New Zealand offers unique spa treatments, often at sites of thermal springs, writes Diana Clement.

The UK prime minister 'looks a mess', says Patricia Field, the outspoken Sex and the City costume designer.

The Independent's Alice Jones wonders why there are so few rules governing the distortion of images in the media.

Lady Gaga's decomposing meat dress posed a unique logistical problem for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Study finds people blessed with more symmetrical facial features are more likely to selfishly focus on their own interests.

Jessica Grubisa is hoping her love of hip-hop will lead to a catwalk slot for her designs at New Zealand Fashion Week.

John Galliano says designing Kate Moss' wedding dress was his "creative rehab".

Wish comes true for a part-Maori Australian model.

These retail skincare products come with big reputations.

Inspired by the founder of her company, Estee Lauder, Marie-Ann Billens says pursuing beauty is honourable.

The Smashbox creators have taken their grandfather Max's star-style makeup even further.

Emma Watson says the secret of great make-up is to look like you are not wearing any.

Japanese entrepreneur Hiroshi Ichigaya is selling jackets, shirts and pants outfitted with battery-powered 'personal cooling systems'.

An overwhelming and heartening majority of New Zealanders polled on the issue of child beauty pageants find the whole thing grotesque.

These runway ideas are set to inspire street style.

Art and artistry combine for a top makeup man.

From DNA testing to popping pills, beauty editor Janetta Mackay explores what's next in the world of skincare.

The search for New Zealand's most stylish man and woman continues.

Elizabeth Hurley has been teasing boyfriend Shane Warne about his plucked eyebrows.

Expect a plethora of international flavour at this year's wearable art show, writes Ann Newbery.

Radical transplant and regrowth techniques mean that men may be looking forward to a luxuriantly hirsute future, writes newly-bald Tim Lott.

The ten finalists in this year's Westpac Young Fashion Designer Competition have been announced.

The relationship we build with our hairdresser can become very close. So what do you do when it’s time for a change?

The latest round in the knockdown, drag-out fight has been resolved by a judge in California.

A Bay of Plenty retailer's reaction to the row over Adidas' massive mark-up on the All Blacks jersey has been to drop the jersey's price to about what you can get it for online. It comes amid talks today between Rebel Sport and Adidas over the pricing...