Gone are the days when a shower, shit and shave sufficed as a self-care regimen. In our age of heightened visuals, the pressure to save face is driving a boom in men’s aesthetic ‘tweakments’. One writer investigates the rise – and goes under the needle himself

It smiles, it frowns (a little) and it insists that the glow comes from green juice, gratitude and SPF50. We used to aspire to look ‘done’, now we’re meant to look ‘undone’ – but at what cost?

Between viral ‘glass’ complexions and teenagers getting tweakments, you need thick skin not to measure up where your own reflection sits. One writer asks how extreme skincare goals relocated body dysmorphia – and how to save face

Images of celebrities smoking have become popular on social media among young people, despite the generation’s clean-living image

IS THE REAL YOU FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF A MAKEUP BAG OR IN A GLASS-SKIN SERUM? Alexandra Friend CANVASSES OPINION

The trends, products and cool brands set to shape your year ahead