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Irish Independent
03-08-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Independent
Triona McCarthy: Whether the sun is in or out, it's important to make sure you have the right SPF product
Every summer, I return there with my children, and while we're down at the pier or skimming stones at the strand, one of the main topics of convo with my friends, cousins and random strangers is all the different SPF products we have now. Thankfully, newer products have evolved, that not only provide protection but also nourish and hydrate without leaving that mucky metallic sheen. Here are some of my absolute favourites. It's the Future The new Ultra Violette Future Fluid Superlight Mineral Skinscreen SPF 50 (€44, is a lightweight zinc SPF that is almost like a serum. It also makes a great primer for make-up as it disappears into the skin instantly, so it feels like you are wearing nothing yet your skin is being protected. It gives you a smooth canvas that grips your foundation, and stops it separating around the oilier areas, providing a soft-focus filter while protecting you from harmful rays. For a more budget-friendly option, check out Nivea Sun UV Face 2in1 Daily Primer Face Serum SPF 50 (€19, as this lightweight, non-greasy protection against UVA/UVB rays and high energy visible light is enriched with two types of hyaluron and licochalcone A, so it hydrates, smooths and prepares skin for make-up while minimising environmental impact. Entering the Matrix I am a real fan of NeoStrata Matrix Support SPF 30 (€76.95, which is a day cream in a non-greasy formula that targets the skin's hydrating matrix to firm it and repair the look of fine lines and wrinkles. It features ultimate anti-ageing ingredients like retinol and neoglucosamine with broad-spectrum SPF 30 sun protection to prevent your skin from burning. Here comes the sun Piz Buin seems to have been around forever, so it's no surprise that it's so good as it has been backed by over 70 years of expertise in suncare. The Piz Buin Moisturising Face Cream (€14, contains sunflower oil and vitamin E to provide intense moisturisation to help the skin's natural hydration level while tanning. It offers UVA/UVB protection filters to help protect the skin from the sun, and can also be worn under make-up. It comes in a formula that's fast-absorbing, leaving no white marks, and feels a lot more luxe than the price tag. Go Ginseng Korean skincare is having a moment and Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Moist Sun Serum SPF 50 (€23.90, and also in Barnetts in Schull where I first discovered it) is too. This sun protection with skincare benefits should be used during the last step of a skincare routine when you apply it to the areas exposed to UV radiation. The ginseng extract provides anti-ageing effects, helping to improve wrinkles and nourish the skin, and it absorbs seamlessly into the skin, without leaving a white cast or stickiness. ADVERTISEMENT Treat Beach ready If you're doing a bit of, er, ladyscaping this summer, this is a must-have for your bikini line. Kiehl's Ingrown Hair and Tone Correcting Intimate Drops (€51, are formulated with a gentle AHA blend and jojoba oil to help minimise the appearance of ingrown hairs and to even skin tone. Just add one to two drops to your finger and dab it where needed. Treatment Facial technology If you wish to transform your skin's texture, tone and vitality, a new facial combines five technologies in one. The ORA Power+ Facial is the latest innovation from Dublin-based Dr Edel Woods at ORA Clinic ( It includes BBL (broadband light) to target sun damage, pigmentation and redness, microneedling and polynucleotide injections to hydrate and rebuild collagen, especially under eyes and around smile lines or neck. Trick Skin aware Artificial intelligence has its tentacles into everything these days, and lots of beauty brands are incorporating AI and augmented-reality technologies into their products. I feel it's particularly good for helping you to analyse your skin. Check out brands that have generative AI tools that allow you to upload your photos, and you will get a feel for how your skin will change over time when using certain products.
Business Insider
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
'Good American Family' doesn't cover Natalia Grace's full true story. Here's what we know about a potential season 2.
