Who says men can't use makeup and other beauty products marketed toward women? With the help of some nice people at a local makeup store (and my girlfriend), I found some items that even the manliest of men can use discreetly and comfortably. Trust me, the only thing people will notice is how good you look.

I have extremely oily skin, which I choose to see as a plus: Sure, I spent my 20s fighting stubborn nodulocystic acne, but maybe all that extra oil means I'll age more slowly than my dry-skinned peers. Unfortunately, any anti-ageing effects are probably negated by the grimacing I do when someone insists my skin is oily because I don't moisturise enough. Sorry - "reactive seborrhea" is full-on bull.

If you want to expand your skincare routine beyond cleansing, moisturiser and sunscreen, exfoliation is a good next step. Exfoliating serums and scrubs boast that they can fight acne, clear your pores, reduce fine lines and make your skin vaguely brighter. Some of those promises are true, but they're not the whole story. So here is your scientific, medically backed look at exfoliation: what it can (and can't) do for your skin, and which effective, inexpensive products you can try out.

In beauty - as in fashion, food and politics - there's no such thing as an original idea. Makeup is just an assortment of coloured powders and waxes to smear on your face in a decorative manner; innovative formulations aside, that's all it will ever be.

My job is 50 per cent writing, 25 per cent cooking, 10 per cent eating and 15 per cent washing stupid dishes. I hate washing dishes because it's very boring and also because it has a tendency to make my hands look and feel very sad. To combat Sad Dish Hands, I have developed the Sad Dish Hands Manicure, and all you need to avail yourself of its wonder is some cheap dish gloves and some lotion.

The next time you get your hair cut or your eyebrows shaped, don't make the mistake of trying to describe what you want. Instead of saying "just a trim" and hoping your stylist knows what that means, pull out a selfie and show your stylist exactly what you want to look like.

Women with a little hair on their chin or upper lip can feel like there's something wrong with them - but it's actually pretty common. Mona Chalabi writes at The Guardian that even the measurement tool that determines whether you are "hirsute" has some serious issues.

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: 15 beauty hacks from Aussie models, NeoGAF pulled offline after sexual misconduct allegations, Google Home Mini reviewed.

Face masks can be expensive, but the experience of putting something on your face that will (hopefully) change the texture of your skin -- and make you feel like a fancy spa patron -- is incredibly satisfying. Luckily, there are DIY versions of most masks that can be made with household items, for a whole lot less cash. Below, our guide to the wide world of DIY mask options, including ingredients to avoid and what each ingredient does.

If you're the type to use blotting paper to sop up the sweat or oil on your face, you've perhaps wondered which ones are best. Are the most expensive ones better? Should you get the sheets that smell like flowers? Or should you just pass on oil blotting sheets altogether, opting instead for a hanky or a perpetually dewy glow?

Ms Yeah is a very creative YouTube personality known for her unusual cooking videos, but her most recent video shows the enterprising internet star putting food on and around her face, rather than in it.

Katia Beauchamp is the co-founder and CEO of Birchbox, the beauty e-commerce site and product-sample subscription box service. Since its inception in 2010, Birchbox has gained more than one million subscribers globally, and four million total customers. Fashionista.com calls Birchbox the "indisputable OG of the beauty subscription box phenomenon". Katia lives in NYC with her husband and twin boys. This is how she works.

Taking a bath is not about getting clean -- that's what showers are for. Baths are about calming your troubled mind and soothing your aches and pains, both physical and emotional. As a highly sensitive person, I find baths to be necessary, and I've gotten very good at them.

If a graduation cap won't fit over your hair, maybe it's the cap that needs a little styling. Natural hair vlogger Chizi Duru shows us how.

Dry lips are a drag. Not only do they make kissing less fun and lipstick harder to apply, they're worrisome and painful. Picking or biting dry spots is a bad plan -- you'll end up pulling off healthy skin -- but a nice, gentle scrub can exfoliate, plump, and get your lips into kissing shape.

We know we probably shouldn't eat foods once they're a certain point past the suggested expiration date, but what about makeup? Using expired products may not be the best habit, but whether it's that bad for you really depends on the individual product.

It's hard to know where to start when looking for the right mascara. Just a quick run through the drugstore and you'll see more types of mascara than you could wear in an entire year, so how can one possibly know which one is right for you? I'm here to help, but first, let's start with the basics.

You wouldn't know it from looking at my face, but I buy and own a lot of makeup. I don't really wear a ton of it; I just enjoy having it around. I also enjoy shopping online, eliminating the need to go out into the world and interact with other people. These two factors make me the target demographic for Sephora's Virtural Artist, and yet it did not inspire me to buy cosmetics.

Finding the right foundation isn't easy. With so many options available, it's almost impossible to know where to start. If you narrow down what you're looking for from your foundation, the level of coverage and type of finish you want, it can make finding the perfect base a lot easier.