Cosmopolitan Us A August 2015

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MODEL CHANTELLE WINNIE

REVEALS WHAT HER LIFE
IS LIKE IN THIS SKIN.
COVER
STORIES
Its August, high-ves all
around: 5 Minutes to
Crazy, Sexy Hair (92) and
Feel Your Best in a Bikini
in Just 5 Moves (132).
Bring the heat with Oh My
Goddess! The Sex Move
He Will Worship You
For (163). Unlock the guy
brain in Gone in 3
Seconds? Decode His
Snapchats (174). Sarah
Jessica Parker talks shoes
and politics (148). Plus,
learn how to Be Happier
and in Control at Work
#DeepBreath (181).
FEATURES
Pregnant? Scared?
Need Options? Too Bad.
Read what we found out
about pregnancy centers
in Cosmos yearlong
investigation (192).
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CONTENTS
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MELANIE AMAN
AGE
HOMETOWN
19
TAMPA, FL
MAJOR
JOURNALISM
MY DREAM JOB:
Drakes personal
assistantjust kidding!
My dream is to become
a fashion director
or freelance stylist.
SHIRT, Tokyo Darling. CROP

TOP, Becca by Rebecca Virtue.
JEANS, Rialto Jean Project.
SHOES, Adidas Originals
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CULTURE CRUSH
STYLE
BEAUTY
BODY
Youre invited to a very

special Bachelor Party
(51). Meet the celeb guy
whos So Hot Right Now
(52). Check out Safe,
Sexy, Skanky (54) and
Fun, FearlessFail! (56).
Learn Whats Gender
Got to Do With It? (58)
and tune in to sobering
#RealTalk: I Dont Drink;
Dont Judge (60).
Rock these 5 Easy Denim

Pieces (65), and go for the
Grand Slam with a stylish
sports watch (78). Look
Hot Tonight with Bold
Shoulders (84) and do
it all Under $50 (80),
and to prep for fall, treat
the quad as both your
playground and runway
(142).
Save summer skin with the

Return of the...Face Mask
(89). And Need a Pedi...
Now? See our 5-Minute
Makeover (96). Question:
Should you stop Playing
the Skin-Care Field? (98).
Dont miss $10, Tops!
(100) and get Sexy Beauty
All Month Long (102).
Plus, the Fair-Skin Diaries
(106), How Safe is Your
Nail Salon? (110) and
Are You a Kendall or a
Kylie? (114) Heres how
to have your own Wet Hot
American Summer (136).
What the heck is

AcroYoga? Find out in this
months Fitness Buzz
(119). Learn why you
dont have to skip dessert
in Food Buzz (123) and
whether its healthy to
have Pets as Bedmates
in Body News (126).
Catch up with our beauty
editors candid story
of recovery in I Lived
Through Cancerand It
Still Sucks (124).
16 _ COSMOPOLITAN _ AUGUST 2015
in every issue
24
35 Things to Do
This Month
32 Cosmotivation
40 From the Editor
42 In Her Own Words
208 Horoscope
210 Bitch It Out!/
Shopping
Information
212 Cosmo Quiz:
Should You Lay Off
the Im Sorrys?
S T I L L L I F E : J E F F R E Y W E S T B R O O K / S T U D I O D . A M A N : F R A N C E S T U L K - H A R T; R O B E R T W H I T M A N / T H E L I C E N S I N G P R O J E C T. C O M .
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LOVE LUST
One writer confesses: I
Slept With a Male Model,
and Heres What I
Learned (166). Enlighten
yourself with Sex Q&A
(168). Plus, heres what
you get when you mix
Love & Sex & Weed (170).
Ace Manthropology
(174) and then Ask Him
Anything (176). Speaking
of which, ever notice
theres the The Sex We
Talk About and the Sex
We Dont (178)?
WORK & MONEY

Baltimore states attorney
Marilyn Mosby offers
the keys to success in
You Have to Be Guided
By What Is Right (188).
LIVE IT UP!
Throw the Starry Soiree
(201) of the summer and
check out our recipes for
yummy Party Food on the
Cheap (206).
WIN IT!
We made up a
stupid song we sing
at the top of our
lungs as we leave the
stage. Then we
have a shot of rum.
THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWNHAMILTON STARS
LESLIE ODOM JR. AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
KE EP IT C LASSIC LIK E S JP
Dress, Marc Jacobs. Earrings, Maria Francesca Pepe. Bracelets, Bulgari.
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in 20 Beige, Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Colour SPF 15 in N50, Soft
Touch Eye Shadow in Fauve, Le Volume de Chanel in Noir, and Glossimer
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at Jed Root. Makeup: Leslie Lopez for Lancme at The Wall Group.
Manicure: Gina Eppolito for GiNails.com. Fashion Director: Aya Kanai.
Photographed by Michael Thompson
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ENGAGE IN THE CONDUCT DISCUSSED IN THE STORIES THEY ILLUSTRATE.
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9. U P G R A DE your
look on a keep -it-real
budget with walletfriendly jewelry from
Stella Valle for Target
(bracelet, $29.99, ring,
$19.99, target.com).
8. OBSESS over
Zac Efron as the
hottest DJ ever in
We Are Your
DISCOVER bathing-
7. BAN STATIC
suit-shopping bliss with

new site Bikyni.com
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even in epic
humidity with
pocket-size
anti-frizz
sheets ($18,
nunzio
saviano.com).
2. SM EL L
SO F R E S H ,
thanks to the
orchid notes
in Mary Kays
Cityscape
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kay.com).
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6. WATCH
MTVs VMAs
live Aug. 30
before the GIFs
of Taylor Swift
dancing in her
seat go viral.
3. WIIG OUT
with Kristen
and the allstar cast of
heist comedy
Masterminds
(Aug. 19).
SQU E E SO H A R D The Walker Art Centers Internet Cat Video Festival hits St. Paul, Minnesota, Aug. 12 (walkerart.org).
B E N G O L D S T E I N / S T U D I O D ( 5 ) . S T Y L I S T: M E L I S S A N I C O L E B U C K F O R R J
BENNE T T REPRE SENTS. VMA: SCOT T GRIE S. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS: ANNE
M A R I E F O X / WA R N E R B R O T H E R S E N T E R TA I N M E N T. G E T T Y I M A G E S ( 2 ) .
G R EYC AT ION
The latest Fifty
Shades book is
told from the
perspective of
Mr. I Dont
Make Love
himself.
15. GET TO KNOW CAIT-
LYN Jenner, top

contender for
2015s gutsiest
chick, in I Am Cait
(July 26, E !).
16. COME ON OVER to
Maggie and
Emmas for the
second season of
Playing House
(Aug. 4, USA).
N EV ER LOSE
your phone in
your purse
again, thanks to
Gasoline Glamours too -fab -to hide case ($385,
gasoline
glamour.com).
17. DISCOVER the sofunny-he-got-hisown-show Jerrod

Carmichael (The
Carmichael Show,
Aug. 5, NBC).
11. GET YOUR HERO FIX
four times over with

the dream team of
origin story Fantastic
Four (Aug. 7).
12. REMEMBER the
dynamite talent of
gone-too-soon diva
Amy Winehouse via
doc Amy (out now).
13. TRY ON every
18. KEEP IT TOGETHER
as Jon Stewart
signs off of The
Daily Show (Aug. 6,
Comedy Central).
19. CRACK UP at how
spot-on the ladies

of MTVs Girl Code
Live are, always
(Aug. 31).
LIANNE LA HAVAS
This Brits folk-tinged soul has won her fans like
Prince. Her new album, Blood, is out July 31.
ON HER ALBUM
NAME: Ive
STYLE ICON:
always wanted to
do a song with
blood in the title
but never got
around to it. Then
I went to Jamaica
and learned a
lot about my heritage, so it just
made sense.
It would be a
combination of
Will and Hilary
from The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air.
TYPICAL FRIDAY
NIGHT: Im
either drunk or
washing my
hair.
DREAM COLLABORATION:
Missy Elliott.
SPIRIT CARTOON: Garfield
the cat. I really

like cats! Plus
hes always
relaxing. I like
that chilling out is
important, bigtime, with him.
21
14 . M A RV E L
at hot stud
Taylor Kitsch
as a seriously
skinny case cracker on
HBOs True
Detective
writer, alt-rock heir apparent to

Alanis Morissette is equal parts
haunting and headbanging on
her first full-length album.
MIGUEL Hopefully youve recov-
22
ered from the R&B panty-droppers swoonworthy hit Adorn,

because hes back with even
steamier tracks on Wildheart.
G E T T H E SHO T ViDi cameras take pics and vids where smartphones cant even underwater ($99, vidicameras.com).
CA SE: BEN GOLDS TEIN /S T UDIO D. L A HAVA S: JOHN PAUL PIE T RUS. TRUE DE TECTIVE AND GIRL CODE: GE T T Y IMAGE S. ALL
OTHERS: COUR TE SY COMPANIE S. NE X T PAGE: BEN GOLDSTEIN/STUDIO D (2).
MEG MYERS The singer-song-
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25. BARBARA THE SLUT
AND OTHER PEOPLE, by

Lauren Holmes Short sto-
ries about the, uh, ups and

downs of sex? Were in.
26
26. EILEEN, by Ottessa

Moshfegh New friendship
seems (key word!) like a

lonely townies way out.
27
27. WHO DO YOU LOVE,

by Jennifer Weiner Way
more romantic than most

stories starting in the ER.
28. HARRIET WOLFS
28
SEVENTH BOOK OF WONDERS, by Julianna Baggott The hunt for lit-genius
Wolfs final book is so on.

29. MAKE YOUR HOME
AMONG STRANGERS,
by Jennine Cap Crucet
29
Freshman year, meet

international crisis.
30
30. THE SCAMP, by Jennifer Pashley Thought your
fam had a black sheep?

Meet Rayelles cousin.
31. PRETTY BABY, by
Mary Kubica Do-gooder
31
ignores stranger-danger
vibes; creepiness ensues.
32. A WINDOW OPENS,
by Elisabeth Egan Alice
32
Pearse has it all...but does

she really even want it?
33. THE MARRIAGE OF
OPPOSITES, by Alice Hoffman A bit of Romeo and
33
Juliet in 1800s St. Thomas.
Actress and self-described nerd Felicia Day ditched

normalcy (way overrated) to go with her own quirky
flow. Turns out, thats what allowed her to be a boss,
parlaying parts in shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer
into her own hit web series, The Guild, and a
development deal for her YouTube channel, Geek
& Sundry. Our individual weirdness is what sets us
apart in life, says the girl from Alabama. Learn
how to go from oddball to odd baller from her memoir,
Youre Never Weird on the Internet (Almost).
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35. DE - S T R E S S with a coloring book for grown-ups (did we stutter?), like Splendid Cities from Little, Brown and Company.
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HALLE BERRY WEARS CARAMEL.
@MadRobbins
Thank you, @Cosmopolitan and Kate Bolick, for solidifying my life plan.
#FutureChoiceMom #DIYMotherhood
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No idea that
counterfeit makeup
was even a thing.
h/t @JessicaMatlin
for The Beauty
Black Market.
@Cosmopolitan,
just read The
Beauty Black
Market and realized
my UD Naked2
palette is a total
fake! Thank you!
Luckily, my
original is real.
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Everyones Suddenly Getting Artsy

This drawing of a page in our July 2015 issue, by Layla Di Giacomo, 19, of Montreal,
Canada, is stellar. And the sixth-graders in Girl Scout Troop 1684 in Sacramento,
California, created their own cover with totally empowering cover lineswere loving it!
I never have and

never will buy from
the beauty black
market and you
shouldnt either!
Worth the read!
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for our July subscriber cover. Check
out more of her awesome work,
including her celebrated paper
sculptures, at JenStark.com and
EricFirestoneGallery.com, and
follow her on Instagram @JenStark.
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I have a leopard
gecko, and he is my
best friend. He
hangs out on my
shoulder while I
study. I hand-feed
him grasshoppers.
Hes such a baby.
When Im away
from him, I miss
him so much.
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FERNANDINA BEACH, FL
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C ON F E S S I ON S
GUY CONFESSION
I FILL MY USED CONDOMS WITH WATER TO
5 GUY CONFESSION
IM NOT WEARING
ANY UNDERWEAR RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE YOU
COULD SEE MY HOT PINK
THONG RIGHT THROUGH
MY DRESS, SO I HAD TO
TAKE IT OFF.
MELISSA A., 20, STUDENT,
MCLEAN, VA
4 GUY CONFESSION
I G O T A NO S E B L E E D I N
T H E M I DDL E OF M A K I NG
OU T W I T H T H I S AW E S OM E
GI R L I N A C A B TO H ER
PL AC E . I DI D NO T G E T
L A I D, A N D I AC C I DE N TA L LY
G O T B L O OD ON H E R FAC E .
I T WA S A B A D S C E N E A L L
A R OU N D. DANIEL N., 23
MY EX
LOOKS OLDER,
SO WHEN
WE MET, I
INFLATED MY
AGE BY THREE
YEARS. WHEN
SHE FOUND
OUT, SHE WAS
PISSED.
LEON T., 19, STUDENT,
NEW YORK CITY
R IG H T AT T H E
S TA R T O F T H I S
B IG G I R L S
N IG H T OU T, I
FELL WHILE
WA L K I NG I N T O
T H E CLU B. M Y
F R I EN DS T R I ED
T O H E L P M E U P,
B U T A L O T OF
PEOPL E S AW.
SABRINA T., 21, STUDENT,
QUITO, ECUADOR
When I was 12, I got my

first massage. After the
masseuse left me to undress,
I cluelessly lay on top of the
sheet naked instead of
covering myself like youre
supposed to. When she saw
my bare ass, she laughed
hysterically.
CAROLINE K., 21
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BRIAN B., 24
11 My dad was
helping my husband
and me move.
While he was moving
a nightstand, the
drawer opened
to reveal a vibrator,
lube, and a sexgames book. I was
mortified.
ABIGAIL B., 28
12 I was on a flight
and had to use the
restroom. When I
returned to my seat
and sat down, I heard
a loud crunch.
Apparently half of the
seat cover was stuck
to my butt, hanging
out of my pants. I
was so embarrassed!
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CARLEY S., 22
DOG CONFESSION
ONE TIME,
I PANTSED
A GUY
WHO WAS
RUNNING
BY. I DIDNT
LIKE HIS
LOOK.
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BOOB WAS OUT OF MY
BIKINI. I JUST WENT BACK
UNDERWATER FOR A
SECOND AND PRAYED THAT
NO ONE HAD NOTICED.
MILAN S., 31, WRITER,
ROCHESTER, NY
10 C E L E B C O N F E S S I O N
One night at a swanky party, I found
myself with Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake, and Jay Z. Being there
caused the rules of time, space, and
etiquette to be suspended, so I asked
Jay Z questions like we were buds. So...I hear youre
having a baby!? What are you having? Is the name
picked out? He replied with a polite but short Yup.
Then I remembered he is the king of hip-hop and
his wife is Beyoncso, embarrassed, I excused
myself. JESSICA BARTH, TED 2 (OUT NOW)
13 My high school
boyfriend used to
say Here I come,
Im coming, Im
coming, here I come,
in that exact order,
every time I gave
him a hand job.
My friends and I still
call him Thomas
the Tank Engine.
KELSEY C., 23
14 My roommate
and I were both too
lazy to walk to CVS,
so for the first two
months of school,
we stole toilet paper
from the dining-hall
bathroom.
KRISTEN F., 22
15 I waited forever
to get pizza from this
delicious place in
my area. The second
I got it, I dropped it
on the sidewalk. I
wasnt going to wait
again, so I just ate it.
ANNE K., 26
C ON F E S S I ON S
Worst Dates Ever

I showed up to our date a few minutes late.
He told me that was strike one, and then he said,
Three strikes and youre out. To my face.
KELLY G., 21
He went in for the

kiss teeth first and bit
my lip so hard that it
bruised. The next day,
my boss asked me if I
ate a blue lollipop.
As I was talking, he pulled

out his laptop and started
reading sports news. When
he looked up, he asked,
Are you done talking? Can
we do it now?
GABRIELLE S., 23
He called his
mom on our
date and asked
her to Venmo
him $15 because
dinner was more
expensive than
he thought it
would be.
CAIT D., 25
EMMA M., 20
He took off
his shoes at a
steakhouse
and acted like
it was normal
behavior.
He tried to persuade me
that NBA star Shaquille ONeal
is the best rapper ever. He
played me all these YouTube
videos, and when I wasnt
convinced, he stormed out.
SARAH J., 21
NESA M., 21
We pulled up to a
Laundromat, and he
said, I was wondering
if you could do my
laundry. No, sir!
ANA-LISA M., 28
He ran into one of his

buddies and started talking
to him about threesomes. He
then volunteered me to have
a threesome if that guy
was interested. What?!
DOUCHE-O-METER
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When Im working
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I want to watch The
Bachelor. Dont be
surprised. Its the
greatest show on TV!
BRITTANY SNOW
I got my
boyfriend,
Tyler, obsessed.
He wont admit
ithe says he
doesnt really
pay attention.
But hes paying
attention.
@ANNAKENDRICK47
If I were a
contestant, Id
end up falling
in love with the
weird sound
guy and
making things
uncomfortable
for everyone.
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think I
missed The
Bachelor.
Im crying.
@JAMIECHUNG1
Hate to
admit it, but
Im looking
forward to
the season
finale.
#DamnIt
C U LT U R E C R U S H
Bachelor
Party
@SARAH_HYLAND
I always predict the
next Bachelor/ette.
@ChrisBHarrison,
move over.
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L E N G T H A N D C L A R I T Y.
Take the guilt out of your guiltiest pleasure.

The Bachelor franchise (next up:
Bachelor in Paradise, August 2) has plenty
of fans hanging on its every rose.
JORDAN PEELE
Its like a
crazy lover,
that show.
Real good.
@JIMMYFALLON
The night is
young for me.
I could go out.
(Or watch
The Bachelor
on TiVo and
go to bed.)
@HILARYDUFF The Bachelor.

Martinis. Reeses.
Chips and guacamole.
Killin this night.
@AMANDASEYFRIED
Ive never felt
this way before.
Liars.
#Bachelorette
SEAN PENN [Charlize Theron

and I] argue about whether
we should fast [forward].
I dont really want to hear the
conversations. I want to
know the decisions. (Perhaps
thats why they split!)
51
THE COSMO GU Y
The Leave
the Night On
singer was a
pro-football
prospect when
he switched
gears and
started writing
hit songs. Now,
the Georgia
boys solo
career is on fire.
SAM HUNT
tendency to get into

fights growing up.
I got suspended
a few times. Nothing
too bad! But its in
my nature to be a little mischievous.
THE INFLUENCE
I love what Drake
does. Ive covered his
songs, but I dont
want to be called the
Drake of country.
MUSICAL VIRGINITY
In a small town, its
either sports or a
band with your buddies. I was always
athletic. But in college, I was exposed
to all this new music,
and I was drawn to
hip -hop and R&B.
PLAN B My dad is a
football guy, not a
music guy. He didnt
totally understand
when I decided to be
a musician. But Im
not a worrier, even if
I had known the odds
were against me.
THE WANDER YEARS

At heart, Im a relationship guy, but my
adventurous side
makes it hard. I hope
Ill find a balance. I
want to get married,
have kids one day.
RACHEL MOSELY
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World Wildlife Fund. Go
ahead, you zoo-gooder.
FEARLESS UK street artist

Wanksys graphic graffiti
gives local government a
big poke to fix potholes.
FEARLESS Before there was

VS, there were 19th-century
seal-fur thongs, giving new
meaning to hair down there.
#
FAIL Instagram bans eggplant emoji causewell, you
know why. Wink. Hey, Insta:
Why you gotta be so prude?
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FAIL Welsh citizen draws a
penis on a ballot in protest,
but its counted as a vote.
Talk about erectoral fraud.
FAIL Swedish woman sells

panties she made from
human hair. Excuse us
while we curl up and dye.
E M O J I , F R O M T O P : C O U R T E S Y P E N G U I N R A N D O M H O U S E ; C O U R T E S Y W W F I N T E R N AT I O N A L . M E M B E R S O N LY, F R O M T O P :
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N AT IO N A L M U S EUM OF DE NM A RK / ROB E R TO FO R T UN A ; G E T T Y IM AG E S ( 3).
EMOJI-ONAL
ROLLER COASTER
LIZZY CAPLAN
STARS IN
MASTERS OF
SEX, SUNDAY
NIGHTS ON
SHOWTIME.
Whats
Gender
Got to Do
With It?
From Mean Girls to Masters of
Sex, Lizzy Caplan has always
been one of those actresses who
exudes a just-one-of-the-guys
vibe. But theres more to being
the cool girl than meets the eye.
Here, she explains.
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thought it would be better

to be a boy. I mean, I
wasnt doing such a bangup job of being a girl anyway. Flat-chested for
longer than the others,
scrawny with coltish
limbs hidden beneath
baggy boys boxer shorts
and oversize t-shirtsI
was less a little princess
and more an awkward
collection of elbows.
And believe me, I was
really committed to this
boy thing. When I was a
child, my perfect weekend
would include washing
the car shirtless in cutoff
shorts with my dad like a
couple of bros, playing
with my (parentapproved) lizard collection and (classified) snail
collection, and seeing how
lightning-fast I could take
the broken bits of sidewalk the kids in my neighborhood used as
makeshift bike ramps.
I had zero interest in
tearing through trunks of
dress-up clothes or danceparty sleepovers spent
choreographing routines
to New Kids on the Block.
I didnt want to own a
training bra, let alone
stuff it. I wanted to win
soccer games, be the best
at Streetfighter II, and
hold my breath the longest
underwater.
Even though I was at
times met with disapproving glances out in the real
world, in my household,
aspiring to be Dennis the
Menace was A-OK. I
wasnt forced to wear
dresses unless it was a
very fancy occasion, and I
was never given a hard
IM ONLY
WEARING THE
BARRETTES
TO DISTRACT
YOU FROM
THE BRASS
KNUCKLES.
time for coming home covered in dirt and/or blood.

