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Cosmopolitan Magazine celebrates fun, glamour and a passion for life. Inspiring young women to be the best they can be with everything from high street fashion must-haves and stunning make-up tips, career news, sex and relationship advice, as well as intimate interviews with your favourite celebs! It's gutsy, intimate and most importantly honest about issues affecting women.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Shun the sun! We just filled your viewing schedule • The best new films and TV for when the hay fever is, well, hay fevering

Which Primavera pop girl matches your summer energy? • Missed out on festival tickets? You can still spend the next few months channelling the vibe of your favourite headliner

Rose Gray will take you higher • Poised to be the UK’s next pop sensation, Gray is leading a new wave of hedonism. In a world that feels heavy, she’s the escape we all need

Your summer reading rotation • Stuff your suitcase with six of this season’s must-reads from Cosmopolitan’s resident readers

We’re so back (outside) • It’s time to get the ice lollies out of the freezer – summer has arrived. Get in, babes, we’re going shopping…

What to wear to…

Editor-approved staples for all your summer plans • The season of bare shoulders, light fabrics and dopamine dressing is in full swing. And honestly? Curve editor Lauren Nicole is living for it

Let’s settle it: is the animal print trend timeless or tacky? • Fierce fashion is taking over, but which side of the (zoo) fence do you land on?

The Cosmo Summer Beauty Awards 2025 • We tested products across skin, hair, makeup and body to find out what deserves a space in your suitcase, whether you’re staycaying or vacay bound…

Skincare • Cleanse, hydrate, treat, protect and repeat, with this summer skin line-up

Hair • Chlorine, sun damage, humidity… save your hair with these hot-weather heroes

Makeup • These are the formulas that’ll be fighting for space in your liquids bag

Body • Say it after us, ‘Skincare doesn’t stop at the neck.’ Now read on for our summer body care must-haves

Your festival beauty bag just got streamlined • Ticket, wellies and essentials at the ready!

Fats Timbo’s Little Black Beauty Book • The creator, comedian and disability activist talks us through her top picks in beauty

It’s party time! Round up your friends (new and old) for the ultimate summer social • This month is all about making new pals, putting on a delicious spread and living your best hot girl summer life*. Read on for our guide to the best tableware, cocktails and sharing dishes; a surefire way to have people asking, ‘Can I have the recipe, please?’

Create a table worth sitting at • Regardless of the size of our outside space (or the unpredictability of the British weather), we’re always on the hunt for ways to make our table feel straight off a Pinterest mood board. Consider this your foolproof guide to creating your own, with tips from none other than hosting expert Matilda Bea

Get your favourite glassware at the ready • Because these recipes – from the new Classic Cocktails And Fancy Drinks – deserve to be shown off. The only question is, which one to try first?

Now for the main event… • Food so good you won’t want to share

Here’s what your sofa really says about you • As in your style credentials, not behind your back

When did the pill get so political? • Many of us are ditching the pill and opting for more natural methods. Where did this anti-pill sentiment come from, is it valid, and how does it play into politics? Maya Oppenheim investigates

‘The case for logging off this summer’ • Sun’s out, phone’s off? It’s time to fight back against the...