The best two-in-one cheek and lip colours

Getting the formula right for creme blusher often makes for a flat and unflattering lipstick

Threaded bliss: why more men are getting their eyebrows shaped

With grooming parlours reporting a sharp rise in male customers looking to tame their brows, one writer gives threading a go for the first time

How instant makeup brands are creating a new beauty elite

Instagram innovators such as Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner are revolutionising cosmetics – and becoming overnight billionaires

A play to the super-rich: production firm offers private theatre at home

Revels in Hand has staged Coward on a polo pitch and Shakespeare in a Hamptons beach house

The bright side: why women fell out of love with black

For decades it has been synonymous with timeless chic – but now joyful, attention-grabbing colours are pushing it out of the wardrobe