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Why a beauty spot in South Africa could be about to run out of water
Fears that the taps in the South African tourist resort of Knysna, with its turquoise water, sandy beaches and pleasant weather, could…
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How forensics uncovered the murder behind bones found at a beauty spot
Warning: This story discusses graphic details of human remains and death which some people may find distressing Known as "baby bear" by…
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“The Beauty” Is a Hot Mess
In the new Ryan Murphy horror thriller “The Beauty,” a virus turns its hosts into perfect physical specimens overnight. Men wake up with…
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First-class beauty: Prix Versailles picks the world's best looking train stations
The daily commute can be one of the most depressing parts of the nine-to-five routine – especially in these dark winter months, when you…
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L’Oreal only interested in Armani’s profitable beauty business
The Italian fashion mogul’s death this month at the age of 91 has triggered intense speculation and analysis about which company would…
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How Jane Birkin Handled the Problem of Beauty
In Agnès Varda’s film “Jane B. par Agnès V.,” from 1988, a nearly forty-year-old Jane Birkin, dressed in jeans, a white T-shirt, and a…
Politics
Beauty retailer Lush closes all UK locations in support of Gaza
Lush has announced that all of its UK stores, website and factories will shut for a full day on Wednesday 3 September 2025 in a show of…
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Nigeria bans export of shea nuts used in beauty creams for six months
Nigeria has announced a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts from which many beauty creams are made. The move is aimed at making…
Business
Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation…
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Sigrid Nunez on the Beauty of Narrative Restraint
“Plot, shmot,” the writer and editor William Maxwell once said to John Updike. Sigrid Nunez couldn’t agree more. She used to tell her…
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Why the trees behind shea butter beauty cream are under threat
A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees from which shea butter is…
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Gen Z woman's short-nail theory sparks viral debate
A Generation Z woman's take on nail length has gone viral, sparking a debate about beauty standards, confidence, and individuality. Ashley…
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No wigs please - the new rules shaking up beauty pageants
Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory Coast's massively popular beauty pageants for years.…
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Seoul overtakes Paris in beauty boom with dealmakers rushing in
As South Korean cosmetics gain popularity in the US, the world’s biggest market for beauty products, personal care startups in the east…
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The Man Who Captured the Unique Beauty of Snowflakes
Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so numerous as…
Fashion
Beauty industry hooked on TikTok braces for an uncertain future
SATURDAY (Jan 19) night gave hundreds of millions of Americans a taste of what life without TikTok would look like, and at least one brand…
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Ph.D. student's viral theory on how Ozempic will reverse beauty standards
What if a single drug could rewrite the standards of beauty that society holds dear? That's the provocative question posed by Nina King, a…
Fashion
Livvy Dunne showcases gymnastics makeup prep
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Livvy Dunne's fifth and final season as a LSU gymnast is getting…
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Whirling dancers and beauty queens: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: From the BBC in Africa this week: Go to BBCAfrica.com…
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Hounded South African beauty queen wins Nigeria contest
After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned…
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Despair as the sea slowly swallows a Kenyan beauty spot
When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village of Kipini, it was about 100m (330ft) away from the beautiful…
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The beauty queen and the xenophobes
The News CAPE TOWN — Beauty pageant contestant Chidimma Adetshina officially withdrew from the Miss South Africa competition on Thursday…
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Beauty contest sparks row over who counts as South African
When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash,…
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Inside the beauty pageant in one of the world’s worst places to be a woman
While many people in Somalia squeezed into cafes and homes on Sunday night to watch the Euro football final, hundreds of Mogadishu’s most…