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

The best poly hydroxy acids

Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs, which are gentler yet effective

The best aluminium-free deodorants

I have an instinctive aversion to my secretions being ‘blocked’ – and now I have a solution