The Journal

We call it "beauty sleep" for a reason. The hours you spend asleep are when your skin does its most important repair work — and when that sleep is disrupted or too short, your complexion is often the first thing...

Beauty supplements sit in an interesting spot — somewhere between genuine wellness science and wishful marketing. So are they actually worth taking, or are you paying for pretty capsules and hope? The honest answer is it depends on the supplement, the...

A minimalist skincare routine is exactly what it sounds like: a pared-back routine of a few well-chosen, high-quality products used consistently, instead of a long line-up of steps. It's skincare stripped to what genuinely works — and for most people,...

The beauty industry would love you to believe you need a twelve-step routine and a bathroom shelf that groans under the weight of it. You don't. Most people need surprisingly few products — the trick is knowing which ones. Here's...

After 40, skin changes — it tends to get drier, a little less bouncy, and more appreciative of care. The good news is that the skincare that genuinely helps isn't complicated or endless; it's a short list of proven steps...

"Clinical" is one of the most-used words in skincare, and one of the least defined. It sounds serious and scientific — but what does it actually mean, and does a clinical serum genuinely do more than a regular one? The...

It's a reasonable thing to be sceptical about — slather on a cream, put on some gloves, and wake up transformed? Sounds a bit too good to be true. But overnight hand masks aren't a gimmick; they work on genuinely...

Hands and feet take a real beating — constant washing, sanitiser, weather, and the simple fact that they have fewer oil glands than the rest of the body. When they get very dry, cracked or rough, a daytime hand cream...

If your skin runs dry, you may have written off toner altogether — and if your only reference is the tight, tingly astringents of the past, that's completely understandable. But the modern hydrating toner is one of the nicest things...