Blown away by fragrant typhoon
Tuberose is a heady, sultry fragrance that promises to elicit big
reactions.
Long and short of sexual attraction
Men aren't alone in finding long legs more attractive, women also
prefer the leggier over the stumpier.
Shimmer while the sun shines
Glowing skin and colour-splashed eyes are the key looks this
summer.
Cold beer, good music, great cut
A new crop of young men are taking on an old-world institution -
the local barber, writes Rachel Wells.
Head off the heat
Photos: Forget SPF moisturisers. The best way to protect
your skin from the sun is a good old hat.
Women just want the Posh life
A new British survey finds that women are hoping for a rich husband
and a slim body in 2008.
Have a beautiful Christmas
Beauty Beat Some practical tips for a perfect, joyous and
stress-free Christmas.
Never too old for beauty
Beauty Beat Gorgeous isn't about youth, it's about looking
your best however old you are.
The new beauty myth
The rise of no-talent starlets is brainwashing young women into
believing that sexy is better than smart.
Giving gorgeous
Beauty Beat The best gifts make the recipient feel - and
look - better. What's your top beauty treat?
Something for nothing
Cosmetics companies have a gift for promotion - and occasionally
it's free, writes Natasha Hughes.
True confessions of a Botox virgin
I'm lying on my back having a neurotoxin injected into my face. I'm
not being tortured but beautified.
Preparation is meditation
A woman will spend three years of her life just getting ready to go
out, but most consider it 'me time'.
Smells like teen spirit
Beauty Beat Increasingly, fragrance is designed to appeal to
the teenage demographic.
Skin for sale
Tattoos are now so mainstream that advertisers are using them to
market everything from tyres to wine.
China on top of beauty world
China took another step toward global domination with the crowning
of a Beijing secretary as Miss World.
Target in court over cosmetics
Target is facing court action over allegations it sold underweight
tubs of moisturiser.
Salons cut use of hairy chemicals
Harsh hair products are going the way of the squeaky clean myth -
they're history, writes Claire Halliday.
Beauty queen backstabbed
Dirty tricks at a Puerto Rican beauty pageant included spiking a
contestant's make-up with pepper spray.
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