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humor De Speld 2026-06-20

Men go to extreme 'looksmaxxing' lengths, slicing faces for 'smooth skin.'

In a bizarre twist on 'looksmaxxing,' some young men are now apparently shaving their faces with multiple knives in pursuit of flawless skin. Mediapedagogue Marleen Kelshof warns that boys are falling into online rabbit holes where this dangerous nonsense becomes normalized, leading to nicks and cuts instead of the selfies they envisioned.

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