And although my idolized
older sisters bedroom
walls were covered in
Young Guns II posters
and she had a list of all the
boys shed kissed, I just
assumed if I ever got into
those things, it would happen lateryou know, when
my boobs came in.
Well, my boobs came in
a while ago, and Ive kissed
plenty of boys. I came to
realize that there was a
mysterious and complicated power to be found in
the changing body I was
born with.
These days, I celebrate
my femininity, the way my
body looks and feels, the
way my brain works. And
while I no longer harbor
any desire to be a boy, one
thing hasnt changed. I
still want all the same
opportunities that are
afforded to the boys. I
want to be paid as much as
the boys. I want to vote for
a presidential candidate
who shares my gender. I
want to continue my
career after having children without even a trace
of side-eyed judgment.
And most important, I
want to live in a world
where being a girl doesnt
limit ones access to education, reproductive
rights, opportunity, or
success. Whereregardless of which city, town, or
third-world village you
come frombeing a girl
with big ideas, lofty goals,
and a (gasp!) healthy sexual appetite is not considered a punishable crime.
I dont want to be a boy,
but I sure as hell want to
be equal to them. Perhaps
thats what Ive been striving for all along. But listen,
Im still not interested in
going to your sleepover
dance party.
J A N A C R U D E R / C O R B I S O U T L I N E ; C O U R T E S Y S U B J E C T.
GROWING UP, I always
#REALTALK
I DONT DRINK;
THERES
NO SHAME
IN A VIRGIN
MARGARITA
GAME.
DONT JUDGE
I used to discount any woman who didnt drink as an uptight,

un-fun, total buzzkill. Then I sobered up.
BY SAR AH HEPOL A
E LE C TRIF Y
YO UR SUM M ER
#ELECTRIFYSUMMER
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HERE WAS A TIME when the

highest compliment I
could give a woman was
I want to drink with
you. I loved the ritual of
liquid bonding, how you
could walk into a bar as
awkward strangers and
stumble out with purple
teeth and a new BFF.
Every once in a while,
I met a woman who
didnt like alcohol, and it
was like a crackle of
thunder on a clear day.
What do you mean you
dont drink?
Id been in thrall to
booze for as long as I
could remember. It was
the antidote to my
insecurities, the gloomy
and watchful part of me
that obsessed about my
thighs and nervously
stammered when I spoke.
Alcohol was bravado,
glamour, the most
delirious fun I knew. To
say you didnt drink was
like walking up to
someone who could fly
and announcing you
much prefer to walk.
I had no time for
teetotalers. My after-work
activities involved happy
hours and dinners where
empty green bottles of
wine piled up. Weekend
revelries took place at the
bar or someones crowded
kitchen with a beer in
hand. If you didnt like
booze, what on earth were
we going to do together?
Knit? Eat quinoa?
Perhaps we all have a
secret bully inside us. I
grew up judged for my
generic-brand clothes and
my liberal politics, and I
swore Id never be so
shallow. I prided myself
on my open mind, and yet
I was utterly knee-jerk on
this topic. Nondrinkers
were boring. Whenever a

friend told me she was
cutting back, I smiled and
nodded, but I also did my
part to undermine her
rational choices. I wanted
friends to indulge the way
I didtill dawn with
indifference to the
consequences. Come on.
One more drink wont kill
you. To care about your
consumption is lame. Cool
girls drink.
You see it in movies
and on TV all the time.
The uptight girl sips her
seltzer, hair pulled back in
a careful headband, while
our earthy, relatable
heroine slurps a fizzy
cocktail, letting her long
hair whip in the breeze. I
wanted to be that girl
the wild and free kind.
Unfortunately, I became
other girls too: the kind
who falls off bar stools in
blackouts and gets into
slurry fights with her
boyfriend and cracks
dumb jokes that leave her
friends exchanging
annoyed glances she is too
wasted to notice. Cool
girls might drink, but the
way I drank was not cool.
Eventually, I gave up
alcohol. There were too
many mornings of not
remembering what I had
done the night before or
remembering exactly
what I had done and
burning up with shame
for it. I didnt want to quit,
but life will teach you that
want and need are two
different countries. The
months that followed
were as lonely and sad as
heartbreak can be, and
one of the most deflating
parts was that I had

become someone I never
wanted to know: a
nondrinker, a seltzer
sipper. Friends asked me
out, and I declined. Better
to stay swaddled in
blankets and reality TV
than to confront the
realization that you have
become the loser you once
avoided at the keg party.
I began to seek out
women who didnt drink.
I still adored my raucous
happy-hour companions,
but I grew a new
appreciation for any
woman who didnt
consider alcohol
mandatory. How lovely to
simply sit together and
not require the steady
trickle of cabernet, as
though your wineglass is a
parking meter you have to
keep filling up with
quarters. Phrases that
once made me resentful
Im on medication, I
have this weird allergy, I
just cant take the
hangoverscould make
me leap for joy. After
decades of feeling sorry
for women who didnt
drink, I began to feel sorry
for the younger me, who
had made booze the
primary litmus test for a
persons worth. Why
A L C O H O L WA S
THE MOST DELIRIOUS
F U N I K N E W. T O S AY
YOU DIDN T DRINK
WA S L I K E WA L K I N G
UP TO SOMEONE
W H O C O U L D F LY
A ND A NNOUNCING
Y O U P R E F E R T O WA L K .
couldnt I see a person was

far more complicated
than the sum total of the
spirits she took to her lips?
Recently, I had lunch
with a friend who stopped
drinking after a medical
diagnosis, and she said
one of the worst parts was
the way her friends
stopped hanging out with
her. Im the same person,
she said. Without a
foamy pint in her hand,
though, she had changed
in their eyes.
Im sure it comes from
a fear of judgment. Drinkers like to be surrounded
by other drinkers, and
anyone who isnt playing
along can be seen as a
threat. But most nondrinkers I know arent
taking secret notes on
everyones wine levels.
Theyre trying to talk and
laugh and share their day,
same as the rest of the
group. If theyre not
judging you, why are you
so quick to judge them?
Sober women make
wonderful companions.
They can always drive
home. They are excellent
clearheaded listeners.
They are often warm and
compassionate and
settled in their own body,
which is how I try to be
now. Its been five years
since I quit drinking. Ive
learned that my sober self
is a lot like my drunk self
but with fewer high kicks
and less screaming. I
would understand if other
women didnt like me
anymoreI was there
once too. The part thats
far more important is that
I finally like myself.
P R E V I O U S PA G E : S E A N L O C K E / S T O C K S Y. T H I S PA G E : J U S T I N C O I T/ T R U N K A R C H I V E .
#REALTALK
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JACKET, Betina.
JEANS, True
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PAIR IT WITH
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TANK, Love Leather, $425,

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the flare
BAG, Cole Haan, $80,

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Channel the style sirens of the

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JEANS (ABOVE), Dittos, $89,
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JEANS (BELOW), Jessica Simpson
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RING, Atelier Swarovski,

$290, ronrobinson.com
the jacket
Whether youre mixing prints or
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a denim jacket is a must-have
for adding a dose of cool to any look.
TANK, Jack by BB Dakota,
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JACKET, Buffalo David Bitton,

$99, buffalojeans.com
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SHOES, Missguided,
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Denim is begging to bring its curvehugging talents to your skirt collection.
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SHOES, Diane von Furstenberg.
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SKIRT, Lee Jeans,

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the overalls
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1. SWIM TOP, Marysia
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2. BRACELET, Tacori,
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3. SHOES, Sam Edelman,
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the loose-fit jean

Take a cue from the boys,
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Add a fave tee and statement
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JEANS, Lucky Brand,

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A blousy top and pants mimic

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TOP, $140, PANTS, $150, C/meo

Collective, fashionbunker.com.
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DRESS, Marchesa Notte,

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Forgot to reapply
your sunscreen?
This rose-spiked
gel calms inflammation and cools
skin on contact.
ALGENIST Algae
Brightening Mask,
$59, algenist.com
PETER THOMAS ROTH

Rose Stem Cell BioRepair Gel Mask,
$45, sephora.com
PORE PATROL
UV rays poke holes
in collagen, stretching
pores (and creating fine
lines). Saturate skin with
a glycolic-acid mask to
help reverse the damage.
BLISS Multi Face-eted Allin-One Anti-Aging Clay
Mask, $50, Sephora
WATERWORKS
A combo of lotus
extract (a natural
humectant) and a
hefty dose of water
plumps skin and creates a coveted glow.
GLOW GETTER
BELIF First Aid

Aqua Rush Mask,
$30, Sephora
Amethyst-colored
clay absorbs impurities without depleting natural oils.
Result: pure, detoxified skin that looks
luminous.
Like Spanx for

your face, this
flushes out excess
water (thanks to
Chinese barley),
chiseling your
cheekbones and
jawline.
CLARINS Shaping
Facial Lift Wrap,
$55, clarins.com
DERMADOCTOR Kakadu
C Amethyst Clay
Detox Mask, $58,
sephora.com
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BEAUTY
Wet Hair,
Dont Care
Put down your blow-dryer and chill. Each of these updos looks sexy
when wet and dries to a perfect finish. NYC hair pro Nunzio Saviano breaks
down the tricks and tools thatll save you tons of styling time.
BY D E A N N A PA I
Twist
Up
STEP 1 Pull hair
into a high, tight
ponytail, and
divide it into two
sections.
STEP 2 Wind the
sections (simultaneously) until they
start to coil.
STEP 3 Wrap the

coils around each
other two or three
times, and tuck
ends under, securing with pins.
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CLOVER CANYON
All
Tied
Up
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STEP 1 Pull hair

into a slick
ponytail at the
back of your
head. Lightly
tease the tail
with your fingers
or a comb.
STEP 2 Wrap a
STEP 3 Tug
bunch of hair
bands haphazardly down the
length of the
ponytail, crisscrossing them
as you go.
on random
sections to
make some
fatter than
others.
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PRO TIP
BEFORE COILING , USE
A POM A DE ON THE
P O N Y TA I L T O R E D U C E
F LYAWAY S , S U G G E S T S
S AV I A N O .
BEAUTY
Tailspin
HERV LGER
STEP 1 Pull hair

straight back,
as if youre
going to create
a ponytail in
the center of
your head.
through the
elastic once.
around, pull
VICTORIA BECKHAM
ate a loop.
smoothly.
Double
the Sexy
Air Care
rolls that meet

at your part.
STEP 2 Twist
STEP 3 Secure
each side
inward, pinning
sections as you
the rolls with

a ponytail at
the nape of
Fan
Favorite
CURVES AHEAD
This lightweight
foam defines damp
curls while taking
down frizz.
JOHN FRIEDA Frizz
Ease Air-Dry Waves
Styling Foam,
$10, drugstores
FUZZ FIX
This cream adds
texture and
prevents damp
hair from drying to
a puffy finish.
BUMBLE AND BUMBLE
Dont Blow It
(H)Air Styler,
$30, bumbleand
bumble.com
STEP 1 Pull hair into

a low ponytail,
and loosely twist it
into a bun. Secure
with an elastic, but
leave the ends out.
STEP 2 Tease the
ends a bit, and
fan them out
with your fingers.
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PRO TIP
IF YOUR H A IR IS
ON THE FINER SIDE ,
BULK UP YOUR
K NOT W ITH A BUN
M A KER OR SOCK .
This detangling
spray softens and
boosts shine.
SHU UEMURA Wonder
Worker Air Dry/
Blow Dry Perfector,
$33, shuuemura
artofhair-usa.com
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STEP 1 Make a
center part.
0 : 0 0 - 0 :59
SOFTEN IN THE SHOWER

Plug up the tub and let the water
pool around your feet. Massage a
handful of scrub into heels and
around toes to slough off roughness.
Peppermint versions (like the one
at left) cool skin, reducing redness.
THE BODY SHOP Peppermint Smoothing Pumice
Foot Scrub, $14, thebodyshop-usa.com
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THE
5-MINUTE
MAKEOVER
THESE DIY TRICKS

WILL GET YOUR FEET
STRAPPY-SANDAL SEXY
IN NO TIMESALON
NOT REQUIRED.
BY L AUREN BAL SAMO
PERFECT WITH POLISH

Put on sandals before applying
polish (that way, you dont
have to wait for toes to dry). With
an opaque, all-in-one formula
(i.e., one that has a built-in base
or top coat), apply a single coat.
Shaky hands? Light-reective
nishes (right) conceal mistakes.
COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Brilliant
Nail Gloss in Constant Caribbean,
$5.50, drugstores
4:45 -5:00
DRY AND SHINE

Blast toes with a blow-dryer set
on the cool setting. Or apply
quick-dry drops to each nail to seal
in shine and prevent smudges.
ESSIE Quick-E Drying Drops,
$10, essie.com
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SALLY HANSEN Instant Cuticle Remover,

$6, drugstores; BEAUTY 360 Cuticle
Pusher, $5, cvs.com
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BEAUTY
Playing the
Skin-Care
Field?
Stop the on-again, off-again relationship with your
productsand start seeing resultswith our guide.
BY DE ANNA PAI
YOU DITCHED A PRODUCT

BECAUSE

BECAUSE
It left your face red

and irritated.
You didnt like its

smell or texture.
STICK-WITH-IT TIP: Some

ingredients, like retinol, inflame skin on
purpose (to shed damaged outer cells or
kick-start production
of skin-plumping collagen), and it can take
four to eight weeks to
build up a tolerance,
says Jeanette Graf,
MD, a dermatologist
in NYC. Stop using it
until skin returns to
normal, then reintegrate it into your routine, using only a
pea-size drop every
other night followed
by a gentle moisturizer, says Dr. Graf.
STICK-WITH-IT TIP: Playing with the product

in-store (via a communal tester or
requesting a singleuse sample) is your
best bet. Other ways
you can curate:
Sephora.coms Skin
Care IQ (an online
consultation that
helps you zero in on
new faves by calling
out ingredients, types,
textures, and fragrance-free options)
and the OG productreviewing website
MakeupAlley.com.
BECAUSE
You found something

newer and cooler.

BECAUSE
You didnt see results.

STICK-WITH-IT TIP: On
average, you wont see

a visible skin change
for about four weeks,
says Amy Wechsler,
MD, an NYC dermatologist. If, after
that, you still see zilch,
schedule a quick trip
to your dermatologists office (or see a
trusted aesthetician)
to be sure its right
for you.
STICK-WITH-IT TIP:
Indulge your impulsepurchase habit with

samples. A monthly
subscription service
(like Birchbox or
Glossybox) lets you
test-drive products
and spring for a fullsize version of something you love. Also
helpful: Sephora.com,
which includes three
free samples with
your order.
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Use as directed.
For the perfectly imperfect.

For use by women only.
ITS THE BALM

This creamy pinka
perfect combo of color
and shineis a total
pout pleaser.
COVERGIRL Colorlicious
Jumbo Gloss Balm
Cream in Strawberry
Frappe, $7, drugstores
SHEA GENIUS
Tropical-scented
and buttery, this is
a hands-down
winner.
PACIFICA Super
Hydrating Hand
Cream in Tahitian
Gardenia, $9, Ulta
BUZZWORTHY
Give sleepy eyes a
de-puffing jolt with
caffeinated concealer.
ALBA BOTANICA Fast Fix for
Undereye Circles, $6,
albabotanica.com
EYE OPENER
Vitamin-infused
(and cucumberscented) mascara
gives lashes an
instant boost.
RIMMEL LONDON
WonderLash Lift
Me Up Mascara,
$9, drugstores
$10,
TOPS!
Budget-friendly buys
that make you look (and
feel) like a million bucks
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PERFECT PEAR
Sweeten your shower
sesh with a fruitscented wash.
OLAY Fresh Outlast
Body Wash in Crisp
Pear and Fuji Apple,
$5.50, drugstores
FINGER PAINT
Wear this sheer
watercolor hue alone,
or blend it with
another to bring out
your inner artist.
OPI ColorPaints
Blendable Nail
Lacquer in
Chromatic Orange,
$9.50, Ulta
GO LONG
Lengthy locks can get
wimpy toward the
bottom. The fix? This
end-plumping serum.
GARNIER FRUCTIS Full and
Plush Ends Plumper
Amplifying Leave-In
Serum, $6, drugstores
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Swipe onto eyes, lips,

and skin to remove
makeup and
cleanseno rinsing
required!
BOOTS BOTANICS All
Bright Micellar 3-in-1
Cleansing Solution,
$7.50, Target
MANI-CUBE
File, buff, smooth,
and shinethis fourway tool does it all.
TWEEZERMAN Neon Hot
4-in-1 File, Buff,
Smooth, and Shine
Block, $10,
tweezerman.com
TAKE IT OFF
BEAUTY
ORLY Nail Lacquers

in Electropop,
Off Beat, and
Turn It Up, $8.50
each, Ulta
NOT A MORNING PERSON?

