Lauren Rearick Lauren Rearick is a freelance writer and editor with a focus on beauty, wellness, home, and fashion. She has written for publications including Allure, Nylon, Real Simple, InStyle, The Fader, Huffington Post, and many others. Lauren currently serves as a weekend editor at Teen Vogue, where she was previously a contributing editor. Prior to directing Teen Vogue’s weekend coverage, she was an ecommerce writer at Dotdash Meredith, creating content across multiple brands, including InStyle, People, and Real Simple.• 10+ years of experience as a freelance writer• Bylines in USA Today, The Fader, Reader’s Digest, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, HelloGiggles, and more.• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Waynesburg University About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process