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.

For the past three years, I’ve opened a beauty advent calendar with my two closest friends over a glass of wine… in a single sitting. Against protocol as it may be, unshrouding the contents of every compartment — sharing each thrill, and divvying travel-size treats among the three of us afterward — is a tradition I fully embrace. Of course, beauty advent calendars also make for exquisite, impressive gifts; gifts that offer the recipient not one, but numerous treasures to try and savor.

King Charles will be addressing the nation on Christmas day, and the monarch’s approach to the King’s Speech is making experts worry it might cause ‘fury’ with his aides. The tradition of the monarch’s Christmas Day speech has been running for centuries. For royal followers, the ritual has become a staple every December 25. In 2022, almost 10.7 million viewers watched King Charles III deliver his first speech after ascending the throne.

"That was my first day as a guest on this new show, and I just didn't feel comfortable standing there naked." Minka Kelly has opened up about a nude scene in "Euphoria" she didn't feel comfortable shooting. During an interview with Vanity Fair, the 41-year-old actress got candid about her first day on set with writer and director Sam Levinson who was open to Kelly's requests to make a few tweaks about her character and an intended nude scene.

We all know that women differ from men in plenty of ways, but one of the most prominent is that while dudes often have two or three types of buddies, women have many different kinds of friends—which can be a total blessing and a bit of a curse, as well. Friendships take work, and sometimes that work can be a bit difficult when it comes to certain types of friends.