This Friday, one of the year’s most shocking films opens — a gory body horror with an unusual theme for the genre: Hollywood’s impossible beauty standards. The Substance stars Demi Moore as a 50-year-old actress who tries a mysterious procedure that claims to “reveal your DNA and a younger version of yourself.” Really. It’s an… Read More »
Considered the greatest gymnast of all time (and the most decorated with 11 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals), Simone Biles’ name has been on everyone’s lips since this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, and for reasons beyond her outstanding physical abilities. The 27-year-old has become a vocal advocate for embracing your natural hair, and has… Read More »
For Hazel Wood, getting beauty treatments isn’t just an occasional thing. The 28-year-old influencer spends around £500 a month on maintenance appointments. Of that, £80 goes on pedicures and manicures, £70 on brow lamination (a chemical solution is used to straighten and reshape the brow hairs) and £60 on her lashes. In addition, she also… Read More »
The makeup push continues apace at Tom Ford Beauty, starting with a new focus on lips and a top-tier spokesperson. Angelina Jolie, the brand’s first celebrity beauty face, will front Runway Lip Color, which will be available globally in full in September with 18 shades (10 existing, eight new). It will replace the existing Lip… Read More »
You could never accuse Lonneke Botello Hernandez of sitting idle. In her 34-year career, she has been a clinical nutritionist, personal trainer, sharemilker, resort manager and Miss Universe New Zealand contestant. She has picked organic cherries in Italy and worked as a wellness director on luxury cruise ships for seven years, travelling everywhere from the… Read More »
At the height of its success, global beauty brand Avon was selling four lipsticks a second. Now, the talcum powder that once made the heritage brand a global hit is more closely linked to its downfall. This week, Avon declared bankruptcy after hundreds of lawsuits alleging that talc in its beauty products contained cancer-causing asbestos.… Read More »
In the 1400s, God sent a litany of locusts, swarms of frogs, and lice to punish the people, known today as the Plagues of Egypt. In the 21st century, we’ve had some plagues of our own. The first was celebrity perfume. You might recall Beyoncé’s Heat, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Lovely, Britney Spears’ Fantasy, or one… Read More »
Shark Beauty, the viral hair care product line launched by home appliance manufacturer SharkNinja in 2021, is launching a new hair dryer duo aimed at scalp health. Called the SpeedStyle Pro and SpeedStyle Pro Flex (the difference is that the latter folds up for easy travel and comes with an additional diffuser nozzle for curly… Read More »
A bona fide part of supermodel history, Helena Christensen is synonymous with the celebrity modeling scene of the ’90s, and her image has remained indelibly in fashion and beauty culture ever since. With her chameleon skills, she is as versatile as other iconic models, also known by their first names, from Linda to Naomi. But… Read More »
When I dreamed of getting a face, I didn’t imagine it like this. I imagined them made of silicone and wrapped in cellophane, their lips twisted like pure cardboard of expression. You would uncover your face and press it like a mask onto your skin until it boiled, uninterrupted and smiling. What we talked about… Read More »