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Gesi Lloyd

183 articles published

Dating

Navigating Love with the Group Project Theory gets honest

A viral dating idea reframes romance as teamwork and reveals why effort and reliability shape lasting connections High school group assignments rarely leave fond memories. Someone forgets their part. Another coasts on everyone else’s effort. That familiar tension has found new life online through a dating lens. The so called group project…

ByGesi LloydMay 1, 20260Comments

Fashion

Refinery29’s Summer Shop is where the season’s best looks live

From resort-ready dresses to mix-and-match separates, the editor-curated collection covers the full range of what summer dressing actually demands. Refinery29 has spent years building a reputation as one of the more reliable editorial voices in fashion, particularly for readers who want real guidance rather than aspirational noise. The Summer Shop is a direct extension…

ByGesi LloydApril 30, 20260Comments

Celebs

Mel B on menopause, the Spice Girls and why sleep finally won

The Spice Girls icon is opening up about anxiety, sleepless nights, beauty rituals and why the most important transformation of her life has nothing to do with the stage. The topics that come up when the Spice Girls get together have changed. World tours and album campaigns have given way to something more personal,…

ByGesi LloydApril 30, 20260Comments

Career

Burnout is the price Black women in leadership keep paying

Behind the contracts, titles and hard-won respect, a quieter crisis is building, and it has less to do with ambition than with the systems Black women are expected to thrive inside. For a growing number of Black women in business leadership, the version of success they worked toward is making them burnout in ways…

ByGesi LloydApril 30, 20260Comments

Fashion

The Devil Wears Prada 2 has the fashion world moving

When The Devil Wears Prada opened in 2006, it did something most films could not. It made fashion feel urgent, even to people who had never thought much about it. Anne Hathaway's Andy Sachs, a self-described person who is not interested in fashion, spent two hours becoming someone who was, and audiences went along for…

ByGesi LloydApril 30, 20260Comments

Hair

Hair detanglers have a new identity and your hair might thank you

Today's leave-in conditioners promise shine, heat protection, frizz control, and more. Experts say the right formula can actually deliver. Not long ago, a hair detangler had one job. You spritzed it on wet hair, worked a comb through the ends, and moved on. The bottle was usually nothing remarkable, the formula forgettable. That version of…

ByGesi LloydApril 29, 20260Comments

Dating

The 2:1 ratio is the communication fix couples actually need

A therapist-backed communication strategy is gaining attention for helping couples stay connected even when conversations turn tense. Arguments happen in every relationship. The question is rarely whether conflict will arise but whether the two people involved can move through it without leaving permanent marks. One strategy drawing attention from both therapists and couples is…

ByGesi LloydApril 29, 20260Comments

Finance

Kinross Gold earnings arrive as gold prices test miner margins

Analysts expect strong year-over-year growth from the gold miner, but with gold prices off their highs and Treasury yields rising, investors want proof margins are holding. Kinross Gold reports its first-quarter 2026 results Wednesday after the market closes, arriving at a moment when the metals market is doing the miner no favors. Analysts are looking…

ByGesi LloydApril 29, 20260Comments

Wellness

Jhené Aiko turned wine country into a weekend of deep healing

Singer Jhené Aiko hosted an intimate wellness retreat in Sonoma that blended sound healing, herbalism, and movement into something genuinely restorative. Burnout has a way of making itself comfortable. It settles in gradually, borrowing time from sleep, from weekends, from the parts of life that are supposed to feel good. For one beauty editor approaching…

ByGesi LloydApril 29, 20260Comments

Body

Menstruation is finally getting the open conversation it always deserved

A cultural reckoning around period stigma is quietly reshaping how women talk about their cycles, seek care, and relate to their own bodies across every stage of reproductive life. For most of recorded history, menstruation was treated as something to be managed privately, quietly, and without complaint. The cultural messaging around Menstruation, absorbed early…

ByGesi LloydApril 26, 20260Comments

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Navigating Love with the Group Project Theory gets honest

Refinery29’s Summer Shop is where the season’s best looks live

Mel B on menopause, the Spice Girls and why sleep finally won

Burnout is the price Black women in leadership keep paying

The Devil Wears Prada 2 has the fashion world moving

Hair detanglers have a new identity and your hair might thank you

The 2:1 ratio is the communication fix couples actually need

Kinross Gold earnings arrive as gold prices test miner margins

Jhené Aiko turned wine country into a weekend of deep healing

Menstruation is finally getting the open conversation it always deserved

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