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We Ride at Dawn

I’m taking cues from the cowgirl trend—see it in all its glory on actor Isabelle Fuhrman, page 82—and galloping into this batshit election season with “let’s start over?!” emblazoned on a flag. In that spirit of change , everythinginthis issue is about upgrades we want and need independent of all that: the end of a few decidedly annoying social media trends (pages 19 and 74), the dawn of Black-centered fragrances in a stubbornly white perfume industry (page 30), more aww-inducing love out there in the world (page 66), a call for doctors to start taking our brain health as seriously as men’s (page 44), and the possibility for young women to reinvent themselves—and, okay, take over the world—however they damn well please (page 10). Return to this issue whenever your eye-twitchy white-knuckle…

We Ride at Dawn

Fresh for Success

Congrats on making it to college! Keep calm and conquer the campus—without the stress of odor. Secret Whole Body Deodorant has you covered from head (and pits, underboobs and privates) to toe with 72-hour, aluminum-free freshness. Forget odor and focus on acing your classes, making friends and just having fun. Use this first-week checklist to help prep you for success all semester. You’ve got this. PRESENTED BY SECRET SECRET STASH Life will soon be packed with classes, studying and a new crew of friends, so pick up personal essentials now for the whole term. Stock up on Secret Whole Body Deodorant in spray, stick and cream, so you’ll have all-over odor protection options all semester. BRAVE FACE Step out of your comfort zone to make new friends. If starting conversations feels daunting, trust Secret Whole Body…

Fresh for Success

If you want to know what it looks like to go through an existential crisis and come out stronger on the other side, just ask Dove Cameron. Or listen to her latest album, Alchemical: Volume 2. It showcases a move toward caring way less about what other people think and way more about her own happiness. And her fans are loving it. They’ve been watching her do the work—literal and philosophical—since 2013, when she starred in the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie. Now, with new music, big-flex acting roles (like on Amazon Prime Video’s Obsession), a fresh relationship, and a brand-new life outlook, she’s ready to reflect on it all. On Her Childhood Dreams “When you’re a kid, you’re not thinking, I have to choose a career path. You’re like, I…

What’s It Really Like to Be a Stay-at-Home Girlfriend?

By this point, you’ve definitely seen a tradwife come across your social feeds. Watching their videos is like getting slingshotted into the past. Clad in 1950s-style aprons, newborns strapped to their chests, these women make cereal and snack crackers from scratch while embodying ultratraditional gender roles. “The man, he is the provider, the main breadwinner….The woman, the wife, she is a homemaker….She does the cooking and the cleaning,” declares Estee Williams (@EsteeCWilliams) to her more than 190,000 TikTok followers in one video. Taken collectively, #tradwife posts like these read like a pre–Feminine Mystique guide to middle-class white womanhood—one that’s attracting a growing number of younger, unmarried women eager to try out the lifestyle for themselves as stay-athome girlfriends, or SAHGs. Perhaps the sheer size of these popular fandoms is the appeal.…

What’s It Really Like to Be a Stay-at-Home Girlfriend?

Fall Fashion WantsYou to Be the Moment

Fancy Lingerie Like if your historical romance novel invited you to a party with a scandalous dress code. WEAR IT TO: DATE NIGHT, OBVIOUSLY. Cropped Coats Micro-jackets are the new microskirts, trust us. WEAR IT TO: EVE RY FALL FESTIVITY (APPLE PICKING, THE PUMPKIN PATCH, YOU GET IT). Paper-Bag Boots Please meet slouchy boots’ older, wiser, much wider mentor. WEAR IT TO: WORK, YOUR NEXT NIGHT OUT, EVERYWHERE ELSE. Bubble Hems The extra oomph all your skirts, dresses, and tops need from now on. WEAR IT TO: B RUNCH, THEN WATCH THE COMPLIMENTS ROLL ON IN. ALL PRODUCT IMAGES ARE COURTESY OF BRANDS. SIMONE ROCHA: LAUNCHMETRICS.COM/SPOTLIGHT. THE ATTICO: COURTESY OF THE ATTICO. COLLINA STRADA: LAUNCHMETRICS.COM/SPOTLIGHT. ALL PRODUCT IMAGES ARE COURTESY OF BRANDS. DIESEL: COURTESY OF DIESEL. MSGM: LAUNCHMETRICS.COM/SPOTLIGHT. ALL PRODUCT IMAGES ARE COURTESY OF BRANDS. PROENZA SCHOULER: COURTESY OF PROENZA SCHOULER. ALL…