Hulu's scripted miniseries " Good American Family," which recounts the true story of Natalia Grace's disastrous adoption from multiple perspectives, aired its first season finale on Wednesday. The dramatic episode, titled "Blood on Her Hands," follows Natalia (Imogen Faith Reid) as a legal case is mounted against her adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, played by Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass. In real life, the Barnetts were arrested and charged with neglect after leaving Natalia in Indiana and moving to Canada. They had adopted her in 2010, believing her to be a 6-year-old Ukrainian orphan, but later claimed Natalia was an adult con artist pretending to be a child. (Natalia has denied all their accusations.) The Barnetts petitioned a court to re-age Natalia, successfully changing her legal birth year from 2003 to 1989. However, the Barnetts remained her legal guardians as a result of Natalia's disability. Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, was eventually adopted by another set of parents, Cynthia and Antwon Mans, played by Christina Hendricks and Jerod Haynes. In the TV show, as in real life, the Barnetts don't go to jail; the case against Michael falls apart when the judge rules against any mention of Natalia's age in court. The charges against Kristine were later dismissed. Despite the harsh legal verdict, causing Natalia to fear the world would see her as a "monster," the finale gestures toward a happier future for Natalia with the Mans family — but that's not where Natalia's real story ended. People interviewed in season three of ID's docuseries, "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," said they witnessed abuse in the Mans household. Natalia also confirmed she'd left the family, and as of January 2025, she said she was living with another family, the DePauls, in New York. Cynthia and Antwon Mans did not respond to BI's request for comment on the abuse allegations. Will "Good American Family" return for a second season to keep following the twists and turns of Natalia's story? Here's what we know. "Good American Family" was originally created as an eight-episode limited series. As of writing, Hulu has not announced a renewal. The series creator, Katie Robbins, told TV Insider that the showrunners have not planned for a second season. "This series ends very specifically where it does," Robbins said. "At the end of that trial, when there is empirical, scientific fact [available about] Natalia's age, and having that not change anything in the court of law. Having that be not admissible in the court of law really lands this horrifying idea — in a show that grapples with horror tropes — that is the most kind of horrifying thing at the end of the day, that that doesn't matter. That doesn't change anything." Although she didn't definitively rule out another season, Robbins explained the "Good American Family" finale was constructed in a way for the show's key themes — the deceptive effects of bias, the dangers of performative charity, the fallibility of the justice system — to land "sharply."
Business Insider
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
'Good American Family' doesn't cover Natalia Grace's full true story. Here's what we know about a potential season 2.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Good American Family." Hulu's scripted miniseries " Good American Family," which recounts the true story of Natalia Grace's disastrous adoption from multiple perspectives, aired its first season finale on Wednesday. The dramatic episode, titled "Blood on Her Hands," follows Natalia (Imogen Faith Reid) as a legal case is mounted against her adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, played by Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass. In real life, the Barnetts were arrested and charged with neglect after leaving Natalia in Indiana and moving to Canada. They had adopted her in 2010, believing her to be a 6-year-old Ukrainian orphan, but later claimed Natalia was an adult con artist pretending to be a child. (Natalia has denied all their accusations.) The Barnetts petitioned a court to re-age Natalia, successfully changing her legal birth year from 2003 to 1989. However, the Barnetts remained her legal guardians as a result of Natalia's disability. Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism called spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, was eventually adopted by another set of parents, Cynthia and Antwon Mans, played by Christina Hendricks and Jerod Haynes. In the TV show, as in real life, the Barnetts don't go to jail; the case against Michael falls apart when the judge rules against any mention of Natalia's age in court. The charges against Kristine were later dismissed. Despite the harsh legal verdict, causing Natalia to fear the world would see her as a "monster," the finale gestures toward a happier future for Natalia with the Mans family — but that's not where Natalia's real story ended. People interviewed in season three of ID's docuseries, "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace," said they witnessed abuse in the Mans household. Natalia also confirmed she'd left the family, and as of January 2025, she said she was living with another family, the DePauls, in New York. Cynthia and Antwon Mans did not respond to BI's request for comment on the abuse allegations. Will "Good American Family" return for a second season to keep following the twists and turns of Natalia's story? Here's what we know. 'Good American Family' creator Katie Robbins said there are no plans for season 2, but 'never say never' "Good American Family" was originally created as an eight-episode limited series. As of writing, Hulu has not announced a renewal. The series creator, Katie Robbins, told TV Insider that the showrunners have not planned for a second season. "This series ends very specifically where it does," Robbins said. "At the end of that trial, when there is empirical, scientific fact [available about] Natalia's age, and having that not change anything in the court of law. Having that be not admissible in the court of law really lands this horrifying idea — in a show that grapples with horror tropes — that is the most kind of horrifying thing at the end of the day, that that doesn't matter. That doesn't change anything." Although she didn't definitively rule out another season, Robbins explained the "Good American Family" finale was constructed in a way for the show's key themes — the deceptive effects of bias, the dangers of performative charity, the fallibility of the justice system — to land "sharply." "I think that to do an additional story here, there would need to be a reason, something to say with it," Robbins said. "And never say never, but that would be the thing: 'Why tell it?'"
