Dopamine dressing – can you dress yourself happy?

The fashion world has bought into the idea that wearing La La Land yellow and head-to-toe colour will act as an antidote to these dark days. Now here comes the science part …

Sweatbox heaven: welcome to the sauna and steam of your dreams

From steamrooms suspended under remote Czech bridges to the Swedish robot sauna straight out of Star Wars, the spa experience is getting a guerilla makeover

Beauty boom or bust: does the UK have too many salons?

With 12 new salons opening each week, competition in the beauty industry is hotting up, but is there still enough business to go around?

Defy the ‘wellness’ industry: here are some simple ways to feel better in 2017

Diet and detox marketing makes us feel bad about our holiday season excess. But most of the best advice is obvious and cheap

From amari mania to a vodka revival: what we’ll be drinking in 2017

If you want to keep up with the in-things in drinks this year, here are four trends that could take off in a big way

Hard times for luxury Swiss watches as sales drop 10%

Swiss watch federation reports huge drop in exports to China as official crackdown on bribery makes it worst year for industry since 2009