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1 FIND your twang with Reese Witherspoon’s Southern-inspired collection Draper James (tote, $155, draperjames .com). 2. LASH OUT in Diorshow mascara in new electric blue and purple shades ($27.50, dior.com). 3. GO RETRO New swim line Le Weekend offers the chicest of vintage vibes ($50 each, virginiajohnson.com). 4 CARRY LESS It’s a phone! It’s a wallet! It’s a purse! This phone case from Bandolier does triple duty ($80, bandolier style.com). 5 SNAG A PIECE of It-designer Eddie Borgo’s limited-edition jewelry collection for Target ($32.99, target.com). 6. SPEAK UP about abortion. Author Aspen Baker explains how to do it with finesse in her book, Pro-Voice. 7. DITCH PLASTIC Mara Hoffman teams up with S’Well to keep us eco-chic all summer ($42, shopbop.com). 8. CHAT with Cosmo’s deputy beauty editor Jessica Matlin…

“In the middle of the movie, he took a call from his not-so-ex-girlfriend and spent half the date outside in the hall talking to her.” PARISH M., 21 “He told me my booty wasn’t big enough and he wasn’t sure if he would be able to enjoy getting it on with me.” STACIE K., 27 “He made the assumption that, because I am Asian, I loved sushi and anime and that I could read his Japanese tattoos. When I told him I’m Chinese, he said, ‘Chinese, Japanese— it’s all the same.’” SHIRLEY Y., 22 “When I commented on the Chris Brown poster hanging on his wall, he casually said, ‘Rihanna deserved it.’ That was the end of that.” BIANCA N., 21 “He was play-fighting like a child and kicked me…

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GO FOR THE GOLD Gilded shoes and jewelry and snakeskin bags take T-shirts and jeans to the next level. DESERT BLOOMS Peony pink, pansy purple, rose red— arrange your look around bouquethued accents.…

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I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT I was pretty…except for my nose. I hated it. It dominated my entire face. But every time I asked my mom about getting it fixed, she said, “You don’t need it. You think it’s bigger than it really is.” My nose was long and pointy and, I’ve been told, “very Indian.” But unlike for some of my Jewish and Persian classmates, whose parents paid for nose jobs on their 16th birthdays, plastic surgery isn’t common among the Indian families in my Los Angeles community. My parents were born in India and couldn’t imagine spending thousands of dollars on a procedure if there wasn’t anything medically wrong with you. Eventually, I could afford to pay for my own nose job. But I was scared of getting a generic-looking…

JOIN THE CLUB What if you could pay a monthly fee for virtually unlimited blowouts, haircuts, single-process color, or highlights? That’s exactly how Society, a new West Hollywood salon, is operating. Packages start at $80, and for $180 a month, members can mane-tain to their heart’s content. (We’re talking perfectly concealed roots 24/7, freshly toned strands when your color looks off, a sexy coif...every date night of the month.) An NYC version called Beauty Pass is also offering unlimited manis, blowouts, spray tans, and spa services for varying fees ($49 to $99). Sign us up! Heyday | A facial bar in New York City WHAT’S ON TAP Facials completely customized for your complexion goals and concerns in 30 minutes ($60) and 50 minutes ($95). Perfect when you’re desperate for some…

OILS ORIGINS Clean Energy Gentle Cleansing Oil, $29, origins.com NEUTROGENA Ultra-Light Cleansing Oil, $8.47, drugstores MICELLAR WATERS BIODERMA Sensibio H2O, $13.95, drugstores LANCÔME Eau Fraîche Douceur, $38, lancome-usa.com KONJAC SPONGES SEPHORA Clean Machine Konjac Sponge Duo, $15, sephora.com POWDERS TATCHA Indigo Soothing Rice Enzyme Powder, $65, tatcha.com MURAD Transforming Powder, $30, murad.com BALMS CLINIQUE Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm, $28.50, clinique.com NAPOLEON PERDIS Balm Voyage, $59, Nordstrom…

YASSO CHOCOLATECHIP COOKIEDOUGH GREEK YOGURT BAR 100 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 13 grams of sugar BONUS: 5 grams of protein OUTSHINE STRAWBERRY SIMPLY YOGURT BAR 90 calories, 2 grams of fat, 11 grams of sugar BONUS: 10 percent of your daily value of calcium A COOL BREAKFAST Choose oatmeal over corn fakes in the a.m. and you might eat 240 fewer calories at lunch, a new study shows. The soluble fber in oats “slows digestion so food stays in your system longer and you’re less hungry later,” says nutritional consultant Mara Feil, founder of Stand UPP Health. Hot oatmeal is a summer bummer, so try her nocook version: At night, soak 1 c. rolled oats in 1½ c. almond milk with a dash of vanilla and cinnamon. Add banana…