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Did Natalia Grace's Parents Go To Jail? ‘Good American Family's' Ending Explained
GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY – 'Blood on Her Hands' – With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face ... More off in the court of law and the court of public opinion. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for the Good American Family finale. In the final episode of Hulu's miniseries Good American Family, Natalia Grace and the Barnetts are building cases against each other in court. Each side has very different account of what happened during and after Natalia lived with the family. But how closely does the show's final episode follow what happened in real life, especially the ending? Midway through the season, the series shifts the perspective from Kristine and Michael to Natalia, after the now-divorced Indiana couple changed the Ukrainian orphan's legal age to 22 and moved her into two apartments by herself. Natalia, who has a rare form of dwarfism, struggled to live independently due to her medical condition (and because she was a child, which a DNA test later confirmed). Meanwhile, the Barnetts – fearing that Natalia was a con artist set out to hurt their family – wanted nothing to do with Natalia. They remained her legal guardian and told Natalia to tell people she was an adult who 'looks young for her age.' One day, she met a woman named Cynthia Mans, who befriended her and insisted Natalia move in with her, her husband Antwon Mans, and their kids. Natalia visited a doctor with the Mans, who had their own suspicions about her situation. The physician called in a detective to look into Natalia's health and her relationship with her new family, which ultimately led Natalia to tell him about the alleged abuse by the Barnetts, kickstarting the child neglect charges. GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY – 'Blood on Her Hands' – With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face ... More off in the court of law and the court of public opinion. In the final episode of Good American Family Season 1, episode 8, Natalia Grace is on Dr. Phil to defend herself against allegations by the Barnetts, including disproving claims that she poisoned Kristine's coffee and pushed her into an electric fence. Both sides are also rigorously preparing for the Barnetts' trial. Michael and Kristine review witness depositions, which prove to be unhelpful to their case. After a tip from Natalia, the prosecution gains a breakthrough after they subpoena damaging Facebook Messenger chats between Kristine and Michael, in which Michael states (in writing) that Kristine beat Natalia. Michael decides to try to negotiate an immunity deal to avoid jail time after his lawyers inform him that the prosecution is more interested in nailing Kristine. However, just before the trial, an article is published in which Natalia's birth mom reveals that she gave birth to Natalia in 2003, not 1989, as the Barnetts claimed. GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY – 'Blood on Her Hands' – With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face ... More off in the court of law and the court of public opinion. During Michael's trial, the case against the Barnetts falls apart when the judge rules that no mention of Natalia's age can be made in court. This decision follows the judge's discovery that the state chose not to appeal the 2017 ruling regarding Natalia's age, a decision the court had upheld multiple times. As a result, the judge dismisses the four charges that depended on Natalia being on child. During the trial for the remaining charges, Natalia cannot be referred to as a child or an adult, and the topic of her re-aging is also off-limits. Additionally, given Natalia's legal age, the statute of limitations prevents litigation of any offenses before 2014. The state also can't use the Facebook messages, as they are protected under spousal privilege now that Natalia is being treated as an adult. GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY – 'Blood on Her Hands' – With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face ... More off in the court of law and the court of public opinion. No, in Good American Family and in real life, Kristine and Michael Barnett do not go to jail for the allegations against Natalia. At his 2022 trial, Michael Barnett was acquitted of the child neglect charges, while Kristine's charges were also later dismissed. In January 2024, Kristine responded to the abuse allegations made in Natalia Grace's Investigation Discovery docuseries. "Natalia was a very much loved and cared for member of my family. She was not abused by anyone in my family. Let's get straight to these allegations," Kristine wrote in a Facebook post. 'Nobody ever took a belt to Natalia and the allegations that she was 'beaten' are just plain false. Any discipline of Natalia was very minimal and was not out of the bounds of normal parenting. If anything it was overly permissive as we all felt a tremendous amount of sympathy for Natalia and loved her while she lived with us,' she said at the time. GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY – 'Blood on Her Hands' – With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face ... More off in the court of law and the court of public opinion. In Episode 8, as the Barnetts revisit the past, Michael starts to regret how he and his ex-wife treated Natalia, especially since there is evidence that he knew Natalia was a child. At the end of the episode, Natalia shows up at Michael's house looking for answers. Natalia asks Michael if he knew she was a kid and if he was aware that Kristine was hurting her. He responds by saying he was a victim and that Kristine controlled him, too. He concludes that both faced the same monster. "You we're supposed to be my dad," she says to him. Michael tells Natalia he will do anything to help her, but she wants him to admit what he did. Kristine and Jacob show up, and Jacob apologizes to Natalia for not helping her when they were kids. In real life, it's unknown whether the conversation between Natalia, Michael, Kristine, and Jacob took place. However, Michael and Natalia did have an actual conversation after the trial, as seen on the ID docuseries, where Natalia confronted him. Like in Good American Family, Michael said he was manipulated and mistreated by Kristine. 