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Gesi Lloyd

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Beauty

VI Peel explained: what it does and who it works for

Chemical peels have been around for decades, but the VI Peel has carved out a specific following among people looking for measurable results without a lengthy recovery. Developed by the Vitality Institute in Los Angeles, it combines acids, retinol, and vitamins in a formulation designed to address some of the most common skin concerns: acne,…

ByGesi LloydApril 4, 20260Comments

Wellness

Candace Parker on wellness, family and what comes next

Candace Parker has won three WNBA championships, played 16 seasons, and recently became the first openly LGBTQ analyst to call a Men's March Madness game. On March 31, she was announced as a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. In a recent episode of the interview series Chill Chat, she talked about what a regular…

ByGesi LloydApril 4, 20260Comments

Beauty

K-beauty products worth adding to your routine right now

K-beauty has quietly become the most influential force in global skincare, not because of clever marketing, but because the products tend to work. The emphasis on hydration, barrier repair, and layerable formulas has reshaped how people think about their routines, and the brands driving that shift are more accessible than ever. Here is a closer…

ByGesi LloydApril 4, 20260Comments

Sports

Dawn Staley towers above women’s basketball, 30 years on

Thirty years ago this month, a 67-foot-by-100-foot mural of Dawn Staley went up on the side of a building in Philadelphia, around the corner from where she grew up, across the street from her elementary school and directly facing the recreation center where she first developed her game. She was 26 years old, fresh off…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Culture

How Easter is celebrated the African diaspora

Easter arrives each spring draped in pastel colors, chocolate eggs and the familiar image of a cartoon bunny. That version of the holiday is real, but it is far from complete. Across the African diaspora, Easter is observed through a set of traditions that run deeper than the mainstream version, shaped by history, faith, migration…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Music

What migraine sufferers actually need at a music festival

Music festival season arrives each summer with the promise of late nights, loud sets and days spent under the open sky. For most people, that sounds like a good time. For the roughly 40 million Americans who live with migraines, it sounds like a checklist of triggers. Migraines are a neurological disorder, not simply a…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Music

Mary J. Blige, Thundercat and more drop music to start April right

The first Friday of April 2026 is not wasting any time with good music. Across R&B, hip-hop, funk, alternative soul, and beyond, this week's music release slate is one of the more substantial single-day drops of the year so far. Here is what landed. Mary J. Blige, 'Want Love' Mary J. Blige continues building momentum…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Beauty

Black-owned beauty picks for spring 2026 that belong in your routine

Supporting Black-owned beauty brands has moved well past being a seasonal conversation. These brands have been building, formulating, testing, and refining year-round, solving problems the industry ignored for decades. Spring is simply a good excuse to take stock of what has landed recently and what is worth adding to a routine that actually works. Here…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Hair

Messy hair trend is the biggest beauty shift to hit runways in years

Beauty trends move in cycles, but this particular turn has been building for a while. After years of polished ponytails, slicked-back buns, and tightly controlled aesthetics, the beauty world is shifting toward something more honest and relaxed. The messy hair trend is not the result of people giving up. It is, by most accounts, a…

ByGesi LloydApril 3, 20260Comments

Perfumes

The rise of banana fragrance is reshaping perfumery

Few ingredients in perfumery carry as much baggage as banana. The word alone tends to summon a specific olfactory memory, something synthetic, aggressively sweet, and vaguely reminiscent of candy that comes in a yellow wrapper. For most fragrance enthusiasts, that association has been enough to close the conversation before it starts. TikTok has been…

ByGesi LloydApril 2, 20260Comments

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VI Peel explained: what it does and who it works for

Candace Parker on wellness, family and what comes next

K-beauty products worth adding to your routine right now

Dawn Staley towers above women’s basketball, 30 years on

How Easter is celebrated the African diaspora

What migraine sufferers actually need at a music festival

Mary J. Blige, Thundercat and more drop music to start April right

Black-owned beauty picks for spring 2026 that belong in your routine

Messy hair trend is the biggest beauty shift to hit runways in years

The rise of banana fragrance is reshaping perfumery

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

The queer films worth watching before the summer is over

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