Fall Fashion WantsYou to Be the Moment

Announcement: The Time to Masturbate Is Now

When you think about it, masturbation is pretty much the ultimate personal-pleasure tool—it’s safe, free, and available right now. It’s loaded with stress- and anxiety reducing mental health benefits. And with sleep-promoting physical health benefits. Plus, there’s the way it feels: good. Like, really good. One recent study even found that those who didn’t masturbate as frequently as they wanted to “experienced more sexual distress.” So why aren’t all of us practicing it on a regular basis? Friends, we’re currently experiencing something of a global masturbation gap. On average, women got themselves off only 70 times last year, whereas men went for it 166 times, according to data from Womanizer. Could the reason be lingering stigma or shame surrounding women’s self pleasure? Or the fact that only 16 states in America…

Announcement: The Time to Masturbate Is Now

The Sweet Smell of Diversity

Faithful readers know I can literally rattle off hundreds of BIPOC-owned haircare, skincare, and cosmetic companies. And that I frequently do right here on this page. But there’s one beauty related question that continues to trip me up: “What are the best Black-owned perfume brands?” It’s not that these don’t exist—they do and they’re dope…just look to the right for a few—but it’s a very short list. It seems like the fragrance business never got the DEI memo the rest of the beauty industry has doubled down on. I had to know why, and my investigation unearthed some interesting truths. After 10 hours on the phone with the founders and perfumers behind Black-owned fragrance brands, I came to understand that this field revolves around Grasse, France (aka the perfume capital of the…

The Sweet Smell of Diversity

Cosmo’s Hot Hotel Awards Have Arrived

Best for Once-in-a-Lifetime Thrills Pikaia Lodge GALÁPAGOS, ECUADOR It’s not easy to visit the storied Galápagos, but this 5-star retreat is committed to giving guests access in the fanciest and most sustainable way possible. Its private yacht (ahem, slay) brings you up close and personal with the special plant and animal species found on the surrounding islands—penguins, sea lions, blue-footed booby birds (obsessed), and more—before returning you to the lodge for killer Ecuadorian fusion cuisine. Oh, and did we mention the hotel sits in the middle of a protected giant tortoise reserve? You’ve gotta see it. STARTING RATE PER NIGHT: $1,780 per person CLOSEST AIRPORT: Baltra Island Airport (GPS) WHILE YOU’RE HERE, VISIT: The property’s expansive walk-in wine cellar after a long day of adventuring Best for Complete Seclusion The Bolder FORSAND, NORWAY Tree houses, but make them chic as…

Cosmo’s Hot Hotel Awards Have Arrived

Take a Road Trip Through the Heel of Italy’s Boot

PRESENTED BY MASERATI I almost hesitate to write this story, because part of the charm of the city of Lecce and its nearby coastal towns is that they feel decidedly less overrun with tourists (*sheepishly raises hand*) than other Italian vacation spots. But this magical place—often compared to Florence thanks to its Baroque-style architecture and thriving art scene—is so lovely that I simply can’t keep it to myself. With buildings and sidewalks crafted from a specific kind of limestone, Lecce feels like it’s awash in a golden glow. I may never have had the chance to explore its streets but for a too-tempting-to-pass-up invitation from the Maserati team. The iconic Italian luxury car company was about to release its new all-electric Grecale Folgore SUV and had found the ideal location to show…

Take a Road Trip Through the Heel of Italy’s Boot

The True Tale of My Multi-Orgasmic Hookup With My Much Younger Handyman

After my 11-year marriage ended, I felt like a virgin again. I hadn’t had sex in such a long time, it was almost like I’d never had it at all. And now I was a busy single mom—one who was also the proud owner of a farm house that needed some work. Anxious to get started, I hired a friend’s brother to help with odd jobs and heavy lifting. The day we met, he reached out to shake my hand, then turned it over and traced the calluses on my palm with his finger. A surge of energy pulsed through my body; my nipples hardened instantly. “Not a fan of gloves?” he asked with a little smile. Still, I wrote Aaron* off as a romantic possibility. He wasn’t really my type. He…

The True Tale of My Multi-Orgasmic Hookup With My Much Younger Handyman

You’re About to See Aavrani Everywhere

You know, it’s always seemed kind of unfair that your hair gets all the love. Volumizing shampoos, nourishing treatments, the works. Your scalp though? She’s usually an afterthought, often an itchy, flaky one, especially as the weather cools. Probably in part because “great scalp” sounds a lot less sexy than “great hair,” even though (surprise!) you need the first to score the second. Aavrani cofounder Rooshy Roy was well aware of this fact, and when she personally began experiencing hair loss, she was inspired to expand her skincare brand to include four scalp-friendly hair care products. Roy was already an industry pioneer; she’d started Aavrani in 2017 after unsuccessfully using a slew of expensive products to calm her breakouts. What did work for her: a turmeric mask her mom whipped up, sparking…