Nobody likes the “Hey babe, I have an STI” convo, but there’s a way to ease the awkwardness: Save your lover a trip to the doc with Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT). The program allows your physician to prescribe antibiotics to treat gonorrhea and chlamydia for you and any recent sexual partners. The Rxs included rarely interact with other meds, but some docs are nevertheless against giving pills to people they haven’t examined, making the treatment kinda controversial. To see if it’s an option in your city, visit cdc.gov. Not only will you be doing your partner a solid, but you’ll also likely protect yourself from re-infection. CONDOMS YOU CAN SHOW OFF Contents of your clutch before a big night out: ID? Check! Lipstick? Check! Condoms? Errr.…Some of us get nervous…

THE LACK OF AC AND INDOOR plumbing aside, Liz Miller couldn’t be more excited to call a tent in Kenya home. The Notre Dame biology graduate student was about to embark on a two-month trip to study the spread of disease among baboons. In preparation, Miller, 30, researched long-haul contraceptives and knew an IUD would be perfect. “When you’re living in a remote part of Africa, you don’t want to deal with messy periods, losing your pills, or a pregnancy,” she says. The doc at the campus health center agreed but couldn’t write her a prescription because it would violate the Catholic university’s religious doctrine. An off-campus doctor gave Miller a ’script for the Mirena IUD, but she has insurance through Notre Dame—and it won’t pay the claim. Welcome to…

Your website and shoe line have made you one of the most successful fashion bloggers on the scene. What’s your top business lesson? “Don’t do things too fast. Be patient—if something is supposed to happen, it’s going to happen. Whenever I’ve tried to force things, they didn’t go right. Also, find your unique voice. You have to feel confident that your story is different from other people’s.” Your business partner is your ex. How do you guys make that work? “We dated for six years, and when we broke up, it was tough because we still wanted to work together. It was hard for him to see me dating a new guy, and I was jealous about him dating other girls. But you make the best of it, and soon,…

Forman is the best-selling author of YA novels I Was Here and If I Stay. MORE SUMMER LOVE “The trouble with falling in love is that it’s not a conscious thing, it’s not a decision. It’s a decision that’s made for you and isn’t always good for you.” FROM THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF NINA FINDLAY, BY ANDREA GILLIES WHEN A DEAD PIG washed up ashore moments after my husband and I arrived in the Vietnamese town of Mui Ne, I thought, That’s not a good sign. Two nights later, we got into a burner of a fight—over what I can’t remember—that culminated in me throwing a spicy shrimp in his eye and flouncing off on the back of a moto-taxi to a different hotel. I spent a few solitary days comforted…

Guys love sleep because for a few golden hours, we’re off the hook. The worst things happen when you’re awake: traffic, root canals, your boss yelling at you, having to do laundry. In bed, we’re free from the responsibilities and inconveniences of the waking world. Really, there’s no good reason to wake up early. Why be tired all day so you can beat the rush at Trader Joe’s? Is someone throwing a birthday party at 7 a.m.? That literally never happens. Plus, brunch was invented so we could eat pancakes in the afternoon— it’s our obligation to honor that. If you’re one of those perky types who wants to watch the sun rise, why not wait 12 hours? It looks the same when it’s setting. Most guys will emerge from…

I OFTEN DESCRIBE BEING LAID OFF from my first job as one of the best professional experiences I’ve ever had—as good as publishing my first article or making my first documentary film. That’s how I feel about it now, but when it first happened, I had barely cleared the building before dialing my mother, sobbing. I wondered what was wrong with me and why—despite my being told the bottom line forced the cuts, not my performance—being forced to leave my professional home, where I’d worked for almost three years, felt like the ultimate rejection and deeply personal. Our careers have become such integral parts of our identity that losing a job doesn’t only upend our schedule and wallet, it also feels like a hole has been poked through who we…

IT WOULD BE SO CUTE You’ve fallen in love, and you want to know if you have what it takes to care for something other than yourselves (maybe a tiny human). HE WANTS A LAB, YOU WANT A PUG No bulldozing. “Make it a decision that you both have a say in,” Arden says, and you’ll prevent resentment in the long-term. CAN WE EVEN BE ON THE SAME TEAM? “You’re working together, not against each other,” Arden says. “If you have strife, the animal will be confused.” FAIRY TALE’S OVER. WHO GETS THE DOG? It’s a little prenup-y, but when you’re getting your pet, talk to each other. Will you share custody even after a breakup?…

