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?

I really don’t like New Year. Despite happy memories of getting engaged on 31 December many moons ago, I find it makes me a bit insecure. I worry there’s a party everyone is going to that I’m not invi

If you look good, you feel good. That’s the slightly spurious basis on which the UK spends an estimated £2.75bn ($3.68 bn) annually on cosmetic procedures like Botox and dermal fillers. Collectively,

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

Anyone who’s ever attempted a New Year reset will be familiar with the overwhelming feeling of trying to break well-worn habits and squeeze new activities – whether that’s journalling, practising mind