Karelia Vázquez

Freeing yourself from social expectations and distractions – or taking a few minutes out of family life to find some space and introspection – is a healthy practice. It allows you to be at peace and not give up on who you are, or who you aspire to be.

The planet’s most Parisian lodgings turns 100 years old amid the world’s biggest sporting event and has been sold out for months. Refuge for the powerful, its well-earned fame as a secure place with good hot chocolate has attracted guests such as David Beckham and Woody Allen

Hair loss pills, rejuvenating creams, orthodontics that align teeth and treatments that whiten them. Bodies are being eyeballed and worked on to make them more attractive and youthful and, according to experts, the trend has only just begun

The rich and famous may fill his waiting room, but he is the real star. One of the most famous doctors in New York welcomes EL PAÍS to dismantle the myths and legends of skincare

A new marker of social status has risen above: huge, completely naked windowpanes, stripped-down showcases of private life

Boomers connected with their lost friends on Facebook. Millennials did it themselves through an Instagram filter. But one generation dominates the networks: Gen Z

The desire for ever whiter teeth popularized celebrities could finally be meeting its end

The iconic Marrakech hotel has been a mythical and opulent destination for a century, hosting well-known figures like Yves Saint Laurent and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with thousands of tourists taking selfies

The ‘extremely online’ were odd birds a decade ago but now they can show us how avoid pervasive and predatory algorithms

Other practices gaining popularity include the use of the Pilates reformer and mental workouts

In the midst of real shortages caused by climatic factors, growing demand and constant speculation and price hikes, we’re arriving at the end of 2023 with limping stock and champagne having become a global object of desire

Rachid Agouray, chef at Moroccan restaurant La Mamounia, in Marrakesh, looks for balance between tradition and contemporary cuisine that continues to recognize local flavors

The rich and famous want certainty that they are not unwell, but they’re turning to a practice that doctors advise against

The only luxury jeweler that still has a workshop in Paris’ Place Vendôme caters to both old money and tech fortunes

Several researchers argue for establishing a work culture aimed at reaching the optimal, but not the maximum

Defying the laws of time and nature takes a lot of effort, pain and, above all, money. Also, vitamin C, collagen, hyaluronic acid and assorted injections

Under the illusion of independence, more and more administrative and accounting tasks are transferred to employees whose job description has nothing to do with them

Some research points to ways in which we can influence the experiences we have in our sleep and find practical applications for them

Between the boom of K-beauty and the rise of Instagram face, a new ideal of beauty is gaining ground thanks to social media

This disorder, which affects up to 20% of the population, causes an abnormal reaction to particular noises, such as those from eating, slurping or breathing loudly

Studies show that we tend to speak more freely and frankly with people we don’t know, and that these brief exchanges are very beneficial to our well-being

Move over, anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers: there’s a new movement on social media, one that wants to convince you that the need to protect your skin from the Sun is in fact an elaborate scheme designed to make you buy lotions

They don’t like their idols smoking or dating older people. They hate alcohol and drugs and find it hard to see sex as anything but evil. They are prudish teenagers on a mission to save the world’s morality

More and more apps offer help with all your loving needs, from customized lines to improve your banter to your own personal intimate connection with a bot

The marine biologist and renowned nature photographer is also a great storyteller