@Klemmers17 So excited that @Cosmopolitan did a spread on OCD. It makes me feel like I’m not alone and I can finally relate to someone. Thanks, Cosmo! COSMO CONVO “This. Rocked. So. Hard. Kudos to Cosmo and all the amazing senators in Jill Filipovic’s piece [‘The Women Who Get Stuff Done’]. Keep making history.” — @JESSICALSUSS, VIA TWITTER “I appreciate the intent behind ‘The Women Who Get Stuff Done,’ but I am disappointed only 2 of the 16 women profiled are Republicans, implying liberal senators ‘get stuff done’ and deserve credit more than conservatives do. Women in politics should be encouraged regardless of party affiliation.” — JENNIFER W., 34 EDITOR’S NOTE Agree! Cosmo invited all 20 sitting female senators— 14 Democrats and 6 Republicans— to participate in our bipartisan story…

TRE Y SONGZ The hitmaker behind “Touchin, Lovin” and “I Invented Sex” gets real about relationships. We’re all ears. WHAT A GENT “A woman who’s with me will always be treated like a lady. My grandmother never let me walk through a door before her. Maybe it’s a Southern thing, but it’s how I was raised.” ALL ABOUT YOU “I lost my virginity to my first real girlfriend. She’d already had sex, so she was sort of the teacher. As an adult, I realized that I love to please—to find out what you like.” GREAT SEXPECTATIONS “I don’t have as much sex as people think. Sometimes it’s Tremaine vs. Trey. When I’m like ‘I’m tired!’ he’s like ‘No, you invented sex!’ I’ve got to live up to my reputation!” MOOD…

OUR SMARTPHONES, OUR SELFIES FUN “Kim K. hosts E! ’s Selfie Awards”: most plausible April Fools’ prank ever (that we kinda wish was real). FEARLESS Chris Rock fights the power, posts selfie every time he’s pulled over without cause (sadly, all too often). FAIL A vibrator that takes selfies down there? Someone took “make love to the camera” way too literally. WHAT’S THE SCOOP? FUN It’s basically your civic duty to order two scoops on National Ice Cream Day (July 19). FEARLESS Watch your backs, Cheech & Chong. The original Ben & Jerry ponder a pot flavor. Chunky Munchies? FAIL iPhone user realizes the ice-cream emoji is the poo emoji. No wonder that little s*** is always smiling. YOU FLOW, GIRL FUN “These would be perfect for my nosebleeds.” Dudes…

“WE ALL HAVE A CONNECTION to the brands we love because they usually represent something personal to us other than what they sell, whether that’s the nostalgia of a childhood cereal or the aspiration behind a smartphone or a magazine cover. Today, no one can pass by a newsstand without seeing the images of these three very different women on magazine covers. The images of their bodies are so connected to who they are and how they express their art form. Each woman is her own brand. Each sells a different form of confidence that appeals to women.” “Lena Dunham occupies this fascinating position in that she represents something simultaneously earnest and satirical, our varying discomfort and acceptance about who we are. Young women are drawn to her because they…

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GOLDEN STATE Universally flattering and super blendable, this bronzer gets you glowing in a few sweeps. OCEAN LINER Eye-brightening teal liner adds an instant beachbabe vibe. SCENTSUAL Spritz legs with this shimmering sandalwood-spiked oil, then massage in for sultry stems. ORANGE CRUSH Electric lips pop against sun-kissed summery skin. SEA SPRAY Landlocked? No prob. This citrus and juniper berry blend is the bottled version of a beachy breeze. COME CLEAN Nix chlorine, sweat, and poolparty aftermath with this clarifying shampoo that quenches as it deep-cleanses. HOUSE OF BLUES The perfect manipedi combo to get you through festival season.…

The face of plastic surgery is changing— literally. Non-Caucasians now account for nearly 1 out of every 3 plastic-surgery procedures performed. Ten years ago, it was 1 out of 5. What’s driving this? In part, says Scot Glasberg, the president of the American Society for Plastic Surgery: “subtlety.” “Surgeons are learning more about subtler procedures,” he says. This makes it more appealing to people who would have previously shied away from surgery. “Today, an Asian woman knows she won’t end up with breast implants that are too big, and an African-American can get rhinoplasty without a Kewpie doll nose.” Thinking about surgery? Make sure your doc is board certified and sees you as an individual, not a procedure.…

