The US-based body care brand, Billie, has released the first ad for razors that depicts women shaving real body hair. By tackling the taboo topic head on, the ad fights against something women are often shamed for and brings a more rounded representation of women into advertising.

The average haircut for women in the UK costs more than double what men pay. This is down to the fact that women’s appointments usually take longer and require more complex techniques. But with interest in men’s grooming on the rise, salons are opening with the purpose of closing the price gap.

As more social media users develop an aversion to flawless feeds, while the #skinpositivity movement champions supposed ‘imperfections’, brands across sectors are facing calls to stop retouching reality. But why exactly are airbrushed images so problematic, and should they carry warning labels?

Many people give their cars or laptops a name, but how does this act affect their feelings towards those objects? Canvas8 spoke to Jennifer Stoner, professor of marketing at the University of North Dakota, to find out why being on first-name terms with a product makes you like it more.