Beauty

Attractive people earn more, have better jobs and live happier lives. So, if beauty is such an asset, can we fake it? Jordan Baker investigates. Beautiful people don’t know how good they’ve got it. In their world, strangers give flowers, compliments flow like water and there’s always a taxi available. Not only do they sail […]

Make-up should enhance and soften your looks, not age you. Here, six common make-up mistakes that could add years to your face (plus some tips on how to avoid them). With age, skin naturally takes on redness. Using pink-based foundations adds to the ruddiness. A yellow-based formula will knock redness out. Avoid pink or red […]

With our demanding, stressful lives, many people are turning to vitamin supplements in an effort to maintain health — but are they really doing us any good? Karen Inge reports. The supplement industry is growing at a phenomenal rate in Australia. No longer the sole realm of the health food store, naturopath clinic or pharmacy, […]

Are you unsure of what moisturiser to use for your age? Woman’s Day beauty editor Mary Zavaglia has the answer! In the video above, Mary explains the ageing process of the skin and the best moisturising options for each age group. From simple tinted moisturisers in your 20s through to vitamin C brightening moisturiser for […]

In our busy lives, finding the time to do any more than a few steps in a skin routine can be impossible. Thankfully, you only need a couple of minutes twice a day to help your skin glow. Cleanse twice a day It is easy to get confused when it comes to your daily skincare […]

Thanks to a swag of effective new creams and treatments, anti-ageing without going under the knife is now more than a sales pitch — it’s achievable, writes Kelly Baker. Next time you’re out, take a look around and you’ll discover something life affirming. Women are retaining their beauty or becoming more beautiful as they age. […]

Exercise works for your abs, so why not your face? Unlike your body muscles, your 57 facial muscles are directly attached to your skin. When facial muscles lose their tone, the skin starts to sag and lose its lustre. Toning the muscles of your neck and face will increase oxygen circulation, speed up lymphatic drainage […]

These 20 brilliant beauty hints from the experts will have you looking gorgeous from top to toe, writes Shonagh Walker. MAKE-UP “Keep two shades of foundation in your make-up case,” advises L’Oreal Paris make-up director, Rae Morris. “Your complexion changes colour slightly from summer to winter, and you will need to swap them, or perhaps […]

Kids have been trying to find fame on Youtube since Justin Bieber made it big in 2009, but the latest trend is raising more than a few parental eyebrows — meet the baby beauty bloggers. Tech-savvy toddlers are jumping on the beauty pageant bandwagon, recently popularised by TV show Toddlers & Tiaras, and seeking their […]

Women around the globe will always find ways to make themselves more beautiful. Kelly Baker reveals beauty tricks from all corners of the world — and you don’t need to travel to try them. All over the world, women have long created beauty treatments with their own hands — hair conditioner crafted from crushed hibiscus […]