The Clarisonic changed everything, says Wilson, who credits the device with revolutionizing the facewashing game. Since its launch in 2004, it inspired a new category of tools that cleanse and polish your skin as if it were a vintage Porsche—leaving it just as gleaming. Check out the new models. Clarisonic— the OG of face brushes—gets a glam makeover. This edition comes with both a Luxe Satin Precision Brush Head (a contoured brush that’s great for getting around the nose, lips, and eyes) and a Luxe Cashmere one (perfect for sensitive skin). CLARISONIC Limited Edition Mia 3 Makeup Removal Expert, $199, Nordstrom Buddy, a beauty brush meets Swiss Army knife, works with nine interchangeable parts, such as face and body heads, a makeup applicator sponge, even a foot pumice. PULSADERM Buddy…

TWISTED BUM BURN Get in crab position, knees bent, feet and hands fat, hips lifted. Twist right foot under left leg. Reverse motion, and kick up. Do 3 sets of 20 reps; switch sides. THE BUTT LIFT Lie facedown on an exercise ball, hands on floor, legs butterflies. With feet together, lift legs up without arching back. Pulse 40 times. Do 3 sets. BETTER BUMP JUMPS Stand with feet wide and turned out, holding a sturdy object like a barre or counter. Squat low. Jump, then land in a squat. Do 3 sets of 20 reps.…

I’m on vacay and I forgot my birth control pills. Help! Head to a drugstore to buy tampons and condoms. Do not get a local version of the pill. Condoms are a must because, for the next month, the efficacy of your Rx will be 92 percent or less. At home, ask your doc about when to start a new pack— it will depend on how long you’ve been gone. I have clear skin on my face…and acne on my butt! What’s going on? Unlike facial blemishes, which can be blamed on hormones, stress, diet, and a ton of other triggers, acne on your rear pops up when sweat and bacteria sit on the skin, usually post-exercise. To clear up an outbreak, ask your doc for a prescription for Cleocin…

Wear It Well Apply at least two tablespoons’ worth of a broad-spectrum mineral or physical sunscreen with an SPF of 25 or higher every day. Here are three our beauty editors love. It began with backlash from perpetually tan celebs like Gisele Bündchen, who reportedly said of some sunscreens, “I cannot put this poison on my skin.” And while medical advice from models requires a large grain of salt, the tubes’ ingredients—octocrylene? homosalate?—leave reason to wonder about that stuff. But you know what else has a bad rap? Melanoma. It’s up about 300 percent since the ’70s, but only 31 percent of adults wear SPF daily, according to the National Cancer Institute. You need “unnatural” ingredients—the SPF of most plant-based options tops out at 7. “People worry about chemicals on…

HINT: THEY INCLUDE A HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER. ( @ND THC N $OMC ) @“TEN YEARS from now, I’ll definitely be a billionaire,” Nicki Minaj says with a glint in her eye. We’re stationed at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. A few weeks later, Nicki will Instagram a photo of a giant heartshaped yellow diamond on that finger, inciting rampant speculation that she’s engaged to her boyfriend, rapper Meek Mill. But today? Today, Nicki is all business. It’s been almost five years since the 32-year-old, birth name Onika Maraj, debuted her first studio album, Pink Friday. The album hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, going on to sell nearly 2 million copies. Her next two albums, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and The Pinkprint, proved equally successful, leading The New York…

CROPPED IS THE NEW BLACK Ruby’s epic bowl-cut proves short hair has range. Just peep all the looks she works on these pages: spiked, slick, bangs, a faux hawk, and here, accessorized. Trendy black bands—all over spring/summer runways—pair best with messy, lived-in hair. Get it with Living Proof Instant Texture Mist, $26. MATTE IS THE NEW BLACK In a season typically peppered with neon pops of color, dark, shine-free nails are unexpected. Top a deep blue-green polish (such as Essie’s Mind Your Mittens, $8.50) with matte top coat. Ruby’s Rap Sheet THE HANDS-DOWN HOTTEST INMATE AT LITCHFIELD FESSES UP ON... HER SECRET SKILL “A smoky eye. I do my friends’ all the time. I meet them out so I don’t get stuck doing their makeup!” HER TATTOO DRAMA “Before my…

Yanique’s debut novel, Land of Love and Drowning, is out in paperback this month. “MY ROOMMATES SAW your picture and wondered how I could be attracted to you.” This was coming through the phone from the boy I was in love with. We’d been in love since we were kids. Now we were both in college, he in Colorado and me in Massachusetts. “And you’re so great looking?” I responded defensively. “You’ve got a weird nose and…” “No, Tiphanie. You’re pretty. They thought you weren’t attractive because you’re black.” This made no sense to me. It had made no sense to him either. True, he was white and I was black, but we’d grown up on the small island of Saint Thomas. Our high school was tiny; my graduating class…

