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Beauty

  • Montage of sunbed melting

    Sunbeds increase the risk of skin cancer, whatever TikTok tells you

    There are no health benefits to tanning beds: they don’t help you produce vitamin D and are no substitute for proper medical treatments for skin conditions
  • a person shaves their face with blue razor and white shaving cream

    Don’t leave your razor in the shower – and eight other rules for shaving

  • Illustration of a woman holding a scalpel to her face

    Ask Ugly: my mother is pressuring me to get plastic surgery. How do I deal with imperfection?

  • cartoon of woman with black rings round her eyes

    Which mascara won’t give me ‘panda eyes’?

  • Woman getting her hair washed at a salon

    Readers reply: should I be taking longer to wash my hair? My hairdresser seems to think so

  • skincare. close up view of woman hand moisturising them with cream. skincare.

    Hand creams: 10 of the best

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Sali Hughes on beauty

  • Sali Hughes column on travel size carry on

    Flying abroad? These are the last travel-size minis you’ll ever need to buy

  • Woman cleansing/padding her newly tattooed arm

    Fresh tattoo? Here’s how to care for your newly inked skin

    Eight tats in, I’ve worked out a failsafe way to ensure they are healed and glorious in a fortnight
  • A woman with three streaks of different shade bronzers on her cheek

    Bronzing gel: the easiest route to a subtle, skin-boosting sunny glow

    This is a winner even for people who don’t like putting on makeup – it goes on with fingers and washes off at the end of the day
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The beauty spot

  • Small cosmetic refrigerator on table in bedroom<br>2HJ044P Small cosmetic refrigerator on table in bedroom

    Travel minis: 10 of the best

  • Stella Mccartney bks F24 027

    Jeepers creepers: give your eyes the attention they deserve

  • Young woman wrapped in towel rubbing cream on neck, rear view<br>GettyImages-595665-001

    Scented body oils: 10 of the best

  • A model with bright red nails

    Nail polish for a professional look at home

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Skincare

  • A wasp in a glass of red liquid and ice, against blue sky and sea

    59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies

    Limp salad, bad barbecues, jellyfish stings and chafing. Summer can be a tricky season – but our experts are on hand to help with your hot-weather headaches
  • Woman with sensitive skin illustration

    How do I find the right products for my sensitive skin?

  • Skin tags saying 'hiya'

    Is it safe to get my skin tags removed at a beauty salon?

  • A guide to safe US sunscreens – and the ingredients to avoid

Make up

  • A beautiful cheerful black woman is applying sunscreen on her face, she is enjoying a vacation and a little luxury in her life.

    The 11 best sunscreens for every need – from solid to mineral, body to face

  • Portrait of Hannah Fletcher.

    Is there asbestos in your makeup? Why women with cancer are suing big beauty brands

  • Emma Forrest for The Observer Magazine

    ‘It was my gateway drug to self-harm’: a writer’s journey to finding the joy in makeup

  • A cartoon of a blond woman with very cracked lips.

    I love the look of matt lipstick, but hate that drying effect. What can I do?

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Hair

  • Picture of woman with grey roots

    My once-dyed hair is greying naturally, but my roots look awful

  • The Crunch newsletter cover trail image. From left to right: AFL player Bailey Smith with his mullet, a mallard duck, an apartment complex and steam rising from a nuclear power plant.

    The Crunch: migration hits record high, bird flu takes flight and kicking goals with AFL mullets

  • A composite of a jellyfish on the catwalk

    ‘Really weird and really beautiful’: why the jellyfish is 2024’s unexpected style icon

  • Maëly Ouday

    Runway strands: how to create catwalk-ready styles for curly and afro-textured hair

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Fragrance

  • Lemon slices

    Seeing is smelling: how even a picture of a lemon can sell products

  • SALI COLUMN SAT MAG Perfume: Prop Stylist: Yvonne Achato @yvonneachoto_stylist Assistant: Declan Slattery @decslattery

    Hate perfume? Even sceptics won’t turn up their noses at these subtle scents

  • ‘Take a fraction of what you’d spend on Le Labo Rose 31 and buy yourself a bouquet; meditate on your own impermanence as it wilts.’

    Ask Ugly: signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?

  • Fragrant plants are beautiful and smell good.

    Good scents: five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great

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Road test

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