I’m a woman with severe facial hair – and zero confidence as a result
Annalisa Barbieri: I’m too self-conscious to socialise and desperate to find the confidence to work again and be ‘normal’
Should women shave their legs and under-arms?
Hadley Freeman: Waxing, shaving, plucking and threading – most women go through the torture. But there's only one way to find out whether you genuinely want to – give up the razors for a week or two
British teeth: something to smile about at last?
The state of Britons' teeth used to be a joke – but as a nation polishes up, who's laughing now? Will Storr, an Englishman with English teeth, reports
Is Botox starting to show its age?
It's only 12 years since Botox was approved for smoothing out our faces, but questions about why we'd want to do that have disappeared. It's time to unfreeze that debate, says Eva Wiseman
The nanotechnology in your sunscreen
Nanoparticles prevent skin cancer by absorbing UV light, without making your face feel 'cakey'. Here is how they do it
Would you have cosmetic surgery? We ask the people on the street
Cosmetic surgery is more popular than ever, with take-up rising sharply with the end of the recession. We asked six Londoners whether they still see any taboo to going under the knife
‘Ageing is a mixture of gains and losses’: why we shouldn’t fear getting old
Today the rich, multi-faceted experience of getting older has been pathologised and reduced to shame about looking old. But it doesn't have to be this way, says Anne Karpf
The woman growing a moustache for Movember
Sarah O'Neill, whose facial hair is caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, is forgoing her depilatory regime this month to raise awareness of the condition
Eel exfoliation baths: what a raving mad idea
An eel-bath is the latest beauty treatment on offer. But be warned: do not blithely trust these treatments
Eels, fish and formaldehyde – the risks of new beauty treatments
Health inspectors are worried by the rise of extreme techniques in beauty spas