by switching to skincare you can pick up in a pharmacy

A new start after 60: ‘I had the most dishonest dark hair imaginable. So at 65 I shaved it all off’

When her daughter’s hair began to turn grey, Marsha Coupé decided she had to say goodbye to her own dyed locks. It was like being reborn

‘I’m going to change, why can’t my body?’: tattoo removal grows up

As tattoos become commonplace, so has the once-pointy subject of their removal. But it isn’t all exes’ names and embarrassing ink that motivates people to part with body art

Protein dream: can eating collagen improve your skin?

Collagen supplements are booming, but there is mixed advice on whether eating the protein offers anything more than a healthy, balanced diet

Here’s the rub: facial massage can have benefits but not for your skin

Touted as an anti-ageing treatment on social media, it is relaxing, but dermatologists say other claims are ‘fundamentally mythological’

Can I make money selling Atomy products, or is it too good to be true?

As the Korean beauty firm launches in the UK, some critics are concerned about so-called ‘multilevel marketing schemes’

I’m bracing myself for some adult orthodontics

As someone who loves to wear a face mask, this is a great time to take my dentist’s advice and get my crooked smile fixed

Hot water helped me heal. A decade on, a bath is still the best part of my day

There’s something special about a wintertime bath, and for those who deal with pain it can be more necessity than luxury

The male beauty myth: the growing acceptance of feeling comfortable looking good

Men who want to look good used to be disparaged and labelled vain. But times are finally changing…

An ear and nostril waxing is exquisitely painful – but just what I needed

I was introduced to the joys of male hair removal by a man with a cut-throat razor in 1987. Then last weekend I expanded my horizons