You’re About to See Aavrani Everywhere

We Need to Talk About Women and Concussions

In 2006, Daneen Brooks was heading to work when another car crashed into hers. The impact propelled her into the opposite lane of traffic as her head slammed against the dashboard. She hardly remembers the ambulance ride, and the ER was quick—no tests, just a scan of her neck. “They sent me home with instructions to rest and painkillers for my headache,” she recalls. “It felt like they were just checking boxes to get me out of there.” Five years later, she found out what had really happened: She’d suffered a life-altering concussion. Male athletes, specifically football players, have almost exclusively dominated the national conversation around this type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can affect cognitive function and cause symptoms like headaches, light and noise sensitivities, and nausea. Concussions may…

We Need to Talk About Women and Concussions

Why Not Invite Your Friends Over to Make Butter Candles?

Listen, butter is fabulous in all forms. But if you (a) cringe at the thought of spreading a stick straight from the fridge or (b) enjoy getting a little crafty for the sake of the ’gram, this appetizer of the moment is for you. Made with food-safe wicks (absolutely a thing, now you know), butter candles are as fun to create as they are delicious to dunk hunks of food into. (We like them with bread, seafood, steak, or veggies, but go ahead and trust your intuition.) You can make your own in one of these two ways—get it right and your group will soon be dipping into a perfect pool of melty goodness surrounded by a movie-theater popcorn-scented ambience. Yes, it’s extra as hell, but that’s what life’s all…

Why Not Invite Your Friends Over to Make Butter Candles?

Is This Thing On?

It was about 5 a.m. when the ghost started haunting Ashley Park. She was straight off a much-delayed flight from Los Angeles and eager to finally get some sleep in her Manhattan hotel room. Alas, the supernatural world had other plans. The door suddenly swung open on its own, making the actor bolt upright in bed. “I don’t even believe in this stuff!” Ashley laughs later that day when we meet for fettuccine, fries, and espresso martinis—the “comfort food” she needs. “I swear something was there. It scared the crap out of me.” That’s saying something, because at this point, you’d think it would take a lot to frighten Ashley. She survived leukemia as a teen and theater school as a young adult. She won over Broadway’s notoriously picky audiences as Gretchen…

Is This Thing On?

AGE: 23 SIGN: Taurus MAIN GIG: Content creator It was already almost impossible for Noah’s 33 million TikTok fans to miss his shirtless content, but starting now, his near-naked form will be even more inescapable. First, there are these photos (you’re welcome), but there’s also his new movie Sidelined: The QB and Me (due out later this year) and his debut clothing brand IPHIS, which specializes in gender-neutral underwear. Obviously, we asked him to pose in the latter on top of the Empire State Building. Based on the way he charmed everyone on the set of the shoot, there’s truly no better barely clothed brand ambassador than this certifiable king of thirst traps. Gucci pants, belt, neck bow, and gloves. “I’m not out there searching for a relationship, but I would fall in love today…

Love on the Streets of Los Angeles

Tyler, 28, filmmaker; Myko, 27, dancer, singer, and actor Years together: 1 Tyler: We read together; we party together. She’ll look over my scripts. Myko: And he shoots music videos for me. Tyler: She’s also acted in some of my projects. Myko: I think it’s a really good sign when you can live and work together. Eden, 28, model and social media influencer; Christian, 28, math teacher Years together: 2 Eden: We met through TikTok. Two weeks after we first FaceTimed, he came to L.A. One week after that, I went to Texas to meet his son. A month after that, we got engaged. Christian: She told me long-distance didn’t work for her. So I packed my entire life in three boxes and moved here. Eden: On our first date, he got my name tattooed on him. Christian: A lot of…

Love on the Streets of Los Angeles

Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Se e Your Baby ’s Face on TikTok

In the beginning, parenting content wasn’t fodder for fame and fortune. It was the early 2000s and the internet was a different place. Moms and dads yearning for a creative outlet simply fired up WordPress and started posting. Their missives offered raw, funny, heartwarming glimpses into life with kids, many of whom became recurring characters in their parents’ posts. It was a means to connect, not a business model—not yet, anyway. Any move toward financial gain was seen as “tacky and inauthentic, a sign of selling out,” recalls tech journalist Taylor Lorenz in her book Extremely Online. Then, in 2004, a watershed moment: Heather Armstrong, a Utah mom with a popular personal blog called Dooce, began running banner ads alongside her clicky parenting content. And the payoff was huge. By 2009, she…

Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Se e Your Baby ’s Face on TikTok

MUST THE $HOW GO ON?

