The story of a rapidly expanding industry that has little reason to exist, except the clearest reason in the world.

A Chinese photo contest is just the start of the summer of going natural

I pluck my chin hairs, Nair the hairs on my upper lip, and sometimes, when I’m really frustrated and can’t get a good light or the right handle on a particularly thin strand, I just shave my whole face. Fine!!! Secret’s out!!!! Are you happy now, New York Times Style section?!?!!?

What looks like the golden ration is sometimes just fool’s gold

Staff: Video : Roseti Bruno Models: Veress Noémi, Nagy Petra Hair & Makeup: Merka Bea Flower Design: Gudana Otilia Featured by: Dark Beauty Magazine, Elegant Magazine 2015/April Beauty Issue Gallery:   Making of:

Why the French actress is "becoming very LA."

The little-known story behind a pair of young newlyweds in post–World War II Manhattan who launched the era of the supermodel.

Beautiful images are not always popular ones, which is where the CrowdBeauty algorithm can help, computer scientists say.

You’re nobody unless you’re somebody on Instagram, according to the fashion business. Many brands are now requiring their models to have a minimum of 10,000 followers to be considered for a gig.

Women in my family were glamorous, and I spent nearly two decades at war with my body for falling short

If you suffer from eczema, then all that itching is making you scratch. Time for action…

Why the dubious claims of so many skin-care companies go unquestioned and untested

After the fall of Saigon, refugees from Vietnam fled to California, where actress Tippi Hedren changed their lives - and the beauty industry in Los Angeles.

If you want to feel bad about your looks, spend some time in Seoul. An eerily high number of women there—and men, too—look like anime princesses. Subway riders primp in front of full-length mirrors installed throughout the stations for that purpose. Job applicants are typically required to attach photographs to their résumés. Remarks from relatives, such as “You would be a lot prettier if you just had your jaw tapered,” are considered no more insulting than...

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AOBiome: Probiotics for the Skin reduce inflammation, improve circulation naturally.

Despite being the largest organ in the body, we often neglect our skin. As they say, "you are what you eat" and our complexion shows it.

These set of photographs show off the beauty of the Peak District which rests inside and around Greater Manchester

A restaurant in Zhengzhou, China, is experimenting with allowing customers to pay with a new form of currency -- their beauty. As originally reported by Xinhua, China's official news agency, the restaurant uses a "face scanner" to take a picture of customers before they're seated. Both the beautiful and wannabe hotties are then judged on their appearance by a panel of "experts," who are actually plastic surgeons the restaurant has some sort of joint promotion agreement with.

A Pakistani entrepreneur has opened a beauty salon to help rehabilitate the female survivors of acid attacks who are 'usually left to rot in their houses like vegetables'. Mussarat Misbah founded the Depilex Smile Again Foundation in Lahore, Pakistan, to help victims become self-reliant members of the community following their horrific ordeal. The foundation's aim is to provide the women with medical and psychological care and help them gain confidence and employment.