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ONE MORE THING TO DO! GET 86% OFF THE NEWSSTAND PRICE AT COSMOPOLITAN.COM/SUBSCRIBE COSMOREADS ”Every book, TV show, is like, ‘Be happy!’ What if you’re not? Is that okay?” asks Korson. “My dearest friend is an eternal optimist—she believes happiness is a choice, and I believe it’s more of a setting. Can you rewire yourself? I went back through pivotal points in my life, when one should be happy. I realized that I have happy rest stops—moments when I can accept a little bit of happiness—and that might be it. I think it’s kind of like managing a disease: It’s not always comfortable, but I can deal with it. That’s my setting, and that’s okay.” MARINA & THE DIAMONDS The Welsh singer/songwriter (birthname: Marina Diamandis) discusses her third studio album,…

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CAREER CURVEBALL I went from a competitive-sports camp to theater camp in a year. My fifth-grade yearbook said I’d play for the Mets, but I got bitten by the [acting] bug one hundred percent. A LWAYS ON T HE DV R I love The Bachelor and The Bachelorette! Thank god they switched the genders. It’s a ridiculous show, but at least it’s balanced out— silly guys pining for a woman and vice versa. GO ’HEAD, GIRL I have no problems with forward behavior, especially if it’s cutting through BS. It forces you to be more honest. I think honesty breeds confidence. TOTAL BALLER I’m a huge Knicks fan, even though they’re so bad. I grew up in New York, and I still love going to the Garden. ROUGH & READY…

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Q If I’m going to invest in one clothing item and one accessory this spring, what should it be? —Brigitte Hong, 21 A My advice for every girl’s must-have for spring is a poodle skirt that hits you right on your waistline—that is the smallest part of your body, and with the appropriate styling, no matter what shape or size you are, you can always create an hourglass figure. What’s great about this look is that you can transition it to winter just by changing the thickness of the fabrics you layer with it. Q: I AM 21 YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVE THE BODY OF A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. I AM GRADUATING SOON AND HAVE TO START DRESSING IN A MORE PROFESSIONAL MANNER. ANY TIPS TO MAKE ME LOOK A…

YOUR VIBE BEST MASK SLATHER ON BEFORE BED AND WAKE UP GLOWING. WHAT COULD BE EASIER? OLAY Regenerist Luminous Overnight Mask, $26, drugstores ALL YOU NEED TO BE A Minimalist BEST FOUNDATION Tap the cushion sponge lightly for subtle coverage, or give it a good press for more coverage when you need it. BEST STYLER This overachieving spritz—it refreshes, creates texture, adds volume, and more—is all you need in your hair arsenal. BEST HAIR TREATMENT Skip conditioner and add a few drops to the length of your tresses for instant polish and hydration. SERUM This leaves skin so dewy and smooth, you might not even need makeup. BEST MAKEUP MULTITASKER This sheer lip and cheek stain takes the guesswork out of finding a perfect shade. It reacts to your skin’s unique…

THE MOST CLASSIC Red THIS TIMELESS SHADE MADE ITS DEBUT ON THE DIOR RUNWAY IN 1947. DIOR Vernis Gel Shine Nail Lacquer in Rouge 999, $27, dior.com SULTRY Dark THIS SHADE MADE DEEPCOLORED MANIS MAINSTREAM. CHANEL Le Vernis in Vamp, $27, chanel.com TRENDY Taupe EVERY FIVE MINUTES, A BOTTLE OF THIS GRAY-BEIGE BLEND IS SOLD. ESSIE in Chinchilly, $8.50, essi.com HOT TEST Pink WOMEN HAVE BEEN WEARING THIS FLIRTY BERRY FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS. REVLON Cherries in the Snow Nail Enamel, $5, revlon.com ELECTRIC Blue THIS TOPSELLING COBALT IS A TRENDSETTER STAPLE. YSL La Laque Couture N.18 Bleu Majorelle, $27, yslbeautyus.com…

