An Auckland woman who posted photos of her remarkable weight loss on Instagram has hit back at commenters accusing her of "faking" it.

21-year-old Miss Samoa advises to 'dare to be you' as she gets ready for the Miss World contest in China.

Gwyneth Paltrow has advised women to pee in the shower.

Men who have good-looking sons are themselves considered to be better-looking by women, according to a study.

Curvaceous women are more sensitive to pain than others, scientists believe. They said this vulnerability makes them even more attractive to men.

The 30-year-old star has been training at a specialist gym where clients are put through punishing regimes that act like a "natural Botox" to fight off ageing.

The Turkish woman was as wizened and brown as a date. The date smiled out at me from a magenta headscarf.

Botox, facelifts and implants are no longer just for women. Alan Perrott looks at the growing trend of male cosmetic surgery.

An Australian artist is on a mission to collect 100 photographs of women in their underwear for a project that aims to promote body love and diversity.

Tennis superstar, Serena Williams, has reacted to social media comments calling her brows 'caterpillars', sharing a video as she undergoes personal grooming.

Fast forward to the present day, and beauty pageants seem as relevant as white gloves and Playtex girdles, writes Rowan Pelling.

Miss USA may have been crowned, but all eyes and ears were on the third and fourth place winners who gave some cringeworthy answers during the interview round.

Developed during the Great War, plastic surgery has changed the way we feel about the way we look. Harry Wallop reports.

Ads for L'Oreal moisturiser featuring actress Dame Helen Mirren have been cleared following a complaint that claimed post-production editing had enhanced her appearance.

A makeup vlogger has made a moving video based on the hurtful comments she received when she began baring her makeup-less face on social media.

Hope springs from 40-year-long study showing big disparity in rates of ageing.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Tracy Judd understood how something that seems as minor as applying some makeup can mean so much.

'Human rug' Brian Viner tries out chest and back waxing for men. His verdict? Aaaaaargh!

Photographer Natalie Grono's award-winning work proves that beauty is reflected in all different types of individuals, no matter their age.

The world's most counterfeited cosmetics brand is warning customers to beware of buying potentially dangerous products, some found to contain arsenic and urine.

Take down your topknot and get ready to become a merman - the next big thing in men's hair fashion has arrived.

First there was fat shaming, then slut shaming and skinny shaming. Now the internet is buzzing with makeup shaming, and women have found a unique way to respond.

Perhaps it was the figure-skimming black dress. Or maybe the lighting was particularly flattering.

Frazzled and frizz-afflicted women can expect free hair straighteners at plenty of gyms and bars.

Supermodel Tyra Banks has shared a "raw and real" selfie on Instagram.

Nearly 100 people have been left blind by cosmetic treatments that went wrong, according to a doctor who pioneered the use of Botox.

Using a good-looking agent could fetch homeowners an extra $20,000 on the price of the average Auckland home, research reveals.

Liz Lamb is a Kiwi high-jump champion, health food blogger and model, and if she lived in France modelling agents could be sent to jail for hiring her.

Jennifer Aniston staged an "intervention" against her own tanning habits.

British pop star Ellie Goulding will launch her own line of beauty products with MAC Cosmetics.