'Ssee A Problem As A Way To Get Somewhere Better'

As founder of womenswear label Me+Em, CLARE HORNBY, 49, knows a thing or two about getting ahead

How Hot Is Your Vagina?

The intimate skincare industry is coming for you… and your vulva. But are you ready to take a seven-step skincare routine downstairs? JOANNA TAYLOR tried it out (so you don’t have to)

Freshly Squeezed

This season’s zesty orange lips and lids are anything but sour

Caroline Flack Hits Back

Her body, career and relationship status have been tabloid catnip for years. Now, for the first time, she puts every rumour to rest  

Keep Your Friendships And Business Separate

With a multi-million-pound Hollywood fitness empire that whips the A-list into shape, SIMONE DE LA RUE, 42, insists passion overpowers everything 

Pink Power

It’s become the colour embraced by an entire generation of hard-working young men and women. But does ‘Millennial Pink’ fit into a corporate landscape? Political journalist Radhika Sanghani finds out

Rise Of The 'Binfluencers'

You know the saying – one woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure. Now, a new breed of freegans are proving you can get cache, and cash, from the things other people chuck. Cosmopolitan went along for a rummage

My Best Sex Ever Was...With My Friend's Fiance

This forbidden fruit was just too good to resist

5 Things PTs Do...That You Probably Don't

Not judging. Just saying

Are You Caught In the Wellness Debt Cycle?

Green juices, boutique fitness classes, haute couture yoga leggings…how keeping up with the healthy high-rollers is slimming only one thing – our finances.

Is the Way We Use Makeup Changing?

This is Laura Capon. She is 29, and this is her face on a normal day...but now she’s selfie ready.

Little Mix: "We Are Real People Going Through Real Things"

Heartbreak, fat-shaming, insecurity and outrageous behaviour on the ‘tour bus’, LITTLE MIX are ready to talk.

How To Use Social-Media To Get Kudos, Cash & Clout

Forget the US presidency. Being an 'influencer' is 2016's hottest job. Daisy Buchanan investigates what it takes to join the elite club of social-media stars currently determining what we wear, buy, eat and 'like'.

9 Women Share How They've Fought Their Way to the Top

The four letter word every woman needs to get ahead at work? Nope, not wine. Grit. Josie Copson meets the nine women who’ve wrangled and fought their way to the top.

The Kardashians - America's First Family

Think you know everything about the world’s best-known sister act? Then you’ve clearly not read this totally eye-opening interview with the Kardashians.

Does 'Ethnic' Plastic Surgery Mean Denying Your Race?

With ethnic plastic surgery now a burning issue, Robyn Wilder asks if we are chiselling away our cultural identities.

The Delegation Game - Is There An App For Everything?

You’re busy. You’re skint… and you want to live like a Rich Kid of Instagram. Guess what? You can. Jennifer Savin road tests the new ‘outsourcing economy’, which lets you live like an oligarch for as little as £5 a day. (Disclaimer: this article may just change your life)

Ariana Grande: Pull Up A Chair... She's Dishing The Dirt

A former child star with one of the fastest-rising careers in music. Think Ariana Grande is just another manufactured pop act? Well, read on and think again.

A Writer's Experience Of #Skinpositivity

For years cystic acne tore Kate Pasola’s life apart. Anxious and agoraphobic, she found solace in the #skinpositivity movement. What she struggled to understand was why the same movement turned on her the moment her skin cleared up

What It's Really Like To Compete In A Beauty Pageant

Last year Miss Universe’s judges were all female. Miss World has done away with the swimsuit round. But has anything else really changed in the world of beauty pageants? Salma Haidrani entered to find out

Can a Facial Fix a Broken Heart?

The beauty world is turning shrink with treatments that heal and transform. Cassie Powney lies back and waits for a miracle.

Which Hole Do You Want?

News that strategic ear piercing can contour your face better than even the fiercest pair of brows has sparked a nationwide lobe obsession. But how do yours measure up?

Welcome To Youtube School

There’s a brand-new facility aimed at creating the superstars of the future – and these five ‘creators’ might just be them. Will Storr steps inside for a closer look

Girl Boss

Olivia Palermo has made both an art and a business out of getting dressed in the morning. Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Farrah Storr meets a very modern muse (and mogul) 

Skin Recipes

Natural, botanical beauty is going berserk but do you really know the crops that will complement your complexion? We’ve done the digging for you…

You Need A Bit Of Fear To Drive A Business

TAMARA HILL-NORTON, 46, founder and creative director of highly desirable activewear label Sweaty Betty, on how to get people hot and bothered about your brand

VR Porn Is Ready For Its Money Shot* But Are You?

In the next 18 months, virtual reality headsets will change the way your partner – and you – have sex (as well as the people you have it with). Joe Madden pops one on for size.

Inside The Cosmopolitan House...

Nearly a year ago, we promised to house readers struggling with the cost of rent in the capital. These 10 wome saw our shout-out. This is their story...

Stylists... Meet Your Worst Nightmare

Dream of having experts attending to your wardrobe, home and diet, at the tap of a button? Tanya Gold didn’t. Here’s what happened when she spent a week trying the Uber of lifestyle.

Living to Tell the Tale

Female suicide rates are the highest in a decade. These three women share their stories of surviving the darkness.