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MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER’S
NICKNAME FOR ME

LOVE OR WORK?

Love Language THE WILDEST THING I’VE
DONE FOR LOVE
It continues to amaze me that despite 57 years of Cosmopolitan
THE BEST ROM-COM IS...
exploring and reporting on love (in addition to, you know, all the
HOW I LIKE TO SHOW LOVE
Shakespeares and de Beauvoirs and Rooneys of the world), we’re AND MY IDEAL DATE NIGHT

no closer to figuring out, once and for all, how to actually “solve” A BUCKET LIST ITEM I’VE
COMPLETED
the damn thing. Love continues to stalk around, complex and

inscrutable, forcing us all to DIY a strategy on the fly.

What we have collectively accomplished is widening

the scope of how we define, think about, and experience love,

which has never been more inclu-

sive or had more potential: Our Cosmo, helping you navigate all its SWEENEY: JOSEFINA SANTOS. CUSTOM CANDY HEARTS, SHOP.MYCUSTOMCANDY.COM. PELS: ALLIE HOLLOWAY.
culture has started treating the highs, lows, and challenges. That’s
nuances of self-love, friend love, why we’ve dedicated our first 2022
and family love with an impor- issue to exploring love in all its
tance that’s long overdue. forms (watch for the little heart icon
throughout the magazine to indi-
Incidentally, one of the com- cate those stories). We’ll be taking a
plaints about young women that similar approach to other Big Topics
I often roll my eyes at is that we throughout the year, theming each
throw “love” around too often, too issue around a subject that matters
easily. I love that! I love them! The now more than ever or in entirely
idea, I guess, is that we’re water- new ways. I’m sworn to secrecy on
ing down one of the most power- those, but trust me, they are juicy.
ful words on earth. But why can’t
we love it all? Why shouldn’t we, You’ll also notice—and hope-
when the rewards can be so rich? fully love (sorry)—a whole new look
for the magazine. Because like love
Of course, more love out there will always evolve, we will too, so
means more work for us here at

we can stay not just where you are

but where you’re going. Here’s to

another 57 years.

Jessica Pels

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couple grappling with the when a high school soccer
aftermath of their sex team’s plane crashes in the
tape’s leak. Seth Rogen
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who figured out how to modern-day lives. The best
even sell a sex tape part, arguably, is how deeply
online in 1995 in the you come to care about these
perfectly cast characters
first place. when the shit hits the fan.
Well, that and the soundtrack.

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party anthems that’ll lessons from Charlie Puth’s
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J.Lo. But rom-com J.Lo is Michelle Yeoh kick ass as take on dating app
still the best J.Lo—even if different versions of her culture we all need.
character across the
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P O P C U LT Fr i d a y- N i g ht P h o n e C a l l

Why Aren’t
You Calling

Marcus
Scribner?

Based on my experience
the other night, printed here

for your enjoyment, the
Black-ish star gives good

after-hours chat.

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Marcus! Hello! Tell me what you did Speaking of self-care though, what
today before you got on this call. else do you do to relax?
I like to walk my dog around the You, actually, is a relaxing vibe.
neighborhood to clear my mind and
see what’s going on. I’m pretty nosy, Wait, You? Like, the Penn Badgley
so, you know, I like being all up in murder show? You find that relaxing?
everybody’s conversations. Yes, correct. If Joe isn’t in the middle
of murdering somebody, it’s a
I love gossip. Did you hear anything relaxing show to watch. Let’s be
juicy? real, the inner dialogue is relaxing
Not today, unfortunately. to listen to.

Damn! Fine, equally important: What’s He does have an ASMR thing going

your current stance on candles? on, that’s true. And while it’s hard to

I’ve never been a candle person, but move on from murder, I saw on your

I want to get into it now that I have Instagram that you’ve been throwing

an apartment. I don’t know what pottery lately and I’m journalistically

fragrance would be good. What do compelled to ask: Have you ever

you think? brought a date to do that?

Oh yeah, my girlfriend and I do it

You know, part of being a candle together. She’s way better than me, so

owner is homing in on your own she’s been teaching me the ropes. It’s

scents. You have to go to a store and a romantic date-night vibe. It makes

sniff a bunch of things. me feel like Patrick Swayze in Ghost.

