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!

If a picture paints a thousand words, then what might a selfie say about you?

Being beautiful doesn't just help women find a mate - it could also give them the edge when it comes to making financial deals.

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.

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.

Jennifer Aniston used to "beat" herself up about the way she looked.

She's famous for proudly flaunting her curvaceous figure, bold dress sense and collection of colourful tattoos on social media.

Sales in the United States of non-designer mass fragrances have dropped by half since 2000.

Kylie Jenner has spoken out about the online craze that has teens suctioning their lips in shot glasses to mimic her pouty look.

The quest for the perfect pout has turned even more bizarre with a new trend in suction devices.

Real women differ dramatically and quite different body types can be equally attractive. The science of attractiveness must grapple with variation, both within societies and among cultures.

Holliday, the first woman of her size to be hired by a major modeling agency, is also the first model over size 18 to model Monif Clarke's clothing line.

A Brazilian beauty contest ended in chaos when the furious runner-up wrenched the crown off the winner's head, and threw it to the ground moments after the result was announced.

Justin Jedlica has already had 190 cosmetic procedures in his bid to transform himself into a human Ken doll.

New year, new look for New Zealand golf pro Lydia Ko, who has ditched her signature glasses and hair tie for a new online bio pic.

A third of people who have them done regret it - but new removal techniques offer hope, finds Victoria Lambert.