Consider this shower gel your
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pink pepper berry plus a
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CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Show your love for all things L.A.
(sunsets, surng, celebs!) with
these City of Angelsinspired
nail hues. Bright and punchy,
theyre the perfect way to
celebrate summerand that
confetti top coat brings a whole
new meaning to party nail.
Attention Walmart shoppers: Vera Wang can

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features three new scents (Periwinkle and Iris,
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and Pear Blossom) that can be worn alone or
layered if youre a customize kind of girl.
VERA WANG Embrace Periwinkle and Iris, $30,
Walmart
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LONG
BY LONI VENTI
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NARS True Nars Lip Set,

$49, nordstrom.com
Adored for its

limited-edition
collections, Nars
has created this
reusable box for
lipstick lovers,
loaded with three
universally attering
hues (hot pink,
cherry, and scarlet)
in both satin and
matte nishes.
GO BIG BLUE
Benets best-selling Theyre Real!
mascara is now available in
eye-opening electric blue (a huge
runway trend). Apply three coats to
edge up your look, or use it as a top
coat over black to add a little air.
BENEFIT Theyre
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FairSkin
Diaries
When bronze is the prevailing
summer beauty goal, how does
a pale girl find her look?
GET A TA A A N ! bellowed
a deep, slurred male voice

from one of the hundreds of
people packed onto the Jersey Shore. As I walked across
the hot sand in a black onepiece, the idiot call continued, fading into the distance.
I was embarrassed, sure,
but I could see the humor.
Among all the tanned, coconut-scented girls, I probably

looked like Goth Barbie. I
just didnt fit in at the beach.
With my dark red hair
and white, freckly skin, I
fry up in the sun within 10
minutes flat. During bright
al fresco lunches, Im applying SPF to the backs of my
arms before the drinks even
arrive. Peoples moms have
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PERFECTION
Like having a mini
lighting director in your
bag, it gives skin a
candlelit look.
Give your skin a

believable glow
and pop of color
with these
editor-tested
favorites.
HOURGLASS Ambient
Lighting Bronzer, $50,
nordstrom.com
POWER PINK
Against pale skin,
hot pink is both
playful and
rebellious.
BURBERRY Lip and
Cheek Bloom in
Poppy No. 9, $30,
burberry.com
SLEEK
PHYSIQUE
This shimmery
shaping cream
makes every body
look lither.
CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Supermodel Body,
$64, charlotte
tilbury.com
Now Im doing as my
mom said from the start
Its easier these days as lying
out has become taboo. Sun
bathing is horrible for your
health and makes skin age
like a leather handbag.
My mother said that
the sun was beauty suicide,
says celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, who
shares my typical redhead
coloring. Tilbury doesnt
try to replicate the bronzegoddess looks she creates
for celebs like Kate Moss
and J.Lo. I play up my fair
skin, she says, sometimes
adding bronzer to highlight or contour. Inspired by
Tilbury, Ive since amassed
an arsenal of gradual selftanners, golden powders,
and shimmery lotions, which
are subtler than traditional
self-tanners and look super-
MINIMAL
DRAMA
This face cream
imparts just a hint of
color with each
application (i.e.,
preventing any OMG
surprises).
JAMES READ Gradual
Tan Day Tan Face,
$34, sephora.com
glam. Also, Im taking cues

from other fair ladies like
Gwen Stefani and Emma
Stone. They dont sit out the
season, instead going for it
pink lip colors to play up
their porcelain complexions.
Once I stopped trying to be
a beach bunnyand started
having fun with who I really
ama strange thing happened. I felt sexier. Just in
time to enjoy my summer.
always worried about my

skin more than their kids.
Thats why I cant help
but marvel at girls who look
natural in a summer setting,
the type I used to idolize on
MTV Spring Break. With
each hour in the sun, they
seem to grow hotter, literally
and figuratively. A tan turns
them into sex goddesses who
look a lot like them, only
thinner, happier, and more
confident. Its like theyre
all related to Gisele. I had to
know what it was like.
Since I cant tan au
naturel without getting
burned, for years I fiddled
with alternative methods.
Tanning beds were off the
table. Their UV rays are
just as dangerous as the
real dealsometimes even
stronger.
Self-tanner was the obvious next step, but I just never
got the hang of application.
I always ended up looking
coffee-stained or like I was
wearing orange leggings.
Technique aside, a lot of formulas left me smelling like
old, wet newspaper for days.
When a big destination
wedding came upand I
wanted to look bronzeI
knew enough to go pro. After
a custom spray tan, I hopped
on a six-hour flight right
from the salon, stepping
off the plane looking like a
crumpled lunch bag. (My
clothes had bunched in the
seat, and the pigment developed unevenly.)
At that point, I was done.
The truth is, Im very much
the indoor type. Im thoroughly in my element when
Im in AC with a crunchy
snack and a good book. Trying to pull off full-blown
self-tanner was going about
as well as the time I tried to
walk in five-inch Choos
embarrassing to watch.
FAIR
GAME
A WALL OF POLISH, a rack of
mags, and the promise of a

foot rubwhats not to love
about a pro mani-pedi? It
depends on where you go. If a
spa isnt sanitary, you run the
risk of anything from a headache due to potent fumes to
a serious infection from dirty
tools. Weve mapped out the
red flags.
to kill germs) and hospitalgrade soaking solutions are

effective, but its tough to know
if a salon is sanitizing the tools
long enough or using the right
formula. Also, certain tools
should never be reused, like
nail files or buffing sponges,
which get clogged with other
peoples dead skin. To play it
safe, Lippmann recommends
bringing in your own kit.
Dirty Digs
When celeb nail artist Deborah Lippmann pops into a
mani-pedi place, she always
scouts out two areas: the corners and the bathroom. If
theyre clean, its usually a
sign of higher standards.
Secondhand Fumes
HOW SAFE
IS YOUR NAIL
SALON?
You trust your nail salon with sharp tools,
noxious fumes, even hot wax. A healthy,
clean space should be a given.
BY JE S S I C A M AT LIN
While that nail-polish smell is

unavoidable, your eyes
shouldnt water upon entry.
Workers are the most vulnerable to fumes (see box below),
but even short exposure to
hazardous chemicals can be
harmful, says Thu Quach,
PhD, a research scientist with
the Cancer Prevention Institute of California who has
done extensive research on
nail-salon safety.
Tainted Tools
A dirty nail kit can transfer
serious germs, which can
result in anything from a
fungal infection to a staph
infection, says Lippmann.
Imagine if you went to your
dentist, and he used a tray of
tools hed used on another
patient, says Lauren Breese,
director of professional development for OPI. Autoclave
machines (which use steam
Janky Jacuzzi
Pedi tubs are a potential germ
farm, especially Jacuzzi filters, which get trapped with
dead skin. If your local pedi
place doesnt do jet-free
bowls, inspect the tub before
they fill it, and see if theres
any grit, grime, or gunk. If so,
I say, Im sorry, but would you
clean this for me? says
Lippmann.
Polluted Polish
If a client has a funky fingernailor an open sore near the
nail bedcommunal polish
can get contaminated, says
Lippmann. While she admits
this is a worst-case scenario,
Lippmann prefers bringing
her own polish. A BYOP policy
may also ensure a longer-lasting mani. I constantly see
salons adding remover to the
polishes so they last longer.
Hairy Situation
Going for a wax? The treatment table should be covered
in a fresh paper sheet, and the
wax pot shouldnt resemble a
messy melted candle, says
Melanie Gilliland, an expert
for European Wax Center. And
if they double-dip? Run.
This May, The New York Times ran an expos on New York Citys nail-salon industry, blowing the whistle on injustices from workers
stolen wages to illness due to chemical exposure. Often when you have rampant safety violations, its possible there are wage violations,
says Charlene Obernauer, executive director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. Here, what you can do.
ASK a smelly salon
to turn on their fans or
ventilation system.
DONT be freaked if
your tech wears gloves
or a maskits to
protect them from
chemicals.
DONT fall for a

super-cheap service.
Usually, its at the
expense of something
or someone else.
TIP in cash, and give

it to your nail tech
to be sure that shes
pocketing it.
ENCOURAGE your
salon to carry nontoxic
formulas. Nail products can be dangerous,
says Quach.
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ITS NOT JUST YOUR SAFETY
BEAUTY
ESTE LAUDER
Double Wear
Light, $37
each, estee
lauder.com
a Kylie?
ONE SIS IS ALL ABOUT
HER CHISELED, TOP-MODEL
CHEEKS. THE OTHER:
LIPS SO PILLOWY, THEY
HAVE THEIR OWN HASHTAG
(SEE ALSO #KYLIEJENNER
CHALLENGE). PICK A
SIGNATURE AND MAKE
YOU WANT
CHEEKS ON
FLEEK
Two shades of
foundation are all
it takes to kontour
like Kendall.
GET EVEN
Apply your usual
base or tinted
moisturizer to create a
smooth surface.
ESTE LAUDER
Sculpting
Foundation
Brush, $45,
esteelauder
.com
SCULPT IT
With an angled foundation
brush, sweep foundationone thats two
shades darker than your
skin toneinside the hollow of your cheekbone
(make an O with your
mouth to see it).
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GLOW ON
Finish by tapping a
second foundation thats
two shades lighter than
your skin onto your
cheekbone (from your eye
to your temple). Blend
any sharp, obvious lines,
then dust with loose
powder to set.
YOU WANT
A PLUMPER
POUT
PUCKER UP
Apply a clear, lipplumping gloss. Leave it
on for five minutes to
stimulate circulation,
then tissue off.
Go big or go home,
using nothing but
makeup.
M.A.C.
COSMETICS Pro
Longwear Lip
Pencil in
Nice n Spicy,
$20, mac
cosmetics.com
FINISHING
TOUCH
Outline the area you just

traced with a concealer
crayon (this prevents
lip color from migrating
and enhances the lip
shape even more). Soften
the line with your fingertip,
then tap the same
concealer onto the center
of your lips. This area will
catch light, creating the
illusion of fullness.
LINE AND FILL
S T IL L S: JEF F RE Y WE S T BROOK /S T UDIO D. K ENDAL L : JOHN SAL ANG SANG / BFAN YC

.COM. K YLIE: GE T T Y IMAGES.
Trace the skin just

outside your natural lip
line with mauve liner
(Kylies go-to), following
its shape, then fill the
area inside the lines.
Top with a matching,
semi-matte lipstick.
DIOR
Addict Lip
Maximizer,
$33, dior
.com
SOURCE: ALBEE FRANSON, NYC MAKEUP ARTIST
LORAL PARIS
Colour Riche
Lipcolour in
Saucy Mauve,
$8.95,
drugstores
LORAL PARIS
True Match
SuperBlendable
Crayon
Concealer,
$8.95,
drugstores
BEAUTY
FULLIPS Lip
Enhancer, $20,
fullips.com
More
Ways
To...
...score a power pout
GET YOUR
SUCTION ON
...sculpt your
cheeks
AMP IT UP
High-tech facials
(such as the Triple
Crown at NYCs
Joanna Vargas Spa)
use microcurrent
technology (low levels of electricity) to
lift face muscles.
Results are instant
and last about a
week, says Vargas.
An at-home version
(which the Cosmo
beauty team loves):
the NuFace Mini.
It, too, delivers
microcurrents.
NUFACE Mini, $199,
mynuface.com
TRY FACE
MASSAGE
It removes excess
fluids (caused by
salt and cocktails) to
define the jawlines
and cheeks, says
Nichola Joss, creator of the Nichola
Joss Method of
massage. Apply
facial oil, then press
the heels of your
palms beneath
cheekbones,
sweeping from
mouth to temples.
Next, make upward
circles with your fingertips. (Repeat
three times.) Finish
with sculpting
serum to enhance.
ESTE LAUDER New
Dimension Shape +
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Self-suction gadgets, like Fullips

(top right), create a
seal, swelling the
area for a temporary plumping
effect. Just place it
against your lips
and suck like youre
drinking from a
straw. (FYI: These
are way safer than
the soda bottles
and shot glasses
that practically
broke the Internet
thanks to the
#KylieJenner
Challenge. Not only
are those painful,
they can be dangerousglass can
break, leading to
stitches and
scarring.)
FILLER UP
Kylie recently
admitted to temporary lip fillers. If
youre interested
too, talk to your doc
about Restylane
Silk. The FDAapproved, hyaluronic acid filler is
raved about for its
natural-looking
results, says NYC
dermatologist
Whitney Bowe,
MD. Treatments
cost around $800
and last about six
months. Tip: Take
a peek in a mirror
periodically as you
get plumped, suggests Dr. Bowe.
This way, you can
make adjustments
throughout your
treatment.
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Outdoor cardio is easy, but what about strength sessions?
Some cities are on itNew Orleans City Park, West Perrine
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HELEN ZOOK
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Work Your
Booty on a Slide
Work Your Legs

on the Stairs
Work Your
Arms on a Rock
Sit on the bottom edge

of the slide, facing out,
legs extended. Lean
back, and lift legs so
they are parallel to the
ground. Kick left leg up
a few inches, then right
leg up a few inches.
Continue, alternating
legs for 30 seconds.
Do 3 sets.
Stand facing the bottom of a staircase. Step

right foot up two steps,
bending right knee to
lunge. Straighten.
Bring left foot to meet
right. Repeat, stepping
with left leg rst. Continue, alternating sides
to top, then run down.
Do 5 sets.
Stand facing away from

a large rock (look for
one about two feet tall).
Squat, and place hands
on rock behind you,
arms straight and
ngertips facing body.
Bend elbows, lowering
butt toward ground.
Do 3 sets of 12 reps.
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THE SLICE
IS RIGHT
First the sad news:
Most pizza isnt too
healthy. Its typically
piled with cheese,
upping the sodium
and saturated fat, and
skimpy on vitaminrich veggie toppings,
says Dawn Jackson
Blatner, RD, a dietitian
in Chicago (a city that
knows za). Now the
good news: Betterfor-you pie doesnt
have to be blah. In
a Scottish study, 77
percent of adults said
a pizza with less salt
and saturated fat and
more fiber was as
good as or better than
their go-to. Pair these
with salad for a totally
acceptable meal.
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Kashi Greek Tzatziki

Single-Serve Pizza
At just 300 calories,
who needs willpower?!
Whole-grain crust supplies 9 grams of ber.
IF YOU HAVE
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRY SORBET
Pulse 24 ounces of frozen
raspberries in a food processor or
blender. With the machine running,
pour in cup water and cup
honey, and blend until smooth, about 3
minutes, adding more water if needed.
Freeze about 30 minutes. Scoop
sorbet into 4 glasses, and top each
with cup champagne, 2
tablespoons crumbled biscotti,
and fresh raspberries.
Newmans Own
Roasted Vegetable Thin
and Crispy Pizza
Get vitamin C (thanks to
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240-calorie serving.
Amys Pesto Pizza
This pie gets points for
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BETHANY GUMPER
IF YOU HAVE
PEACHES
GRILLED PEACHES
Mix teaspoon cinnamon
and 2 tablespoons coconut sugar; set aside. Cut 4
peaches in half along seam,
removing pit. Brush cut
sides with olive oil. Cook,
cut side down, on a hot grill
about 2 to 3 minutes. Brush
tops with oil, flip, and move
to side. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cover; cook
until sugar is melted and
fruit is tender, about 5 to 10
minutes. Top with Greek
yogurt and granola.
C A N S E X H E L P YO U E AT L E S S ?
IF YOU HAVE
STRAWBERRIES
BERRIES AND CREAM

Quarter 4 cups strawberries
(discard stems). Mix with
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
and 2 teaspoons lemon
juice. Let sit for 30 minutes.
In a cold bowl, beat 2 cans
chilled coconut cream,
1 tablespoon honey, and
1 teaspoon vanilla extract on
high until stiff peaks form,
about 5 minutes. Dollop on
berries; add sliced almonds.
Getting busy may

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calories at their next meal than those without. (They took oxytocin or a placebo via nasal spray.) Oxytocin affects the parts of
the brain that regulate food intake, says study author Elizabeth
A. Lawson, MD. It may have the same appetite-reducing effects
post-coitus, although more research is needed. Volunteers? B. G.
EAT YOUR
SWEETS
No need to skip out on the best

meal of the day (dessert, obvi).
The tastiest, most flavorful desserts
come from highly seasonal
produce, says Lindsey Roehl, a
personal health chef in New York
City. Farmers markets are
overflowing with fresh fruit this
month, and Roehls recipes put
them front and center.
BY DA NIE L L E M C N A L LY
123
REAL LIFE
I LIVED
THROUGH
CANCER...
PHOTOGR A PHED
BY
E L I Z A BE T H
GRIFFIN
The other week, my boy-
M A K E U P : J A M I E D O R M A N / A B T P. B O D Y M A K E U P : T R I N A M E R R Y .
friend, Tim, and I were running (very slowly) when my

foot caught on a notch in the
pavement. I face-planted.
Then I burst into tears and
declared, between sobs, I
cannot do this. Id tried so
hard to be normal, but my
body wouldnt let me. Instead
of rising to the occasion,
it kept screwing upeven
something so deceptively simple as staying upright. Three
weeks after my last chemo
treatment, Id finally cracked.
Youd think Id be happy.
Ive gotten off easyagain.
Two years ago, I had surgery
to remove a rare form of liver
cancer. Late last year, it came
back. I had four rounds of
chemo, then surgery, then
two more rounds of chemo,
and after that, the most
underwhelming appointment
ever. The scans look good,
my doctor told me. See you
in three months. I felt
relieved but also confused.
His easy good-bye was anticlimactic after all the needles,
MRIs, consults, and followups. This is it? Im still alive,
and no one at the hospital
thought to order me an icecream cake? (Although if Id
received a cake, Id probably
have destroyed it with a spatula while yelling, You think
this makes up for cancer?!)
My friends want to celebrate, and its easier to go
along than admit Id rather
sulk on my couch alone. I
DURING
TREATMENT FOR A
RARE LIVER
CANCER, COSMO
BEAUTY EDITOR
DEANNA PAI JUST
WANTED LIFE TO
GO BACK TO
NORMAL. NOW
THAT SHES
HEALTHY, SHES
NOT EVEN SURE
WHAT THAT
MEANS.
...AND
IT STILL
SUCKS
thought Id be eager to guzzle gin and tonics in a crowd

of other 20somethings, but
the normalcy I longed for
during chemo doesnt exist.
Instead of getting back to
DEANNA DISCUSSED THE CRAPPINESS OF CANCER IN THE APRIL 2015 ISSUE.
WHY
WEAR A
WIG WHEN
YOU CAN
HAVE
YOUR
SCALP
PAINTED
GOLD?
where I was, Im somewhere

entirely different.
Being alive is a luxury, and
Im grateful that Im not halfway to hospice. So bitching
feels like a faux pas. I should
live every day like its my last,
shrieking Carpe diem! and
dancing like no one is watching. But its hard to be enthusiastic when the long-term side
effects of chemo are only just
emerging in full force. Yes!
You survived cancer! Here is
your prize: feet you cant feel
(a result of nerve damage) and
permanent partial hearing
loss! Its like being the first to
reach the finish line, but after
you burst through the congrats banner, theres a firebreathing dragon waiting to
barbecue you.
Ive crawled all the way up

Cancer Mountain just to find
myself staring down the edge
of a cliff. What to do now with
this third shot at life? Should
I deny that it happened and
go back to my pre-cancer
routine of breakfast-workcanceling plans-dinnerNetflix-sleep? Quit my job to
travel and make an attempt at
a more meaningful life? What
if I do do something new and
exciting only to find myself in
Japan, streaming Friends
from my bed? I have a pressing sense of urgency to go, to
go now, to do something
before a fresh batch of cells
stages another coup. But Im
paralyzed by the fear of making a rash decisionplus the
pressure to make this count

plus survivors guilt plus the
memory of the absolute shit
show that has been the past
six months. I am still sad and
angry, and like cancer, theres
no easy cure for that.
Life goes on. I get out of
bed. I wrangle my numb feet
into sandals. I go to work. I
rush to get home in time for
Jeopardy. On Saturday mornings, I wake up Tim early so
we can meet my Cancer to 5K
running group in Central
Park. Its the closest I get to
going to a support group.
Instead of sitting around
talking about our feelings, we
run. I was the lone bald girl at
the first practice. When I
arrive a few weeks later with a
fresh dusting of follicles, a few
other survivors surround me
and marvel at it.
Did all of you lose your
hair too? I ask. They nod.
It looks cute now, says
Meta, a woman with a slight
accent and a gray pixie. I
think she had breast cancer,
but she doesnt mention it and
I dont ask. But wait until it
grows in curly. Others chime
in: Mine came in like a Brillo
pad. This is after four years
of growing it. We grumble as
we drop our bags and begin
our pre-run stretches.
Plastered in pollen and
surrounded by people with
various strains and stages of
cancer, I feel less lost. Its a
step forward. We just run
and try to figure out what
were doing along the way.
AUGUST 2015 _ COSMOPOLITAN _
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BODY NEWS
Ask
Dr.
Ashton
My man never goes

to the doctor. I know
thats bad for him,
but is it bad for me?
OKAY OR NO WAY?
PETS AS
BEDMATES
THE PROS Pets lower
THE CONS When couples let
YOU DECIDE Set on letting
blood pressure and calm

nerves, helping you drift off.
a pet sleep between them,

theres a physical barrier to
sex, says sex therapist Kat
Van Kirk, PhD. Worse, some
partners give the dog all their
affection. If youre doing it
Fluffy curl up on the duvet?

Get allergy shots if you need
them, bathe him weekly, and
minimize dust-trapping fabrics. Kicking Kitty out? Her
separation anxiety (meowing! scratching!) may affect
your sleep quality. Instead,
try putting pillows or blan-
PANTY POWER
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Help?
Even a few dollars can aid girls in
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126 _
supplies. Thanks to Thinx, says
to keep hitting the books.

