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Gesi Lloyd

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Hair

Hairline microblading is solving thinning hairlines one pigment stroke at a time

The semi-permanent pigment technique borrowed from Korea's beauty playbook is gaining ground as a fix for thinning hairlines, but experts say the risks are worth understanding first. Korea's influence on the global beauty industry has moved well past skincare. The same obsessive, multi-step logic that produced the glass skin phenomenon is now being applied to…

ByGesi Lloyd7 hours ago0Comments

TV & Movies

The queer films worth watching before the summer is over

A curated guide to the LGBTQ+ films that defined a generation, plus the upcoming releases rewriting what queer stories can look like on screen. Queer cinema has never been louder, stranger, or more itself. What began as a handful of coded subtext and stolen moments has grown into a full genre with its own…

ByGesi Lloyd7 hours ago0Comments

Makeup

Five steps to makeup that won’t melt off your face this summer

A celebrity makeup artist breaks down the five-step layering system that keeps foundation, eyes, and lips intact when temperatures spike. It is humid. It is hot. And if you have ever watched a full face of makeup dissolve somewhere between the parking lot and the front door, you already know the problem. For a…

ByGesi Lloyd7 hours ago0Comments

Wellness

Sleep Masks Are a Simple Fix for a Problem Most People Ignore

From weighted designs to pure silk, today's sleep masks do far more than block light, and finding the right one could be the simplest upgrade your nighttime routine needs. The bedroom has become a battleground for light. Streetlamps, phone screens, digital clocks and early morning sun all chip away at the darkness that quality…

ByGesi Lloyd3 days ago0Comments

Music

Megan Thee Stallion disputes $1.2M styling lawsuit

Celebrity stylist Eric Archibald and his firm Six K are seeking more than $1.2 million in alleged unpaid wardrobe fees. The rapper says an internal audit found the invoices cannot be substantiated. Megan Thee Stallion is contesting a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court that accuses her of failing to pay more than…

ByGesi Lloyd4 days ago0Comments

Sports

WNBA’s young stars rewriting what the league looks like

From Caitlin Clark's shooting slump to a French invasion reshaping the league, the WNBA's next generation has fully arrived. The WNBA has never been younger, deeper, or more globally diverse. Rookies are stepping into meaningful roles from day one. Third-round picks are earning regular minutes on playoff contenders. An international pipeline, turbocharged by the…

ByGesi LloydJune 5, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

National Donut Day: Where to score free donuts today

From glazed giveaways to loyalty app perks, here is every deal worth claiming on National Donut Day 2026. National Donut Day falls on the first Friday of June every year, and this year it lands on June 5. What started as a wartime tribute has spent nearly 90 years quietly becoming one of the…

ByGesi LloydJune 5, 20260Comments

Skincare

How acne on Black skin faces a gap medicine ignores

From underrepresentation in dermatology offices to harmful stereotypes about early puberty, Black patients with acne face barriers that go far beyond skincare. June is Acne Awareness Month, but for many Black women, the conversation around acne has never really included them. The mirrors, the magazine pages, the after-school specials about teenage skin — none of…

ByGesi LloydJune 4, 20260Comments

TV & Movies

Love Island USA is running its own championship and fans are all in

The show's June 2 premiere drew fans who treat every episode like game day, complete with group chats, local pride, and playoff-level emotional investment. Love Island USA is back, and the fans who showed up for the June 2 premiere were not treating it like a casual Tuesday night. There was the ritualistic snack…

ByGesi LloydJune 4, 20260Comments

Wellness

Headphones nation: what constant audio is doing to your inner life

Wireless headphones reshaped how we consume media. Now researchers and everyday people are questioning what gets lost when the audio never stops. When Apple AirPods landed on the market, the reaction was split. Many people found the idea of tiny wireless headphones excessive, a solution to a problem no one had. Within a few years,…

ByGesi LloydJune 3, 20260Comments

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