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Body-image insecurities and skin self-consciousness are stopping young girls and women from playing sports. A new project from Venus and Lotte Wubben-Moy is working to address these pressures
Jan 17, 2025
With 13-year-old girls seeking Botox and people going into debt to afford their treatments, experts worry that our preoccupation with skincare is veering into disordered territory
Jan 14, 2025
The canthal tilt, angel versus witch skull, high and low trust faces… phrenology and physiognomy have been growing increasingly popular over the last 12 months
Dec 24, 2024
That so many public figures continue to lie about getting cosmetic surgery proves that there is still a deep cultural belief that “natural” beauty is a moral achievement, writes Ellen Atlanta
Dec 18, 2024
After the internet tried to make her the face of ‘ugly’ women, Vanessa Rochelle Lewis is on a mission to reclaim the concept
Dec 03, 2024
Through a linguistic sleight of hand, cosmetic procedures including injectables, lasers and even some surgeries are being lumped together under the label of ‘skincare’
Nov 22, 2024
An increasing number of supplements are billing themselves as natural alternatives to Ozempic or GLP-1 medications. But strip away the marketing language, cutesy packaging and pseudoscience, and there’s not much left
Nov 18, 2024
Now, it seems like everyone’s a body cop – but is it ever OK to say someone looks too thin or unwell? As concerns are being raised over Ariana Grande’s weight, we explore the ethics of commenting on people’s bodies
Who do you date when you’re acclimated to one percentile hotness? Has the internet warped our beauty detectors, dating criteria and who we are attracted to IRL?
Nov 12, 2024
Invite-only Botox parties are being marketed to us as a quintessential ‘girl gathering’ of our time, but the reality of these often unregulated events is much more troubling
Nov 04, 2024
The pressure to look perfect is stronger than ever, with many feeling like cosmetic work is their only option. But when that work is deemed ‘unsuccessful’, the online response can be cruel
Oct 23, 2024
It’s no secret that Gen Z aren’t having sex. Could our sanitised, perfection-obsessed beauty culture – and ‘morning shed’ routines before bed – be to blame for sapping the eroticism out of our lives?
Oct 22, 2024
Painful, expensive and full of risks, leg-lengthening surgery is becoming increasingly popular as men look for ways to increase their height
Oct 14, 2024
While it may take the form of extreme body horror, for so many of us, the film’s pursuit of beauty at any cost is all too familiar
Oct 07, 2024
Nowadays, everyone seems to be on a journey of aesthetic self-actualisation. Juno Kelly investigates the psychology of a makeover and why everyone is so eager to have one
Sep 26, 2024