CHRISTINA JEDRA
It could be. Even if one

partner is screened for
STIs, it doesnt guarantee that the other person doesnt have
anything. Let your guy
know that protecting
his health and yours is
as simple as going to
his primary-care physician and getting a blood
test for hepatitis, syphilis, herpes, and HIV
and a urine test for
chlamydia and gonorrheanothing painful!
I used to have an
eating disorder, but
Ive gotten treatment.
Can that still affect
my fertility?
Both being severely
underweight or severely
overweight can cause
irregular periods, and a
weight below a certain
threshold for your
height may stop menstruation completely.
But if youre a healthy
size now and your
period is back, dont
worrytheres no permanent effect on your
ability to get pregnant.
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in the third grade. As the new kid at

school, I was trying hard to find my
footing. I thought I had made friends
with two girls, until they stopped talking to me. When I confronted them,
they said their mothers had warned
them to stay away because they might
catch my skin condition.
Before that, I had never given much
thought to the way I looked. Confused
and embarrassed, I told my mother
what the girls had said. Soon after, my
mom went to the school and explained
to my class that I had a condition
called vitiligo, which occurs when the
cells that produce melanin die or stop
functioning. The disease had left me
with a loss of skin color in patches
across my bodymy arms, legs, face.
Its not contagious. There is no cure.
I wasnt born with vitiligo. It began
developing rapidly when I was 4 years
old. I dont remember my skin changing, but I do recall feeling deeply loved
by my family. Growing up in the greater
Toronto area, I was a happy kid. I loved
to hang around my mothers beauty
salon. I visited my dad in Jamaica and
Atlanta. I had lots of friends.
In the third grade, I moved to a new
school, and things changed. Kids called
me a cow and would moo at me. In
middle school, the bullying got physical. One night after a ball game, out in
the cold, a girl shoved me. I didnt want
to fight. My skin is sensitive in extreme
temperatures, so to get out of the situation, I let her beat me up. The next day,
she came at me again and I defended
myself. I didnt have to fight her again,
but similar incidents followed.
High school brought more harassment, and I started skipping class.
Eventually, the vice principal recommended an alternative school. Its
crazy that I got ousted when I was the
one getting abused. I went to the alternative school and got a job at a call
center. I loved making my own money,
feeling independent. But I couldnt
juggle the job and school. And so, as a
typical 16-year-old, I chose the job.
Around this time, I turned a corner.
A journalist named Shannon Boodram
saw my Facebook page and told me
I was beautiful. She shot a YouTube
video of me, and it grabbed thousands
of views. She said I should be a model.
I had never thought about modelingit hadnt seemed possible. I had
imagined working in entertainment or
THIS
SKIN
I WASNT
BORN WITH
VITILIGO.
IT DEVELOPED
WHEN I WAS
4 YEARS OLD.
AS A KID,
CHANTELLE
WINNIE
WAS
TORMENTED
FOR NOT
LOOKING
LIKE
EVERYONE
ELSE. NOW,
THE
21-YEAR-OLD
TOP MODEL
WELCOMES
YOUR
STARESAND
GETS THE
LAST LAUGH.
AS TOLD TO
ABIGAIL PESTA
KIDS CALLED
ME A COW
AND WOULD
MOO AT ME.
journalism, but as a high school dropout, I was just living day by day.
Its amazing what a little encouragement can do. I realized I could use
my unique look as an asset. I talked to
an agent, but she dismissed my modeling dream, suggesting I become a
makeup artist instead. It was an indirect hit aimed at my skin. It stung, but
I was used to that attitude.
I didnt give up. I posted pictures of
myself on Instagram and sent them to
agents. The response was always the
same: no. I went to an Americas Next
Top Model: All Stars fashion show in
Toronto, gathering the courage to say
hello to the contestants. They said, Oh.
My. God. Youre fucking gorgeous. One
of them held my face in her hands and
said, You are like a butterfly.
I decided to try out for the runway
shows at Torontos annual fashion
week. Urged on by a friend (hey, Cleo!),
I bought a pair of heels I couldnt
afford, putting tape on the soles so I
could return them. I made the cut,
walked in eight shows, and got noticed.
A casting director from Americas
Next Top Model contacted me through
Facebooka fan page set up by my
9-year-old sister, Chrystina. He told
me Tyra Banks had spotted me.
I dropped everything and flew to
Los Angeles to try out for the show
and made it. Afterward, I heard from
photographers including Nick Knight,
who had shot celebrities like Lady
Gaga and Kate Moss. I did a shoot
with him and then starred in a fashion
ad campaign he shot for Diesel. I also
landed an ad campaign for Desigual.
This past spring, I walked the runway
at shows in Madrid and New York.
Recently, I returned to the middle
school where I once cried in the hallways. I talked to the students about
having confidence and lifting one
another up. I remember being in their
position. The kids who once bullied me
were just like me, trying to fit in.
People sometimes ask when I
learned to love myself. But I didnt
have a problem with myself or my skin.
I had a problem with the way people
treated me because of my skin. They
tried to define me. I had to relearn
how to love myself by forgetting the
opinions of everyone else and focusing
on my own opinion of myself. Today,
my motto is: You only have one life.
Live it for yourself, not for anyone else.
Do what the fuck you want!
T H I S PA G E : C O U R T E S Y S U B J E C T. O P P O S I T E PA G E :
MARY ROZZI/CONTOUR BY GET T Y IMAGES.
I DISCOVERED that I was different
CHANTELLE
WINNIE
IN JANUARY
2015.
Feel
Badass
on the
Beach
The number one thing you need
to rock a teeny-weeny bikini:
confidence. Get yours here.
These moves improve posture,
so youll look more confident,
says Cassey Ho, who created
POP Pilates (Lolo Jones and
Vanessa Hudgens are fans)
and this plan. Do all the moves
in order three times. Then hit
TANK TOP
NECESSARY
ONLY WHEN
VISITING THE
SNACK BAR.
FIRM UP YOUR ABS
Lie faceup, legs

extended, arms overhead, squeezing a beach
ball between hands,
with shoulders and legs
a few inches off ground.
Raise arms and legs up
and toward each other,
passing ball from hands
to legs [A]. Lower [B].
Reverse motion, passing
ball from legs to hands to
complete one rep. Do 10.
CHOOSE A PROP Ho is using

a beach ball as a Pilates ring in this
workout, but if you dont have either,
you can sub in a pillow.
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SCULPT YOUR SIDES
Kneel on right leg with

left leg extended to side,
arms overhead, squeezing a beach ball between
hands. Lean torso to the
right. Then return to start.
Do 10 reps, then switch
sides to complete set.
CHECK YOUR FORM

To get the most out of this
move, dont twist your
shoulders or hips. Think
of your body like a windshield wiper: up, down,
up, down, says Ho.
TONED FROM
HEAD TO TOE
Get in side-plank position,

with right hand under
right shoulder and left arm
extended toward sky, and
hold a beach ball between
ankles. Squeeze legs
together, pulsing for
20 reps. Switch sides
to complete set.
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GET EXTRA CREDIT

Side planks are always
great for your abs and
arms, but thanks to the
beach ball, this move hits
the inner thighs too.
LENGTHEN
YOUR LEGS
Lie faceup with hands

behind head, knees bent, and
legs turned out slightly, and
squeeze a beach ball between
feet, heels in, toes out. Curl up
shoulders and lift legs so that
shins are slightly higher than
parallel to the ground [A].
Extend legs [B]. Then return
to start. Do 15 reps.
ADD A SOUNDTRACK
Ho sets her moves to pop
music. Its like a dance
on the mat. Some playlist
faves are Style, by
Taylor Swift; Firestone,
by Kygo; and Stitches,
by Shawn Mendes.
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A
B
WORK YOUR WAIST
Sit on ground with legs in

tabletop position, feet crossed,
and squeeze a beach ball
between hands in front of you.
With legs still, twist upper body
to the right [A]. Twist back to
center, extending arms and legs
to form a V [B]. Do 8 reps, then
switch sides to complete set.
MAKE IT EASIER Ho makes it
look simple, but boat pose (the
basis of this exercise) is hard. If
youre having trouble stabilizing as you twist, keep feet on
the ground instead.
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my god. When I posted that

picture and people were in
a rage at me, I was shocked.
They were convinced I had
been taunting them. Im not
that clever! And to what end
would I relish dangling this
idea and then saying theres
no movie? Im still finding
people and being like, No
@BoobityBopBeep! Why
would I hurt you? Ive never
been a mean girl.
YOUVE ALWAYS BEEN A SHOE

LOVER. WHATS BEEN THE
HARDEST PART ABOUT BEING
ON THE DESIGN SIDE?
Between her Erghs, Holy

cow!s, and What the
heck?s, its hard to believe
that the woman nestled into
the corner booth of the West
Village NYC outpost of Sant
Ambroeus is the same person who helped usher in a
new era of uncensored ladies
(see Girls and Broad City)
tackling ballsy topics (not to
mention balls). In fact, Sarah
Jessica Parker is so G-rated,
you damn near forget she
starred on the biggest show
about sex ever. But the distinction between SJP and her
character Carrie Bradshaw
is an important one, even if
Sex and the City diehards are
wont to forget it. Such was the
case earlier this week when
the blogosphere mistook an
Instagram from SJP as confirmation of a SATC three-quel.
The pic of the actress exiting
Bloomingdales captioned,
I guess the cats out of the
(little brown) bag.Keep you
posted on every detail as we
are able was actually intimating the arrival of SJP,

her shoe line, to the retailers
shelves. Its a major milestone
for the newbie designer, who
launched the collection with
Manolo Blahnik CEO George
Malkemus last year. But more
than that, its a reminder that
she is not her. There is no
Sarah Jessica Parker in Carrie Bradshaws world, the
mother of three says, going
all meta, I dont exist. No
doubt her upcoming HBO
series, Divorce, will further
the divide between SJP and
CB. In it, she plays Frances, a
woman on the verge of a marriage breakdown, who wears
the same purse the whole
show. Every single thing is
from Etsy, she says. In other
words, Frances is so not a
Carrie. Still, she is down with
her new characters fashion
game. Ive been on Etsy for
years! she exclaims. Its the
best. Thats right: Sarah Jessica Parkerthe style icon
SJP: When we started, I

wanted to treat color as a
neutral, and people really
dont want to do it. They say,
We love the shoein black
and brown. But why would a
purple shoe make your brain
work less well than a black
pump? Its not your shoe
telling your story to your boss
or coworker, it is your brain.
If a purple pump isnt
appropriate for the office,
what you could say then is,
My brain isnt appropriate
politicsthe way they dress

screams, I have no sex!
Women journalists on the
campaign trail have to dress
the least sexual they can be. I
dont think its fair because it
doesnt have anything to do
with why we want them on
our news every night or want
to elect them. I want to
know, who are you? If you
love wearing a court heel all
day long, that is thrilling.
Whats powerful is what
makes you feel your best
when you walk out the door.
WHATEVER MAKES YOU FEEL
LIKE YOURE IN COMMAND.
SJP: Exactly. For some, its a
Birkenstock. And yet were
still talking about Hillary
Clintonis she warm
enough? Do we know her?
Like, what? Im not even
saying whether Im
supporting her or not, Im
just like, This woman has
been serving in public office
for years, and people are still
asking, is she warm enough?
Whats her hair? Of course if
she were too warm, theyd say
she doesnt have the constitution to make the hard
choices. And Im not a feminist by the way.Uh-oh.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

SJP: As [playwright] Wendy
Wasserstein would say, Im a
humanist. Im enormously
appreciative of the work that
my mothers generation did.
We are the beneficiaries of a
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whose over-the-top Chineseinspired ensemble at the

Met Gala launched endless
memesshops on the crafty
behemoth that sells everything from pizza earrings to
crochet vaginas. Onward, for
more SJP shockers.
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YOU TRY TO PREDICT WHAT
THE REACTION WILL BE?
SJP: That would drive
me insane. But anytime I
do anything with Philip
[Treacy, the designer of the
headpiece], he gives me a
pep talk. Hes like, Listen
to me, darling. You want
your children to think youre
a freak. In 20 years, they
will know different. Hes
an extraordinary artist.
What he does isnt silly.
It takes months. He wrote
me recently and said, You
cant please three people,
let alone three billion.
YOURE PRETTY POLITICAL.

WHAT ARE THE MOST
PRESSING ISSUES FOR YOU?
SJP: Equality in pay. Paid
lot of disappointment,
heartache, discouragement,
and misunderstanding.
But I see a lot of people
trying to sort out their roles.
People of color, gays,
lesbians, and transgenders
who are carving out this
space. Im not spitting
in the face or being lazy
about what still needs to be
donebut I dont think
its just women anymore.
We would be so enormously
powerful if it were a
humanist movement.
HOW DID PLAYING CARRIE

AFFECT YOUR SEX LIFE?
SJP: I am ass-backward on
this topic, so to speak. Its
not one I ever talk about.
You can take pictures of me
day and night, photograph
my children, say what you
want about my marriage. I
cant stop you. But you cant
know anything about my
sexual being. Its the last
thing that I am certain is
mine. By the same token, I
love that women feel
comfortable talking about it,
asking questions, laughing

all of it. And I recognize
that part of that was because
four women sat around a
table and did that.
DID YOU SEE ANY OF YOUR
MET GALA LOOKS MEMES?
SJP: The one thing that I
saw, which was so amazing

my son showed it to me
was my headpiece cooking
Rihanna like an egg. Can I
tell you something though? I
never saw the headpiece as
flames. I never saw it!
sick leave. The thing that

would change peoples lives
maybe more than anything,
assuming that we maintain
access to health care, is child
care. If I could guarantee
every mother who is working
two, three jobs that she had
good child care that didnt
make her anxious all day
people would probably work
in more efficient ways. How
many times do you hear a
wealthy person get asked,
How do you do it all? If Im
asked that question one
more time...Im like, are you
kidding me? Ask someone
who looks like shes about to
drop, How are you doing?
How are you managing?
ANY ADVICE ON SURVIVING
YOUR 20S?
SJP: Have heartbreak after
heartbreak. I think
theres a part of us that
loves it. Its why we love a
romantic movie that is
painful. I think women
know theyll survive.
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Not since Rent

has a Broadway
musical so
unexpectedly rocked
audiences to their
core. Hamilton, a
hip-hopera based
onwait for it
the life of founding
father Alexander
Hamilton, is the
theater worlds latest
must-see show.
The likes of SJP,

Michelle Obama,
and Jimmy Fallon
have already seen
it, loved it, and
tweeted the hell
out of it. Now, the
cast invites you to
join the revolution.
BY S ERG I O K LE T N OY
A N D R ACH EL M OS ELY
IN TOWN
ICKET
HAMILTON STARS
LIN-MANUEL
MIRANDA AND
LESLIE ODOM JR.
For a founding father, Alexander Hamilton

was a bit of a badass: Dude is born into poverty, becomes fabled revolutionary, dies by duel. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony-winning writer and star of
Broadway smash In the Heights, thought so too. So he did what anyone
wait, make that no onewould think to do: bring the story to the stage via a
hip-hop/R&B musical that has Hamilton (Miranda) spitting verses like We
are meant to be a colony that runs independently / Meanwhile, Britain
keeps on shitting on us endlessly and rap battling Thomas Jefferson. Cue
the rave reviews and sold-out crowds. Fast-forward six months: The show
has moved from NYCs Public Theater to Broadways big leagues. Here,
Hamiltons cast members hit the streets and share their own stories.
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CHRISTOPHER
JACKSON
PHILLIPA SOO
PLAYS: George Washington
PLAYS: Eliza Hamilton
HOMETOWN: Cairo, IL
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: Broadways Holler If Ya Hear Me
DREAM ROLE: Its always the
one Im playing. Its hard for me
to look at shows out there and
see myself in them. Im an R&B
singerIm not going to get cast
in Les Miz. Whats great about
this show is its an amalgamation
of all these awesome and important genres of music in a voice
that I like to perform with.
GO-TO KARAOKE SONG: Probably
Livin On a Prayer. Jon Bon Jovi
actually came to the show with
his wife, so getting to meet
him was pretty dope.
JASMINE
CEPHAS JONES
PLAYS: Peggy Schuyler/
Maria Reynolds
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
YOU MIGHT KNOW HER FROM: 2013
indie Titus
FIRST ROLE: My rst professional
role was a Noah Baumbach lm
called Mistress Americaits
actually premiering this summer,
around the same time Hamilton
opens [on Broadway].
TYPICAL DAY OFF: Im in bed for
half the day. Im not even gonna
lie. Im sleeping, and if Im not
sleeping, Im trying to nally
nish Breaking Bad.
RENE ELISE
GOLDSBERRY
PLAYS: Angelica Schuyler
HOMETOWN: San Jose, CA

YOU MIGHT KNOW HER FROM:
The Good Wife
IF I WERENT AN ACTOR, ID BE
I used to think that Id be a
lawyer, but Im married to a lawyer. The Lord knew what he was
doing when he just let me play
one on TV.
POST-SHOW RITUAL: Were all
still singing and jamming to the
songs all the way downstairs to
the dressing rooms. No matter
how tired we are when we start
the show, theres such a high
after its over.
HOMETOWN: Libertyville, IL
YOU MIGHT KNOW HER FROM:
NBCs Smash
POST-SHOW RITUAL: I go home
and Im usually starving, so I have
to try not to eat a whole bag of
chipsbecause I really could. But
popcorn is my jam. I really season
it up and make it fancy.
TYPICAL DAY OFF: Lately, Ive been
watching Game of Thrones. I just
started it, and I was like, How did
I not get on this train? Oh, right
its because I never have time off.
LIN-MANUEL
MIRANDA
PLAYS: Alexander Hamilton
HOMETOWN: New York, NY

YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: Broadways In the Heights
ON HOW THIS CRAZY IDEA CAME TO HIM:
I wasnt a history buffnot even a
littlebut I was always an English
nerd. I picked up Ron Chernows
biography of Hamilton randomly at
Borders. I knew he died in a duel,
so itd have a cool ending. And I
just fell in love with his story.
CONFESSION: Hillary Clinton came
to see In the Heights in 2009. I
used to walk around in my underwear backstage between shows,
and I come out of my dressing
room and theres Hillary with three
Secret Service guys because she
needed to use the bathroom. She
said, Shows great! and I ran
inside to put some clothes on.
LESLIE ODOM JR.

PLAYS: Aaron Burr
HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, PA
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM:
NBCs Smash
POST-SHOW RITUAL: Lin and I made
up a stupid song that we sing at
the top of our lungs as we leave the
stage. Then we have a shot of rum
in the dressing room, and Ill grab a
dollar slice on my way home.
I wish I could say that I would
be feeding the hungry or
something. But Ive always liked
to throw parties, so Id be a worldrenowned DJ who gets flown all
over the place for parties on
yachts and in underground clubs.
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(From left)
DAVEED DIGGS
PLAYS: Thomas Jefferson/
Marquis de Lafayette
HOMETOWN: Oakland, CA
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: His
hip-hop album, Small Things to
a Giant
I canceled a summers worth of
touring as a rapper to do Hamilton. Thats my other jobI just
switched roles.
ON HIS BIGGEST FAN: My mom
sends me the reviews before Ive
seen them. She texted me congratulating me about the show
going to Broadway while we were
still waiting for the announcement. She found out before I did!
I dont know how she does it.
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OKIERIETE
ONAODOWAN
PLAYS: Hercules Mulligan /
James Madison
HOMETOWN: Newark, NJ
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: Broadways Rocky
FIRST ROLE: In seventh grade,
I played one of the bodyguards in
Bye Bye Birdie. We didnt have
any lineswe just stood there,
and whenever someone would
say something, wed give them
dirty looks. But I was just excited
to have a leather jacket.
PERFECT DAY OFF: As crazy as it
sounds, sitting on my couch, playing Xbox, and eating ice cream
ideally with the windows closed.
ANTHONY RAMOS
PLAYS: John Laurens/
Phillip Hamilton
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: This
American Lifes 21 Chump
Street: The Musical
POST-SHOW RITUAL: Dude, I eat
way too much McDonalds after
shows. I mean, Ive been getting better. Now Ill try to get a
sandwich.
GO-TO KARAOKE SONG: Journeys
Dont Stop Believin. Its for
when youre obliteratedly wasted
and youre like, Im just going
to try the highest note I can
possibly sing in my life.
JONATHAN GROFF
PLAYS: King George
C O S T U M E D E S I G N E R : PAU L TA Z E W E L L . A S S I S TA N T C O S T U M E D E S I G N E R : A N G I E K A H L E R . WA R D R O B E
S U P E R V I S O R: J U DY M C FA R L A N D. H A I R , W I G , A N D M A K E U P S U P E R V I S O R: B R I T TA N Y H A R T M A N . WA R D R O B E
C R E W A N D D R E S S E R S : N I N A J A C O B S , C L A R A R E D W O O D , J U L I A B O W E R S , K AT E R O B A R D S , E M I LY R O N E Y.
HOMETOWN: Lancaster, PA YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM: Glee, Frozen (voice of Kristoff)
FIRST ROLE: I was Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in my dads barn. I was a drag Dorothy.
DREAM COSTAR: Id love to do a play with Cate Blanchett. I saw her in A Streetcar Named
Desire, and its my favorite performance ever.
CONFESSION: I was on a first date, maybe a year and a half ago. We ate dinner, then he
came back to my apartment, and I dont smoke, but he smoked a cigarette. We were
making out, and hes smoking. So I took a cigarette and also smoked it, and then five
minutes later, I projectile vomited because I got so nauseous from smoking. Thats
probably the most embarrassing thing thats ever happened.
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Long
Live
the
Hand
Job?!
I KNOW WHAT YOURE
THINKING: OH, I LEFT THAT
BUSINESS BACK IN HIGH
SCHOOL. WELL, I DIDNT
AND THERES A GOOD
REASON YOU SHOULDNT
EITHER. LET ME EXPLAIN.
BY TR ACY CL ARK-FLORY
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I know,
I know.
HANDIES SEEM THE DOMAIN OF TEENAGE VIRGINITY
PLEDGES AND RESENTFUL AGING HOUSEWIVES
ing: This is all you get for
now, mister. With him lying
in bed, I would kneel at his
side, kissing his chest while
fondling him, or Id crouch
between his feet, looking up
at his erection like a tourist awed by the Empire State
Building (what guy doesnt
want you looking at his junk
like an incomprehensible triumph of human engineering?). This playful approach
let me experiment with different touches without feeling like I was fumbling my
way through the worlds most
inefficient wank.
Eventually, I learned the
grip, rhythm, and motion
that makes him shudder
with pleasure. In the mornings before work, when were
too rushed for the foreplay
required for a nice mutual
sexin, hell ask with a smirk,
What about an HJ? My
response is pretty much
always an enthusiastic Yeah,
baby. Thats because I get at
least as much out of it as he
does (and not just because he
returns the favor later with
fingers or oral). Ive never felt
so in control as when giving an expert, teasing handy.
Occasionally, it gets me so
turned on that Im jumping on
top of him, work be damned.
For us, instead of serving as a replacement for boning, it leads to more sex by
keeping us more connected
throughout the week. This
way, we never get a chance
to become distant from each
other in that way that always
spells the death of sex. Plus,
its a miracle cure for any
relationship where the man
has a higher sex drive than
the woman. Im always in the
mood for a hand job, but Im
not always in the mood for
sexand hes always in the
mood for whatever he can get.
But thats just my side of
the story. I asked him why he
likes our hand-job routine.
His response? My dick has
never felt so loved.
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T O B E C O M E D I S TA N T
F R O M E A C H O T H E R I N T H AT
WAY T H AT S P E L L S T H E
D E AT H O F S E X .
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something akin to either