THE SEXIEST SCENTS Statement-Making Sexy Indulgent, exciting, and totally transformative. 1992 With chocolate, caramel, and red berries, this 23-yearold cult fragrance created the category of “gourmand” and became a legend. 2000 In the early aughts, white florals had a major moment. But none had the posh factor like the jet-set designer’s first perfume…he went wild with them here. 2005 The avant-garde design duo set off an explosion with their debut scent. Not for wallflowers, it’s OTT seductive (that’s the patchouli talking). 2005 Think of this spicy tuberose scent like outrageously expensive lingerie: intimidating at first, but once you’re in it, totally empowering. 2015 New to shelves this spring, this heady cocktail of lemon, pomegranate, and musk begs for something plunge-y or cropped. Flirtatiously Sexy More Audrey, less Marilyn. 1990 For…

THE YEAR’S UNRIVALED FAVORITE HYDRATING LIP COLOR “It’s hard to find a lipstick that doesn’t burn my supersensitive lips. So far, so good with Rouge Coco.” —Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief FAVORITE PERFECTING POWDER “Hands down, the fastest, easiest way to get the flawless, semi-matte skin finish I crave.” —Loni Venti, senior beauty editor FAVORITE MAKEUP REMOVER “I was plagued by minor eye infections until I started using this nightly. Cured!” —Leslie Yazel, executive editor FAVORITE GO-TO VARNISH “Not quite black, not quite purple, this moody classic is my signature mani-pedi shade.” —Lauren Balsamo, beauty assistant FAVORITE MANE MULTITASKER “It does everything: acts like a leave-in conditioner, tames frizz, gives freshly washed hair second-day sexiness. And the scent is beyond.” —Leah Wyar, executive beauty director FAVORITE EVENING ESSENTIAL “Sometimes before bed, I…

PICNIC TIME Fill a small glass with ice. If people pour alcohol into an empty glass (especially a wide one), they’re more likely to overserve themselves, studies show. The first step to not getting wastey-face is not having two drinks when you meant to have one. Add bubbles. Making your sipper a spritzer (half booze, half seltzer) is an easy way to slow consumption, since carbonation may fill you up. It’s also a healthy alternative to caloric, sugar-laden cocktails from premade mixes, like margaritas. Tequila + lime juice + seltzer = yes! Sub in agua. For every alcoholic beverage, have a water. One drink is also generally the amount the body can metabolize in an hour. Barbecues and beach days are marathons, not sprints. SOURCE: WILLIAM KERR, PHD, ALCOHOL RESEARCH…

SHIRLEY TEMPLE / SERVES 1 Combine 3 ounces ginger ale, 3 ounces lemon-lime soda, and a dash of grenadine (or more to taste) in an ice-filled glass, and stir gently to combine. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and serve. PARTY WISDOM “If it’s raining, keep them dry. If it’s cold, keep them warm. If they’re thirsty, serve them a drink. If they’re hungry, give them food. The rest is semantics.” —BRONSON VAN WYCK HOW MUCH LIQUID? TWO DRINKS PER PERSON PER HOUR + MORE JUST IN CASE…

MAGNIFICENT MAVERICK...IN MAY 1990, THOSE TWO WORDS HEADLINED MADONNA AS THE COVER STAR OF COSMO’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE. NOW, 25 YEARS LATER, THE ICON SITS DOWN WITH COSMO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOANNA COLES AND MUSIC EDITOR SERGIO KLETNOY TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF POWER, PROVOCATION— AND LIVING THAT COSMO-GIRL LIFE. Between Madonna’s triple-wide town house on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and the sidewalk stands an iron gate so formidable, you half expect to find Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch on the other side. Yet no wall— steel, fire, or otherwise—could prevent the leak of tracks from her latest album, Rebel Heart, at the end of last year. On the day of our date with Madonna, justice has been served. An Israeli man allegedly responsible for the hacking was arrested earlier that…

{MYTH 1}: MEN WANT TO DO THE CHASING THE TRUTH Call it The Clooney Effect, but men today are into self-assured, educated women (more Amal than Marilyn). According to Match.com’s Singles in America survey, which polled more than 5,600 men and women about love and sex, 90 percent of guys report being okay with a woman asking them out. (And good, because, seriously? It is 2015.) {MYTH 2}: MEN JUST WANT NOSTRINGSATTACHED SEX THE TRUTH Not all men want nostrings-attached sex, and even those who do don’t necessarily want just that. “Like many other personality traits—for example, extraversion— interest in casual sex varies widely among both men and women,” says sex researcher Zhana Vrangalova, PhD. “Some men aren’t interested in it at all. Some are interested in it during certain…