I USED TO FEEL a lot of shame about sex. Many of us do, right? We’re shy or awkward, or we have early encounters that weird us out. As a kid, I was constantly barging in on my parents making love. It was like I had a perverted sixth sense for it. They would gasp and shriek. I would flee, thoroughly freaked by the strange, secret thing they were doing. I remember spending an afternoon with a friend when I was 8 or 9, drawing absurd pictures of naked people. Women with outrageous melon breasts, men with curly penises. We thought they were hilarious…until our mothers discovered them. Their full-on Spanish Inquisition was mortifying. We had done something deeply wrong—I just wasn’t sure what. Confusion. Curiosity. Guilt. Thank god puberty…

Manthropo One Sriracha Bottle Props to the Harvard of hot sauce, but an empty fridge means he uses it only on takeout. Lazy hipster much? A SixPack and a Pizza Box With Leftover Crusts The imbalanced diet of a seventh-grade boy. Close your eyes in his bathroom. Copious Ground Beef and Sausage Casings Makes his own kielbasa? Total alpha male. Chanterelle Mushrooms, San Pellegrino, and Gourmet Cheese He’s either loaded, mildly pretentious, or both. Make clear you are not his Eliza Doolittle. A Box of Random CommunitySourced Veggies The dude had to learn how to cook a radish and other obscure weeds he gets stuck with every week. He’s resourceful! Bodes well for banging. GlutenFree Bread, LowFat Mayo, and Soy Cheese It’s awesome that he eats clean. But how long…

YOU’RE A LITTLE TOO COMFORTABLE “Maybe you are in the groove, but you are bored. The moment you are no longer challenged and flexing your professional boundaries, start thinking about something else. There is no question that in a few years you will feel angry and undervalued. Figure out, Is there a job further up the chain? Is there a sister company I could work with? Is there a start-up in my field?” YOU CLOCK THE MOST HOURS “If everyone else leaves work before you do, it’s a red fag that you are not a good ft. It could mean that you don’t know how to do your work well or that you’re being taken advantage of. It also could be that the job was configured poorly— maybe it’s the…

I’d never much cared for cats, and in the beginning, it was no different with Ollie. As I nursed a probable feline allergy, I wondered whether my watery eyes weren’t also a cosmic sign that dating his owner might never work. She and Ollie had been together for years. As soon as I came on the scene, he grew protective. We settled into roles competing for her affections. Yet Ollie and I slowly warmed to each other. And while originally I figured his presence in my lady’s life signaled very little—a small mastery of adult responsibility, an aptitude with a litter box—I now realize he reflects something much more special about her. When Ollie falls asleep on my lap and makes me feel adored, I remember who filled him up…

YOU REVEAL YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING, RIDICULOUS, WHAT-WAS-ITHINKING MOMENTS. 1 “We were at this music festival on a cruise ship with some DJ friends, and they brought us backstage and the first thing I do is fall backward over a speaker.” —EMMA H., 26, STUDENT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 2 “That same night, I ended up in the hospital on the cruise ship with a sprained ankle. So our DJ friends think we are really cool.” —MALIA V., 24, SOMMELIER, SONOMA, CA GUY CONFESSION 3 “ONCE, WHEN I WAS REALLY, REALLY DRUNK, I FELL ASLEEP DURING A BLOW JOB.” —NICK R., 25 4 “I WAS DIRECTING MAKEUP FOR A FASHION SHOW, AND I REALIZED MY SKIRT WAS TOTALLY TUCKED INTO MY STOCKINGS. LUCKILY, IT WAS BEFORE MOST OF THE PEOPLE GOT THERE,…

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LOLLAPALOOZA JULY 31–AUG. 2 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS LOLL APALOOZ A.COM WHO’S PLAYING Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Tove Lo, Alabama Shakes, Banks, Elle King, FKA Twigs, Florence and the Machine WHAT TO WEAR Blend street-style-worthy graphic prints with freespirited fringe. Be at ease— especially when dancing—in a loose-fitting denim jumpsuit. SUMMERFEST JUNE 24–28 AND JUNE 30–JULY 5 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN | SUMMERFEST.COM WHO’S PLAYING Ed Sheeran, The Rolling Stones, Florida Georgia Line, Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon WHAT TO WEAR Go a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll in lightweight peasant shirts and dresses. Up the look’s edge with studded accessories. COUNTRY JAM USA JULY 23–25 | E AU CL AIRE, W ISCONSIN COUNTRYJAMWI .COM WHO’S PLAYING Blake Shelton, Cassadee Pope, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt WHAT…