This doesnt count or
Honey, I have a headache.
Maybe you think of it as that
thing you do when you forget
to take your birth control and
dont feel like giving a BJ.
Worse, perhaps you write it
off as pass. I recently
brought up hand jobs to a
friend, and her response was
People still do that?
Yes, they still do that! I still
do itand you know what?
My marriage and my sex life
are way better for it.
Believe me: I wasnt always
down with the HJ. In my
early 20s, I was so scared of
coming off as prudish that
I would skip over fondling
entirely. By the time my
husband, Christopher, and
I got together, I had spent
too many years trying too
hard to seem adventurous in
bed. You knowthe backbusting porn moves, the
strained dirty talk. I decided
that with him, there would be
no more performing. I wanted
to get back to the basics of
sex, and whats more basic
than hand-to-gland combat?
It started as tantalizing foreplay, a way of teas-
Master
the HJ
1. Watch Him Do It
What better way to
gure out what he likes
than to watch him
touch himself? After all,
the guys probably
been doing it at least
once a day ever since
he sprouted his rst
pube, so let his
expertise guide you.
2. Ask Questions
No one is born a
virtuoso at playing the
peen. The only way
you get there is by
putting your ego aside
and daring to ask him
questions. Does
this feel good? More
pressure? Faster?
3. Dont Be
Scared to Start
While Hes Soft
When you rst start
out, treat it like an
experimentthis is
about you getting
familiar with his body
and the way it responds
to your touch. Say,
The point here isnt to
get you hard, okay?
Im just having fun.
Let me tell you, that is
one effective bit of
reverse psychology.
4. Never Forget
the Lube
Giving a hand job sans
lube is like shaving your
legs drynever do it! I
like Liquid Silk: creamy
without the stickiness
of other lubes.
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I Slept
With
a Male
Model,
and
Heres
What I
Learned
CAN YOU ELEVATE
YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
BY SLEEPING WITH
SOMEONE WAY OUT OF
YOUR LEAGUE?
BY CHEL SE A DAVISON
166
I STOOD IN the snow,

shivering, pissed off,
deciding if I should keep
waiting for my date to show
up. If a normal guy had
stood me up for an hour
without a call, I would have
gone home and watched
Project Runway. But Tyler
(not his real name) wasnt
just some guy. He was a god.
He was an actual male
model! Or, at least, an actor
in some small films whod
dabbled in modeling. Either
way, he was by far the most
gorgeous man who had ever
gone out with me. Assuming
he showed up. Im a New
York 6, maybe a 7 back in
Ohio. I kind of look like
Julianne Moore after shes
had a big lunch or 10. Ive
gone out with my share of
cute boys, but Tyler was
different. He was hot. Sexy.
Wed met the week prior on
the set of a film we were both
acting in, and hed asked me
to get a drink with him. I
couldnt believe it. I vowed in
that moment that I would
get him in bed. I didnt think
I had a shot at really dating
him, but for one night, I
could live like a legend. I
wanted a story I couldnt tell
my grandkids about.
Suddenly, I felt a tap. I
turned around, and there he
washis hair perfectly
mussed, his sharp jawline
covered with stubble. He
looked like the love child of
Justin Timberlake and Jude
Lawthe kind of guy youd
write a vampire novel about.
Sorry Im late, he said.
The subway took forever.
No worries, I just got
here a minute ago myself!
The snow is crazy! I said,
blushing. I decided to
forgive his latenessafter
all, I was the one who chose
to meet at a statue outside
instead of a bar.
Tyler brushed some snow
from my face and told me
some of his friends were at a

bar nearby. I didnt love the
idea of sharing him on our
date, but I planned on
getting him alone later in
the night, so it was cool. We
walked down the street
hand in hand. I prayed that
a friend, an acquaintance,
or especially an ex would
walk by and see us together.
If a 10 was interested in me,
then I couldnt be a 6, right?
Or at the very least, it made
me a 6 with the coolest
personality in the world!
When we got to the bar, we
found about eight of his
model friends, mostly
women, lounging on a couch
in the back. I felt like Alice
in Calvin Kleinland. I
introduced myself and
pulled up a chair as he
headed to the bar to get
drinks for some friends.
However, it turned out that
didnt include getting one
for me. I told myself it was
presumptuous to expect the
guy who kept me waiting for
an hour in the snow to buy
me a drink. Right?
An hour later, as I halflistened to a friend of his
recounting some designer
drama, I realized Tyler had
walked off. I excused myself
and searched him out in the
crowded room. Finally, my
eyes found his jacket in the
back, with his arm around
one of his (female) model
friends. As I made my way
over, they startedmaking
out. My face burned with
jealousy and rage. I couldnt
believe he would be so rude.
I wanted to hurl my drink in
his beautiful, stupid face!
Instead, I stood there,
watching. I couldnt help but
notice how much betterlooking this girl was than I
am. My anger turned to
embarrassment. What did I
expect? I knew he was out of
my league. It was foolish of
me to expect him to treat
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R O B E R T W H I T M A N / T H E L I C E N S I N G P R O J E C T. C O M
Adonis. Ornot. There was

no foreplay, no seduction
he just stuck it in like he was
charging a cell phone. The
whole thing was over in
minutes. Id expected to feel
validated, like a champion,
a sex goddess. Now I just felt
stupid. He snored next to
me as I stared at the ceiling.
Suddenly, the sight of his
well-sculpted body was the
last thing I wanted to see.
I snuck out once the sun
was up without saying a
word. When I got home, I
didnt text my girlfriends
like I plannedI just
wanted to forget the night
ever happened. Not only
had I acted like a doormat
and slept with a guy who
treated me like garbage, Id
deserved it. Using a
beautiful man for sex didnt
bolster my clearly low selfesteem, it just made me feel
cheap and stupid. Tyler
texted me later that day:
me like I was on his level. I

should be grateful to be
chosen as his date at all.
Plus, Id already suffered in
the snow, so I might as well
just finish my conquest.
When I bragged to my
friends, I could just leave
out this part of the story!
When he came back over
to our couch, I pretended
not to have noticed he was
gone. His friends began
trickling out, and I
suggested we head to his
place. He smiled, and I
swooned again. Finally, the
date seemed to be picking
up. He caught me when I
almost slipped, he snuck a
kiss as we waited for the
train, and we started
actually sharing
information about
ourselves.
So, Im originally from
Boston. What about you?
he asked.
If a 10 was interested in me, then I

couldnt be a 6, right? Or at the
very least, it made me a 6 with the
coolest personality in the world!
Cleveland! And no, I
dont know Drew Carey.
Ha, your sports teams
are, like, allergic to winning!
I laughed. Yeah, we
suck. But at least we dont
have Bostons fans!
His face went to stone.
You should shut up about
things you dont know
anything about! he snarled.
I tried to apologize, but
he pulled away. Just shut
the fuck up! I did, because I
didnt know how to respond.
Why was I still there?
Somehow, having sex with
this man was my
redemption. The proof that
the guys in high school had
made a mistake. The proof
that I could be sexy and
wanted, even with an extra

15 pounds. The proof that
the voice in my head saying
youre nothing was wrong.
He motioned when it was
his stop, and I asked if he
still wanted me to come. He
said, I guess, so I followed.
Its not like wed have to talk
during sex. Yes, he was an
asshole, but it was going to
be worth it!
We got upstairs and shed
our clothes. The electricity
Id felt when we first met
was back, and for a moment,
I felt like Id made the right
choice by following through
with my plan. I was about to
have incredible sex with this
LOL did u leave? and I saw

him again a few days later to
finish shooting the film.
There was another actress
on-set that day. Between
takes, she asked how Tyler
and I knew each otherwe
both said we didnt. Even
though I regretted the
night, it was a wake-up call
that I needed to start
respecting myself. Casual
sex can be great, assuming
the guy doesnt treat you like
human garbage. Sure, that
may mean dating guys who
are a little more dough than
meat or spending some
nights at home, but at least
the models on Project
Runway wont leave you
feeling pathetic.
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LOVE LUST
WHAT SHES
HAVING,
AMIRIGHT?
Sex Q&A
Q / When I climax
from sex, my
orgasms feel
really strong. But
when I orgasm
from masturbating with a clitoral
vibe, they feel
really light, like
a fluttering
butterfly. Why
is that?
A / All orgasms
are pretty fanfreaking-tastic, but
youre rightthey
dont all feel

exactly the same.
Different kinds of
orgasms stimulate
different nerve
pathways to the
brain, and some of
those nerves
trigger stronger
brain responses
and stronger Os,
says sex researcher
Beverly Whipple,
PhD, professor
emerita at Rutgers
University. Also,
more nerve pathways may lead to
more powerful
climaxes. In Whipples ongoing

research, women
report that orgasm
from stimulation
of the area around
the G-spot feels
deeper, perhaps
because more than
one pelvic nerve is
stimulated.
Clitoral love
stimulates only one
nervethe
pudendal. Luckily,
you dont have to
pick a favorite
orgasm. You can
collect em all!
Q / My BFF told
me I can get
pregnant from
period sex. Im
confused. How
can I be ovulating
during my period?
A / Shes right. Its
a myth that you
cant get pregnant
on your period,
confirms ob-gyn
Sherry Ross, MD.
Heres how it could
go down: Say
youre one of the
few women with a
short menstrual
cycle21 to 24
days instead of the
average 28and
you have sex at the
end of your period.
And suppose his
sperm lives inside

you for three days
(the longest sperm
can hang out), by
which time you
may already be
ovulating, producing an egg that can
be fertilized by that
lingering sperm,
and boompregnancy! Its rare,
but dont risk it. If
you know you have
a short cycle and
youre getting
down during your
period, whip out
the condoms.
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No-BS responses to questions you can only ask Cosmo
Q / Im considering donating my
eggs for cash to
help pay my
student loans.
Will this hurt my
chances of
having kids in
the future?
B E N G O L D S T E I N / S T U D I O D . F R O M T O P L E F T: F E D O R O V O L E K S I Y/ S H U T T E R S T O C K ; C O U R T E S Y.
A / Theres no evi-
dence that donating will hurt your

baby chances,
according to the
American Society
for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM).
Still, the medical
board recommends women
donate only six
times or less.
Complications are
rareASRM says
less than .5 percent of egg retrievals (extracting eggs
via a vaginal needle insertion) result
in problems like
internal bleeding
or pelvic infection,
but donation can
have emotional
side effects.
Some women feel
used or lonely
afterward, says
Aimee Eyvazzadeh, MD, a
reproductive
endocrinologist.
Choose a caring
provider who
does thorough
checkups.
SEX
TOY OF
THE
MONTH
Q / Ive heard
theres a new
sexual device that
uses suction on
your clitoris to
help turn you on
before you have
sex. Is it legit?
Q / I recently
overheard a guy
saying that he
fakes orgasms
sometimes. How
is that even
possible, and why
would a guy ever
fake an orgasm?
Q / Im bi, but Ive

orgasmed only
with girls, never
guys. How can I
bridge my
personal orgasm
gender gap?
A / For the same
reason that women

fake themtheyre
tired, theyre just
not feeling it, or
they hear the siren
call of a new
episode of Keeping
Up With the
Kardashians.
Many people
think that its
impossible, but if
a guy is wearing a
condom, he can
certainly fake an
orgasm, says
Debby Herbenick,
PhD, an associate
professor at
Indiana University.
Contrary to popular
belief, guys arent
just sex robots
who can spring
erections (or
orgasms for that
matter) on
demand. Theyre
complex sexual
beings, just like
women are. There
is a lot of pressure
on guys to perform, says Herbenick. That in
and of itself can be
a good reason for
faking orgasm.
E -M A IL YOUR SE X
QU E ST IONS TO SE XQ A NDA
@ C O S M O P O L I TA N . C O M .
YOURE
NOT THE ONLY
ONE WITH AN
OSCAR-WORTHY
O FACE.
A / Consider
whether youre
doing anything
differently when
you get down with
a guy. Are you
speaking up with
your male partners
about what you
need them to do?
asks sexologist
Logan Levkoff,
author of Third
Base Aint What It
Used to Be. Also, a
woman might have
a leg (or clitoris?)
up on the competition, since she
has the same parts
you do. Or maybe
your female
partners are just
better in bed. If
you need more
clitoral love with
male partners,
reach down and
touch yourself or
bring a vibe with
you to bed.
A / Yep, you heard

rightnew devices
are hitting the
market to help a
sister out. Theyre
definitely safeas
long as theyre
used as directed,
says Dr. Ross.
Fiera ($199, fiera
.com), which is
described as a new
arouser for her, is
a little hands-free
gadget that
adheres to your
vulva and uses
suction to draw
blood flow to the
area and help turn
you on. The
suction is a
particularly nice
bonus, but bear in
mind that the
clitoral tickler on
your favorite
vibrator also does
the trick, Dr. Ross
points out, and
often for a fraction
of the price.
Regardless of
whether its a
snazzy new device
or your OG toy, if
you need a little
help getting yours,
there is zero
shame in that
game.
MICHELLE RUIZ
WHATS THE BEST SEX TOYTHAT NO ONE WOULD EVER GUESS IS A SEX
TOY? A bullet vibe that hides in a loofah (Sex in the Shower
Vibrating Mesh Sponge, $12, amazon.com), of course. Just pop the
mini vibe out to get your H 2 Orgasm on (alone or with a partner).
Then hang it back up next to your shampoo. No one will ever know.
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OVE&
WITH MORE WOMEN
USING THAN EVER,
ITS HIGH TIME FOR
A CLOSER LOOK
AT HOW A FAVORITE
ILLICIT PASTIME
SMOKING MARIJUANA,
IS AFFECTING
OUR DATING AND
SEX LIVES.
BY MOLLY OSWAKS
SEX&
PHOTOGRAPHS
ARE OF PROFESSIONAL MODELS
AND USED FOR
ILLUSTRATIVE
PURPOSES ONLY.
NOW THAT 23 STATES AND DC

HAVE LEGALIZED WEED, 4 OF
THEM FOR RECREATIONAL USE
AS WELL AS MEDICAL, THE
DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER IT
ENHANCESOR RUINSSEX
AND RELATIONSHIPS IS RAGING
HOTTER THAN EVER. CAN A
COUPLE SURVIVE WHEN ONLY
ONE IS A POTHEAD? DOES
WEED MAKE SEX MIND-BLOWING OR FORGETTABLE? HERE,
EIGHT READERS LIGHT UP THE
HIGHS AND LOWS OF DATING IN
THE STONED AGE.
THE PRODUCTIVE POTHEAD
My boyfriend and I both smoke weed, and thats
just a part of our lives. Just like I do yoga and he
rides bikes, its just another thing. We buy weed
together. He packs bowls for mehes the organizer of all the weed stuff, and I just smoke it. My
boyfriend is an engineer for a tech start-up, and
I run my own business as a web designer. We
both attribute the amount of weed we smoke
we light up almost every dayto the fact that our
jobs are so highly technical. It helps us turn our
brains off from that mode. If youre a functional
pothead, you dont have to think twice about it.
THE POST-ALCOHOL SMOKER

My boyfriend is pretty much the only person I
smoke withat home, at night, or on weekends
during the day. When we have sex after smoking,
theres definitely more of an observational quality to it. Im kind of outside myself, observing,
instead of in it and in my head. A kind of cool
detachment happens. And afterward, I feel like
Im more open to talking about something that
SO
WHERE
IS WEED
L E G A L?
4 states have
19 states have
legalized marijuana legalized it for
for medical and
medical use only:
recreational use:
ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT,
ALASKA, COLORADO,
OREGON, AND WASHINGTON
(PLUS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA)
DELAWARE, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, MAINE,

MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK,
NEW MEXICO, RHODE ISLAND,
AND VERMONT
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EMILY, 28, WEB DESIGNER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
happened or something that I liked. Alcohol

for me is definitely a depressive experience.
I used to have so much fun when I drank, and
now its just not that fun anymore. When I
smoke, I like who I am a little bit more, and
Im able to express myself better.
KRISTIN, 29, START-UP FOUNDER, NYC
THE THIRD WHEEL

I was dating this guy who was otherwise very
sweet and wonderful, but there was an addiction
issue. He couldnt go to parties without knowing at what point in the night hed get to go back
to his place, or go somewhere else, and smoke.
The only way he could get out of bed or get ready
for the day (he was in school at the time) was to
smoke. It was embarrassing to have to explain to
friends. Theres a difference between the casual
stoner who prefers smoking to drinking and the
guy who cant have normal social behavior. It got
to a point where I just became so frustrated
with the inconvenience. It really doesnt work for
me to be out at a restaurant or have plans to go
see a play later and for him to say I cant because
I have to go smoke. That necessity was totally
disruptive. It was like having a third person in
the relationship. I broke it off.
are like, Oh my god, this is the coolest girl ever.