Q/ My fiancé and I are taking a big road trip for Memorial Day weekend, and he’s hinting that he wants us to give each other “road head.” What’s the best way to do it without getting into an accident? A/ How about slightly-off-theroad head? “They say if you have to text, pull over. The same goes for sex,” says Cindy Struckman-Johnson, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of South Dakota who conducted a study on car sex last year. Her data found that about one-third of college-age men and women had sex (mostly oral and/or handies) while driving a car because they “enjoy the risk.” But O-ing on the open road is dangerous. Almost 40 percent of carsexing couples said it led to speeding or drifting across…

YOUR GUIDE TO THE MALE BRAIN I WANT YOUR TEXT FIVE TEXTS EVERY GUY SECRETLY WANTS Sad but true: Most of us are offensively boring via text (“wut up?”). It doesn’t have to be this way. Dating guru Matthew Hussey suggests new texting strategies that will really vibrate in his pants. I’m at that new lounge that just opened. The music is amazing. Why aren’t you here? WHY IT’S HOT: He’ll see that you live a cool life and feel like he’s missing out on the fun. If he likes you, he’ll respond. If not, there’s really nothing here for him to reject! It’s a good thing you’re just my friend’s brother or you and I would be trouble for each other.… WHY IT’S HOT: Making the two of you…

1_DEFINE YOUR What is a brand? It’s an identity. Branding is the art of aligning what you want people to think about you with what people actually think about you. You can decide what you want the public perception of you to be, and you can shape it. So the question is: How would your friends or colleagues describe you? Is that the message you want to convey? If it’s not, you need to change it. You need to self-examine and decide what you want to stand for. Every person has something unique to offer. To know what that is, look at yourself from an outsider’s point of view. Craft your personal brand. Pretend for a moment that you are a public relations executive and your new client is you.…

CELL PHONE AND CABLE You have the most leverage when your contract is almost up. Speak to a rep in the customer-retention department. They’re typically authorized to offer you deals. Think: reduced pricing, additional data or minutes, and a comped new phone. FURNITURE Ask if you can buy the floor model at a discount. (Spot a scratch and you could get 10 percent more off.) You might find success if you pay in cash for furniture and appliances, especially at a local store. CLASSES That Essentials of Bread Baking demo sounds fun but will set you back half your paycheck. Ask the what-if question, says William Ury, cofounder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation. “What if I were an assistant? What if I brought a friend or two— could you…

CRAZY SITUATION WORKING YOUR LAST NERVE? VENT HERE! ASS BACKWARDS “I don’t think your belt is working....” —VERJILIA A., 28 BRO NO “These guys were doing body shots off each other to attract women. Um, no thanks.” —ELLIE C., 21 HAPPILY NEVER AFTER “I’m sorry—did my shopping interrupt your book club?” —ASHLEY L., 26 GYM RAT “When old men take off their shoes at the gym and wear only socks… eww.” —CHRISTIE W., 23 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!…

COSMO CONVO “Thank you for ‘He Said What at Work?’ I’d been having problems with sexual harassment for about a year and finally had the courage to speak up. I was afraid nobody would believe me, and I felt isolated and anxious. Nobody should have to feel uncomfortable at work!” —ELIZABETH H., 22, WEST CHESTER, OH “‘He Said What at Work?’ really struck a chord with me. My manager talked me out of reporting sexual harassment because she feared I would lose my job. It’s important that women know they should say something. There isn’t a fine line between what’s okay and what’s not—it’s staring us straight in the face.” —ALEXANDRA M., 23, SALT LAKE CITY, UT “I almost started cheering while reading ‘He Said What at Work?’ I wish…

“WE KNOW YOU HAVE CONFESSIONS TO SHARE.... E-MAIL THE DIRTY DETAILS TO CONFESSIONS@COSMOPOLITAN.COM, OR TWEET YOUR TALES TO @COSMOPOLITAN! 1 “I was in charge of capturing my friend’s wedding on video. The ceremony started and just as they were announced as husband and wife, I realized I’d forgotten to push record! They had to repeat the vows all over again so I could get a video.…Oops. —MYRNELLE S., 31, hairstylist, from Miami 2 “I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SEXY TO PUT NUTELLA ON HIS JUNK. IT GOT EVERYWHERE, EVEN IN MY HAIR. IT WAS BAD.” —WHITNEY B., 22 3 “I’M A BIT OF A SHOPAHOLIC, SO THERE ARE THINGS WITH TAGS IN MY CLOSET THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR, LIKE, YEARS. THAT’S ME— POP THE TAG AFTER FOUR YEARS.” 4…

