How AI and brain science are helping perfumiers create fragrances

Beauty brands are looking to neuroscent research and technology to sniff out the factors that lure buyers

Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care

What to spend your money on and what not to: Sali Hughes’s lessons from 33 years in the beauty industry

I learned to love my disabled body – why can’t my non-disabled friends love theirs?

For years I blamed my disability for my adolescent unhappiness. Then, as an adult, I learned to embrace and celebrate my body. I wish others could do the same

The pill put condoms out of style – now fashion designers are reviving a flaccid market

From Saint Laurent’s £5 specimen to a Diesel-Durex collab, spring/summer 2023 is the season of the aesthetically pleasing prophylactic

How to care for skin in Australian winter: use thicker creams, foam-free cleansers and don’t skip sunscreen

With the change in seasons, it pays to tweak your routine when cleansing and hydrating your face, hands and body

Can you wear sweaty gym clothes twice? How to join the no-wash revolution

If you’re tempted by the thought of doing less laundry, here is everything you need to know, from spot-cleaning to moths to staying odour-free

The no-wash movement: would you wear underpants for a week without cleaning them?

Do you need to wash your T-shirts after every wear? Probably not. What about your knickers? That depends. But more and more people are eschewing detergent to save time, money and the environment

Out with pouts and down with frowns as the smile sneaks on to the catwalk

A strange thing has been seen of late in the world of haute couture – some of its famously straight-faced denizens have been turning up the corners of their mouths

I’ve always bought too many clothes, but my life was being ruined by hoarding

I’d spent years in a tearful cycle of shame and anxiety about my possessions and didn’t understand why – until I got help

Alva Claire: ‘I don’t do things by halves’

London-born, Brooklyn-based Alva Claire has established herself as one of fashion’s hottest models. But, as she tells Kate Finnigan, it’s been a long time coming