Veronica Merritt, 39, mom of 12 “If I could work a regular job and make enough money to survive, I would do that instead,” says Veronica Merritt, a single parent who estimates that she earns between $3,000 and $7,000 in an average month on TikTok. But not everyone can hold down a 9-to-5. Merritt’s health is precarious, she explains, and finding childcare for so many kids would be an ordeal. She’s grateful she can get by on an hour or two a day of editing content. “The best part of my job as a creator is probably the money,” she says. “The worst part is probably the negativity that comes with it, the hate.” Garrett Gee, 35, father of three kids under 12 Garrett Gee is frank about how he sees content creation:…

MUST THE $HOW GO ON?

This Ain’t Texas

SHOT ON LOCATION AT ME CABO THE ONE AND ONLY If you want to embrace this whole thing at all, you know what hat you’ll need. Luckily for everyone, it protects from rain and snow just as well as it does from sun. Cowboys think of everything, don’t they? YES, IT’S BANDANNA TIME Incorporate the classic scarf print into any outfit. Or just go right ahead and make it the entire outfit. THE SALOON IS WAITING Specifically for you, in your heaviest jacket (the more fringe, the better), coziest hoodie (the softer, the better), and sturdiest boots (the more scuffed, the better). ROUND UP YOUR NEUTRALS Bonus points if one of those neutrals is a pair of chaps. Not saying you need ’em to nail this look, but…. DENIM’S STILL HERE TOO You obviously already have some form of a…

This Ain’t Texas

THE Hottest SPORTS STORY YOU’LL READ ALL YEAR

A hundred quid says you or DuBois will punch the other before the month is over,” Adil declared. “Wilson, you taking that bet?” “Absolutely not,” Noah said, his tone dry. “Leave me out of your bets. They never end well.” “I have no idea what you mean, and I’m offended that’s how you’re sending me off for the summer.” Adil clutched his chest. “When I’m on the flight home, I’ll remember your words. They’ll hurt.” “Good. Maybe you’ll stop stirring up shit next season.” “Is that any way to talk to your teammate? What type of example are you setting for your daughter?” “Yes, it is, and my daughter’s not here.” I shook my head. Noah, Adil, and I were at the Angry Boar, our favorite pub, for a last get together before they flew home to…

THE Hottest SPORTS STORY YOU’LL READ ALL YEAR

Peptides Are Your MVPs It’s not a trip to Sephora without walking through shelves of peptide-infused lotions, creams, gels, everything. The wildly popular ingredient, a type of amino acid also found naturally in skin, may help “reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve the skin barrier, ease inflammation, and promote elasticity,” says Melanie Palm, MD, a dermatologist in San Diego. Not all peptides are created equal though. Enzyme inhibitor peptides block the stuff that breaks down skin-firming collagen. Signal peptides encourage your cells to produce more collagen, elastin, and other proteins. Carrier peptides can transfer other actives, like copper and magnesium, into your skin for better results. And neuropeptides can halt some of the muscle contractions that cause lines and wrinkles, leaving your skin smoother and more supple, explains NYC dermatologist Claire…

Dancing on Her Own Allow Ms. Ziegler to reintroduce herself. The kid you obsessively followed on Dance Moms is now 20 and a full-on adult, doing adult things like recording her new album, Biting My Tongue. This singer-songwriter phase is set to make Kenzie a household name yet again. See foryourself as you bless your ears with her 12-track record, the perfect vibe for your next Saturday night. FOR SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO COSMOPOLITAN.COM.…

Your Fall Horoscope

Aries You’re deep in work mode at the start of Virgo season and, yeah, it’s exhausting. But good news: Once you make it past the lunar eclipse on September 17, your to-do list is (finally) taken care of. Even better, Libra season, starting on September 22, sets the mood for love—and new lovers. Taurus Friendly PSA: If you like somebody, tell them. If you love somebody, shout it from the rooftops (or at least on your IG Stories). The end-of summer astro weather has you meeting new friends and romantic interests. And once Scorpio season rolls up on October 22, you’re ready to lock those down. Gemini Hey, so how’s your living situation? Your relationships with your friends, family, partner? If there’s room for improvement, get to it right away so you can enjoy Libra…

Your Fall Horoscope

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