Every man in tights... has an origin story. In honor of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, in theaters May 1, we look back and remember: Before crushing the box office, these guys had to battle puberty. AKA CAPTAIN AMERICA “BRB, kicking myself”— the girl who dumped this kid at prom. AKA FALCON One flies; the other refuses to age. Who’s the real hero? AKA HAWKEYE Once upon a time, he was just a kid with an epic mullet and a dream. AKA SUPERMAN It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a bowl cut! AKA ANT-MAN Ant-Man’s worst nemesis? Yellowjacket. Young Rudd’s? Humidity. AKA PETER QUILL Is “least likely stripper and/or superhero” a yearbook category? AKA THOR The God of Thunder’s perks include: giant hammer; hair-product upgrade.…

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LOOK HOT TONIGHT THE PANTS SWEAT IT OUT “ATHLETIC WEAR HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME A MAJOR PART OF FASHION. I LOVE PHAT BUDDHA AND MICHI NY. THEIR LEGGINGS LOOK GREAT IN THE GYM OR ON THE STREET.” THE SPORTS BRA TOP TALK “I LOVE A GOOD SPORTS BRA. WHEN WORN WITH HIGH-WAISTED PANTS OR A SKIRT, IT’S AN EASY TRANSITION TO NIGHTTIME.” THE JACKETI FTER GLOW “A FRESH FACE CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE! POST-WORKOUT, I’LL REFRESH WITH A MIO WIPE AND SPLASH COLD WATER ON MY FACE.” THE SNEAKS STEPPING OUT “SNEAKERS AREN’T JUST FOR WORKING OUT. NIKE FLYKNITS ARE GREAT SHOES TO TRANSITION FROM THE GYM TO A MEETING OR ANYWHERE THE DAY/NIGHT TAKES YOU!” HANNAH’S PLAYLIST WEIGHTS KNOW YOURSELF, BY DRAKE IDFWU, BY BIG SEAN These are great…

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MOST MEMORABLE 1 FLAMING TIPS Look familiar? Hottie Emily Ratajkowski rocked these firedup nails on our November 2014 cover. 2 FACE TIME Rihanna happily debuted this emojiinspired mani at London’s Jingle Bell Ball back in 2008. 3 ELECTRIC FEEL Serena Williams sported this look on Centre Court at 2013’s Wimbledon. 4 GONE PLATINUM As seen on Beyoncé at the 2010 Grammy Awards. 5 MONEYMAKER We really Liked this $$$ look from Lily Allen’s ’13 Insta feed. 6 EYE POPPING Only Katy Perry could dream up this wacky design, worn to the 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards. 7 BLING FINGERS Spotted on Nicki Minaj at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards: major glitz. 8 BLACK-TIE AFFAIR Zooey Deschanel paired tuxedostyle tips with a sparkling gown at the 2012 Golden Globes. 9 RED…

11 NEW WAYS TO DAMAGE CONTROL It was 20 years ago that Shiseido teamed up with Harvard to study Langerhans cells, which keep skin strong and healthy. Finally, they’ve come up for air—with a 31-patent-strong serum that downplays the look of UV damage. CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury (Kate Moss’s go-to girl) is known for mixing her own face cream—it makes tired, hungover skin glow-y— for her clients. Beta mode is over. This pro version has all the magic of the original DIY version plus a peptide complex that she calls a “push-up bra in a jar.” LIGHT SHOW It looks like it came from Kanye’s closet, but this LED mask is a total bargain. It’s programmed to deliver 30 15-minute treatments, which smooth, de-puff, and brighten…

