Cosmopolitan June 2013

Anda & Masha The New York–based styling and designing duo bring their current obsession of combining patterns, colors, and prints to this month's fashion feature "Mix It Up" (p. 166). (They also styled "The Transformer" [p. 174].) When they met, Masha was styling solo, and Anda was designing for Ralph Lauren. "Within a year, I'd quit my job to work together," says Anda (left). "It was a big risk, but it paid off." Together, the pair have styled celebs like Rihanna and Anne Hathaway. Describe your personal styles: "Masha is more rock-and-roll, and I change with my mood, from boho to street," says Anda. Sarah Z. Wexler Moving from New York City to Portland, Oregon, was about "no longer being a slave to a job and making my time about…

Sofia arrived at 11:15 a.m. in a green snakeskin-print Equipment Femme top and kept the crew jazzed by cracking jokes and salivating over the shoes on the set. She also revealed one of her favorite (and notably unglam!) hobbies: zoning out in front of the TV with her son, Manolo, 21. Adorbs. —MALIA GRIGGS It's an international affair. Photographer Matthias Vriens-McGrath's cool Dutch accent next to Sofia's sassy Colombian one was so music to our ears. Hairstylist Mark Townsend's tool kit for Sofia's soft, shiny hair look. Our gift to Sofia: some serious statement jewelry. Earrings, Suzanna Dai, fragments.com With Townsend and makeup artist Kayleen McAdams (Rachel's sis!). Fully prepared! Seamstress Anna Zmboyan brought every thread color in case Sofia needed any last-minute outfit tweaks. Stylist Elizabeth Stewart's picks:…

AT THE WHITE HOUSE… Three Js: Moi, Cosmo's executive editor Joyce Chang, and Jackie O.! We met the fiercest, most inspiring Cosmo readers there: brave military women. A reminder inked in Arabic that Tia is beautiful. No question, one of the best parts of my job is the people I get to meet. And I don't just mean the celebs on our cover—although, who doesn't want to go to fashion shows with Miley Cyrus or have lunch with Sofia Vergara? The invitations we get at Cosmo are fantastic, including a recent visit to the White House to celebrate Women's History Month, brilliantly organized by Lifetime (and no, Dance Mom wasn't there). But that afternoon, it wasn't just the POTUS and FLOTUS who stood out. It was the strong young women…

We had a hunch readers would like our Cosmo Careers supplement, guest-edited by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg—author of the much-buzzed-about book Lean In—but your response inspired us. "The mini magazine is amazing!" wrote Eliana P., from Miami, Florida. "I'm in college, and it helps me visualize my goals." "After reading it, I felt empowered to find a career," wrote Diana D., from Queens, New York. "I'm head over heels in love with your career guide," wrote Allison B., from Bloomington, Indiana. "Thank you for turning Cosmo into a resource for women looking for a well-rounded package of fashion, entertainment, career advice, and relationships." HOOKED UP "I loved 'Want More Than a Hookup?' I've experienced the college hookup culture. It's such a relief to know others out there find it difficult…

"I had my first massage on vacation recently. I was in a hut on the beach, and I could hear the waves and the wind in the palm trees. It was a full-body experience. It made me want to learn how to give massages, so I've been going to local classes." Caley Carmichael, 26, project coordinator for a grant-management firm, from Austin, TX "I just got out of a long relationship, and I'm getting to know me again. I'm working out outdoors, which I didn't used to do. It feels freeing—like you can run and run and never stop running. I feel more confident now. I can't even kill a bee, but I feel stronger inside." Raisha Suffo, 24, business student, from Monterrey, Mexico "I went to grad school for…

COSMO SUMMER LOVIN' SPECIAL Playing the Field "One summer during college, my boyfriend and I were both living at home with our parents and thus always trying to sneak in some action. We went to dinner one night, then had nowhere to go to, uh, work off our meal…so we made a hookup pit stop at a big field near my parents' place. We parked the car on the side of the road, rushed over to this grassy patch in the corner, and quickly started going at it. But then we heard a loud shout, looked up, and there was my father—he'd come to the park for a postdinner walk! He didn't even say a word—he just looked horrified and walked away as fast as humanly possible. Dinner for the…