This week in beauty: The great skin diet, gel manicure risks and a model beauty secret you’ll want to steal!

9 Foods For Amazing Skin

No More Dirty Looks: I love that the whole “you are what you eat” philosophy is gaining ground (I wrote a similar article for Canadian Living earlier this year). Honestly, if you insist on eating a shitty diet, there’s only so much great skincare prodz can do. Load up on these foods instead. > continue reading

Chinese man sues his wife for being ugly, and the court AGREES… awarding him £75,000

Daily Mail: So this happened. Apparently the wife had £62,000 worth of plastic surgery (I’m not exactly sure what that is in Canadian dollars… let’s just say a lot). Then she had an “ugly” kid and the husband decided to throw in the towel. The worst part: the judge agreed with him. What the ever loving eff? > continue reading

What Your Nail Technician Doesn’t Want You to Know About Gel Manicures

Fashionista: Everyone is all rah-rah about gel manis—and yes I know the non-chipping factor is AWESOME—but it’s not all unicorns and rainbows. Here, a nail tech gets real with y’all. > continue reading

Check Your Beauty Genes: A New DNA Test Promises a Quicker Path to More Perfect Skin

Glamour: Imagine if a simple saliva swab could tell you what your skin REALLY needs, from topical treatments to prescription meds. Well, hold up because it’s already available in the U.K. > continue reading

The Surprising Secret To Model-Worthy Skin

Refinery 29: Great minds must think alike, because I swear I’ve been looking into how-tos for this in the past couple of weeks. If this is what models rely on to get their skin all glowy, then I’m on board—are you? > continue reading