I want to marry her.
MORE YOUNG
WO M E N
H AV E B E E N
LIGHTING UP
OV E R
THE L AST
DECA DE
BRIANNE, 28, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING FOR A VAPORIZER COMPANY, NASHVILLE, TN
THE STONER BUDDY
30
2013
28
2009
23%
2004
PERCENT OF WOMEN
AGES 18 TO 25 WHO SAID
THEY USED MARIJUANA
IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
SOURCE: NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND
HEALTH BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
BURNING
QUESTION
LEE, 24, FUND-RAISER, BOSTON, MA
THE MEDICAL MARVEL

Depression has run in my family for generations. I started going to therapy for it in sixth
grade. Ive tried every antidepressant under
the sun, and nothing ever really worked for me.
But I keep taking them just to keep it in check.
Now Im taking Celexa. In college, I had no sex
drive whatsoever. I bounced around on different medications to try to fix that, and nothing
really helped until I tried smoking. Now, I am
an everyday weed smoker, and I do think it helps
my depressionand my relationship with my
boyfriend. When I smoke, I get very relaxed and
super horny. Im like a ravenous frat boy. I had
a boyfriend with a very low sex drive, and it was
too much for him. It was always a point of contention. But my current boyfriend loves it!
MEGHAN, 29, JOURNALIST, NYC
THE INDUSTRY INSIDER

My boyfriend is super supportive of me being in
this industry, working for a vaporizer company.
Hes a musician, and cannabis and music often
go hand in hand. Hes totally supportive and
actually very helpful. All his friends come over
and try the vaporizers, giving real-time feedback. The way dating is today, the girl can be the
aggressive one, going after the guy. A bunch of
my friends dont use cannabis, and theyre like,
How do you do that? And Im like, You just
invite them over to hit the vape. Then the guys
DOES WEED
MAKE SEX
BETTER?
A. If you look
through the surveys and
clinical studies, both
men and women
consistently report that
cannabis acts as an
aphrodisiac, says
Ziva Cooper, PhD,
an assistant professor
at Columbia University
Medical Center
who studies the effects
of cannabis on people.
There are even strains
marketed directly
to women for a
pleasure-enhancing
high. Women report
it may decrease
some of the pain
involved with sex.
In males, however, too
much can decrease
sexual performance.
Across the board we see
a dose-dependent
relationship. At lower
doses you may have
positive effects,
but as you increase the
dose, there might
be negative ones.
I love my boyfriend so much, but when he is

stoned, he becomes a different person. Hes
totally out of it and quiet, and his breath and
saliva taste really different and not appealing.
He has this one friend hes always smoking weed
with, and I think thats also what bums me out
most. The fact that when he gets with this one
friend, its all about doing drugs. I just feel like
when you get into real lifeaka after college
its important not to have your social activities
revolve around drugs, no matter how innocuous
they seem.
EMILY, 26, WRITERS ASSISTANT, LOS ANGELES, CA
THE DATING DILEMMA

I seem to gravitate toward a certain type. They
are always creative and very passionate about
what they do, but they also happen to be very
big pot smokers. Its like they need pot to enrich
their creative selves. They become so dependent
on smoking all the time that you dont know if
you like the person better stoned or not stoned.
It gets to the point where it is confusing what
their true nature is. With one guy I dated, smoking was so much of who he was, I never really
knew when he was and wasnt high, what was
his pure nature and what was his stoned nature.
I think I liked him better highhe was less edgy.
But I would question myself. Is it bad that I like
his altered version more? Pot can definitely
make it hard to connect, especially when youre
first getting to know someone.
JILLIAN, 25, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, NYC
THE COLORADO QUITTER

I am more likely to have drinks on a date than
smoke weed. Even though weed is legal in Colorado, you cant smoke in restaurants or some
other public places, so it usually happens at
someones house. My friends always said having sex while high on weed was so good that you
shouldnt do it, because you wouldnt enjoy sober
sex as much. They were rightwhen I tried it, it
was awesome. High sex makes your mind and
body more sensitive to pleasure, and in comparison to drunk sex, its lessaggressive? You dont
remember the act of it as much as the feeling
because you are in another state of mind. I had
a bad experience with weed a couple of months
ago where I fainted, so I stopped smoking. Even
though I liked high sex, I think its more important to enjoy sex with your partner sober because
youre more focused on each others needs, rather
than just being horny because youre high.
CHRISTINA, 22, MARKETING STUDENT, BOULDER, CO
FOOLS OF
AT T R AC T I O N
THE
BIZARRO
THINGS
THAT TURN
MEN ON
You never knew a
messy bun could do
it for him, did you?
BY KELLY GONSALVES
AND EMILY C. JOHNSON
I love a girl in a turtleneck and pants. Its
more mysterious.
Youre left wondering,
whats under there?
ZACHARY W., 26
On the rare occasion

that I go to temple, I
immediately notice
any girl who sings. It is
bold and so sexy.
DAVID S., 27
Frizzy hair. It means

shes a woman who
gets ready fast.
MELVIN S., 29
I really like the way

girls look in the morning when they have
sleepy eyes. Theres
something adorable
about how unguarded
it is.
When a girl
normally wears
contacts and then one
day busts out her
glasses, its like
Im with this whole
other side of her.
JEREMY H., 28
CHAD B., 20
B E C AU S E
H E S A P P -Y
The
3-Second
Snapper
DECODE
HIS
SNAPCHAT
The
Fingertip
Artiste
His seminude bod

says Cant
stop thinking
about you,
but the
meager
3-second
timer to view
it says
...and also
the seven
other girls Id
like to bone.
He wants
you to
know hes,
like, super
creative.
But he
does score
points for
relying on
more than
just a hot
sele to
impress
you.
Quick! Score
some insight from
his snaps before
they self-destruct.
BY GREG DORRIS
The
Lurker
He sends
absolutely
nothing,
but hes
seen
all your
Stories.
A little
creepy.
But know
that
theres no
question
that hes
into you.
N O T- S O - D I F F E R E N T S T R O K E S
WHAT HE
ACTUALLY
WANTS IN BED
Rethink that wham-bam BS.
His wish list looks like...yours.
T H E HU S S T L E
BY EMILY C. JOHNSON
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BED); 2014 SURVEY BY ONLINE SHOPPING SERVICE CLADWELL.COM (65% STAT). PHOTOS (EXCLUDING OF HUSSEY) ARE OF PROFESSIONAL MODELS AND ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.
3 PHRASES THAT
MAKE YOU HIS GF
NOT HIS HOOKUP
BJ BIAS
10%
OF GUYS
WANT TO
REACH AN
O VIA A
BLOW JOB
(OVER ANY
OTHER TYPE
OF SEXUAL
ACTIVITY).
Getting from point A (booty calls)

to point B (BF, duh) is tricky
business. Dating expert
Matthew Hussey sends help.
HES BRISTLING AT THE DTR
TALK... I could give AF about
labels, but I need to know what
to say to guys who ask me out.
18%
OF WOMEN
WANT TO
REACH AN O
VIA ORAL SEX
(OVER ANY
OTHER TYPE
OF SEXUAL
ACTIVITY).
WHY IT WORKS: A hint of competition goes a long way with guys.

Reminding him he could lose you
could be the kick in the ass he
needs to see how good he has it.
HE CANT DECIDE WHAT HE
WANTS... Thats okay. But if
we dont know what we are next
month, lets just stay friends.
MAKING LURVE
MAT TERS
88%
WHY IT WORKS: Youre relaxed

and not judge-y but willing to end
things sans progress. Taking control is hot, and the idea that youd
downgrade him to friend? Ouch.
HE PULLS THE I DONT WANT
A RELATIONSHIP CARD... Im
not asking for a ring. I just
wanted to see where things go.
WHY IT WORKS: Script flipped
now hes the drama queen. Spend
less time with him. If he wont
invest in you, hes not worthy.
FOR MORE OF
MATTHEWS SECRETS
ON DATING AND
RELATIONSHIPS, VISIT
HOWTOGETTHEGUY
.COM.
OF GUYS
WANT
TO HAVE
ROMANTIC
FEELINGS
TOWARD A
PARTNER
THEYRE NOT
THAT HOT
FOR CASUAL
HOOKUPS.
92%
OF WOMEN
WANT THAT
TOO. HARD
PROOF THAT
MEN HAVE
ALMOST AS
MUCH OF A
SOUL AS WE
DO!
FOREPL AY THAT
L ASTSAND L ASTS
65
P E R C E N T O F M E N WO U L D
R AT H E R G O C R O S S - C O U N T R Y
WITH T WEENS WHO JUST
S AW F R O Z E N T H A N S H O P. H O P E
HE LL BU Y NE W JE A NS? LET IT GO!
HE WANTS:
YOU WANT:
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LOVE
ADVICE FROM
OUR GUY
GURU, LOGAN
HILL
Q / I woke up in the
middle of the night
and heard my boyfriend masturbating on the other side
of the bed. Couldnt
he wait until morning or at least go
into the bathroom?
Im offended
should I be?
A Your BF made a
boneheaded decision
with his boner, not his
brain. But offensive? I
think he was just lazy.
Still, he needs to know
it bothered you and
turned you off. Tell
him you get that hes
going to masturbate
but to take his selflove elsewhere next
time. Or better, have
the balls to ask you to
play with his balls.
Q / Im trying
(and failing) to
seduce my BF. Hes
always too tired.
Should I just buy
a vibrator and
get over myself?
A By all means, buy a

vibrator and get off.
But intimacy matters.
If you pretend you
dont need sex, that
dishonesty will push
you apart. Tell him
what you need. And
when you buy that
vibrator, show him
how to use it.
Q/
M Y B OY F R I E N D A N D I A R E C O N -
T E M P L AT I N G A T H R E E S O M E . W E
T H I N K I T WO U L D B E S U P E R H O T, B U T
W I L L O P E N I N G O U R R E L AT I O N S H I P
CH A NGE THINGS FORE V ER?
A People who say threesomes are
gateways to adultery are basically like

people who say that youll become a
drug addict if you smoke one joint. Just
because you have anal sex one night
doesnt mean its going to become all butt
play, all the time. If you both think a
threesome is hot, by all means, try a trio.
Whether its a onetime thing or the first of
many mnages, what comes next is
up to both of you to talk about.
Q / I WENT HOME
WITH A GUY, AND
WE STARTED
HOOKING UP. HE
WANTED TO HAVE
SEX , AND WHEN I
DIDNT, HE GOT
FRUSTRATED AND
ASKED WHY I WAS
THERE. DOES
GOING HOME
WITH A GUY
AUTOMATICALLY
MEAN HE EXPECTS
YOU TO SLEEP
WITH HIM?
A A man should
never automatically expect sex.
Even if youre naked
in his bed, you dont
owe him anything.
But if you go home
with guys and sex
doesnt happen,
they might get disappointed. Just tell
him his hissy fit confirmed your decisionthen GTFO.
Q / My boyfriend
quit his job to
become a stand-up
comic. Slight problem: Hes awful. I
dont have the
heart to tell him,
but Im scared we
wont be able to
cover the bills in a
few months. Help!
A You dont need to tell
him hes no Aziz
Ansari. Hell figure it
out when, instead of
killing, hes crushed by
the sound of silence.
Make it clear youll
support his dream as
long as it doesnt mean
supporting him financially. Since he already
quit his job, go to his
open-mic nights and
cheer him on for a
while, but tell him that
not being able to pay
the cable bill would be
seriously unfunny. If
he needs an extra
nudge to get a parttime job, tell him a
knock-knock joke.
Whos there?
Monster.com!
Q / My hookup gets
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TRI ANYTHING
ONCE, RIGHT?
Q / A good guy
friend has started
sleeping overbut
just to cuddle. He
doesnt try to kiss
me. Does he like
me or not?
A That sounds sweet

and boring. He probably wants you, but
hes shy or worried
about messing with
your friendship. If
you like him, youre
going to have to kiss
him first. Otherwise,
you might be stuck
with a human pillow
forever.
Q/
P L E A S E R E S O LV E A N AG E - O L D
M Y S T E R Y. D O A L L G U Y S R E A L LY F I T
I N T O T H E B U T T- M E N V S . B O O B - M E N
CAMPS?
A No. It isnt like being a Yankees or a Red
Sox fan, where you choose one and stick to

it for life. Most guys root for both T and A.
Or they mix it up. A guy might obsess over
T, then worship that A, and refocus on the
T again. The bottom (and top) line: Guys
are diehard fans of womens bodies.
VS.
random texts at
2 a.m. when Im
sleeping over. Im
dying to know if
theyre from
another girl. How
can I find out without stalking?
A His friends might

occasionally text him
late-nightbut if this
is a regular thing, we
both know the texts
are from women who
want to bone him.
That said, hes not
your boyfriend, hes
your hookup. If you
want to be exclusive,
have a convo about
your relationship, not
whos booty-texting
him. As long as youre
just FWBs, its really
his business.
Hill is a contributing
writer for Cosmopolitan
and Cosmopolitan.com.
S E N D Y O U R G U Y- R E L AT E D D I L E M M A T O A S K H I M A N Y T H I N G @ C O S M O P O L I TA N . C O M .
THE
SEX
WE
TALK
ABOUT
TALKING ABOUT SEX WITH
YOUR GIRLFRIENDS IS
ONE OF LIFES SIMPLE
PLEASURES. SO WHY DOES
IT HAVE TO STOP WHEN
EVERYONE FALLS IN LOVE
AND SETTLES DOWN?
BY MICHELLE RUIZ
hooking up, talking about

sex with your friends is as
free-flowing as a fresh
pitcher of bellinis at brunch.
He has a micropenis. He
has an anaconda in his
shorts. He cant get it up.
He cant keep it up. Hes
amazing at oral. He
slobbers like a Saint Bernard
during oral. Good, bad, hot,
hilarious, and everywhere in
between, if it happened to
one of your main bitches in
bed last night, theres no
such thing as TMI.
That is, until you all start
falling in love.
Notice how the sex talk
mysteriously starts to dwindle when your group starts
getting serious with boyfriends or girlfriends? Once
youre in a relationship, the
carnal conversation splits.
Theres the sex you talk about
and the sex you dont.
When youre hooking
P E T E R R O S A / T H E L I C E N S I N G P R O J E C T. C O M
WHEN YOURE SINGLE AND
LOVE LUST
up, talking to your girlfriends is an opportunity to
explore and be curious and
get a sense of whats normal, says Megan Fleming,
PhD, a clinical psychologist, certified sex therapist,
and instructor at Cornell
University. Theres a big
difference when, all of a
sudden, youre honoring
a more serious relationship. Demonstrating the
45-degree crooked angle of
his wang with your index
finger, for example, tends
to lose its sparkle once
that wang belongs to your
fianc.
Talking about an S.O.s
sex game, right down to
the thrust, can be socially
awkward too. Your friends
meet him, partake in Sunday Fundays with him, and
become friends with him.
It crosses your mind that
Fuck, Im bringing him to
her wedding. I cant tell her
about his weird balls, adds
Annie, 28.
Talking about your relationship sex can even feel
like betrayalespecially if
its a complaint. When she
was single and playing the
field, June, 33, provided
detailed reports of her

hookups to her friends. She
remembers imitating to
her former roommate an
odd, teeth-gritting face one
guy made when she got on
top. But once she started
seriously dating her nowhusband eight years ago,
she stopped confiding to
even her best friends about
their sex life.
When you get into a
relationship, you start to
see yourselves as a unit,
and youre fiercely protective of that unit, she says.
Even if he does something
weird in bed, you tend
to keep those details closer
to the vest.
When the sex talk fades
away, sometimes that safe,
girlfriends-only space for
getting advice about sex
fades away too. And by
silently carrying the weight
of that weird thing he did
or didnt do enough of
youre perpetuating the
idea that relationship sex
is always wonderful and
that people dont talk about
it when its not, says Kristen Mark, PhD, an assistant professor and director
of the Sexual Health
Promotion Lab at the University of Kentucky. Most
relationships have their
sexual ups and downs.
But when no one else is
talking about that, you
think, Oh my gosh, I must
be alone in this.
Im definitely more
likely to tell my best friend
that my boyfriend and I
had a rocking good time
on vacation, if ya know
what I mean, than to tell
her about those ruts where
we dont have sex for three
weeks because were both
stressed out and tired, says
Nicole, 33.
Opening (back) up to
your friends about your sex
life could not only demys-
tify relationship sex, says

certified sex therapist
Nan Wise, PhD, an assistant research professor at
Rutgers University, but
if people were more open
and authentic about their
sexuality in their friendships, they would feel much
better about their sexuality with their partners.
Verbalizing to your friends
whats bugging you could
help you sort out your feelings and better express
them to your partner.
Talking about relationship sex to your friends
can be respectful, she says,
especially if youre asking
for advice or support, as
opposed to bashing your
partneror his balls.
Annie had followed her
friends lead and stopped
talking to them about
sex with her serious boyfriend. But a year into the
relationship, deep down I
was low-level worried that
we werent having enough
sex, she says. So she broke
the sex-talk seal and asked
a dinner table of close
friends how often they did
it. Turns out, they were all
having sex a couple of times
a week, about the same as
Annie and her man. And
they all wanted to be having it more. Of course,
theres no such thing as
normalonly normal
for you. Still, knowledge
is powerand can relieve
your stress. It made me
feel so much better, Annie
says.
Then their convo turned
to analwas anyone into
it? And, OMG, almost
getting caught by ones
mother-in-law during the
holidays! Its proof that you
dont have to stop talking
about sex with your friends
when you fall in love. You
can talk about it in brandnew, equally fun ways.
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E N R I Q U E V E G A / T H E L I C E N S I N G P R O J E C T. C O M
You Got
the Job!
Now
What?
READY TO CRUSH
YOUR NEW JOB? THAT GIANT
BINDER YOU GOT
AT ORIENTATION CAN
ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR.
HERES YOUR COSMO
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, FULL
OF TRUE FACTS THE NICE LADY
IN HR IS NEVER,
EVER GOING TO TELL YOU.
BY LIZ KRIEGER
181
WORK
SECTION 1
S U B S E C T I O N 1A
THE WEIRD
PEOPLE YOU
MEET AT WORK
Cherish your normal,
respectful coworkers...
things will happen for you.
ask, says Alexandra

Levit, author of New
Job, New You. Tell
your manager you
want to make sure you
meet expectations.
What would success
look like to her? Ideally, during your first
meeting, you can get
in writing the goals on
which youll be evaluated during your first
three months, six
months, and year.
The more subjective
you leave this, the
more open your performance is to interpretation, Levit says.
in this job that maybe

wasnt done before? Is
there something you
really liked about the
person who had this
job before me that I
can continue to do?
That way, youre not
asking anyone to
trash-talk a former
employee.
2. KNOW WHO YOU

REPLACED. Youll want
to do some subtle
snooping about your
predecessor. Ask
coworkers about how
previous projects
worked outbeing
mindful not to make it
about people, which
can sound gossipy, but
about their job duties,
says Levit. You can
also directly ask your
boss about this, says
Anita Bruzzese,
author of 45 Things
You Do That Drive
Your Boss Crazy. Say,
3. HAVE A COMMUNICATION TALK. Within

the first 90 days of a
job, set aside some
time with your new
manager (or each
manager, if you have
more than one) to go
over some ground
rules, says Lindsey
Pollak, author of
Becoming the Boss.
How does she want
to hear from you?
In person? E-mail?
Text? If youre running late, what is the
best way to tell her?
It may seem like small
stuff, but keeping
the lines of communication running
smoothlyand not
inadvertently peeving
her with long voice
mails or weekend
e-mailscan get you
off to a great start.
Lets be honest: The office is basically

high school, and being the new kid
is painful. Youre not sure who hates
whom, and you definitely arent guaranteed a friend to hang with at lunch.
cially to helpful people in roles like

office management and accounting.
the only thing that
appears to cheer her up
is making you hate
yours too.
WHEN YOURE AROUND ONE
A key virtue of starting

a new job is hope, so
dont let anyone drain
yours, says Ross
McCammon, author of
Works Well With
Others (out October 6).
Ignore her messages, or
rebuff her with a quick
Sorry, super busy!
2 SHOW OFF FRESH IDEAS. A foolproof

way to annoy new coworkers: pitching
ideas they have triedor discarded
before. Ask about whats been done.
And dont try to blow everything up,
even if you inherited a hot mess. While
it can be tempting to come in like gangbusters and prove yourself, being a
good listener is a hugely valuable skill,
says Levit. Look for a single process or
project where you can shine.
3 BE AS NICE TO THE CUSTODIAN AS YOU
ARE TO THE CEO. People notice how you
treat other people, and some workers

have more influence than you think,
says Bruzzese. If you rub gatekeepers
the wrong way, good luck getting help
with the jammed copier, much less face
time with anyone important. It doesnt
have to be a big deal: If you pass the
front desk and notice a package needs
to be delivered, say, Hey, Im headed
that way. Can I drop this off for you?
Excels at mansplanations and discounts all
your ideas until another
man endorses them.
Stop him with a rm

Thanks, Chad, but I
know that. Heres what
Id really like to get to.
This moves the convo
along and lets people
know what you know.
4 DONT PLAY FAVORITES. Know a little bit

about a lot of people, instead of joining
yourself at the hip with one. Youve been
cast in a long-running show, and theres
a lot of backstory to catch up on. I
learned this the hard way at a previous
job, says Sara Nelson, editorial director
of Amazon.com and Kindle. The person
who took me under her wing was the
office complainer, the person nobody
wanted to be stuck with in the elevator. I
eventually extricated myself from her,
but we never had a normal working relationship after that. She was mad at me
for rejecting her, when I should have
waited to accept her in the first place.
IL LU S T R AT IO N S BY ROB E R T B A L L . G E T T Y IM AG E S ( 5 )
Is there anything
WIN OVER YOUR

COWORKERS
1 DONT HIDE OUT. If you wait too long

to ask peoples names and duties, it
might feel awkward, says Bruzzese. Ask
bridge or Dictator of a Small Country, you
1. FIGURE OUT WHAT

MATTERS. How? Just
SECTION 2
BREAKFASTER.
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WORK
SECTION 3
SUBSECTION 3A
YOUR FIRST DAY