Sounds like a good time. I like how

you said “candle owner.” In fact, there is a persistent trope in

movies of the “sexy

pottery-throwing

“I feel like Patrick Swayze in scene.” You’re telling
Ghost when I throw pottery.” me it checks out?
It’s a very sexy activity

because it’s super

hands-on. You really

It’s a big responsibility, becoming a have to get in there and throw the

MATT SAYLES. candle owner. And there are ones pottery. When you’re wedging it, you

that are targeted specifically at you, really have to put a lot of effort into it.

because you’re male. If you do it with someone else, it gets a

It’s funny how male deodorant and little heated, so I definitely think that

male body soap is marketed as more trope exists for a reason.

of an idea than a smell. It’s like “Baja

Blast” or, like, freakin’ “Vacation in Say “wedging” again. Just kidding,

the Timber Wolf Forest.” don’t. But invite me next time.

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In this essay from the buzzy new
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Nowadays, queer teens have no idea how good they have it, with their lesbian canon for posterity? Years from
now, when a teen opens a book hoping to
lesbian-outfit Instagram accounts and their dreary homophobia movies learn what is or isn’t lesbian canon, how
will they know? They won’t. No one else
and their JoJo Siwas. Back in my day (2003), finding something gay to is doing this work, so I have to. I won’t call
this the official official recorded list of
be horny over was like navigating the Oregon Trail. You’d have to run lesbian items, but this is at least my offi-
cial list of lesbian items. Again, these are
home from school and sit in front of the TV for hours waiting for the “Me things that aren’t officially gay but seem
gay and thus are lesbian canon.
Against the Music” video to play on MTV just so you could get a sliver of
Liquids
gay, and that would be your only shot at seeing gay that whole day. No
• Oat milk.
quietly streaming Netflix on your laptop in your room, no saving photos • Vape juice.
• Blood (all types).
of Cara Delevingne and Selena Gomez showering together to camera • Coffee. Tea. Hot water with lemon.
• Elderflower syrup.
roll, no “every Jamie and Dani scene in The Haunting of Bly Manor” com- • Anything lavender-flavored.
• Rose water.
pilation video on YouTube. Just a single queerbait moment of the day • Dakota Johnson’s brand of sex wax candles

with absolutely no idea when it would come or ability to plan for it. Just (once liquefied—if they’re solid, doesn’t count).

sit and wait for Britney and Madonna to flirt. Oh, you have to go to the Fashion

bathroom? What if you miss it? No, you’ll be fine, just go. You missed it. • Bad fashion: Vests. Tevas. Zip-off shorts.
Shapes of clothing that shouldn’t exist and
The flash of a moment where Britney pins Madonna against the wall and actually seem like a mistake.

they almost kiss is gone. Sorry you ate too many SunChips and got diar- • Good fashion: Denim. Leather duster jack-
ets. Dressing like you’re a hot vampire and/
rhea and blew past the only possible lesbianism you could find today. You or in The Matrix and/or a Sith Lord.

died of dysentery. You missed the gay; try again tomorrow. • Tracksuits (exist between bad fashion and
good fashion).
Yeah, admittedly, things aren’t “perfect” or even “good” today, given
The Elements
that 99 percent of lesbian movies are still about two women who hate
• Water.
themselves hiding behind a harp together and being like “I would die of • Earth.
• Fire.
tuberculosis for you” or whatever. But still, we have lesbian movies (and • Air.

lesbian-outfit Instagram accounts and JoJo Siwa and YouTube compi- People and Their Body Parts

lation videos). The breadth of sapphic art, and what can be considered • Winona Ryder—wore a lot of leather and
denim in the ’90s. Also, shoplifting because
sapphic art, expands with each passing day. But in a vacuum of explicit you’re bored is gay.

queerness, generations of queer people were left with no choice but to • Eliza Dushku simply existing.
• Shiri Appleby.
celebrate the implicit. The instinct to collect the implicit—despite hav- • Jordana Brewster.
• Sandra Bullock in The Net.
ing an oeuvre of explicit queer art today—has not disappeared. And that • Julia Roberts in Mystic Pizza, Flatliners,

right there, the ever-growing list of implicitly sapphic stuff that we’ve The Pelican Brief.
• Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy
culled from the absence of gay, is called lesbian canon.
and Gossip Girl.
Quick explainer, if you’re like “lesbian canon, the whomst, now?”, • Linda Cardellini truly just breathing in any

