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☕️🇮🇳 India’s Growing Coffee Culture: India may be known for tea, but homegrown coffee roasters are changing the norm with small coffee houses and roasteries where people can socialise and learn about various brews.

🐴 Cowboy Core: From being 2025’s most significant travel hype to style, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour is driving demand for cowboy-core. 

🇮🇷 Nose Job Boom: In Iran, rhinoplasties have become a status symbol as people with bandaged noses are now a common sight on the streets.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Halts Visa: To manage overcrowding during Hajj, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended family visit visas for citizens of these 14 countries until mid-June.

🤎 The Ordinary's First-Ever Essence: After testing for 3 months, this Indian reviewer mentions it pairs best with The Ordinary's Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%, leaving the skin visibly smoother, more even-toned, and hydrated.

🧋New Lip care: A fan of the OG Laneige berry sleeping mask? Try their newly launched Matcha Bubble Tea lip products.

🏀 Game Day Glow: Flau'jae Johnson swears by using NYX Professional Makeup Matte Setting Spray to keep her game-day glam locked in place.

🤎 Inclusive Indian Beauty Brands: From Asa Beauty's pigmented lipsticks to Indē Wild's espresso brown lip tint, these homegrown Indian brands cater to all skin tones and needs.

🏖️ Hair Mists to Know: With summer around the corner, a luxurious hair mist might be your saviour for smooth and healthy hair.

🤎 Tinted Moisturizer Spotlight: A melanin-rich beauty editor gives Laura Mercier's Tinted Moisturizer a top review (she has combination skin and is likely a Fitzpatrick Phototype 6).

Kyndred for Black Women: Kyndred is revolutionizing reproductive health for Black women by providing access to specialists and ‘healthcare homegirls’ – care advocates who help with disparities in healthcare.

Creatine and Cancer: A new study suggests dietary creatine intake may reduce cancer risk. However, this study was based on creatine obtained from food, not supplements. 

Healing Intergenerational Trauma: Trauma is hereditary, and it can affect certain groups more, South Asians included. Social worker Aisha Saeed has a few tips on healing, including cognitive behavioural therapy and the power of just “talking about it”.

How to Meet New People: There may be a growing loneliness epidemic, but ideas like joining a creative writing class or a life drawing group can make things easier.

Sweetener Rich In Antioxidants: Lucuma, the gold of Incas, is sneaking its way into the smoothies of the health-conscious as a sweetener with only half the calories in sugar.

CBD Coffee Buzz: Swap your regular brew without giving up on your morning fix with CBD coffee that may help you stay focused, minus the adverse effects of coffee.

Trouser Jewellery: Give your pants an upgrade by wearing anklets, necklaces and brooches over them rather than under.

Nike X Olaolu Slawn: British-Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn teams up with Nike for a limited-edition Air Max 90 pack featuring speckled detailing in black and white colourways.

Jamaican Influences: Designer Edvin Thompson infuses his Jamaican roots into the fabrics, colours, and silhouettes, making his latest ‘Homecoming’ collection a tribute to his homeland.