RAINBOW CARROTS orange carrots + red, yellow, and purple varieties These heirloom veggies’ hues come from different nutrients—lycopene (red) for heart health, lutein (yellow) for strong eyes, and anthocyanins (purple) for antioxidants. THOMCORD GRAPES thompson grapes + concord grapes Sweet like concords (think jelly) but seedless and not as tough, the fruit has tons of antioxidants to support the cardiovascular, immune, and nervous systems. KALETTES kale + brussels sprouts Also called kale sprouts, this golf ball–size hybrid is hearty and leafy, spicy yet sweet, and loaded with vitamin K (good for blood and bones) and free-radical-fighting vitamin C. BROCCO FLOWER broccoli + cauliflower Packed with vitamin C, the nutty combo is sweeter than either edible on its own. It’s also high in folic acid. SOURCE: DAWN JACKSON BLATNER, RDN, AUTHOR…

MY HANDS STILL SMELL LIKE RAW MEAT. NOT RANCID MEAT, NOT EXACTLY. ALTHOUGH FRESH MEAT HAS NO SMELL REALLY, RIGHT? This started on Tuesday, when I made my family turkey burgers, innocently patting them with my hands. And here I am, on Friday, and my hands still smell like meat. I’ve washed and washed. I’ve Purelled. I’ve citrus-scented Purelled. I’ve bathed several times, more than enough to wash away any remaining meat. As the days go by, the smell is a little stronger, a little more rotten. And me? I’m lifting my hands to my nose, my hands to my nose, my hands to my nose. Confirmed, confirmed, confirmed. I try to be logical. When the thought materializes, I hear the morbid absurdity of the science-fictionscary words in my head…

POUR THIS PARTY LIBATION 1 (750-milliliter) bottle pineapple-infused rum, chilled (see below) 2 cups homemade sour mix (see below) 1 cup Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur 2 cups club soda, chilled 2 (750-milliliter) bottles brut white sparkling wine or brut rosé, chilled Ice mold 3 pints rainbow sherbet, or other assorted sherbets such as mango, pineapple, and lemon PUNCH Stir rum, sour mix, ginger liqueur, and club soda together in a punch or other serving bowl. When ready to serve, stir in sparkling wine, and slide in ice mold. Scoop all sherbet into the punch, or scoop individual portions into serving cups and ladle punch over sherbet. Serve immediately. PINEAPPLE RUM Infuse 1 (750-milliliter) bottle light or golden rum with 1 small pineapple, peeled, cored, and cubed. HOMEMADE SOUR MIX…

FROM THE MOUTH OF BAES “For a first date, I take girls to a coffee shop I ‘love.’ I secretly hate coffee. I just don’t want to drop cash on dinner until the second or third date.” —TEDDY G., 25 “I masturbate every day. When girls I’m dating ask, I say three times a week. It makes me seem less horny.” —JAY S., 26 “I tell girls my dog lives with me, even though he lives with my parents. I look much cuter next to a puppy.” –STEVE J., 25 “I’m a tennis player, but I tell girls I’m a coach. Girls love an older guy who’s ‘helping kids.’” —ALEX C., 21 “I’ve been known to wear a random sling around my arm or medical boot on my foot at…

WHEN I WAS 22, I got a job writing a sex column for an alternative newspaper. I was just out of college, auditioning for films and plays while supporting myself as a temp (I called myself a temptress— a temp and actress), and at night, I picked up commit-mentphobic drummers and took them back to my apartment for disappointing hookups. I was busy but lonely. One day, I picked up a copy of the New York Press from a green box on a street corner and read it at my desk during lunch. It was filled with depressing, funny first-person columns: a neurotic married dad in therapy, a misanthropic single guy, a dominatrix. I felt a kinship with these sad sacks who had found a way to turn hardship into…

2_KILL IT ON Find the platform— and the number of platforms—that feels right for you. You don’t need to be everywhere. Master one or two platforms first, and grow from there. Plan your strategy on the kind of content you have to work with. For example, if you’re not really going to have strong visual assets, consider skipping Instagram until you do. The profile picture and bio in social media are like your résumé. Don’t leave them blank. Posting and engaging with your followers regularly will grow your following. You have to start the conversation and follow the conversation. Out of sight, out of mind strongly applies here. Listen before you speak. Growing up, we were told to think before we speak. In social media, you need to listen (i.e.,…