'I had the same monster you did. I was exceptionally controlled and put down and threatened, was minimalized, anything that was who I was was ripped from me and I was guided and instructed to be exactly what she wanted me to be," he said on the show. Natalia Grace in 'The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter" on ID. Natalia Grace is no longer living with Cynthia Mans and her family. The Manses officially adopted Natalia in 2023, but their relationship went downhill shortly after they found her communicating with her boyfriend in the U.K., according to Investigation Discovery's docuseries. In the docuseries, several neighbors and friends claim they witnessed the Manses physically abusing Natalia, per People. They alleged that she was whipped with a belt, slapped in the face, locked in a room, and assaulted. Natalia declined to confirm or deny those allegations to the publication. She also refused to comment on the abuse on the show, telling the producers, 'I don't want to talk about that.' When a producer asked her if she was ever hit, she responded, 'Not anything crazy. Maybe a little pop on the butt or something.' One thing that Good American Family doesn't highlight are the allegations against Cynthia and Antwon. Instead, the series includes a disclaimer at the end that acknowledges the allegations, which the show says surfaced after filming wrapped. 'Since this series was completed, abuse allegations against Antwon and Cynthia Mans have come to light,' the statement in the end-credits read. 'They maintain their innocence, and to this day, so does Kristine Barnett.' Since 2023, Natalia has been living with Nicole and Vincent DePaul, a couple with dwarfism who tried to adopt her in 2009 but were unable to do so. The DePauls said that Natalia has never exhibited violent behavior toward them, but noted one incident in which she secretly recorded the family in their home. The DePauls explained to People that such disruptions are expected given Natalia's diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder (RAD), a behavioral condition commonly seen in children who have spent time in an orphanage. 'Did she probably do weird things in the past? Yeah,' Nicole told the site. '[But] when you take in a child, you take that child as your own. You don't just get rid of them when they don't fit into your puzzle." Natalia is currently studying for her GED and wants to be a teacher. She's also learning to drive, loves listening to Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, and is getting ready for upcoming surgeries related to her disabilities, according to People. She's also happily in a relationship with her boyfriend, Neil. Good American Family is streaming on Hulu.
Indianapolis Star
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
'Good American Family' finale is streaming. How to watch the Hulu series
Show Caption Hulu viewers can now watch the entire Midwest-set drama " Good American Family." The finale of the eight-episode series was released for streaming April 30. Told from multiple points of view, the series is inspired by the story of Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace Barnett, who was thrust into the spotlight after her Indiana adoptive parents claimed she was an adult, not a child, and that she tried to kill them. Starring Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"), the limited drama series depicts the saga of Kristine and Michael Barnett, accused of abandoning their adopted daughter who they claimed was an adult with dwarfism who was posing as a child. What is the Natalia Grace 'Good American Family' show about? Is it based on a true story? The story made international news when the Barnetts were accused of abandoning Natalia, leaving her alone in a Lafayette apartment while the rest of the family moved to Canada. In 2010, as the Journal & Courier has reported through the years, Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted Natalia, who they believed was 6 years old. Natalia had been diagnosed with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare genetic disorder affecting the spine and resulting in short stature and skeletal anomalies. The parents claimed that the genetic disorder made Natalia appear far younger than she really was, and, as reported, the Barnetts petitioned in June 2012 for a Marion County court to alter Natalia's Ukrainian birth records. Viewers are notified the episodes include "certain events as alleged by Kristine and Michael Barnett." "This series portrays certain allegations by the individuals involved in this story, including in court proceedings and as publicly reported," the notice says. "It reflects and dramatizes multiple conflicting points of view, and does not intend to suggest that any particular allegation is the whole truth. Characters, scenes, dialogue and some events have been modified, imagined, or invented for dramatic purposes." What is 'Good American Family' episode 8 about? Titled 'Blood on Her Hands,' the episode is summarized: "With the world watching, Natalia and the Barnetts face off in the court of law and the court of public opinion." Mike Epps association with 'Good American Family' Comedian-actor Mike Epps is listed among the executive producers for eight episodes, along with Pompeo, Katie Robbins, Sarah Sutherland, Laura Holstein, Niles Kirchner, Dan Spilo and Andrew Stern. Erin Levy executive-produced three episodes, and Liz Garbus executive-produced the pilot. Epps' Naptown Productions is among the production companies involved, alongside Disney's 20th Television, Pompeo's Calamity Jane, Babka Pictures, Andrew Stearn Productions and Industry Entertainment Partners. When are Natalia Grace 'Good American Family' episodes released? The series premiered March 19 with two episodes, with an episode dropped every Wednesday through April 30. Watch 'Good American Family' trailer 'Good American Family' cast: Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett, Natalia's adoptive mother Mark Duplass as Michael Barnett, Natalia's adoptive father Imogen Faith Reid as Natalia Grace Dulé Hill as Det. Brandon Drysdale Sarayu Blue as daycare parent Valika Christina Hendricks as Cynthia Mans How to watch the Natalia Grace series 'Good American Family' The series is being streamed on Hulu and Disney+. How to watch the Natalia Grace docuseries Can't get enough of the Natalia Grace case? There's more. The third season of ' The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,' an Investigation Discovery documentary series, was released in January 2025. It is available on Max and Prime Video.
