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so, can you eat your skincare?

Mina Le

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➤ PRODUCTION
directed, written, produced by Mina Le
co-writer: Madison Huizinga
editor: Charlee Reiff
co-producer/dp: Samara Chaplain
cam op: Kayla Cunningham

➤ SOCIALS
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➤ CONTACT
Business email: team.minale@iala.com

➤ Interviews
Abbey Sharp https://www.abbeyskitchen.com/
Emily Contois https://emilycontois.com/

➤ SOURCES
https://www.latimes.com/california/ne...
https://www.businessinsider.com/erewh...
https://www.vogue.com/video/watch/in-...
https://www.thecut.com/article/eating...
Assaf, Sandi, and Owen Kelly. “Nutritional Dermatology: Optimizing Dietary Choices for Skin Health.” MDPI, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 27 Dec. 2024, doi.org/10.3390/nu17010060.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/does...
https://www.tiktok.com/@abbeyskitchen...
https://www.flowjournal.org/2008/05/t...
Harries, Olivia. Society of the Culinary Spectacle, Vassar College, 2015, digitallibrary.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2022-01/Society_of_the_Culinary_Spectacle_An_Analysis_of_the_Mediated_Relationship_Between_Female_Celebrity_Chefs_And_the_Kitchen_0.pdf.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...
Emily J. H. Contois. Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 2020
https://www.vox.com/culture/23800834/...

0:00 - intro
7:50 - does it work?
9:47 - the gender food binary
13:36 - what's your favorite food?
15:38 - food influencers
24:58 - snack plate of life
29:14 - conclusion

20 Comments

@magnificentmage011 2 months ago (edited)

instructions unclear ive chugged the entire bottle of niacinamide

@jamjamsam 2 months ago

kinda crazy how food can be trendy or gimmicky as well

@Sewingwithmadeleine 2 months ago

I’ve been watching you for a while and I love the evolution of your content. This new editing style is beautifully done. It feels fresh and vintage at the same time

@The_Argonautica 2 months ago

As someone who doesn't engage in tiktok, reels, twitter, whatever else this is like fun anthropology for me

@tenderbree888 2 months ago

i hate that trends are hardly ever light-hearted and just-for-fun like they used to be and are now explosively obsessive and intense even if it is something healthy

@zenithkiss 2 months ago

so i drank this bottle of retinol for nothing?

@saige2975 2 months ago

15:20 that guy was so serious about the burger lollll

@jamjamsam 2 months ago

5:40 remember that orthorexia exists, disordered eating doesn’t always mean you’re eating less, if anything this is the peak of ed culture being spread widely on the internet under just different names

@katherineburtt2502 2 months ago

“Helps give a sense of control in a chaotic time” sounds like an ED to me. Fitting more nutrient dense foods into your regular rotation is great, but please don’t feel the need to choke raw onion or sauerkraut down by itself. And that’s coming from someone who has an ED history and is currently trying to maintain a balance between weight loss and healthier eating and not triggering bad habits or mental patterns.

@Critical.th0t 2 months ago

Girl idk about this timeline the internet is fascinating but also frightening

@alexmatoi621 2 months ago

Eating skincare for me as an acne-prone girl is taking accutane. Tbh, as someone who struggled with adult acne, it feels so weird to see privileged people with genetically nice skin saying that diet alone can fix your skin, when in reality I struggled a lot with my diet, basically restricting it super harshly, and never got sustainable results from it. Meanwhile, after a course of medication and using topical retinoids, I’m able to have clear skin regardless of my diet

@yukimilktea698 2 months ago

"Why are we putting things on our face that we wouldn't put in our mouth?" I'm sorry, i wasn't aware we were also eating leather from bags and shoes, or cotton used in clothes. Or literally any of the myriad of useful things we have that arent fit for consumption

@br13the 2 months ago

i think its better than rubbing collagen on your face for sure 😭

@ambidextrous35 2 months ago

I love you burger day guy

@BlackOwlNebula 2 months ago

As someone who's dealt with EDs at a very young age AND has ocd (awful combination lol), every time i see those trends it baffles me how people keep falling for these dangerous trends. Like yes eating healthy (aka 3 meals a day that includes vegetables, fruits and a reasonable amount of carbs) is good, but as soon as you "gamify" or "optimize" your food intake, its so easy to turn it into something toxic you're constantly anxious about. Turning everything in your life, including basic needs, into an aestetic is not as pretty as it seems. Talk to a doctor or nutritionist about how to eat healthier, do not trust random people online who are either trying to sell you something without caring bout the consequences, or simply do not know better and just ant to be part of the flavour of the week (pun intended).

Anyway, my favorite dish is some Riz kolé (haitian brown rice) with tasso kabrit (fried goat). But, honestly, I really like all seafood too, so it was a very difficult choice lol

@mws5277 2 months ago

as someone with an ingredient/almond mom this is how she would eat. Just cooked ingredients not meals. It was depressing. She still cooks us meals and seperates out her ingredients out a smaller plate. Trying hard to break from this and eat well balanced flavored meals and making dinner more fun

@niamhzanghi3953 2 months ago

i love this editing style!! & i'm very proud to see you doing so many interviews w/ both professionals & people on the street!

@idontknowwhatyouretalkinga5722 2 months ago

Its funny how ppl would eat healthy for aesthetics instead of just to feel good🥴🥴
Society is so vain

@lunairies 2 months ago (edited)

My acne is not related to my food or gut health. My acne is related to my hormonal state which changes month by month. That doesn't mean I don't eat well, I do. I love a lot of the components of these meals, but I make my own healthy and whole food focussed meals. I've tried removing dairy and meat from my diets over the years, unfortunately it was not the issue. That doesn't mean that eating well isn't good for thee or me, just that eating unwell isn't the cause of acne for some people. Life and all its stressors is what lets my skin down.