“canon” is just another word for “official.” In fan fiction, the word movie or TV show.
• Basically every brunette actress who was
refers to the “official” storyline that the fanfic is based on. But with
popular in the ’90s/2000s.
so little “official” lesbian content in the ether, the concept of such • Parminder Nagra (fucking obviously—

has become an in-joke. Anything can be “lesbian canon”—a person, a Bend It Like Beckham is lesbian art-house
cinema, as far as I’m concerned).
television show, a concept, an • Lucy Liu and her lesbian paintings (Lucy
Liu has, somewhat inexplicably, been paint-
object, a song, your DAD. If a ing and exhibiting sapphic art for the past
few years but has never explicitly come out
queer woman identifies with 99% of lesbian as queer—it’s quite opaque, and being a
or feels “seen by” an art, a per- movies are still about mysterious artist is lesbian).
son, a thing, then that item is • Neve Campbell at every age, especially
lesbian canon. two women hiding with bangs.

COPYRIGHT © 2022 BY JILL GUTOWITZ. FROM GIRLS CAN KISS NOW, BY JILL GUTOWITZ, TO BE If it’s still not clicking, I’ll behind a harp JILL GUTOWITZ’s writing has appeared in the New
PUBLISHED BY ATRIA BOOKS, A DIVISION OF SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC. PRINTED BY PERMISSION. give you an example before together like “I would Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vulture, and more. She lives in Los
diving into the current lesbian Angeles with her partner and a very small cat.
canon, as it stands. The best die of tuberculosis

possible case I can think of is for you” or whatever.
Neve Campbell. Neve Camp-

bell, as far as the official public

records show, identifies as heterosexual. But doesn’t she just...seem

really lesbian? And not even like in an explicitly “has definitely hooked

up with women” way. But her energy, her essence, her breadth of work is

so, so queer. There are other elements that could, of course, contribute

to making someone or something lesbian canon. Like, Neve Campbell

played queer in (one of the greatest movies of all time) Wild Things,

alongside Denise Richards. So like, her work technically is or has been

queer. But like, her character in Scream seems gay but isn’t...right? The

way she speaks, the way she has bangs, wears tank tops, that she typi-

cally plays a tomboyish hot goth girl and existed in the ’90s—these are

all factors that would lead me to believe that Neve Campbell is queer.

But she isn’t! Neve Campbell is probably not gay. But she is lesbian canon.

That said, where are historians on this? Why is no one recording the

thousands and thousands of things that queer people have declared

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BY MEGAN UY, CHLOE METZGER,
AND ANDREA ZENDEJAS

PHOTOGRAPH BY KEIRNAN MONAGHAN
AND THEO VAMVOUNAKIS

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THE LOOK Love This for You

Lisa Folawiyo crop top, Silvia Tcherassi pants, $720,
$355, modaoperandi.com modaoperandi.com

Sandralexandra ring, $68, WAVES, FROM LEFT: GETTY IMAGES; FILIPPO FIOR/IMAXTREE.COM; COURTESY PROENZA SCHOULER. VELVET, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: @ALLANFACE; @LEAHDARCYMAKEUP; @ASH_KHOLM; GETTY IMAGES; @PATRICKTA.
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PROENZA
SCHOULER

Miaou top, $105, miaou.com

BRANDON
MAXWELL

House of Sunny dress, $139,
houseofsunny.co.uk

Tobi pants, $55, tobi.com PHILOSOPHY GO WITH Senia earrings, $150,
DI LORENZO THE FLOW senianewyork.com
Casablanca bag, Squiggles are
casablancaparis.com SERAFINI probably all over Rotate Birger Christensen
22 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 1 your feeds right skirt, $280,
FASHION TREND now (and also in
your home decor, modaoperandi.com
ahem, page 64). The easiest way to
Consider this your shop ev-er-y-thing you
sign to wear ’em see here is...right here:
stat. Dip your
piggies in with an
accessory or two,
or go top to bottom.
The bolder,
the better.

Waves

A sea of designs that belong in both a
museum and your wardrobe.

BEAUTY TREND

Velvet

A face so soft, *it makes you wanna whisper*.

Your
Turn

Juvia’s Place
I Am Magic Velvety
Matte Foundation,
$20, juviasplace.com

Gucci Sérum de Beauté
Fluide Matifiant

SMOOTH IT OUT Hourglass Velvet
The key here (outside of good genes and a 10/10 skincare routine): mattifying formulas. Story Lip Cream,
Start with a hydrating moisturizer—flakes are not the trend—then layer on a mattifying primer and a mattifying $36, sephora.com
foundation. Then tap on a semi-matte lip cream with your finger for a soft, diffused finish.

