Laura Lajiness Kaupke is a freelance writer and editor covering fashion, accessories, and lifestyle topics, including beauty, home, fitness, and travel. You can see her work across various outlets, including VOGUE, Harper’s BAZAAR, ELLE, Marie Claire, InStyle, Glamour, Esquire, Women’s Health, Brides, The Zoe Report, Popsugar, Refinery 29, Coveteur, Byrdie, Well+Good, The Editorialist, among other titles and brands. Laura has worked in the fashion industry for over 11 years and held senior fashion editor positions at Popsugar and The Zoe Report, with additional experience as a copywriter and fashion publicist.
1CoffeeGareth Cattermole//Getty ImagesBrunette hair can be an incredible canvas for highlights, lowlights, and everything in between. But this year, make an all-over, cooler-toned coffee shade your new signature, like Angelina Jolie.
2CoffeeParas Griffin//Getty ImagesFor a more complex—yet low-maintenance—take on brunette, opt for a warm coffee balayage à la Regina Hall. No purple shampoo required.
3ToffeeSteve Granitz//Getty ImagesChrissy Teigen wears a caramel toffee shade all over for a warm hair look that we love.
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For those who haven't tried it, the thought of acupuncture can be daunting. Newbies, perhaps working off a misunderstanding of Eastern medicine, tend to imagine lots of needles and expensive treatments. Moreover, many may be skeptical about the myriad issues acupuncture is said to aid with.
Admittedly, I was one of those skeptics. In March, I was formally diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)—a chronic (and quite common) hormonal disorder. In my case, I suffer from prolonged periods.
CorbisAt Studio 54 on the eve of the Canadian election, 1979
My day with Margaret Trudeau—the glamorous former first lady of Canada, 1970s tabloid fixture, and mother of the country's handsome, young, newly elected prime minister, Justin Trudeau—begins with an unscheduled 8 A.M. phone call to my hotel in Montreal. "Hello, it's Margaret Trudeau," she intones, the slightest hint of a Canadian accent in the way she casts her vowels. We were scheduled to meet later in the day, at 2 P.