The green guide

how sustainable is your bathroom cabinet? Alice Robertson challenges beauty’s eco credentials

The rise of the £200+ perfume

With some spritzes costing more than a flight abroad, Rosie Green asks if sky-high prices are justified

Thrilling us softly

Nail this season’s subtle shades with Alice Robertson’s edit of pastel polishes

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How much SPF is enough? Plus, our favourite face sunscreens

There's lots of choice in the Boots £10 Tuesday sale, from No7 to Olay to Pixi

Aldi is looking for people to review its new beauty products for free

It’s big - and it’s back!

Face-flattering and spirit-lifting, statement hair is on trend again. Rosie Green is ecstatic

Should I trust YUKA – the app rating all my skincare?

Tried and tested: The 5 best clear brow gels

Summer Fridays just made its celebrity-approved ‘jet lag mask’ into an eye serum

Nigella Lawson rates this £26 anti-ageing serum a ‘ten out of ten’

How to go (nearly) naked

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the colour palette, Rosie Green has some nude news

Act fast! Space NK just restocked its TikTok-viral travel bags

The 11 best neck creams to tackle sagging skin

Mamma mia! What a farmacia

This gem of a store in Florence is part shop, part museum, says Rosie Green

Help, I’m stuck in a make-up rut!

Author KATE MOSSE, 62, has stayed with the same look for decades. Rosie Green coaxes her into the expert’s chair for a makeover

Hot desk, four ways

Whatever your style, you’ll love these home workstation makeover ideas, says Victoria Gray

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For bad girls, nothing’s as cool as kohl

It gave her an exotic edge as a rebellious teen – and JULIE BURCHILL has never looked back

Why Vogue craics us up

VOGUE WILLIAMS, co-star of the hugely successful podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me, is launching a new one for the Daily Mail this Friday. Here she tells Maddy Fletcher why she doesn’t take life too seriously

Will big tech take over beauty?

A make-up revolution is coming, says one scientist who is spearheading the latest innovations

The first lady of face-lifts

Pioneering plastic surgeon Suzanne Noël was also a fervent feminist who believed that the way to empower women was to help them stay beautiful, says Virginia Nicholson

Thousands of women pay this trainer £35 a month to get fit online. Why?

Caroline Idiens, a 51-year-old mum of two, has become an Instagram phenomenon by posting workout videos from her Berkshire living room, inspiring women of all ages to change their bodies. Kerry Potter discovers the secret of her success

Book offer: I’ll Bring Dessert: Simple, Sweet Recipes for Every Occasion

‘I’m a liar. A thief. I feel no guilt or shame’

Stealing before she learned to talk, Dr Patric Gagne always knew she was different to other children. So she studied psychology to find out why. She takes Julia Llewellyn Smith inside the mind of a sociopath

183 days, 134 still missing... one agonising wait

With the Gaza hostage nightmare now in its seventh month, Natalie Blenford, in Israel, meets the anguished friends and relatives petitioning (and praying) for the return of their loved ones

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Everyone’s talking about: Timothée Chalamet

In second grade I stabbed a kid in the head with a pencil…

Cherry slab pie

If you’re bringing a dessert for a crowd, consider making this slab pie. Made in one large tray, it feeds plenty and I always bring it in the pan it was baked in, so it’s easy to pop back in the oven to reheat. You can make it all year round by using frozen cherries.

Preserved lemon olive oil cookies

These soft, almost squidgy cookies are fragrant with lemon and come with a pleasant savouriness from the olive oil. If you’re bringing dessert for people who don’t have a massive sweet tooth, then these are a good option.

Last-minute strawberries & cream

This is a pudding for those times when even thinking about turning on the oven is just too much, or when you’ve completely forgotten you said you’d bring something along. Serve with some shop-bought biscuits on the side if you want a little crunch.

Olive oil & toasted almond cake with burnt honey cream

Everyone should have a few one- bowl cake recipes up their sleeve. This one is particularly good: simple enough to make on the day you need it, but different enough to feel special. I’ll often make more than I need of the burnt honey cream to use on anything else, so don’t skip it!

White-wine-poached peaches with wholemeal shortbread

There is such a quiet beauty in poached fruit, soft enough to give way to your spoon but firm enough to hold their shape. Peaches are one of my favourites to poach - the colour is pleasing and, served cold, they make a most refreshing summery dessert. They are perfect to make ahead; as the peaches sit in the syrup, they’ll soak up even more flavour.

No-bake sweet & salty cheesecake

I love the informality and homely vibe of generously scooping this cheesecake straight from its dish into your bowl at the table. The biscuits are kept quite chunky and the topping is just sweet enough. I’ve gone for Ritz crackers for saltiness and condensed milk because it’s one of the best things that comes in a can.

Creamy coconut & passionfruit tart

This is a refreshing, summery pudding that works well when bringing something for a group with dietary requirements. It’s already vegan but it’s easy to make gluten-free by switching up the biscuits in the base if needed. Make sure the coconut cream is properly chilled so it whips up enough to fold into the filling.

Irish cream chocolate mousse

This is rich and airy with a good hit of Irish cream for a post-dinner treat. Things move quickly when making a mousse, so make sure you’ve everything weighed out ready to go. I sometimes make it in one big dish and let people serve themselves.

‘Being hungry makes my writing better’

The author, 69, tells Tom Parker Bowles about learning his mother’s recipes, the comfort of cheese on toast and the horrors of school-dinner liver

Sticky barbecue pork buns with red cabbage slaw

A guaranteed crowd-pleaser that can be cooked in advance and reheated to serve

Eating out: Joséphine, London SW10

Tom takes French leave in Fulham, London, at a new spot that’s a tour de force of food from Lyon

Drinks: Charlotte’s World Malbec Day winners

Move aside, Aperol Spritz – it’s all about the Pomello Spritz this summer

You’ll soon be able to eat the world’s best pizza in the UK

Big veggie carbonara