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THE LOOK Love This for You MICHAEL KORS
COLLECTION
Kitri Studio top, $108,
kitristudio.us Ambra Maddalena dress,
$239, farfetch.com
Tarin Thomas ring, $198,
tarinthomas.com Shekudo mules, $220,
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Alice McCall dress, $420,
farfetch.com

PRABAL Sleeper jumpsuit, $240,
GURUNG the-sleeper.com

Shrimps bag, $380, FASHION TREND
shrimps.com
Gingham
Vans x Sandy Liang
MSGM skirt, $385, 2022’s take is just a wee bit louder than sneakers, $100, vans.com
shopbop.com your typical picnic.
Loeffler Randall hat, $80,
loefflerrandall.com

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BEAUTY TREND

Studs

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Live Tinted Unity
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THE LOOK Perspective

Why Everyone Should Have
Access to Self-Care

For homeless people, looking good—and feeling good—can
make a big impact. Shirley Raines explains.

ILLUSTRATION BY ERIN FITZPATRICK

26 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 1 Check out—and support—
Beauty 2 the Streetz here:

Shirley
in action
on L.A.’s
Skid Row.

A fter the death of my young son my nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz was born. I be-
in 1990, I was alive but lifeless came “the makeup lady” who passed out essentials
and desperately searching for like food and clothing but also gave warm show-
a way out of my pain. Anyone ers, hair treatments, and sidewalk makeovers. I
who lives with depression knows watched people come to me worn and hardened
and leave with light in their eyes. I was seeing the
that when you’re at your darkest, healing properties of self-care—the same ones
that had helped me—in action for so many others.
sometimes the bravest thing you
I started sharing my work on social media to
can do is simply take a shower. get support from friends and family, and very rap-
idly and unexpectedly, I had a global community
Once I got to the point where I could commit to of online supporters. While some questioned why
homeless people would need beauty products and
that small but radical act, it became a ritual. For services, the vast majority understood instantly.
Self-care can help soften the pain that comes from
the brief time I spent each day loving my body, I lacking the more urgent things. And if a haircut
allows someone to take a break from surviving
was able to feel like me; for a second, my immea- and be present in an act of self-love, then it is an
essential need.
surable sadness felt a little less heavy. Over the
I didn’t know how to end
years, my ritual expanded to include adventur- homelessness, but I did know
that beauty routines, how-
ous hairstyles, colorful manicures, and a full-on ever small, can help create
brightness in brokenness.
makeup obsession. I was still a very broken woman,
How do you breathe life back into someone
but when I focused on self-care, on making myself so wounded with trauma and stress that they’re
more zombie than human? It starts by creating
look good, I felt good. space for them to just feel good. For the few hours
my Beauty 2 the Streetz team and our volunteers
In an effort to make purpose of my pain, I are on Skid Row each week, there’s a little more life
and love out there. There’s makeovers and music,
began volunteering with a local homeless out- hugs and haircuts, smiles and celebration, and, of
course, fresh pairs of lashes.
reach group on Skid Row, an area of downtown

Los Angeles with a large homeless population. As

I handed out meals, the women would comment

on how much they loved my hair and makeup.

During one conversation, a trans woman told me

she’d been wearing the same false eyelashes for

weeks. She just didn’t feel like her best self without

her beauty rituals, so she made do with what she

had. In that moment, I recognized that people on

the streets have an important need that extends

beyond the obvious food and clothes and shelter—

and that most outreach groups were missing it.

I didn’t know how to end homelessness or heal

trauma, but I did know that beauty routines, how-

TOP RIGHT: SHUTTERSTOCK. ever small, can help create brightness in broken-

ness. It became my mission to bring that to as many

people on the street as I could. Armed with all the

makeup I could afford to buy with my Sephora

points, camping showers I purchased on Amazon,

and bags of hot water I’d spent all night heating on

my stove, I returned to Skid Row. And suddenly,

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THE LOOK T h e G OAT

The Greatest Red
Lipsticks of All Time

Don’t mess with the rest—these icons are foolproof.

BY JULEE WILSON PHOTOGRAPH BY KEIRNAN MONAGHAN AND THEO VAMVOUNAKIS

1 2 3
4
Bonus points to
Guerlain for making
a case that doubles

as a mirror.

