Extreme makeup: how the girls and boys of Generation Z created a huge new subculture
Many young people now spend hours in their bedrooms, perfecting extraordinarily intricate looks to put up online
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The new foundations by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury – reviewed
The world’s two leading makeup artists launch foundations this week – our beauty expert puts them to the test
‘Plastic recycling is a myth’: what really happens to your rubbish?
You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis
How luxury hotels such as Biarritz’s Hôtel du Palais have helped shape history
The venue for this weekend’s G7 summit played a pivotal role in Edwardian politics
Room in the middle: the artisan revival of Portugal’s interior
A small but growing number of investors are hoping to reverse the slow-motion decline of rural areas
G7 and fashion houses join forces to make clothes more sustainable
Climate crisis pushes retailers to reduce their impact on the environment