Cosmopolitan

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

Editor’s Letter

Cosmopolitan

It’s Veronika Slowikowska! • One of Saturday Night Live’s newest featured players brings the same delightfully unhinged energy to everything she touches, including her iconic SNL characters (one of the many ladies in love with Domingo, a Gen Alpha boy with a sweet tooth for Airheads on the Snack Homiez podcast, a singing washer-dryer duo with Sabrina Carpenter) and our legendary Cosmo Quiz. When she’s not lighting up 30 Rockefeller Plaza, you can catch her as Kelly on Netflix’s workplace comedy Tires.

Tide and True • Splashproof splurges for a wet summer.

The Universe Has Decided • In every issue, we rank celebrity couples by the only critic that matters: the cosmos.

Ask @WillaHBennett • Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Willa Bennett answers all your questions about love, relationships, and identity.

The Alix Earle Effect • After building a massive audience online, the 25-year-old is channeling her success into a skincare brand.

Am I “Too Happy Being Single”? • Despite what the internet may tell you, there’s no such thing. Inside the discourse around being unattached by choice.

The Summer AI Turned Sexty • Expert insight on the bots blowing up your phone.

Welcome Back, Eyeshadow • Our Is It Just Us series celebrates trends that are taking over the culture. In this installment: the makeup that’s suddenly everywhere again.

Lip Service • This summer is all about a juicy gloss.

Use Protection • If you commit to one thing this summer, please let it be sunscreen.

Crown Work • Beauty editor-at-large Julee Wilson celebrates the cultural and emotional power behind every braid install.

My Voluntarily Celibate Year

Class of 2026 • At Cosmopolitan, The Sound of Now is our way of celebrating—through this special photo series and pull-out poster—the artists who are defining music in real time.

High Maintenance • We’re all just trying to chill out. But can using weed end up causing skin issues?

The Enigmatic Power of Fear • Former Cosmopolitan editor and current best-selling author Jessica Knoll became a must-read after her debut novel, Luckiest Girl Alive. Here, she annotates an exclusive excerpt of her latest thriller, Helpless, and gets real about the power of giving in to our darkest fantasies.

SUMMER FLING • This season, fashion is playing with humor. Celebrate accordingly!

Olivia Rodrigo Ripes • To everyone else, she is the queen of heartbreak. I’ve always known better.

ROB RAUSCH

YOUNG MIKO WANTS TO TAKE YOU HOME • The rap superstar, cosigned by Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, opens up about breaking into a genre that wasn’t built for her.

The Year in Beauty • Cosmopolitan editors tested nearly 2,000 products, tools, and treatments to curate this list. Turn the page for our special summer edit, shot on model Paloma Sandoval, then shop all 370 winners at Cosmopolitan.com/2026-awards.

Great Lengths • Our vision boards are finally giving way to something new: waist-length hair, as seen here on model Vivian Wilson.

in love in Mumbai • Romance and chemistry look different in every relationship, in every city, in every country. For the 11th installment of our Cosmo Couples series, in which we travel the world photographing real-life partners, we touched down in Mumbai to speak to five pairs about what makes their love work.

IDENTITY MARKERS • Three writers meditate on gender as the rules get...