TO-DO LIST
The truth about first days is
you rarely have any work.
Ross McCammon, author
of Works Well With Others,
supplies an agenda.
They chose you for the job. You are not a fraud. You
will not embarrass yourself. (But maybe take these
precautions just in case.)
1. LEARN THE CULTURE. Heres where you realize that
Anthropology 101 seminar was not a total waste. One of
the best things you can do at a new job is observe: when
people arrive and depart, how people socialize (in the
kitchen? over drinks?) and communicate (do people
curse? is there a Gchat you should join?). Not to say you
have to eat salad at your desk every day just because
everyone else does, but know whats normal.
She might be anxious

or excited. Try being
empathetic (It sounds
like you have something
intense going on...) or
playful (Wow! You.
Are. Talking. Really.
Loud!). Either way,
says McCammon, deal
with it really early on.
Its awkward, but its
worse if you let it
fester and become
passive-aggressive.
(Upside: Loud talkers
might be shouting
helpful scoop.)
2. TAKE NOTES. People see it as a huge sign of respect

when you write down what they are saying and a sign
of disrespect when you have to ask again because you
didnt write it down. Carry a notebook or your phone.
Bruzzese suggests saying, Im just going to jot down
some notes on my phone so I dont forget the specifics.
That way no one thinks youre texting your BF.
3. ADMIT YOUR IGNORANCE. Being asked a direct question on a topic you know nothing about is an unpleasant
feelingbut trying to fake your way through an entire
conversation on said topic is the stuff of nightmares.
Confidence means saying simply, I havent heard about
that. Can you catch me up? or Can you remind me who
that is? During those first 90 days, its fine to ask a lot
of questions, says Pollak.
4. BUT DONT ADVERTISE YOUR IGNORANCE. Do not, however, ask things you can easily find out elsewhere. Years
ago, I had just started a job and was in a big meeting,
says Alexis Bryan Morgan, director of designer relations
for Rent the Runway. Someone mentioned a famous
designer, and I blurted out Whos that? My boss looked
at me and joked Youre fired. The point is, I should have
gone back to my desk and figured it out. Even today,
there are so many acronyms in the digital world that
are new to me, but instead of wasting everyones time, I
make sure I listen, take notes, and do my homework.
He is wearing a
wedding ring but likes
to walk up to you from
behind and whisper
gross things in your ear.
Be direct. Tell him you

have no interest in what
hes doing. Try: Id like
to preserve this working
relationship, but Id
appreciate if you would
stop. If he persists,
talk to a manager.
DAY BEFORE Send an e-mail to

your boss asking if theres anything
you should start thinking about.
(This not only gives you something
to do in the morning, but it also
makes you seem both eager and
conscientious.)
9 A.M. Youre here! Dont look
down, literally and metaphorically.
9:30 A.M. Familiarize yourself with
your ofce, phone, and computer.
None of it will work. Stay cool.
10 A.M. Stie the urge to record an
out-of-ofce greeting. You will
screw it up and have to record it
again. And again. This will be both
amusing and annoying to coworkers. But mostly annoying.
11 A.M. Be mildly delusional: Act
as if you are comfortable even if you
arent. Pretend that your new colleagues are vague acquaintances,
not total strangers. Your disposition
will be more open and positive
because of it.
12 P.M. Type something. Anyone
typing looks like they are working.
Send an e-mail to contacts about
your new job. Come up with vague
ideas for projects. Begin a draft of
a memoir titled I Think Ive Made a
Big Mistake.
1:35 P.M. Youll likely be asked to
lunch, so give people time to invite
you (but no one has ever invited
anyone to lunch after 1:35 p.m.).
3 P.M. Bathroom break. Expect
hands-free faucets involving
a sensor that will not detect your
hands, leaving you moving your
hands underneath the faucet like a
grocery-store clerk on meth as your
new colleagues cycle through and
wonder what your problem is.
3:05 P.M. If you believe, the water
will come.
5 P.M. You made it. You dont yet
have a record of success like your
new colleagues, but you also dont
have a record of failure. Its rare to
have power with no baggage. This
happens only a few times in your
careerand only on the rst day.
Enjoy it.
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Youre familiar with the pitfalls of the Reply All

function, right? Just checking.
The Ghost
You need her input
desperately. But shes
never at her desk.
Face-to-face convos
are more efcient than
e-mail with elusive
types, McCammon
says: As soon as she
walks in, pop in and
start talking. Give her
a quick list of things
you need answered,
then go through it item
by item, and last, sum
up what you plan to do.
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Watch and learnhe

might have something
to teach you. Hes
gured something out,
McCammon says.
There is something he
brings to the table that
the boss loves. Let him
do whatever hes doing,
and focus on adding
your own value.
1 SILENCE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA. In the beginning, step away from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and all your other networks. (When you
share that viral video, it carries a time stamp.)
And quiet your cell too, says Levit. Moms have a
way of blowing up your phone in week one.
2 GET IN EARLY, STAY LATE. At least in the beginning, try to get there 15 minutes early, and stay
about 30 minutes later than your boss, says
Bruzzese. Thankfully, face time is less important
than it was in the past, at least in some careers.
But in a new job, it looks bad to zoom out.
3 PROJECT COMPETENCE. You may not realize it,
but body languageand actual languagespeaks
volumes. Ive worked with people who didnt
give enough thought to how they spokesaying
things like yeah, uh-huh, umas well as offering
limp handshakes. It all can translate into immaturity, says Rebecca Widness, founder of Widness and Company Public Relations in New York.
Being super-polished with little things like your
posture, your outfit, or the way you answer your
phone can make you appear (and actually be)
more confident.
4 SIP, DONT SWIG. Its never a great idea to get
blitzed with coworkers, but definitely not in the
very beginning. Laurie Ruettimann, an HR consultant in Raleigh, North Carolina, recalls how,
in an effort to keep up with the guys on her team
who took her out to dinner after her first day at
work, she helped polish off six bottles of wine. I
ended up puking at 8 p.m. and had to get up the
next day for meetings, she says.
5 WHEN IN DOUBT, DONT. Not sure if you should
wear that skirt? Dont. Take that long lunch hour,
even if its a slow day? Dont. Always respect that
squiggle of doubt, Pollak says, especially during
those crucial first few months on the job.
A PPENDIX A
SEVEN WAYS YOU SCREWED UP

YOUR BENEFITS
Is your approach to open enrollment
eeny meeny miny moe? Cosmo financial
columnist Alexa Von Tobel, CEO of LearnVest and author of Financially Fearless,
gives you a do-over.
YOU OP TE D OU T
Take advantage of your perkslife, dental, and especially,

health insuranceto protect yourself and your nances. (If
you dont get benets through a job, head to HealthCare
.gov.) I opted out of a $7 per month dental plan at my rst
job...only to get a cavity and a huge bill!
YOU PICK E D THE W RONG PL A N
Consider the true cost of a health plan: not only monthly premiums but also copays, prescriptions, deductibles (how
much you pay before the plan kicks in), and coinsurance
(the percentage you cover after it kicks in). Look for a plan
with a lower deductible, especially if you have a chronic
health issue, see a specialist, take brand-name meds, or
might get pregnant. Consider high out-of-pocket costs only if
youre healthy and cant afford better coverage....But
remember, anyone can get sick or injured, and one trip to
the ER can cost a lot.
YOU RE -UPPE D W ITHOU T THINK ING
Ninety percent of workers auto-enroll in the same health

plan each year, a 2014 study by Aac found. The best way
to prepare for the unknown is to review your benets and
make sure they still t your needs.
YOU DIDN T TE A M UP
Silent but Judge-y

Hes denitely feeling
things about your
work, but hes not
communicating.
Are you sure this is

about you? He could
be annoyed at
something else entirely
or have a case of
Resting Douche Face.
Approach him by
saying, Ive noticed
that when I do this,
you do this.
If you live with a partner, you might save by becoming a

dependent on your S.O.s insurance (or vice versa). Plus,
people under 26 can glom onto a parents insurance. Be
aware of differing open-enrollment periods.
YOU PRETE NDE D YOU D NE V E R GET OL D
Youre going to work for roughly 50 years to support

70(ish) years of your lifethe earlier you start saving for
retirement, the better. Aim to contribute at least 5 percent of
your base salary monthly by age 25 and 10 percent by age
30 to an employer-sponsored 401(k). If youre not enrolled at
work, try a Roth IRA, which you can open online. Dont touch
a penny in your retirement accounts before age 59 to avoid
a major hit from taxes and penalties.
YOU NEGL ECTE D YOUR MONE Y
Just because you wont use your retirement money soon

doesnt mean you should ignore it. Set a calendar alert to
check on your investments at least once a yearas you get
older, youll want to take less risk. Brokerage rms have free
online retirement calculators that can help you nd a good
mix. And keep an eye on those funds after you leave your
job. If you feel unorganized, combining all your retirement
accounts into one (aka rolling them over) might help.
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YOU L E F T BE NE F I T S BE HIND
Perks dont always vanish as soon as you give notice or lose

your job. Drop by HR to ask if any benets will linger. In some
cases, a severance package can be negotiated to extend your
health and dental plans temporarily. Some companies will
provide at least 18 months of COBRA insurancebut you
cover the (high) cost.
The Prankster
He thinks hes the next
coming of Jim Halpert.
You think hes unfunny
and distracting.
Dont feel you need to

engage, even if it makes
you feel a little like a
jerk. Nonresponse
when someone is joking
can be really powerful,
McCammon says. You
drain the situation of
the energy he tried to
put into it. Be glad hes
too busy with his act to
outshine you on the job.
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BE GUIDED
BY WHAT IS RIGHT
When Marilyn Mosby was elected states attorney for Baltimore,

she became the youngest chief prosecutor of a major U.S. city.
Less than a year later, 35-year-old Mosby became the talk of the nation,
making the call to charge six police officers in the controversial death
of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray. She talks about
the career choices that prepared her for the challenge.
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DEFINING MOMENT
RACE AND SCHOOL

Growing up, I was part of
one of the longest-standing
desegregation programs in
the country. I woke up at 5
oclock in the morning every
day and was bused an hour
from the inner city of Boston to a school in one of the
richest towns in Massachusetts. At one point, I was the
only black child in the entire
school. At a very early age, I

kind of had the responsibility
of being the representative for
black people. It was something
I welcomed. I would get the
stereotypical You go, girl, but
I understood that it had to do
with a lack of exposure. So I
was responsible for a culturaldiversity day at the school,
bringing outside agencies
to talk about race. That was
something I did from second
grade until I graduated.
FINDING A WAY
I worked really hard to do well
in school, driven by my cousins killing. I got a presidential
scholarship to Tuskegee University. I was active on campus
and graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
But I got wait-listed to every
law school I applied to because
I didnt do as well on my LSAT.
So I needed to think outside
the box. No situation or circumstance should define your
destiny. Only you and God
can do that. I started calling
around to law schoolsthis is
not traditional, people dont
do thisand I said, I really
want to interview with you. I
think you need to know that
my LSAT score is not indicative of my potential. People
said it was fruitless. I called
schools every day for months.
And finally a woman was
like, Okay, all right, lady, yes,
come in. I talked about why I
was driven by this and what I
could bring to the school. Then
I called every week and followed up. In the end, I got into
my first-choice law school,
Boston College.
GOING FOR IT
When I decided I was going to
run for states attorney against
a powerful incumbent, people
told me I was too young, I was
too inexperienced, I couldnt
Where ya been? So its really

important to have that support system.
BUILDING TRUST
People are so distrustful of
law enforcement and the
WA S T O O YO U N G , I WA S
criminal-justice system. Its
T O O I N E X P E R I E N C E D,
incumbent on a prosecuI COULDN T R A ISE
tor to be able to break down
E N O U G H M O N E Y, I
those barriers of distrust.
When people lose a loved one,
C O U L D P O T E N T I A L LY
they really need to be guided
D E S T R OY M Y C A R E E R .
through the process. In court,
YO U C A N T L E T
they have to relive it. I know
N AY S AY E R S D E F I N E
that from experience. Before
YO U R P U R P O S E
I took office, my homicide
B E C AU S E O T H E R W I S E
prosecutors werent reaching
YO U L L B E N OW H E R E
out to the family until we had
I N L I F E .
a person of interest. Now they
are required to sit down with
the families, victims, and witraise enough money, I could
potentially destroy my career. nesses and say, This is the
You cant let naysayers define process. Im going to keep you
your purpose because other- posted, and if you ever have
wise youll be nowhere in life. any questions or concerns,
Ive never had much patience feel free to call us.
for those kinds of people, even
the ones who are coming out INTERNET TROLLS
of the woodwork now.
Theyve been real racist and
nasty. I had somebody say
that I deserve to have my
WORK AND LIFE
I have two girls, 4 and 6 years throat cutor something to
old. I met my husband [Balti- that effect. I dont pay any
attention to it. Especially in
more City Councilman Nick
Mosby] at Tuskegee. It wasnt this position, you cant be
guided by emotion. You cant
just a physical attraction
be guided by public percepthere was substance to him.
He wanted to be a public ser- tion. You have to be guided by
vant. He wanted to come back what is right. You have to be
guided by the law.
to Baltimore and change his
community, and that drew me
to him. We sat down the first JUST DO IT
time and talked for hours,
As young people, we need to
and when I walked away, I
utilize this moment and make
said, Hes going to be my hus- it into a movement, to address
band. And I got him! Hes
some of the structural, sociomy strongest advocate. My
economic, and systemic issues
job is easy because its what
that plague our communities
Im passionate aboutthe
all across the country, not just
hard job is when I go home at in Baltimore. We have got to
night and Ive got a 4-year-old understand the importance of
whos tapping her wrist, like, civic engagement. My election
is a testament to how important it is to vote.
PEOPLE TOLD ME I
A P PH OTO/A L E X B R A N D O N
One of the reasons why I

became a prosecutor and got
interested in trying to reform
the criminal-justice system
was because of a tragedy. I
was 14 years old, and I had
a cousin who grew up with
me, like a brother, in a police
family in Boston. Nobody in
my family had gone past high
school, so we both had aspirations of being first-generation college students. He was
killed right outside our home
in broad daylight. Thats an
image that is branded into my
mind, opening up the door
and seeing him lying in the
street. He was mistaken as
a neighborhood drug dealer.
He was actually an honor
student. If it werent for the
testimony of a neighbor who
showed courage, who cooperated with police and testified
in court, my family wouldnt
have received any sort of justice. That was my introduction to the criminal-justice
systemdealing with the
prosecutors and courts, seeing how the district attorneys
office guided my family. I saw
a 17-year-old who was going
to a gravebut the individual
responsible for his death was
also 17 years old. And so at
14, Im looking at the system
and saying: How could we
have gotten to this young man
before he elected to pick up a
gun and kill someone?
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PREGNANCY
CENTERS
MARKET
T H E M SE LV E S
AS SWEET
GRANNIES
AND MEDICAL
PROS
OFFERING
I M PA RT I A L
A DV ICE IN
A CRISIS.
IN A YEARLONG
INVESTIGATION,
MEAGHAN WINTER
FOUND SOMETHING ELSE:
A SOPHISTICATED
NATIONAL
NET WORK
AGAINST
ABORTION, BIRTH
CONTROL,
AND PREMARITAL
SEX. AND
ITS FUNDED
BY YOUR TA X
DOLLARS.
ARKANSAS
PREGNANCY
RESOURCE
CENTER SITS ON A
CUL-DE-SAC WITH
THE STATES SOLE
SURGICAL ABORTION
PROVIDER.
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PHOTOGRAPHED BY BEN GOLDSTEIN
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In Rapid City one Thursday last summer, a

26-year-old bartender and student Ill call Nicole
her middle namehad a positive pregnancy test.
Usually even-keeled, almost unflappable, Nicole
says that afternoon, I was just bawling. But as
soon as she got over the initial shock, she knew she
wanted an abortion. She was committed to finishing school, and her boyfriend had recently moved to
another state.
Nicole drove to a childhood friends apartment,
where they began making phone calls. She knew her
best option was the Sioux Falls clinicthe next-closest option was 400 miles away, in Colorado. It didnt
have an appointment for three weeks. Nicole wasnt
sure she could wait that long; she wanted to use the
abortion pill, which cant be taken after nine weeks
of pregnancy. She knew an ultrasound would reveal
exactly how far along she was, but she got conflicting
information on whether her insurance would cover
it. Later that night, her friend sent her an instant
AS
message with a link to the website for a nearby Care
Net center that advertised free ultrasounds alongMEDICAL
side information on emergency contraception and
CLINICS
abortion education.
Just to let you know, theyre probably going
SHUTTER,
to be pro-life, her friend typed.
PREGNANCY
The next morning, Nicole called Care Net. I
didnt have anywhere else to go, she explains. On
CENTERS
Tuesday, Nicole drove alone down Main Street, to a
CAN BE
one-story office in a shopping center with a credit
union and a KFC.
THE ONLY
Inside, a receptionist behind a counter
PLACE TO
instructed Nicole to provide a urine sample in the
bathroom. Then a nurse and a younger woman,
TURN.
During the ultrasound, the nurse

said the images werent clear and she
needed to do a transvaginal scan. She
didnt explain anything or say, Were
going to stick this cone inside you,
Nicole says, agitated. The nurse displayed the embryo on a screen, pointed
to its features, and printed the images.
The younger women prayed over Nicole
and asked to be invited to her baby
shower. The next week, ultrasound
results in hand, Nicole drove more than
six hours, following a two-lane highway
across Wyoming and staying overnight
in a hotel, to reach an abortion provider
in Denver.
Stacey Wollman, CEO of the Care
Net center in Rapid City, says that all
clients are informed that the center is a
faith-based Christian ministry and can opt out of discussing faith, being prayed over, or receiving followup calls. She disputes that the staff would ever point
out fingertips while explaining fetal development,
discuss a baby feeling the sensations the mom feels,
or ask to be invited to a shower.
Nicole says the nurse from Care Net called her
every day for two weeks. Then once a month, she
called from a restricted number and left messages
saying, I just want to chitchat. Annoyed, Nicole
never answered or complained. The calls kept coming all the way until Februaryaround when she
would have delivered.
Every year, thousands of women like Nicole seek
help at what appear to be secular medical clinics but
are actually Christian anti-abortion centers. Throughout the United States, there are at least 3,000 crisis pregnancy centers, many of which belong to two
religious anti-abortion organizationsCare Net and
Heartbeat International. Some women arrive at those
centers in search of Christian counseling or free diapers, but the vast majority are looking for professional
Centers increasingly look just like doctors offices

with ultrasound rooms and staff in scrubs. Yet they
do not provide or refer for contraception or abortion.
Many pregnancy-center counselors, even those who
provide medical information, are not licensed. And
even some workers who are licensed, such as nurses
and ultrasound technicians, repeat myths about
abortion and contraception. Last year, I attended
Heartbeat Internationals annual conference, where
nurses told me that birth control introduces too
many chemicals into your body and that women
never recover emotionally from abortion.
The anti-abortion movement regularly presents
pregnancy centers as a scattering of kindly women
working with shoestring budgets. In the press or on
websites, center directors use language about being
small, humble grassroots organizations, without
explaining national affiliations. Pro-life strategy
documents reveal how, historically, the pregnancycenter movement purposely remained underground, avoiding the limelight and the controversy
of the pro-life political activism.
Many pregnancy centers are, in fact, run by religious women who want to help. But they also are
an arm of a sophisticated political movement. A
yearlong investigation of crisis pregnancy centers
including dozens of interviews with center staff and
volunteers, anti-abortion and reproductive-rights
advocates, lobbyists, elected officials, and women
P R E V I O U S PAG E : A L I TAY L O R .
A SAMPLER AT
THE CABOT,
ARKANSAS, CENTER
WARNS OF GUILT
IF YOU KILL [A]
PRECIOUS LIFE.
able. Around the country, access to abortion has

eroded dramatically. As abortion regulations shutter medical clinics offering the full range of options, a
woman facing an unplanned pregnancy finds herself
in a very different landscape, one in which a pregnancy center is her most visible, most affordableand
sometimes the onlyplace to turn.
This isnt happening only in red states. Nationwide, anti-abortion centers now outnumber abortion clinics 3 to 1. Theyre in all kinds of towns, from
Beverly Hills, California, to Shreveport, Louisiana.
Youve seen their ads on highway billboards and
online: Pregnant? Scared? We offer confidential
counseling. Search Google Maps for abortion help
in almost any town and youll find local centers with
pro-choice-seeming names and websites that say,
Need someone to talk to about your options? Contact us or We inform. You decide.
searching online for abortion-related terms, according to an Inside Philanthropy report.

