Cosmopolitan

Famous for its upbeat style, Cosmopolitan magazine focuses on the young career woman and candid discussion of contemporary male/female relationships. Since its founding in 1886, Cosmopolitan has been reporting on modern social trends. Get Cosmopolitan digital magazine subscription today.

April issue by the numbers • What it took to make this mag.

Ed letter • Please meet motion graphics designer Katie Czerwinski. Yes, her title sounds cool because it *is*: Katie’s the visual genius behind Cosmo’s Snapchat animations, video graphics, and IG face filters, among many other things. Her so-good-they-should-be-trademarked “doodles” (see: all over this page) mean it’s her literal job to treat this magazine like a grown-up coloring book. Here’s what her workday looks like.

Every cringey thing you’ll find while looking through your old Face book Groups • So cringey even your cringes are cringing at this cringey-ness of yore.

Hate hurts. Here’s how to get help. And how to give it.

Here’s how much you’re still being influenced by influencers • 2020 (and, TBH, 2021) came for them and their mess. But you still can’t quit their content. Behold.

Are you really going to hell or do you just say it a lot? • Those 52 unread texts are calling for your ~spicy~ eternal damnation, but we’ll see.

celeb • Just a list of the saddest TV sad bois

Your “Wait, this suddenly got confusing” guide to the 2021 Oscars • Study up to become the most annoyingly knowledgeable person at your vir tual watch par ty.

Required viewing • While there aren’t any front - runner front - runners, it can’t hurt to catch up on these films now, JIC.

WHO NEEDS THERAPY WHEN you have long-running network dramas? • Shonda Rhimes has single-handedly kept me going during this pandemic.

My hot-as-hell Zoom call with actor-who-looks-l ike-he’s-Photoshopped Lewis Tan • Seriously, trust me, there’s a six-pack under that shir t. And now the 34-year-old (who you know from Deadpool 2 and Wu Assassins) is about to make us drool again in the new Mor tal Kombat. I caught up with him from his hotel room in Bangkok for a very impt chat about *checks notes* ex-girlfriends?

WE’VE PLANNED OUT your perfect Friday night AND IT INVOLVES THESE SHOW AND SNACK PAIRINGS • Some scenes just hit dif ferent with the right nosh in hand.

fashion • Just a list of the best apps for turning your old clothes into $$$

All the fashion “rules” you should basically ignore • That is, if you’re not ignoring them already, you rebel, you.

Not sure how to wear your rain boots? We math-ed it out for you • Finally! An equation for all your inclement-weather needs.

These designers launched their brands during a pandemic�here�s what they learned • It’s taken me months to finish one book, so huge props to this group.

Knit polos are everywhere, and now I want all my tops to have collars? • Excuse me whilst I replace every sweater in my closet.

BREAKING NEWS: Brown actually *is* your color • And it’s the easiest way to look like the most stylish person in the room.

beauty • Just a list of beauty products that are absolutely essential to surviving a season of The Bachelor

YEP, IT�S HAPPENING: Purple eye makeup is upon us • Introducing the Goldilocks of colors—not too bold, not too boring.

READ THIS BEFORE BUYING YOUR NEXT dry shampoo • Because powder preferences are deeply personal (IYKYK).

What I�m using right now • The products beauty director Julee Wilson puts on her baby bump every single day.

An apology to my neck and chest for neglecting you for 29 years • I promise to coddle you with plumping and firming skincare from this day forward.

So *this* is how you do the whole sustainable beauty thing...