Q/ I’m in the market for cool headwear to replace my old ratty baseball hat that I always wear at the beach. Any suggestions? (P.S. I feel silly in fedoras.) —ANDREA GARCIA, 31 A/ I feel silly in fedoras too. Try a light bowler hat for something different. Also, a straw hat is always cute in the summer. But I strongly recommend going to a real hat store to try them on so you get a personalized fit. Q/ I feel like my outfits lose a lot of flair in the summer, since I can’t layer like I do in other seasons. How can I keep my wardrobe interesting without overheating? —HELEN ZOOK, 22 A/ Look for sheer or mesh tops to wear over a tank top or crop top…

0:00- 0:30 1 COME CLEAN Rid the area of sweat, sand, and makeup, which further irritate. Press (don’t rub) a gentle cleansing cloth into skin like a compress to de-grime. (Korres’, here, contains anti-infammatory yogurt.) KORRES Greek Yoghurt Cleansing and Makeup Removing Wipes, $15, sephora.com 0:31-2:30 2 COOL DOWN Gel-like biocellulose face masks cool skin stat, plus the ingredient (in Talika’s, here) is often used postsurgery to regenerate skin. Dealing with a body burn? Aloe is tried and true. Key West Aloe Comfortcaine ($11, keywestaloe.com) pairs it with pain-relieving lidocaine. TALIKA Bio Enzymes Mask After Sun, $12, talika.com 2:31-3:30 3 DON’T WAIT TO HYDRATE Doing so kickstarts healing and fends off fakes. “Fresh, repairing skin cells migrate more efficiently in a moist environment,” says NYC derm Julie Karen, MD. Lotions…

GET EVEN Swipe on this SPF to fade brown spots plus prevent future damage. PALMER’S Cocoa Butter Formula Eventone Suncare SPF 50 Sunscreen Stick, $4, Walmart EYE CANDY A unique tapered comb delivers f lirty, fanned-out lashes. COVERGIRL Super Sizer Mascara by LashBlast, $6, drugstores SOFT-SERVE A quenching balm in a sheer sorbet shade? Sweet! RIMMEL LONDON Keep Calm and Lip Balm in Pink Blush, $2.50, drugstores KNOT-WORTHY Wide-tooth combs: key to detangling sans breakage. SEPHORA COLLECTION Pink Mini Tidy Travel Detangling Comb, $6, Sephora HANG TEN We totally sea you in this cool blue nail polish hue. ESSIE in Pret-a-Surfer, $8.50, essie.com DO THE WAVE Creates surfer-chic texture while quenching thirsty strands. FEKKAI Soleil Beach Waves Tousling Spray, $8, fekkai.com SCREEN STAR This bronzer-meets sun screen is the safest…

pass out with a dirty face and you know what to expect in the morning: a breakout. Turns out, that may be the least of your worries. According to recently published research, pollution-related chemicals (known as reactive oxygen species) actually create the same type of damage as UV rays: wrinkles and hyper pigmentation. By evening, “bacteria and free radicals are just sitting on your skin, ready to destroy collagen,” says Patricia Wexler, MD, a New York City dermatologist. She adds, “I’d sooner sleep in my clothes than go to bed without cleansing.” Turn to towelettes to save time (and face)? While they’re ultra convenient, even they have their limits. “The chemicals that keep them moist in the pack can be really dehydrating if used daily,” says dermatologist Monica Schadlow, MD.…

SHE SAYS: “I’m not buying any new clothes until I lose 10 pounds.” YOU SAY: “You deserve clothes that make you feel great now. Let’s go shopping.” SHE SAYS: “I really want dessert, but ugh, I’ve eaten way too much today.” YOU SAY: “Are you still hungry? If you are, order something. I definitely plan on stealing a bite.” SHE SAYS: “He’d never like someone my size.” YOU SAY: “Did he say that? If not, don’t assume he’s not into you. And if he isn’t, forget him. There are tons of guys who would love to date you.”…

Get psyched for the pre-work party. Early-morning raves are happening monthly in major cities: The drug- and alcoholfree events start at 6 a.m. and, for $25 or less, offer partiers a few hours of DJ-soundtracked dancing, organic fare, yoga, meditation, and endless positive vibes. The early-bird kickoff “weeds out negative people,” says Radha Agrawal, who cofounded Daybreaker because she was over the “drugs and darkness” of the club scene. If waking at dawn sounds shudder inducing, take note: “No one’s a morning person,” says Annie Fabricant of Morning Gloryville NYC. “Once you get there, you’ll be happy for the rest of the day.” To start the party in your town, visit Dybrkr.com or Morning Gloryville.com.…

