I have the face of a 1980s Belgian van driver. When shut, my eyes are too small. They are in danger of completely healing over. They’re not exactly identical twins, either – more members of the same family. My face has ...

I am given the hard sell on so many ludicrous-sounding ingredients (hear “Boswelox” and try to keep a straight face – I still can’t a decade later) that I’m almost disappointed if they turn out actually to work. L’Oréal Elvive Fibrology shampoo, conditioner (£2.99 ...

Colour has changed. No longer are we chasing the pinks and roses of a flushed cheek or bitten lip, today the colour that feels right in beauty is the slightly heightened lilac, or uncanny peach. It’s ­colour as seen through ...

Sometimes nothing feels better than giving yourself a rough, hard scrub. The older you get, the more time you seem to spend patting and smoothing and cossetting your face, futile hours battling the sag and droop. The right facial scrub ...

The Consumer Products Inventory lists over 1,600 products which are identified by the manufacturer as containing nanoparticles – particles between one and 100 nanometres (between one and 100 billionths of a metre) across. So let’s take a look at what’s ...

I’ve a long face and quadruple chins that meld into one. My mouth is too small. I am proud of my straight nose and neat ears – not too big and not too small. My eyes, I am afraid, are ...

I am not keen on any product name containing the word “miracle”, so I feel a bit grubby about the fact that Olay’s (already a bit iffy-sounding) Wrinkle Relaxing Complex has been reborn as 10 Minute Miracle (£29.99). Still, I’m glad ...

Paloma Faith: ‘I feel comfortable being observed. I enjoy it’ Life model, magician’s assistant, lingerie shop worker… Paloma Faith says she has always chosen jobs in which she gets to be watched. On the eve of her new album’s release, ...

The bomber jacket is an unlikely fashion classic. “Bombadier” jackets were first introduced in 1917, created by the US Army’s new Aviation Clothing Board, to give freedom of movement and protection to pilots working in freezing conditions in open cockpits. ...

This month, the best place for romance is smeared on your face. The spring/summer catwalks were flushed with prettiness. Pink was everywhere, but a very precise shade of pink – a peachy, natural, just-gambolled-through-a-field, oh-am-I-blushing? shade of pink. It was on ...