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STYLIST: REBECCA BARTOSHESKY/HELLO ARTISTS. 5 1. GUERLAIN
6 Glides on like a dream
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A pep talk: You can’t become a red-lip Rouge G Luxurious
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of these and just *see* what happens. Rouge G The Double
Mirror Case in Tweed in
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2. HERMÈS
A powdery-soft
and moisturizing
matte. Also good for:
fancy vibes.

Rouge Hermès Matte
Lipstick in Rouge Bleu,
$67, hermes.com

3. FASHION FAIR
Classic crimson, but
make it high-shine.

Iconic Lipstick in Cat-
fight, $26, sephora.com

4. NARS
COSMETICS
The perfect orange-
red. Has staying
power on your lips
and in your heart.

Powermatte Lip Pigment
in Light My Fire, $28,
net-a-porter.com

5. THE LIP BAR
Michelle Obama
digs this deep-garnet
gloss-to-matte hue.
Enough said.

Liquid Matte Lipstick in
Bawse Lady, $13, thelip
bar.com

6. MAC
COSMETICS
Lovely and long-
lasting, it’s looked
universally badass
on everyone since its
debut in 1999.

Retro Matte Lipstick in
Ruby Woo, $19, mac
cosmetics.com

7. PAT MCGRATH
LABS
A perfect blue-red
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MatteTrance Lipstick in
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8. DIOR
This has been turning
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satin, matte, metallic,
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Rouge Dior in 999 Satin,
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THE LOOK Breakdown

3 1.
1
H Y D R AT I N G
2 CLEANSING OIL

4 HERO INGREDIENT:
6
Tremella, which is rich
5 in hyaluronic acid

Mushrooms Are Kora Organics Milky
the New “It” Ingredient Mushroom Gentle
Cleansing Oil, $40,
The shroom boom is in full swing. koraorganics.com

BY RUBY BUDDEMEYER 2.

PH OTOG R APH BY DAN I E LLE DALY ILLUSTRATION BY MARIANNA FIERRO SOOTHING
TONER
Credit where it’s due: The beauty demand for natural ingredients PROP STYLIST: MIAKO KATOH.
industry is next to none when it and continued research finding HERO INGREDIENT:
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rooms—the skin savior du jour— they’re dominating store shelves reishi
have been considered a power- and social feeds, fighting for the
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3.

M U LT I TA S K I N G
SERUM

HERO INGREDIENT:

Shiitake, a great
source of brightening
kojic acid

Arêmês Fermentis
Super Bioactive Face
Serum, $115, aremes
fermentis.com

4.

PLUMPING
MOISTURIZER

HERO INGREDIENTS:

Moisturizing but
lightweight tremella
and squalane

Herbivore Pink Cloud
Soft Moisture Cream,
$44, sephora.com

5.

EYE CREAM

HERO INGREDIENTS:

Chaga plus vitamin
C, to de-puff and
brighten

Kinship Brightwave
Energizing +
Brightening Eye Cream,
$32, ulta.com

6.

ANTI-AGING
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THE LOOK Love and Fashion

When Your
Business
Partner Is
Your Actual
Partner

Just three dynamic duos
conquering fashion and industry—
together, of course.

BY MAGGIE GRISWOLD

Let’s go right ahead and combine exactly
what “they” tell us not to: business and plea-
sure. Because for these fashion duos, this isn’t
an HR issue, it’s everyday life. Romance and
work—and, yes, style—are one. Is it always
seamless? Lol. But there’s a lot to uncover
(the sweet, the sour, and the runway-worthy)
about working with your significant other.

Preen by Thornton Preen by Thornton Bregazzi
Bregazzi dresses,
$1,955 (left), $1,630 Justin Thornton (founder) and Thea Bregazzi (founder)
(right), preenbythorn
tonbregazzi.com On getting through the memorable one was going to the
creative process together: White House to meet First Lady
32 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 1 “We are inspired by each other Michelle Obama. We had actually
always—no piece is designed by dressed her several times, and she
just one of us, it’s all a collabora- invited us as a thank-you.”
tion. We make each other better
designers. But we can also spend On making time for the impor-
hours just choosing colors...and it tant things:
can get pretty heated.” “It’s difficult to get away from
work when it’s always around you.
On the benefits of being But we do spend as much time
a team: as we can with our children. The
“We get to experience the most 2020 lockdown taught us what a
amazing places and attend privilege it is to be together as
incredible events together. One a family.”

