Looksmaxxing, a trend with its roots in incel culture, has gone mainstream among young, straight men. Who are they trying to impress?
Mar 27, 2026
Hot on the heels of films like The Substance, more and more novelists are grappling with the ugliness of beauty culture
Mar 26, 2026
We asked experts about popular ‘looksmaxxing’ treatments, from jaw surgery to peptides and injectable steroids
Mar 25, 2026
What happened to textured skin, misaligned teeth, receding hairlines and sweaty complexions?
Mar 19, 2026
A growing number of people are submitting their selfies to be rated in online chatrooms, but only a privileged few are qualified to ‘legitimately’ give a score
Mar 04, 2026
As Ozempic and other weight loss drugs become normalised, so too does renewed pressure to be thin – here’s a reading list to resist it
Feb 24, 2026
It feels like there is more pressure than ever to be thin, and it’s tanking our self-esteem. Is it also taking a toll on our intimate relationships and libido?
Feb 13, 2026
In her book, Tell Me How You Eat, Amber Husain explores how the state of the world can impact our relationship with food
Feb 05, 2026
On TikTok, young women and non-binary people are shaving their heads to challenge their beliefs around beauty – we spoke to four of them about what the experience has taught them
Feb 04, 2026
Pop culture has decreed that the bush is back – but is this actually translating on an individual level? Six women weigh in
Jan 12, 2026
A corner of the internet thinks Carl Jung’s shadow work could help me reckon with feeling ugly – so I tried it out
Dec 02, 2025
After a year of stepping back from beauty rituals, Halima Jibril explores what it means to reject looks-based expectations – and why opting out can be uncomfortable, but necessary
Nov 24, 2025
The subtle evolution of the BBL – the defining procedure of the Kardashian-maximalist beauty era – suggests we are truly in a new period of body ideals
Nov 18, 2025
In their debut book, the former beauty editor tells stories about the horror and harm of beauty, while celebrating its boundless capacity for artistry, self-expression and community
Oct 24, 2025
While the buzz around ‘lowering your cortisol’ is fairly new, the idea that girls shouldn’t be engaging in high-intensity exercise isn’t – so, why are we still so afraid of becoming swole, puffy, muscly women?
Oct 20, 2025
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