How TikTok is proving beauty is more than skin deep

Social media smarts and a sense of humour are highly profitable for a new breed of ‘skinfluencer’

Heart and sole: a shoe designer’s Paris home

Daring colour mixes, striking furniture and footwear as decoration are the hallmarks of this townhouse in the 20th arrondissement

Time to try out some luxury PPE, now that Covid face masks are so last spring

Fashion brands and style influencers are touting gold-studded face shields or even full Perspex head coverings

Rooms with a sea view: 10 of the best UK coastal hotels

Take in the seaside air (and some great food) everywhere from traditional resort towns to dramatic coastlines and a Cornish surfers’ beach

Wasteful, damaging and outmoded: is it time to stop building skyscrapers?

Tall buildings are still deemed desirable, even glamorous, but experts are drawing attention to the high environmental cost of building them