Good Morning, it's Sunday, March 30. Sofia Vergara has released a serum to defy sun aging, check out the setting powders that won’t cause flashback on dark skin and onsens in Japan are running low on water.
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📰 Battling Online Misinformation: Onyx Impact has launched the Green Book, an AI-powered platform that helps Black users discern misinformation online.
💰 Wider Pay Gaps: A new report by Payscale, Inc. shows that the gender pay gap in the US for mothers has only worsened, especially for women of colour, who now earn 64 cents for every dollar fathers earn.
🇿🇦 New Words from South Africa: The Oxford Dictionary has added nine loanwords from South African parlance, including ‘Yoh’ and ‘Gatvol’.
🇯🇵 Running Low on Onsens: Overtourism has left Japan’s natural hot springs, or Onsens, running low on water, and the locals are anything but happy.
Fenty’s New Gloss Bombs: Fenty Beauty’s latest Gloss Bombs are now available in six shimmery shades, including Fu$$Y and Razzberry Jamz.
Meghan Markle’s Beauty Lineup: The Duchess has shared her much-awaited list of beauty essentials including a Serum Stick from Tatcha and an eye kohl from MAC in the shade Teddy.
Anti-Flashback Setting Powders: If you’ve been on the lookout for setting powders that won’t cause flashback on darker skin tones, these picks are the way to go.
🌱 Plant-based Beauty from Ébène: Fayola Nicaisse is the founder of Ébène, the natural skincare and haircare brand offering plant-based solutions for darker skin tones.
☀️ Toty Skincare’s Reversa Retinol: Sofia Vergara’s skincare brand Toty has released a photoage-defying serum featuring encapsulated retinol and tranexamic acid.
✨ Patrick Ta’s Major Glow Oils: Patrick Ta is redefining glistening skin with his body care range featuring a hair fragrance mist, a body creme, and a body oil. Available tomorrow.
☀️ Best Sunscreens for Darker Skin Tones: The latest roundup has Kosas’ DreamBeam to Sol de Janeiro’s Rio Radiance Body Lotion; these sunscreens do NOT leave darker skin tones ashy.
👁️ Korean Eye Creams to Try: Depuff and hydrate your under-eye area with these Korean eye cream recs from dermatologist Dr. Christine Hall.
WalkGood LA: Ivy Coco Maurice’s WalkGood LA is a space for people of colour to find wellness with each other, with a run club, a hiking group, and sessions on meditation and sound baths.
Bhuti x Bingham Riverhouse: Merging wellness and rest, Sama Trinder is the founder of B-corp-certified boutique hotel Bingham Riverhouse and eco wellness space Bhuti, both of which offer eco treatments and wellness escapes for guests in the U.K.
Tanning Got a Rebrand? Sunbeds may have gotten a rebrand among Gen Z users (a.k.a ‘safe tanning’), but dermatologists are still pointing out its links to cancer and skin damage.
Eye Wellness: We spend a lot of time on our screens, and our eyes take most of the heat. These insights can help protect your eyes, especially when you’re working.
Latina-owned Eyewear: The sun is almost out, and we’re ready for spring shopping. This list of Latina-owned sunglasses is first in our carts.
🍅 Making Shoes from Tomatoes: Anita Soundar is the Chennai-based engineer and founder of Disobedience, a shoe brand made from tomato and banana skin.
🦞 Lobster Dresses: Luxury loungewear brand Banke Kuku’s newly released Oceans collection is inspired by elements of the sea and includes mesh dresses and pouch bags in all new prints. We love the Blue Red Lobster Mesh Dress.
Looking to bring some Japanese minimalism into your home? This gemologist‘s small condo in Bangkok, Thailand, features raised oak platforms, hidden drawers, sliding doors, and a large circular shelf with a stunning gem collection. The house was designed by interior architect Katanyoo Angwatanapanich.
Guide to Hong Kong: Photographer Lean Lui takes us through her favourite spots in the mega-city, including the Asia Art Archive and the Boogie Woogie Gallery.
Guide to Atlanta: Real Housewives star Kandi Burruss takes us through her favourite things to do in Atlanta, including brunching at Toast and catching up at Frost Bistro.
In a social media post this week, Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan called out the rampant colourism she has faced throughout her life and career, initiating a much-needed national discussion in India on the topic.
Lam Shamsiyya: Watch Amina Khalil and Aseel Omran in Lam Shamsiyya, an Arabic series confronting the problem of child abuse in society.
Issa Rae on No Taste Like Home: Watch Issa Rae make her favourite meal, Soupe Kanja, with her aunties in her homeland, Senegal.
Meet The Khumalos: Watch two best friends-turned-archenemies battle it out when their children fall in love.
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