At the Heartbeat conference, pregnancy-center
staff referred to centers as ministries and discussed their underlying goalshepherding spiritually broken women toward Christ. The majority
of pregnancy-center staff Ive met are Evangelical Christians who say theyre dedicated to helping
women escape a cycle of premarital sex and spiritual pain. Yet at the conference, Heartbeat speakers coached center staff to scrub their websites of
Christian references. Speakers also recommended
pregnancy-center staff to discourage women and
girls from not only abortion but also contraception
by emphasizing disproven negative consequences
and encouraging sexual integrity, meaning sex
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only within heterosexual

marriage.
All of this is supported
by tens of millions of federal and state dollars. At
least 11 states now directly
fund pregnancy centers,
according to state contracts and contractor websites. Many states refer
low-income pregnant women to
anti-abortion centers on health
department websites, as well as
in informed consent materials
that abortion providers distribute to patients.
Few states, however, have any
laws regulating how pregnancy
centers interact with women.
Unlike other mental-health providers, center counselors are
generally not bound by professional standards or malpractice
laws. In many cases, the anti-abortion organizations that run the centersnot state employees
monitor their own work.
THEN:
A CLASH OF
BELIEFS OVER
THE CASEY SUIT.
NOW: PROTESTS
AT A KENTUCKY
PREGNANCY
CENTER.
malign contraception
and abortion. In her book
Before Roe, political historian Rosemary Nossiff
describes how a lawyer for
the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, William
Ball, pushed against the
states plan to counsel
low-income couples on
contraception by running fullpage ads in 50 newspapers and
testifying before legislators. On
Sundays, priests sermonized
against politicians who veered
from the Churchs positions.
Former Representative Stephen
Freind told me that Pennsylvania legislators and Church lawyers worked side by side to draft
the nations strictest abortion
laws, with hopes of overturning
Roe v. Wade.
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In order for a woman to receive any material

support, the program requires that she receive at
least 20 minutes of counseling from staff, usually
after taking a pregnancy test. Real Alternatives
contract with the state relies on debunked studies
that imply abortion leads to breast cancer and clinical depression. Centers are not allowed to advocate for birth control, much less dispense it. The
contracts directives advise pregnancy-center staff
to make an assessment of the clients spiritual
needs by asking questions like How does your
faith impact the choices you make? (One quarterly
report from a center to Real Alternatives refers to
clients with the aliases Mary and Joseph.)
Some Real Alternatives centers market themselves as secular medical clinics, following the
strategies Care Net and Heartbeat outline in their
training. On its website, Morning Star Pregnancy
Services, for example, offers ultrasound before
abortion at its three locations
in the Harrisburg area. Morning Star and some two dozen
other Real Alternatives centers
turned down my requests to
visit. Kevin Bagatta and his staff
declined multiple calls over several months.
Real Alternatives is helping
spread tax-funded anti-abortion
centers throughout the country.
The organization advised Florida,
Minnesota, Nebraska, and North
Dakota in establishing state-
CENTERS
ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO
ADVOCATE
FOR BIRTH
CONTROL,
MUCH LESS
DISPENSE IT.
In a corporate park in Little Rock, Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center shares a secluded cul-de-sac
with the states only surgical abortion provider. A few
years ago, when a doctor who performs abortions
moved across town to join the clinics staff, the antiabortion center followed. One Saturday, I watched
about 30 protestorsmostly white men in T-shirts
and shortsstand on the lawn of the crisis pregnancy center screaming, Youre killing your baby!
Every weekend protestors block the clinics
driveway, and on some weekends the police are
called, clinic workers and escorts told me. The pregnancy center allows the protestors to stay, and protestors sometimes redirect women into the center.
A physician at the clinic told me that patients periodically arrive for their abortion appointments late,
after mistakenly first going to the pregnancy center
across the cul-de-sac. That Saturday, women entering the clinic looked over their shoulders, then at
the ground, some with tears in their eyes.
About 30 miles north of Little Rock, a billboard displayed between exits (Pregnant? Need
options?) advertised A Womans Place, a pregnancy center in the small town of Cabot
that has since been renamed Options
Pregnancy Center. Cabot feels neither
down-and-out nor especially fancy:
Tidy homes and churches fade into a
strip of chain stores like Kmart and
Popeyes. Down the road, Options Pregnancy Center occupies a brick building
beside a salon. Its website and ad in the
high school paper offer options counseling. It has an ultrasound machine.
The needlepoint sampler in its bathroom says, You will live with the guilt
for the rest of your life knowing you
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I FELT LIKE
LESS OF A
WOMAN.
MAYBE
I WAS
SELFISH,
A BAD
PERSON.
Options Pregnancy Center hired pastors to lead

its public school lessons. I spoke with two of those
pastors and read their curriculum, which only discusses contraceptives in terms of failure rates and
emphasizes the negative emotional consequences
of premarital sex. One of the pastors, Daniel Tyler,
told me he teaches the idea that if you start having sex, you cant grow emotionally. He adds, The
stuff were saying is stereotypical, like guys thinking about sex all the time.We teach that even the
She remembers the counselor asking, Dont

you love your daughter? Dont you want to do for
this one what you do for your first?
Its not that I dont like this babyIm just
afraid for the baby, Smith recalls saying.
Smith says the counselor asked her boyfriend
if he was willing to parent. When he said he was,
the counselor insisted they had no reason to consider adoption. It shocked me, Smith says. I was
thinking, But adoption is what you do.
Smith questioned her boyfriend, saying he
might not stick around, regardless of whether
they shared a child. But the counselor insisted.
It seems like he wants to be there, she said, and
Smith could always raise the child without him.
Im a single mother myself. I know how it is,
Smith remembers the counselor saying.
At the Heartbeat conference I attended, a
THE RED PIN

MARKS THE
STATES SOLE
ABORTION CLINIC.
THE OTHERS
MARK PREGNANCY
CENTERS.
TO
THE RATIO NATIONWIDE
BETWEEN ANTI-ABORTION
CENTERS AND LEGIT CLINICS.
IN SOME STATES, ITS 40 TO 1.
workshop leader instructed pregnancy-center

staff to offer their personal stories of hardship
to encourage clients to follow their advice. Many
pregnancy-center workers have told me their goal
is for every woman to mother.
I dont know what single mother means to
her, Smith told me later. Maybe to her it means
divorced with alimony, with grandparents around,
but to me, being a single parent means doing
everything. My mother passed away when I was 8.
I dont have a safety net. People dont understand
that to really invest in a child and be there to provide stability, I have to sacrifice every single thing.
With the adoption counselor and her boyfriend
in agreement, Smith was outnumbered. The
counselor looked at me like there was something
wrong with me. I was already putting the blame
on myself for getting pregnant. Theres so much
emphasis on being a good mom. I felt like less of
a woman. Maybe I was selfish, a bad person who
should be ashamed of myself.
When I called representatives for both the pregnancy center and the adoption agency to discuss
Smiths story, they each said their organization is a
strong advocate for adoption and would never discourage a couple from making that choice.
Smith never made adoption plans. And she
didnt tell anyone else about her ambivalence
toward her pregnancy. I thought, If thats how an
adoption counselor reacted, imagine what someone
else would say about me not wanting a baby.
She gave birth to a girl in the spring of 2010. Six
months later, she and her boyfriend broke up. She
became numb and overwhelmed with postpartum depression. After missing work, she lost her job.
Everything snowballed, she says. She sometimes
looked at her baby daughter and thought, It would
be easier if she werent here.
It wasnt that I didnt love my baby, she says.
I just hated the situation.
Months later, she called the center. Look,
where are you when I dont have a job, I dont
have a car? she recalls asking. The woman who
answered the phone was apologetic. She gave her
the number for a counselor at a church who helped
her access other services.
Smith is now a single parent of two. People
judge single mothers every step of the way, she
says. But how would they judge me if I exercised
my other options, my rights? I couldve had an
abortion, given my daughter up for adoption, left
her at a hospital. Whatever decision she made,
Smith figures, the reaction would be the same. Id
wear a label for the rest of my life.
Reporting for this story was aided by a grant from the Investigative
Fund of the Nation Institute, a nonprofit journalism center supported
by the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, among others.
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L I C K E RI S H / M A R L E Y K AT E
Starry
Soiree
DUSK IS THE
MAGIC HOUR FOR
TURNING YOUR
BACKYARD OR LOCAL
BEACH INTO A
TWINKLY WONDERLAND OF FUN,
SO GRAB YOUR GANG
AND SPARKLE ON!
BY MAR JORIE KORN
201
LIVE IT UP!
How Do Your
Smores Stack Up?
Get the
Glow
Going!
THE PRO
NUTELLA
+
PRETZEL
YOU AND YOUR CREW. HANGING
under the stars on a

gorgeous summer
night. Hard to screw
that up, but you can
step it up. Little
touches like string
lights and bubbly
pink drinks will take
your great outdoors
bash from gardenvariety fun to a
winning, everybodyPinning night you
will never forget. So
whether your aim is
to make out under
the stars or make
memories with your
girlsDo. It. Up!!
Swank up the marshmallow and graham cracker

campfire treat with a mix of flavor combos.
Ideas by Stephen Collucci, pastry chef at NYCs
Colicchio & Sons.
THE LEMON PIE

LEMON CURD
+
COCONUT FLAKES
THE
SOUTHERN
PEACHES
+
MILK
CHOCOLATE
THE AZTEC
SEE STARS
CAYENNE
+
DARK
CHOCOLATE
1. Download the SkyView
app, which allows you to

ID stars and constellations.
2. Make August 12 to 13
an all-nighter. Before dawn, the
Perseid meteor shower is in
view. 3. Give yourself an even
more celestial body with
THE BLACK
FOREST
FRESH JAM
+
BITTERSWEET
CHOCOLATE
202
LIVE IT UP!
FLIRTY FIZZ
Sparkly pinot is a
thing. Try it ($14,
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GET LIT
Instant festiveness ($79,

onekingslane
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LOUNGE AROUND
Sip Wlffers Dry

Ros Cider ($16,
wolffer.com).
Set the
Mood
You dont need fancy
outdoor furniture to
make this fete fabulous.
A string of lights, lush
towels to warm up
the ground, a few
glammy-looking throw
pillows, and some
surprising fizzy drinks
(pink cider! bubbly
pinot! onesies!) will set
the nighttime mood.
BLING IT
Flop atop sequin

pillows ($49 for
pillow sham,
westelm.com).
TO EACH HER OWN
before you flame on: 1. Make sure its legal. 2. Have at least one person
stay a little sober. 3. Dont go crazy with the size. 4. Have water on-hand
to put it out. 5. Check that the ash is completely cool before you leave.
Nothing says party

like individual-size
pink champs
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Patterned towels
sub for rugs
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PINK LADIES
BRUSHED
CLEAN
FEELING
LIVE IT UP!
SPIC Y
CHARRED
PULLED
SUMMER
PORK
SALAD
LESS THAN
Its a taste
bonanza and a
bargain! The pork
takes forever to
cook but doesnt
need watching,
so pop it in before
bed or work.
3.25
A PLATE!
A salad with kick

is the perfect
partner for this
sandwichs rich
deliciousness.
Crunch courtesy
of popcorn!
S E R V E S 10 T O 12
S E R V E S 10
Turn your ovens
Mix together 1/3 c.
broiler to high.
B R OW N S U G A R , 2 T
Chop ends off 6
G ROUND COFFEE ,
Z U C C H I N I , then slice
2 T KO S H E R S A LT ,
4 t. S M O K E D
PA P R I K A , 3 t. S W E E T
PA P R I K A , 2 t. ground
C U M I N , 1 t. ground
C O R I A N D E R , 1 t.
ground C L OV E S , 1 t.
G A R L I C P OW D E R ,
and 1 t. B L AC K
P E P P E R in a bowl.
each into four long

sticks. Lay the zucchini and 6 S H U C K E D
E A R S O F C O R N on
a baking sheet, then
coat everything with
O L I V E O I L . Sprinkle
with salt and pepper.
Broil the veggies

until the zucchini
starts to blacken,
turning the corn a
couple of times so it
cooks evenly. When
everything is lightly
charred, remove.
Pat the rub all over

a 5-lb. P O R K
S H O U L D E R . Coat it
well! Save excess rub.
Put the pork shoulder in a pot with a

lid, and leave it in the
fridge for two to eight
hours to spice up.
Mix the juice of 3

LIMES, 3 T OLIVE
O I L , 11/2 t. C H I L I
Remove and add
P OW D E R , and salt
enough water to cover

the pots bottom.
Cover with lid, and
put in the oven at
200 degrees for 10
to 12 hours, until its
internal temperature
is 200 degrees.
No thermometer?
Poke the meat with
a finger: If its soft
enough to fall apart,
its done.
and pepper to taste

in a bowl.
pot, and tear meat

apart with two forks
or your hands.
Next, if you have

time, bake it for an
hour or two. Either
way, when done, mix
in the excess rub.
Serve on a
platter with buns
and toppings like
tomatoes or chopped
onions, or stash in the
fridge for up to three
or four days.
206
Party
Food on the
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time or money. We hit up Leanne Browns Good and Cheap:
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BY L AUR A BROUNSTEIN
Transfer the
vegetables into the
bowl with the
dressing. Add 6 oz.
C R U M B L E D F E TA
and mix. Sprinkle

3 c. P O P P E D
P O P C O R N over the
top, then dust with a
little extra chili
powder, salt, and
pepper to taste.
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Remove from the
Cut the zucchini

into long strips, and
slice the corn kernels
from the cobs.
BY AUROR A TOWER
@AUROR A ASTRO
Loving Venus is retrograde all month, promoting reflection over action. Stop sighing
over rearview romances; redirect your energy! Jupiter leads the way by moving into
meticulous Virgo on the 11th, inspiring you to step up at work and impress the VIPs.
0 8 . 2 3 0 9. 2 2
0 9. 2 3 10 . 2 2
10 . 2 3 11. 21
11. 2 2 12 . 21
12 . 2 2 01.19
01. 2 0 0 2 .18
0 2 .19 0 3 . 2 0
Keep hustling!
Jupiters arrival in
your sign on the
11thone of
your best days of
the yearwill
bring in a wave of
opportunities
through next
summer. Save
time for love
when the Full
Moon enters
your zone of
relationships on
the 29th.
YOU NEED: To
clearly articulate
your needs.
Friendships
might feel like an
awful game of
Clue (who
stabbed you in
the back at the
beach house with
a mean tweet?),
but after Venus
and Jupiter unite
on the 4th, youll
know whos on
your team. Break
from any haters
around the 8th.
YOU NEED: A luxe
spa day to totally
unwind.
You may nd
yourself
considering some
fun with a former
ing or something
deeper with an
old love. Either
way, sparks will
y when Venus
makes a trine
with your ruler,
revolutionary
Uranus, on the
19th.
YOU NEED: To
keep an open
mind when it
comes to love
and romance.
Youll get a boost

from ratcheting
up your tness
routine. When
the Sun moves
into your house of
relationships on
the 23rd (kicking
your love life into
high gear), youll
feel extra-condent in your skin.
Circle the 29th;
its going to
be a sizzler.
YOU NEED: A
workout buddy to
keep your
motivation high.
The guy is going

in circles over a
major decision.
Talk it through,
then you gotta
get him out
of his head and
in your bed.
Not so fast,
Sagyou may
need to put your
innate wanderlust on hold for a
minute. The 3rd
is a good day for
intuition, so
follow your gut.
The 7tha
super-lucky
daycould bring
positive attention
from the big
bosses at work.
YOU NEED: To
balance your
enthusiasm with
practicality in
order to shine.
Keep analyzing
your relationships
and personal
aspirations.
When practical
Saturn goes
direct on the 2nd,
youll know
whats right. Take
a break from the
soul-searching
with a spontaneous trip around
the 26th.
YOU NEED: A little
spice in the
bedroom. Dont
be shygo for it!
THE VIRGO GUY:
If youre angling
for a raise or
promotion, stay
alert for signs
about when to
make your move.
Answers will start
coming in on the
15th when the
Sun unites with
Venus in your
zone of fame and
success. Your
love life will heat
up around the
same time.
YOU NEED: To be
exible at work
even when others
are being erratic.
THE SCORPIO GUY:
THE SAGITTARIUS
GUY: Your boy is
ideas but can

be insecure.
Show how much
you value his
enthusiasm by
getting on board
his surfbordt!
New condence
has upped his
swagger. Cue
Beyonc and
show him how
much you love
his big...dreams.
THE LIBRA GUY:
Hes in the hot

seat at work.
School him in the
art of diplomacy
with a lesson in
giving and taking.
easily sidetracked
these days. Grab
his attention
with a private
bikini show.
THE CAPRICORN
GUY: He has great
THE AQUARIUS
GUY: This month,
youre his North

Star. Relish the
attention by lying
back and
directing him
southward....
THE PISCES GUY:
Hes reorganizing
his schedule and
priorities. Being
exible in more
ways than one
will remind him
where you t in.
PISCES
AQUARIUS
CAPRICORN
SAGITTARIU
SCORPIO
LIBRA
VIRGO
COURTESY DANIEL S. DUNNAM; GET T Y IMAGES (2).
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0 3 . 21 0 4 . 2 0
0 4 . 21 0 5 . 21
05.22 06.20
0 6 . 21 0 7. 2 2
August is about
transformation.
Channel your
inner re goddess
to secure a win
youve been
working toward,
but don't forget
the crew who
helped get you
there. The New
Moon in Leo on
the 14th might
unveil a new
romance or cast a
platonic friend in
a different light.
YOU NEED: A
fresh approach
to a recurring
problem.
A slew of planets
will be in your
zone of home and
family, making
now an ideal time
to spend QT with
your family. Do it
during the rst
part of the
month, because
after the 23rd,
your focus will
shift to more
intimate matters
of the heart.
YOU NEED: To
breathe when
family feuding
hits a nerve.
If miscommunication threatens
to derail your
hard work, stay
calm. Youll be
rewarded with
two golden days
on the 6th and
the 12th. Wind
down Olivia
Popestyle on
the 26th with a
glass of your
favorite red wine.
YOU NEED: To
develop a new
professional skill
that will take you
to the next level.
Your nances are

looking fab!
Instead of
making it
rain in
celebration,
focus on
investing in
your future. Make
like a buttery
after the 15th by
being more social
than usual.
YOU NEED: Less
stuff! Take
inventory, and
ditch what you
don't need.
THE TAURUS GUY:
THE GEMINI GUY:
If hes feeling less

than a hundred
percent, show
him youre not
just a warm body
but also a trustworthy listener.
Take a weekend
break with
limited cell
reception for a
reminder about
the joys of taking
things extra slow.
A long summer of
fun has left him
cash-strapped.
Remind him that
the best things in
life are free with a
decadent indoor
picnic for two.
THE ARIES GUY:
His inner class

clown is vying for
attention. Spring
for a toy that you
can both enjoy.
LEO
GUY
Jesse Williams
08.05
THE CANCER GUY:

LOVES:
Receiving praise
without tooting his
own horn.
HATES:
Petty bickering
and pointless
debates.
DREAM DATE:
GEMINI
TAURUS
ARIES
An all-day
extravaganza that
hes planned from
start to finish.
WIN HIM OVER:
may feel inspired to act when

take-charge Mars moves into your
sign on the 8th, but dont jump
the gun! Now is the time to watch
and wait, no matter how much
you want to bust a bold move.
Financial gains youll make after
bountiful Jupiter moves into your
house of income on the 11th will
be reassuring. Treat yoself to
something nice.
your year: Your relationships
with old friends and new
connections have huge potential
to thrive this year. Embracing
team spirit and sharing the
spotlight with others will remind
people why they want to be in
your corner. Just believe in what
youre doing and forge ahead.
Youll have time to celebrate all
your wins in a festive way (maybe
with mistletoe?) in December.
By showing off your

silly side and
matching his energy you need: To jot down all your
on the streets and
genius ideas and insights.
between the
sheets.
Aquarius: The unique twists and

turns of his mind push all the right
buttons. You bring out the noblest
of each others ambitions.
bitch
it
out!
CRAZY
SITUATION
WORKING YOUR
LAST NERVE?
VENT HERE!
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IN HER OWN WORDS

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Your boyfriend is
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c. Almost every time.

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forgetting that she covered the
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b. Let it slide but feel
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the brand running so small.
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MOSTLY Bs: JUST SORRY-ISH
MOSTLY Cs: SICKENINGLY SORRY
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fell!) to kicking a guy at CrossFit (he was
in the wrong spot!), you consider
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admirable that you rarely back down,
but when it comes to sorry, you gotta
give a little to get a little.
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rather than apologies from either side,
youd rather act like it didnt happen.
There are benefits to being as neutral as
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Props for taking responsibility, but

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tonight, just FYI. LYLAS!
b. Gotta flake on plans
lame work stuff, ugh. Sangrias
on me next time.
c. OMG, dont be mad,
but my boss is expecting this
huge project done at 9 a.m.,
and my coworker has to leave
early to take her goldendoodle
to therapy so I have to stay late,
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