eau de parfum

DILLARD’S Chanel .com

THE LOOK Love and Fashion

Chromat

Becca McCharen-Tran (designer) and
Christine McCharen-Tran (executive producer)

Larroudé sandals,
$285 (top left),
$290 (top right),
$285 (bottom),
larroude.com

Larroudé

Ricardo Larroudé (CEO) and Marina Larroudé (designer)

PORTRAITS, FROM LEFT: ASH REYNOLDS; HATNIM LEE; HUNTER ABRAMS. On finding romantic moments in the On making the jump to start a great to have the same goals and
mayhem: business together: work together toward them. Dur-
“There’s a minute before each show where “We were both unemployed dur- ing our morning walks, we chat
Becca’s in the chaos of getting all the mod- ing the pandemic and there was about challenges we’re facing
els ready and I’m preparing to run it from the no way we could network. We and priorities before we even start
tech booth. We use the split second to hug, were in lockdown, looking at each the day. Having access to each
kiss, say ‘good luck,’ part ways, and the show other, very bored and scared other at all hours can speed up a
begins.” about the future. So we said, let’s lot of things. That’s the main rea-
build our own future. Let’s take the son we’re able to achieve so much
On how to keep *some* things separate: reins of our life and build our com- in so little time.”
“One of the hardest parts of being married pany. From then on, we worked
and working together is the finances. Every- nonstop in making Larroudé a On being the bosses:
thing I make, I put back into the brand, some- reality. We launched the site only “It’s like being parents! Some-
times at the expense of my own comfort. six months later.” times I’m the bad cop, sometimes
Luckily, both of us aren’t riding just on Chro- it’s him—but ultimately, the ‘kids’
mat and Christine has her own producing On kinda always being at know that if one says no, the other
work. Maybe at least one of you keeps your “work”: will say no too. We share the same
day job? Ha.” “We are those people whose work values, so our foundation is the
is their life. We’ve never been the same, and we give the team a sin-
On evolving the roles everyone plays: 9-to-5 types. So it’s been really gular voice and direction.”
“When we started dating in 2013, Fashion
Week was around the corner and I became
part of organizing the runway. Now, 17 col-
lections later, I bring in artists to produce the
soundtracks (and DJ the after-parties!) based
on Becca’s inspiration for each season.”

Chromat
one-piece,

$168,
chromat.co

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THE LOOK Big Accessory Energy

IN:
BRACELETS

AS BIO
Express yourself with

some flashback
fashion—but this

Charm
School

Is the nostalgia hitting you yet?

BY MEGAN UY AND ANDREA ZENDEJAS
PHOTOGRAPH BY KEIRNAN MONAGHAN

AND THEO VAMVOUNAKIS

COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ByChari Oval Pearl Charm, $25, bychari.com. Pandora Jewelry Padlock & Key Dangle Charm, $90, STYLIST: REBECCA BARTOSHESKY/HELLO ARTISTS.
us.pandora.net. Harwell Godfrey Talisman Charm, $550, harwellgodfrey.com. Mignonne Gavigan Ginkgo Charm Gold, $65, mignonnegavigan.com. Jane Win

Pink Tourmaline Lucky Make a Wish Birthstone Pendant, $298, janewin.com. Tuckernuck April Diamond Birthstone, $48, tnuck.com. Ben-Amun
Leopold Charm, $95, ben-amun.com. Tuckernuck Rainbow Globe Charm, $48, tnuck.com. Jane Win Pink Opal Love From the Heart Pendant, $268, janewin

.com. Marlo Laz 14-Karat Yellow Gold Petite Porte Bonheur Charm, $690, marlolaz.com. Sewit Sium Cosmos Key, $216, sewitsium.com. Tuckernuck
Gold Love Charm, $38, tnuck.com. Jennifer Fisher Skinny Wishbone With Pavé White Diamonds, $2,860, jenniferfisherjewelry.com. Monica Rich Kosann White

Enamel Vermeil Cushion Locket With Blue Sapphire, $590, monicarichkosann.com. Monica Vinader Alta Capture Necklace, $795, monicavinader.com.

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THE LOOK It’s Personal

A Fashion Girl’s harassed and bullied. I knew this was
Dream Job—and the
Nightmare That Killed It a typical corporate tactic—intimidation

Wedding dress designer Hayley Paige hit the jackpot. Then of the less powerful party to get finan-
she learned a lesson every ambitious woman should know.
cially favorable terms—but then the
AS TOLD TO RACHEL TORGERSON
opposing legal team stopped respond-

ing to me completely. Eventually, while

I was still working for the company, they

sued me. All this from the leadership

team who assured me when I started

that we’d have plenty of chances to

update that first contract later.

