‘I’ve got a drawer full of wigs – brown one day, pink the next’: living with alopecia

Graeme Robertson began losing his hair at 23. Now he’s photographing others with alopecia, capturing them as they appear when they wake up and as they face the world

How to clean your makeup brushes

Synthetic or natural, they will last longer if you wash and dry them carefully once a week – without using hot water

The deserving pore: does ‘skin gratitude’ really give you a dewy complexion?

Beauty gurus are adding an unlikely new step to their fulsome skincare regimes: saying thank you to their epidermis

Slip, slop, what? Why putting on sunscreen suddenly seems complicated

Despite concerns over reef health, vitamin D deficiencies and multi-layered skincare routines, tried and tested sunscreen advice holds true

Saving face: eight tips for avoiding ‘hangover skin’ this Christmas

Excess alcohol, lack of sleep and junk food can leave skin looking puffy, dull and dehydrated. Here’s how to mitigate the damage

‘Never sleep in your make up’: five ways to avoid spots

If you are careful about what you use on your face and hair, as well as what you eat, it can help to keep your skin healthy

How to avoid dry, painful skin in winter

Moisturiser, bath oils and turning the heating down will help keep your skin in good condition

Not Speaking by Norma Clarke review – tight trousers and celebrity hairdressers

This is an explosive family memoir ... but the remarkable stories are also an exploration of the effect Thatcherism had on Britain

How to wash your hair

It’s a myth that washing your locks frequently is bad for your hair. But how often should it be done, and what’s the best way to use conditioner?

Asking for Botox has been normalised, so what happens now?

Younger and younger women are being targeted with suggestions that the beauty treatment will empower them, says Eva Wiseman