Cosmopolitan UK

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.

Cosmopolitan UK

From the editor

HOW TO shop the issue • Using some very clever technology, you can now bag almost everything you see on the pages ahead. And here’s how...

This month at COSMOPOLITAN • We’re ho-ho-hoping you love our brilliantly festive issue. (If you don’t, blame the elves)

Saying “Konnichiwa, Queer Eye !”

Shoulda, woulda, coulda • This month Matt Damon stars in racing epic Le Mans 66, but did you know he turned down the lead in Avatar? (Unlucky, Matt.) And he’s not the only one who’s missed out on a major role…

Come again? • Some of the most iconic TV and movie moments of our yoof are getting a do-over. Here’s our verdict on the good, the bad and the “HOW COULD YOU?!”

Dream do-overs • If you’re listening, Hollywood, these are the ones we actually want to see

Ask me anything • Frozen’s Josh Gad on being frisked, sick bags and playing the world’s most-loved snowman

New celebrity reads • This time of year brings with it the inevitable slew of starry books. Here are the best…

glow • COSMOPOLITAN BEAUTY AWARDS 2019

Hair & body

Skincare

Make-up

How to get the best party nails of your life • Whether they’re real or fake, DIY-ed or a pro job, follow acting beauty ed Laura’s guide for fingertips worthy of their own spotlight

3 STEPS TO HEALTHY WINTER NAILS

How I fix my... flat hair • Cosmopolitan’s beauty director Ingeborg van Lotringen shares her hair-raising hacks…

Getting Insta-therapy

About (bloody) time • When it comes to our period we no longer have to settle, thanks to a raft of new products and tech. But what works?

What works: • Team Cosmopolitan tests the latest period products

Do you actually need a period tracker? • A doctor explains when (and when not) to consult an app

Life in my body... with seasonal affective disorder • For Janine Kasischke, 32, an administrator, the onset of winter severely impacts her mental health

BAD MOOD OR SAD?

Try before you train... headphones • Team Cosmo finds out which ones are worthy of your workout playlist

Monogramming

How do I wear... thigh-high boots?* *without looking panto • Meet the over-the-knee flat biker – your shoe-drobe’s new BFF

All wrapped up • It’s the most wonderful time of the year: knitwear season. From colour to texture, Scandi to slogans, we’ve tracked down the finest sweaters around

Your WINTER WEDDING wardrobe (it’s a fascinator-free zone) • It’s hard to retain an air of elegance when your chattering teeth are drowning out the vows. Here’s how to stay chic and warm, from the weepy bit to the 4am cab ride

Shapewear • Got a multitude of dress-related underwear dilemmas? Fear not.

solutions • Whatever your outfit, we’ve got you (stylishly) covered…

give CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE 2019

For homes • *Well, it’s where we’ll all be spending January

Secret Santa • *Passive-aggressive ideas not included

Embracing low brainpower

Is your job toxic? • Hiding in the toilets? Dreading the “ping” of a new email? Spending every night frantically scrolling through job sites? If you need out now, here’s how to navigate the trickiest of office scenarios

HORRIBLE BOSSES • These women share their tales from toxic jobs...

Spend it like a... party...