In a T-rrible slump? As the primary male sex hormone, testosterone is essential for maintaining libido, erectile function, bone density and muscle mass. Men generally reach peak testosterone in their late teens to early 20s before levels slowly decline after age 30 or 40. Some 40% of men 45 and older suffer from low T, … Read more
Derek Bartel didn’t recognize himself. Looking back at photos from a recent trip, he was convinced his wife had pulled a prank. “Oh my god, is that me?” Bartel, 39, recalled thinking, certain she’d edited the images to make him look wider. “There’s no way I look like that.” But it was him — every shocking, … Read more
Getting that home-for-the-holidays glow has never been easier. That said, it’s important to know what treatments to get — and when — to look one’s very best in time for that big seasonal get-together. “People don’t want to look overdone for the holidays — they want to look like a rested, refreshed version of themselves,” … Read more
Koko Hayashi — a celebrity face yoga instructor whose clients include Kim Kardashian — let her 741,000 TikTok followers watch as she ran a microneedling pen over her red, serum-slicked face. “I think I did too much, so it’s bleeding a little bit,” she lamented as she drew the pen close to the corner of … Read more
Your next trip to smooth out crow’s feet or fill in smile lines could look a little different. Experts are urging clinics to perform ultrasounds before injecting cosmetic fillers into patients’ faces — a step they say could make the popular procedure safer and more precise. The push follows new research raising concerns about a … Read more
True confidence comes from within, not from a syringe. At just 25, Christopher Sharratt, from Staffordshire, UK, is opening up about his journey through the world of extreme cosmetic procedures — and the life-changing decision to undo it all. In a series of shocking before-and-after photos, Sharratt shares how years of lip and facial fillers … Read more
Is there danger lurking in your favorite beauty products? Earlier this month, the European Union banned the use of a chemical called TPO (trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide) in gel nail polish. Showing an abundance of caution, the new regulations were made in response to animal studies indicating TPO might cause issues with fertility and reproductive health … Read more
Some look more beau-tiful than others. It’s not just female content creators undergoing extreme makeovers online. Now, internet cosmetologists are giving their boyfriends epic glow-ups and sharing them as part of a viral TikTok trend — although some beaus cleaned up better than others. The videos start with the other half in question looking fairly … Read more
From full sleeve to clean slate: Brazil’s onetime most-tattooed man is erasing his past, one laser pulse at a time. Leandro de Souza, a 36-year-old photographer from Bagé in Brazil’s southernmost state, spent two decades turning himself into a walking canvas. The Brazilian had more than 170 inkings covering about 95% of his body, a … Read more
Some of the summer’s hottest beauty products just got burned. “Beware of sunscreen products in mousse form because they might not be effective,” the Food and Drug Administration cautioned in a post on X this week. The alert follows a wave of warning letters the agency sent to Supergoop!, Vacation Inc. and three other popular … Read more
A well-known beauty brand is under fire for its inclusion of a controversial comedian in its latest campaign. E.L.F. Cosmetics released a new ad on August 11 that featured drag queen Heidi N Closet as “e.l.f.ino” and comedian Matt Rife as “schmarnes”. The legal-themed advertisement builds on a Superbowl 2024 campaign, and sees Heidi N … Read more
Activist group StopAntisemitism is demanding Sephora stop carrying products from Huda Beauty after its founder posted a TikTok rant in which she blamed Israel for causing every World War, 9/11 and even the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. “All of the conspiracy theories coming out and a lot of evidence behind them — that Israel has been … Read more
There’s a strange scent in the air around the city — and it’s not just the smell of garbage in August. Three scratch-and-sniff billboards for Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty have been installed in Manhattan. When passersby agitate specific areas on the advertisements, they get a whiff of the new Rare Eau de Parfum — the first … Read more
A trendy cosmetic treatment might sculpt your jawline now — but it could spell trouble if you’re eyeing a face-lift later in life. That’s the warning from Dr. Prem Tripathi, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon, who said a popular nonsurgical procedure used to dissolve stubborn chin fat could turn future surgery into a nightmare that … Read more
This tot’s glamming up what she’s got. Armed with over $2,000 worth of chic cosmetics and bougie beauty must-haves, Naiya White, 10, puts the “doll” in doll baby — literally. “I’m a proud Sephora Kid,” the fourth grader, an aspiring “skinfluencer,” from Colorado, declared to SWNS. She’s festooned her face in high-quality goodies since age … Read more
A woman’s lip filler dissolving treatment went horribly wrong and left her looking like a Bratz doll. Kimia Awazi, 24, visited a popular clinic for a budget dissolving treatment — but she instantly regretted it when her lips began swelling uncontrollably. Kimia claims the practitioner injected 3ml of dissolving agent instead of the standard 1ml, … Read more
A TikTok influencer is sharing her horror story from her botched “free” nose job that led to a much more expensive — and completely avoidable — cosmetic disaster. Isabelle Lux, 33, always struggled to breathe properly due to a deviated septum. TikTok influencer Isabelle Lux, 33, is sharing her horror story from her botched “free” … Read more
Model Hailey Bieber’s makeup and skincare brand, Rhode, is being snapped up by Elf Beauty for about $1 billion, giving the budget cosmetic retailer access to a celebrity-endorsed product line that has become hugely popular among Gen Z and millennials. Elf said on Wednesday it would pay Rhode shareholders $800 million in a combination of cash and … Read more
Politicians are leading more than the government — they’re also inspiring cosmetic procedures. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe, who practices in Manhattan, the Hamptons and Palm Beach, opened his office in Florida after the pandemic — but it was about six months ago that he really “saw the big difference,” he told the Daily … Read more
Sarah Lee, a married mom of four, is taking it off — all her makeup, that is. “Going makeup-free is so freeing,” Lee, 51, told The Post. “I have more interesting and important things to contribute to the world other than just my physical appearance.” And Lee of Sacramento, Calif., isn’t in a rush to … Read more