In 2020, a federal judge sided with

JLM in enforcing its interpretation of the

exploitive contract, which effectively

states that I’m not able to use my own

name, post without permission on the

social accounts I created, or design

bridal attire—for

I’m not years—after I
leave the com-

allowed to pany. The name
publicly part feels so ri-
diculous that I put

express it in the category
any hopes of absurd: I can’t
of doing use my name in
any capacity of

what I love. business or com-
merce, like setting

up an LLC or sell-

ing my own designs online—I can’t even

say my name in public or go by my ini-

tials without fear of repercussions.

And it’s become even more petty.

My fiancé got sued for identifying me

on Instagram and on our podcast (even

though he never signed a contract with

JLM), and I was found to be in con-

tempt of court for doodling on the IG

Stories of my new account (@AllThat

I GlittersOnTheGram)—doodles that

remember being elated when I signed my first lead designer contract. weren’t even bridal designs. Per the
It was 2011 and I was desperate to get my work out there and give
building a brand my all. I was so eager, in fact, that I didn’t even hire judge, I’m not allowed to publicly ex-
a lawyer when bridal house JLM Couture approached me with the
opportunity I’d been dreaming of my whole life: to direct my own press any hopes of doing what I love.
line of wedding dresses. I read the paperwork and had reservations,
but...I was getting a namesake line and I felt I shouldn’t be difficult or It’s not over. We did appeal. And
push back. I didn’t want there to be any chance of losing my shot. Now,
we’re in the process of waiting and

praying for something to change. But

this situation has made one thing clear:

I never should have signed a contract

of course, I understand why more experienced people don’t take a com- that didn’t value me. I learned the hard

pany at their word. way that young creators desperate for

Over the next eight years, I did live that dream: Hayley Paige was a hit—and the a break are an easy mark for successful AARON RICHTER/CONTOUR RA BY GETTY IMAGES.

numbers showed it. It was a trip to see brides so happy in my designs, and I poured corporations that want to become even

everything I had into the brand, in addition to becoming a regular on Say Yes to the more so. Never let someone else define

Dress and launching and running a personal Instagram account (@MissHayleyPaige), your worth. And always hire a lawyer.

which I grew to more than 1 million followers. With each milestone and success, the

brand and I became more intertwined, I felt more and more confident in my abili-

ties, and I had more hope that someday I could figure out a new contract that would EDITOR’S NOTE

better reflect my contributions and value. JLM has denied they harassed or bullied Hayley and has
maintained that the court’s decisions were “based on the
I started negotiating for that new contract in the beginning of 2019, and as soon rights and provisions that [Hayley] voluntarily, knowingly,
and intelligently agreed to, which [she] has flagrantly
as I decided to stand up for what I deserved (this time with lawyers), the company I’d violated.” JLM also maintains that Hayley told them at
the time that she had a lawyer.
given everything to turned on me. I felt beaten up, undervalued, manipulated...even

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THE LOOK Behind the Brand

You’re About Bronzino
to See Tower 28 Illuminating
Everywhere Cream Bronzers,

Who knew there were still new $20 each
kinds of makeup to invent?
ShineOn Lip Jellies, $15 each
BY SAMI ROBERTS

When I asked Amy Liu, textures, easy-to-use for- SOS Daily
a former exec at Smash- mulas, and fun colors that Rescue Facial
box and Kate Somerville, you can wear without
why she wanted to bring consulting YouTube first. Spray, $28
another brand into the If you don’t want to spend
already *highly* crowded more than five minutes
beauty industry, her doing your makeup (hi,
answer was simple: “I saw me), this is your brand.
a white space based on
my own needs: beauty As for the name? It’s
products that are cute, inspired by a real place—
clean, accessibly priced, a lifeguard stand on the
high-performing, and beach between Venice
safe for the most sensitive Beach and the Santa
skin.” Based on the instant Monica Pier where Amy
success of Tower 28—and has spent countless week-
how well the products ends hanging out. “It’s
work on my own tem- a place where everyone
peramental skin—I one gets to enjoy a healthy
hundred percent agree: lifestyle, and that’s my
Tower 28 has finally filled goal for this brand. To be
a makeup void. In fact, inclusive and fun.”
it’s the only makeup
brand that has a stamp Amy Liu and her daughter hang-
of approval from the ing out at the actual Tower 28.
National Eczema Asso-
ciation, so you know it’s
the real deal—especially
for anyone struggling with
rosacea, acne, redness, or
just easily irritated skin.

