57 minutes ago ‘It’s a form of advertising’: how the humble lip balm became a status symbol

In this week’s newsletter: Lip products are trending, now carrying the kind of cultural cachet once reserved for It-bags. So what’s behind the rise of ‘IYKYK’ beauty?• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSome people claim that you’re never more than six feet away from a rat. I’d argue that, in 2024, you’re never more than stretching distance from a lip product. From sticks to balms and glosses, lip products have never been more omnipresent. They’re trending on and off social media, proudly accumulated and displayed on bathroom shelves and nightstands, tossed on to dining tables or nonchalantly applied in selfies. There are scrubs, butters, masks, tints and stains, each promising to make lips smoother, softer, plumper, better.It’s a long way from the £1 grubb...

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67 minutes ago I slathered my face in snail mucin cream for 2 weeks– but did the slime actually plump my skin?

Snail mucin is the beauty industry's most unique ingredient promising to plump and hydrate. Here's what happened when OK!'s head of beauty Zoe tried COSRX's Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream for two weeks

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92 minutes ago Racist billboards in Chicago pretended they were paid for by Mr Beast. Why?

Hacked billboards displayed a series of anti-Israel messages on Wednesday night. But they’re just the latest in a slew of controversial, Israel-focused messages appearing in the Midwest, John Bowden reports

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1 hour ago I smothered my face in snail mucin cream for 2 weeks in the name of beauty– here are my results

Our head of beauty Zoe puts her unfavourable thoughts about snails to the side in a bid to see if COSRX's Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream lives up to its hydrating and plumping promises

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2 hours ago Scotland's 'most haunted' castle near 'charming' pub with cosy coal fire

For the latest of the Daily Record's Walk of the Week series, in which we spotlight Scotland's top hikes and beauty spots, we have chosen the spine-tingling Crathes Castle.

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2 hours ago Meet Thomas Tuchel's hot Brazilian girlfriend – England's new top WAG 13 years his junior

German coach Thomas Tuchel is the new England manager but it's his Brazilian beauty and younger girlfriend Natalie Max who has set tongues wagging

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3 hours ago Devastated mum cancels wedding after botched facelift made her swell up 'like a balloon'

Katie Lowden is warning beauty enthusiasts about the possible side effects of treatments after a dodgy facelift intended to improve her confidence left her housebound with no wedding

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