1. You saunter out of an incredible day at the office, feeling like Beyoncé, and promptly get stuck in the worst commuter traffic. You: a. Don’t even notice! You’re still high from your boss’s praise-filled e-mails. b. Keep calm and carry on (i.e., play your John Green audiobook). c. Are immediately filled with so much nuclear rage, you nearly black out. 2. Does the weather in your city ever affect your mood? a. Of course! I regularly frolic in the golden red leaves of fall. b. Nah. Iced latte in July and a cocoa in December and we cool. c. Well, in the summer, it’s next-level sweaty, and in the winter, Frozen can go eff itself. So, yeah. 3. Do you fantasize about pulling a cross-country life makeover? a. No…

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“As soon as we sat down for sushi, he started ripping open the soysauce packets and drinking them like water. He had about six before I faked an emergency and bolted.” GILLIAN D., 20 He took me to see a movie and had his phone out the entire time—talking to other girls on Tinder!” SOPHIA C., 21 “On our second date, it came out that I’m bisexual. He whipped out his phone in the middle of the restaurant and played a porn video of two girls getting it on.” LAURA G., 26 “We went to a bar where they checked our IDs. The bouncer checked mine first and then his — he’s 31. Trying to make a joke about the age difference, he blurted out, ‘Yep, I’m her father.’” ELIZABETH…

EVERYBODY’S DOING IT: Mila Kunis, Zooey Deschanel, Alicia Keys, Scarlett Johansson. A-listers can’t stop, won’t stop putting the baby carriage before marriage— that is, if they bother to get hitched at all. Kourtney Kardashian is on her third reality-TV heir with no ring in sight. Even the Today show’s Savannah Guthrie was four months along on her wedding day, proving that putting Pampers over pledges isn’t merely stigmafree… it’s the new normal. Conceiving out of wedlock was once something to be discussed in whispers and solved with quickie (read: shotgun optional) nuptials. But according to a 2013 report cosponsored by The National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, 48 percent of all first births are now attributed to unmarried mothers, mostly women in their 20s with some degree of…

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SEARCH FOR THE LITTLE DIPPER Skip the movies and head outside for an evening hike under the stars. Download the SkyView app (free, iTunes), which spots constellations for you. HAVE A SOBER SUNDAY Instead of a boozy brunch, have an energizing a.m.—hit a juice spot for smoothies (opt for more veggies than fruit for less sugar), then take the party to a park for a natural high. BE CULINARY STUDENTS Forgo the splurge-y (re: cash and calories) dinner out and do date night at a healthycooking class. Try Whole Foods, the YMCA, Sur La Table, or CourseHorse.com. FIND YOUR SWEAT SPOT Your BFFs all belong to different gyms? Sweet! Use guest passes or recruitment discounts and tag along with one pal for aerial yoga, then another for kickboxing. —MARISSA GAINSBURG…

HOW TO BE THE LIFE OF THE PARTY There’s an episode of Broad City where BFFs Ilana and Abbi go from party to party in search of “the Narnia of partyas.” One party rates a 7. The next is an 8.5. They’re looking for a 10. We are all, in a way, the thing that we’re doing. So how do you get to turnt up? You turn up. Whether you’re hosting or coasting, if you want a good time, commit. One hundred percent. Party your ass off, and Narnia will appear. MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME TEMPERATURE + SPA VIBE (75 DEGREES) LIGHTING +DIM + SEXY BATHROOM +CLEAN +STOCKED +CANDLELIT MAKE AN ENTRANCE > Arrive 20 minutes late. That grace period is priceless. If you get there any earlier, you’re…

BEAUTY TIP IT’S BRITTANY, PITCHES CONFESSIONS OF A GROUPIE “Until recently, I always dated musicians. I have this fascination with being on the road, all things music, and the ’70s. My favorite movie is Almost Famous. I don’t date musicians anymore [FYI: Brittany is currently dating actor Tyler Hoechlin], but I still hang out creepily at concerts and venues.” ON KEEPING HER RELATIONSHIP LOW-PRO “Sometimes if you give too much away, it loses its magic, as cheesy as that sounds. We like to keep our moments to ourselves, which is why we don’t do much social media. We’re not hiding anything. We’re not not wanting people to know. Social media, for me, is about interacting with people who follow my career. I don’t think my relationship has anything to do…

