Beauty - i-D

why shaved hair is such an important part of the lesbian identity

From full skinhead to floppy emo undercut -- whether you're a butch or a femme, everyone should try shaving their head once!

Sophie Wilkinson

brenna huckaby is celebrating the beauty in her disability

The model, athlete and activist talks overcoming adversity and embracing the body you’re in.

lena waithe has "gotten gayer"

Emmy Award-winner Lena Waithe shaved her head, and offered a red carpet reporter some empowering words about the decision.

are people getting plastic surgery to look like instagram filters?

Doctors say maybe, minus the puppy ears.

what’s more important: the transgender community or a lobster?

In this week’s episode of i-D podcast, Fash-ON Fash-OFF, we meet trans activist and author Charlie Craggs to discuss her latest campaign #ClawsOutForTrans.

Matthew Whitehouse

this body positivity model is making fat a positive word

Iceland’s Isold Halldorudottir is paving the way for body positivity with the hashtag #fatgirloncam

a cultural history of the eyebrow

Because Rihanna’s Vogue cover is forcing us to reconsider everything.

“we wanted to glamourise double chins" -- polyester zine’s latest issue is a celebration of alternative beauty

With musician CupcakKe and artist Polly Nor as cover stars.

how getting cancer in my 20s changed how I feel about beauty

When you face losing your identity because of something out of your control, beauty can become more than self-care, it can be an act of defiance.

the csm student who photoshopped himself a new identity

“I think everyone takes these sort of things far too seriously. I just find it really interesting as a modern phenomenon.”

when are beauty companies going to stop animal testing?

The Body Shop has called for a worldwide ban on the practice.

we tested the internet’s scariest beauty products

We asked a bunch of i-D friends to test out the most bizarre beauty products we were able to buy online for anything between £2 and £20.