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CUT-OUT-AND-KEEP RESOLUTIONS

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This month at COSMOPOLITAN • We’ll see your “most depressing time of year” and raise you…

And the winner is…

The true story of Bombshell • A year before the Harvey Weinstein story shook up Hollywood, a different sexual scandal gripped the US media: the toppling of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. Brought to life this month on screen by Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman, here’s the truth behind the blockbuster

Feelgood reads • Start 2020 with a smile thanks to these guides to living a better life

A celebrity guide to pulling off a rebrand • Ready for that “new year, new you” hype? Take a lesson from these butterflies with evolutions so major, they shifted modern culture

How to binge the 2020 Oscars efficiently • Feel like your free time has become a never-ending list of culture homework? Here’s a round-up of all the films that deserve an award (and your precious attention)

Time wasters

Ask me anything • James Blunt on the eroticism of baked beans, Alan Partridge and why he’s always a little bit sticky

BS-FREE BEAUTY THAT WORKS FOR YOU • Acting beauty editor Laura Capon on this month’s #empties

Beauty lab Under-eye concealers • Each month, our beauty team tests the newest products to see what reigns supreme. Here, Kate Pasola’s dark circles finally meet their match...

Hide and sleek • Marc Reagan, global director at Hourglass, solves your concealer quandaries...

Back to your roots: a scalp 101 • Oily? Dry? Flaky? Scalps can give you more mixed signals than that date who keeps ghosting you. Kate Pasola does the decoding so you don’t have to

Back to scalp school • Desperately seeking follicle health? We solve your biggest headscratchers…

Hot right now • This month’s beauty incomings are about to cause you some serious outgoings...

How I fix my... acne scars • Cosmopolitan’s beauty writer Kate Pasola on scarred skin

ADD TO BASKET

My life in beauty • Chris Appleton, hairstylist to Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande, shares the products that shaped his career

Bite the blues

SNOW excuses... • OK, so if an actual blizzard starts up outside, perhaps you can swerve that outdoor workout. But if it’s only the chilly temperatures putting you off? Better start lacing those trainers…

HIIT me baby one more time… • If you need a quick outdoor workout to cram in before or after work, there’s only one answer, according to Elliott Upton: high-intensity interval training…

Life in my body... living with HIV • Becky, a 31-year-old secondary school teacher, was diagnosed with the immune condition in 2015

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

Try before you train... gym bags • Let team Cosmo carry the weight for you

How to nail the perfect lunge • It’s one of the most popular exercises, yet so many of us get it wrong. Here’s how to take the (p)lunge…

One-pot heroes • Bored of dry sandwiches? Batch-cook these easy, nutritious single-bowl recipes at the weekend and save a fortune on lunches during the week

Get cheeky

The lingerie edit • We’ve found the perfect underwear and lounging attire. So good you won’t want to waste it hanging around the house

Get your kit on • Leisurewear for life or, you know, doing actual...