1 BUFFER ON TOP Stand with feet wide, left arm in front of you, right arm at side, palms in, and hold a dumbbell in each hand [A]. Lift left arm to shoulder height in front of you and right arm to shoulder height to side. Immediately rotate them so left arm is to the side and right arm is in front [B]. Lower. Reverse motion to return to starting position. That’s one rep. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Coordination required! “Mark the move frst,” says Swan. “It should be fuid, so start slowly without weights.” FIND MORE ARM, BUTT, AND ABS WORKOUTS ON OUR F ITNESS CHANNEL, COSMOBODY. YOUR FIRST MONTH IS FREE! JUST VISIT COSMOBODY.COM, AND USE THE CODE HAPPYBDAY30. 2 SUPERWOMAN SHOULDERS Lie facedown on a mat, arms in…

THE HAIRCUT OCCURRED without fanfare on January 14, 2015, at Hair A-Go-Go in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Patricia Smith was going short. “I mean short-short,” says the blonde physician’s assistant, age 40. Army Ranger short. Smith faced the mirror. As the stylist cut, shoulder-length hair fell to the floor. “That’s when I felt the pressure,” says Smith, a first lieutenant who joined the Marines at 17 to escape her small town and later transitioned to the Army National Guard. “The pressure of what I represent to military women and civilians…it was overwhelming.” Two days later, she stood among 26 women, the first ever to enter the Ranger Training Assessment Course (RTAC) at Fort Benning, Georgia. It’s the Army’s 16-day initial proving ground for the Rangers, an elite squad that leads invasions and…

BEAUTY TIP Want bombshell volume like Chiara’s? Work a dime-size amount of bodifying gel (we love Garnier Full and Plush Voluptuous Blow Out Blow Dry Bodifying Treatment, $6) into wet strands before drying. “WHEN I STARTED MY BLOG, I WANTED IT TO BE LIKE MY HOUSE—MY OWN LITTLE PLACE THAT ANYONE COULD COME TO.” “A MERICANS HAVE A CASUAL VIBE THAT I LOVE SO MUCH. I’M FROM ITALY, BUT WHEN I’M IN L. A., I DRESS A LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL.” BEAUTY TIP Statement brows are the easiest (and sexiest) way to add instant impact to your look right now. Fill yours with Lancôme Sourcils Tint Eyebrow Pen, $26, then diffuse with a cotton bud for a natural, smoky effect.…

LOVE & INSIDE JOKES Heiny’s short story collection, Single, Carefree, Mellow, is out now. MY HUSBAND and I have a sort of shorthand language, which I assume all couples do. And a lot of our shorthand comes from previous relationships. For example, one old girlfriend of his told him it was “good sexual manners” to keep a box of tissues by the bed. (I’m still not entirely sure what that means.) Now whenever we're in a hotel and see a box of tissues on the nightstand, we look at each other and say, “How polite!” My husband’s first wife used to say “Drinky!” at precisely 5 p.m. every day, and now we do the same. (“Why do you call each other ‘Drinky’ at night?” our son once asked.) I had…

Abbott’s novel, The Fever, is out now in paperback. I HAVE ALWAYS CONSIDERED myself a highly rational person—analytical, orderly. I was never the type to consult my horoscope or visit a palm reader or fret over Mercury in retrograde. Yet five years ago, in the months following the end of my marriage of 11 years, everything changed. Quite suddenly, I came to feel that my apartment—once “our apartment,” the one my husband and I had bought together—was unquestionably possessed. I tried to explain it to friends— all the changes in the apartment since living in it alone. The kitchen was emitting mysterious, rattling noises. There was a cold spot in the bedroom. Worse still, I’d begun hearing the phantom sound of a jangling key in my front door. And most…

Toast His Marshmallows Indoor kid? Here’s a little ball play that doesn’t require whipping out your inhaler. Make an okay sign with your (lubed-up) thumb and forefinger and go for an old-school HJ, gently squeezing the spot where your happy camper’s fluffernutters meet his shaft. The light pressure maximizes his arousal and makes everything doubly pleasurable for him—even the most gentle tickle—and gets him ready to go with you. Kumbaya, indeed! CAPTURE HIS FLAG Bind his wrists with a silk tie (so as not to disrespect the real flag). Then sit him down on a campfire log, and straddlesex him. The trick to keeping him prisoner till bed check? Swivel your hips in figure eights to vary the stimulation for him and engage all 360 degrees of your vaginal wall.…

