Lake, in my mind, is a brunette.

And she knows it.

“Colorists are saying to me, ‘you’re able to’t bottle that.’

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And being in my early 50s, it’s all about self-acceptance.”

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“He felt like I’d done such a service to women to talk about this issue publicly.

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And he said, ‘I want to help you.’

So it just turned into this natural partnership where I want to help women too.

I did [platelet-rich plasma].

Everything you could think of, I had tried.”

“The quality of my hair is just dramatically better.

It’s thicker, it’s healthier.

It’s just happier.

I think a lot of it has to do with not coloring my hair anymore.

“It’s like putting water on your head.

It’s like brushing my teeth at night.”

Her skin-care routine is just as simple.

But her everyday regimen has gotten increasingly minimal.

“It’s really about self-love.

And what I see in the mirror is what God made.”

I’m just in a place of total gratitude, you know?

And that, I think, comes with age.”

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