UPGRADE GIRL -ON-TOP: THE WILD SEX MARE Ramp it up by leaning back on your elbows and hooking your legs over his shoulders (not as hard as it sounds, really). Then raise your butt slightly so you’re hovering as he thrusts. G-spot action + easy clitoral access = sex win. UPGRADE REVERSE COWGIRL: THE STROKE SHOW While giving him a VIP view of your butt, use that control for shallow strokes. They stimulate the sensitive front third of your vag (nearest the opening). Once you’re close to the finish line, go deeper. UPGRADE MISSIONARY: THE G-SPOT MISSIONARY Stack a couple of pillows under your butt, and put your feet on his shoulders. It’s a soupedup angle for G-spot stimulation…and an ab workout, because #Multitasking, bitches. UPGRADE DOGGIE- STYLE: THE FREAK…

GTFO ONE DATE Drop off the face of the earth. No explanation necessary. Smell you later. TWO DATES Classic “this is a craaazy week for me” text, followed by a slow fade. THREE MONTHS Polite, half-honest phone call… preferably longer than Joe Jonas’s infamous 27-second dumping of Taylor Swift. SIX MONTHS Mature conversation about how you’re just in “really different places right now.” (Like, you want to be on top of another dude.) ONE YEAR One full day of crying, laughing, throwing crockery, and deciding to stay Facebook friends. THREE YEARS An entire weekend of negotiation about why you have to part ways, plus a custody battle over his T-shirts. TEN YEARS Divorce lawyer o’clock.…

As DKNY PR Girl, the voice behind @dkny on Twitter and the SVP of Global Communications at Donna Karan International, I have had the privilege of sharing my insider views on the glamorous, and sometimes not so glamorous, world of fashion in 140 characters or less. Whether I’m tweeting about Oscar gowns that have gone missing at LAX or the ridiculous fashion-show ticket requests that come into my in-box, my tweets offer a juicy behind-the-scenes peek at fashion through the lens of public relations. But something interesting happened since I started DKNY PR Girl in 2009: Social media has also become a vehicle for me to mentor. Take this example of a blogger named Jenna who I got to know through Twitter. She direct-messaged me one day asking if she…

3 CREATE YOUR I once had a very open conversation with a stylist friend who wanted to put his client in Donna Karan New York for a movie premiere. Celeb X wanted to be fresh, relatable, all-American. “That’s why we’re not putting her in European designers anymore,” he said. “She’s the chic girl next door.” Just like that, Celeb X’s new style image was born. Style is one factor in creating your personal brand, and it’s probably the easiest way to reinvent yourself. You may think that having a strong sense of personal style doesn’t matter for what you want to do, but I promise you that it leads to confidence in other more important areas. Your style needs to empower you to take on the world each day. That’s…

Shelley Moore Capito STATE: WV PARTY: REP / IN OFFICE SINCE 2015 Amy Klobuchar STATE: MN PARTY: DEM / IN OFFICE SINCE 2007 ELIZABETH WARREN IS A BIG NAME in the U.S. Senate today, but she almost didn’t run at all. Before her election in 2012, Warren was one of the legal world’s most-cited scholars, an expert in bankruptcy and a law professor at Harvard. After the economic crash of 2008, she came to Washington, D.C., to champion the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren was a leading candidate to run the agency until Congressional Republicans objected. So Warren packed up to leave Capitol Hill and return to Harvard. Then Democrat Patty Murray, the senior senator from Washington, called and told Warren to run for the Senate. “I…

GEMINI 05.22—06.20 Wrap up old projects, Gem, so you’re primed for new adventures by the 11th, when Mars moves into your sign. Your ruler, Mercury, goes retrograde on the 18th, so chill if paperwork stalls. YOU NEED: To believe in your magic. Big things will happen by the 21st, when the Sun enters your sign. Seize your moment! GEMINI GUY: Pick a show to bingewatch together in bed, because your Gemini needs some downtime snuggling with you. CANCER 06.21—07.22 Venus moves into your sign on the 7th, which will make you irre-freakinsistible, so capitalize on this, both at work and romantically. Take care of you around the 22nd. YOU NEED: A rockin’ girls’ night, where you let your friends inspire you to break out and let loose. CANCER GUY: Friends…