KEEP IT HOT, PEOPLE! 1 DON’T BE SHY “My girlfriend and I both wanted a threesome but were scared to mention it. She finally suggested it, and when we tried it, it was awesome!” 2 TOUCH YOURSELF “If you want sex and he doesn’t, start masturbating— in front of him. Sounds crazy, but it will turn him on. It’s happened to me, and it’s worked.” 3 SEX TOYS ARE COOL “Some guys get offended if you bring them out, but explain that it’s not that he’s not good enough. It’s just another way to make you orgasm.” JENNER’S NEW SHOW, SEX WITH BRODY, PREMIERES JULY 10 ON E!…

Q/ My guy and I are never horny at the same time. He really loves morning sex, and I always want it latenight. How can we get more in sync? A/ Try it both ways. You might find you’re more into a.m. action if you occasionally DVR The Daily Show and go to bed earlier. Scientists have found that the more sleep women get on a given night, the stronger their arousal is the next day, says Justin Lehmiller, PhD, a social psychologist at Ball State University and editor of Sex And Psychology.com. After a solid eight hours of quality sleep, “you may find that you’re more interested in sex when you wake up,” he says. As for selling your manfriend on latenight lovin’, a super-chill nighttime routine— unplugging from…

Bill O’Reilly HOST The O’Reilly Factor “JEALOUSY IS AN UGLY EMOTION, BILL.” “WHAT MAKES YOU DOMINANT AND ME SUBMISSIVE, AND WHO DIED AND MADE YOU SCIENTIST-IN-CHIEF?” Mike Huckabee FORMER GOVERNOR Arkansas “I DO HAVE NEWS FOR YOU… [WOMEN] ARE NOT ONLY SWEARING, WE’RE DRINKING, WE’RE SMOKING, WE’RE HAVING PREMARITAL SEX WITH BIRTH CONTROL BEFORE WE GO TO WORK AND SOMETIMES BOSS AROUND A BUNCH OF MEN.” Erick Erickson EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RedState.com REMEMBER IT’S JUST YOUR JOB In my private life, I hate confrontation! It’s precarious ground negotiating private relationships with people you care about. But when I have my professional gear on, I’ve always felt more empowered. In my line of work, you are expected to confront. If I ever have a contentious interview and I find out that the guest…

QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF How Much Is This Little Guy Going to Cost? The adoption fee is just the beginning. From food to vet visits, pet costs add up. DOG LEASH AND COLLAR • FOOD • FOOD AND WATER BOWLS • BED • CRATE • TOYS • GROOMING SUPPLIES CAT COLLAR • CARRIER • LITTER BOX • LITTER • FOOD • BOWLS • TOYS • CLEANING SUPPLIES INSTANT TRAINING TIP IN THE BEGINNING, LIMIT YOUR ANIMAL’S ACCESS WITHIN YOUR HOME SO YOUR NEW PET ISN’T WANDERING ABOUT OVERWHELMED AND PEEING ON THE SOFA. YOU’RE READY NOW WHAT? 1. Take test-drives by fostering a rescue animal. 2. Visit a responsible breeder. 3. Meet other dogs or cats like the one you’re interested in. A WORD OF ADVICE “YOU ARE EVERYTHING…

07.23—08.22 This is a big month for you, Leo! You’ll be irresistible starting on the 1st. See which of your admirers really makes your heart flutter and then show him how you feel on the 22nd. Venus goes retrograde in your sign on the 25th, leaving you to consider how you’d like to grow as a person and a partner. YOU NEED: To get real about your true desires. THE LEO GUY: How about a bit of roleplay this month? He needs a distraction as he faces big choices. LEO 08.23—09.22 July is all about reconnecting with friends. Around the 6th, sparks might fly with one buddy in particular— explore the attraction! Come up for air after sensual Venus moves into your sign on the 18th and reevaluate the situation.…

IN AIR, DON’T CARE “I know everyone tries their best to be comfortable on an airplane, but this was pushing it.” —MEERA N., 22 PULITZER PACK RAT “Leave some Lilly Pulitzer for Target merch for other shoppers! You know she’s going home to mark up the prices on eBay.” —ALI L., 22 CABOOSE ON THE LOOSE “I came in to see some new nail art. Wasn’t expecting someone’s bare a$$ staring back.” —PRISCILLA I., 20 JUST CHILLIN’ “Must have been a hot day for these customers to sit in the frozen-food aisle and use the free cold air.” —JENNIFER S., 33 ANNOYED BEYOND BELIEF? E-MAIL INBOX@COSMOPOLITAN .COM (SUBJECT: B ITCH IT OUT) TO SHARE YOUR PET PEEVE (AND PHOTO) . IF WE PRINT YOUR SHOT, WE’LL GIVE YOU $50! SHOPPING…