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Stand Out And Deliver!

Personal press releases, talent pools and video clips… To be recruited in 2017, you need to think beyond the humble CV.Here’s how to get noticed without irritating the hell out of everyone.

Celeb Trainer

COSMO got a Hollywood tness pro to speak – off the record! – about the crazy stuff that happens while sculpting the bangin’ bods we see on the red carpet.

7 Fresh Ways To Fund Your Fun

Can’t Switch Jobs But Need To Make Extra Cash? Try These Side Hustles For Ad-Hoc Injections Into Your Bank Account.

What First Impression Do You Make?

What First Impression Do You Make?

'I Quit My 9-to-5 To Travel The World'

WHEN CHANEL CARTELL, 32, LEFT HER CAREER AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR TWO AND HALF YEARS AGO TO TRAVEL WITH HER MAN STEVO DIRNBERGER, 31, SHE NEVER DREAMED SHE’D STILL BE TRAVELLING NOW. FIND OUT HER TRAVEL HACKS, HOW SHE’S FUNDING HER WANDERLUST AND HOW YOU CAN FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS

How Sex Boosts Health

Finally, some doctor’s orders we’ll all be thrilled to follow…

Cosmo Guy - Blake 'The Champ' Williams

The 26-year-old hip-hop dancer – and this year’s COSMO Sexiest SA Men winner – talks about his future goals, and what it takes to succeed in life

Beauty Buzz or Bull?

We’re the first to admit there’s a pile of beauty BS to wade through before you get to the really good stuff. We sniff out the biggest trends

Is It Ever Okay To Cry At Work?

Here’s a confession: almost every day, at some point, I’m at my desk or in a meeting, and feel an urge to burst into tears and become an IRL version of the Kim K crying meme. These in-office ugly cries can be triggered by anything: my boss not liking my idea or an e-mail I sent prematurely (so many typos!). If you’re guilty of puddle on-the-keyboard workplace meltdowns too, take heart – we’re not alone. Forty-one percent of women report that they’ve cried on the job, according to a survey conducted by Anne Kreamer, author of It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion In The New Workplace.

Why Your Mental Health Needs Music

The more we understand about mental health, the more we learn that there are many ways you can look after yours. Enter music therapy – a form of psychology that could be just what you need.

Why I Faked A Health Crisis

Who Would pretend to suffer a miscarriage, or to be in the throes of cancer treatment? faking illness is a real thing – and it’s on the rise. 

As I Sit And Weep For Karabo, I Wish I'd Spoken Up Sooner

The brutal killing of 22-year-old Karabo Mokoena in April rocked us all. But it also hit a personal chord with actress Sonia Mbele – a friend of Mokoena’s and a victim of abuse herself. Now, for the first time, Sonia is speaking out publicly. Here’s what she has to say.

2019's Biggest Wellness Trend!

How do you breathe? If your answer is ‘in, then out and again’, you can’t have been paying attention to 2019’s biggest wellness trend. Yep, breathing workshops are now taking off across the globe, with The Big Breath Company hosting workshops in London and, here in Mzansi, The Art of Living in Cape Town offers a range of meditation and breathing courses. Some of the workshops basically take you through the breath-related parts of yoga – without the need to balance on one leg – and come with all sorts of benefits. Studies have shown that you could enjoy everything from a clearer mind to pain relief, lowered blood pressure and even better memory capabilities.

Decoding The Madjozi Magic

It’s just gone 6 pm on a Wednesday evening as I approach a low-lit hair salon in Johannesburg’s artsy hub, Melville.

A Whole New Breed Of Influencer

In the world of the Insta-famous, one group is raking it in without you even realising. Here’s what really goes into creating a global pet superstar.

Shame Only Exists For As Long As You Stay Silent

Cheryl Zondi made headlines in 2018 when she waived the right to remain anonymous as the first witness in the ongoing rape trial of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his two coaccused. Collectively, they face 63 charges and 34 alternative charges, which include rape, sexual assault and racketeering. Omotoso has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to all charges. Zondi, now 22 years old, reveals why coming forward and saying #MeToo was essential to her healing

YouTube Power List 2019

Home-grown YouTubers are kicking down the doors of video creation one subscriber at a time. The continent’s most creative voices are sharing their stories and creating a culture of fandom that is uniquely African. With more than 400 hours of content uploaded per minute, YouTube has harnessed a worldwide mega audience.

The Unfiltered Truth About Beauty Bloggers

Tired of everyone else looking better than you? Then read on to learn how to navigate the world of selfie-editing apps.

Hardwire Your Health

Yes, yes, we know we should be saving for retirement, but with the latest estimates saying we could be working until we’re 77, perhaps we ought to be banking some health capital too. Here’s what to do, decade by decade.

Welcome To The Weirdly Awesome World Of Vaginal Mapping

There are so many benefits that we’re kind of shocked more people aren’t already doing it

Meet Our Cosmo Influencer Award Winners!

You nominated them and we’re so excited to announce our first-ever COSMO Influencer Awards winners, in association with Bernini! Here’s everything you need to know…

Are You In An Almost-Relationship?

You date, you click, but for some reason it never develops into anything serious, yet it never ends. Morgan Reardon explores the new relationship limbo…

Job-Ghosted ... Again

How to deal when an interviewer goes AWOL.

6 Secrets You Learn From A Single Kiss

it’s nature’s ultimate chemistry test. ‘you can use what’s encoded in a make-out session to learn so much about your partner,’ says Sheril Kirshenbaum, author of The Science Of Kissing. here’s what to look for.

Can You Die of a Broken Heart?

There’s nothing quite like heartbreak. But just how dangerous can a broken heart be?

Meet The Spinfluencers

Social media allows us to fake it, never make it … yet still earn millions. Laura Hunter-Thomas Insta-scams her way to success…

How To Go Vegan-ish

Clean eating for lazy girls

'You Can Be Kind And Understanding And Successful'

Emma Sadleir, 34, is a social media lawyer, #COSMOHustle speaker and founder of The Digital Law Company, an agency that helps you protect yourself in the ever-expanding online world. She talks about carving out a career in a changing digital space

She Means Business

Jessica Alba has built an empire that’s become a business phenomenon. Mel Evans meets the powerhouse babe behind the brand, and learns there’s a very honest side to the dynamo.

No Degree? No Problem!

Thought you had to get an expensive degree to make it in your chosen career? Think again: these women are proof you can carve your own path regardless