But you don’t have to
have sensitive skin to be
a fan. The Tower 28 aes-
thetic is very Cali-cool,
no-makeup makeup.
Think sheer, buildable

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best for you. If you get pregnant while using Kyleena, you may have may happen with expulsion. You may become pregnant
an ectopic pregnancy. This means that the pregnancy if Kyleena comes out. If you think that Kyleena has come
Kyleena does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) is not in the uterus. Unusual vaginal bleeding or out, avoid intercourse or use non-hormonal back-up
and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). abdominal pain may be a sign of ectopic pregnancy. birth control (such as condoms or spermicide) and call
your HCP. The risk of expulsion is increased with
INDICATION FOR KYLEENA Ectopic pregnancy is a medical emergency that often insertion right after delivery or second-trimester abortion.
Kyleena is a hormone-releasing intrauterine device requires surgery. Ectopic pregnancy can cause internal
(IUD) that prevents pregnancy for up to 5 years. bleeding, infertility, and even death. Common side effects of Kyleena include:
• Pain, bleeding or dizziness during and after
Who might use Kyleena? There are also risks if you get pregnant while using
You might choose Kyleena if you: Kyleena and the pregnancy is in the uterus. Severe placement. If these symptoms do not stop 30 minutes
• want long-term birth control that provides a low infection, miscarriage, premature delivery, and even death after placement, Kyleena may not have been placed
can occur with pregnancies that continue with an IUD. correctly. Your HCP will examine you to see if Kyleena
chance of getting pregnant (less than 1 in 100) Because of this, your HCP may try to remove Kyleena, needs to be removed or replaced.
• want birth control that works continuously for up to even though removing it may cause a miscarriage. If • Changes in bleeding. You may have bleeding and
Kyleena cannot be removed, talk with your HCP about spotting between menstrual periods, especially during
5 years the benefits and risks of continuing the pregnancy and the first 3-6 months. Sometimes the bleeding is heavier
• want birth control that is reversible possible effects of the hormone on your unborn baby. than usual at first. However, the bleeding usually
• want a birth control method that you do not need to becomes lighter than usual and may be irregular. Call
If you continue your pregnancy, see your HCP regularly. your HCP if the bleeding remains heavier than usual or
take daily Call your HCP right away if you get flu-like symptoms, increases after it has been light for a while.
• are willing to use a birth control method that is fever, chills, cramping, pain, bleeding, vaginal discharge, • Missed menstrual periods. About 12 out of 100
or fluid leaking from your vagina. These may be signs women stop having periods after 1 year of Kyleena use.
placed in the uterus of infection. If you have any concerns that you may be pregnant
• want birth control that does not contain estrogen while using Kyleena, do a urine pregnancy test and call
How will Kyleena change my periods? your HCP. If you do not have a period for 6 weeks during
Do not use Kyleena if you: For the first 3 to 6 months, your period may become Kyleena use, call your HCP. When Kyleena is removed,
• are or might be pregnant; Kyleena cannot be used as irregular and the number of bleeding days may increase. your menstrual periods should return.
You may also have frequent spotting or light bleeding. • Cysts on the ovary. About 22 out of 100 women using
an emergency contraceptive Some women have heavy bleeding during this time. Kyleena develop a cyst on the ovary. These cysts usually
• have a serious pelvic infection called pelvic You may also have cramping during the first few weeks. disappear on their own in 2 to 3 months. However, cysts
After you have used Kyleena for a while, the number of can cause pain and sometimes cysts will need surgery.
inflammatory disease (PID) or have had PID in the bleeding and spotting days is likely to lessen. For some
past unless you have had a normal pregnancy after women, periods will stop altogether. When Kyleena is Other common side effects for Kyleena include:
the infection went away removed, your menstrual periods should return. • inflammation or infection of the outer part of your
• have an untreated genital infection now
• have had a serious pelvic infection in the past 3 Is it safe to breastfeed while using Kyleena? vagina (vulvovaginitis)
months after a pregnancy You may use Kyleena when you are breastfeeding. • abdomen or pelvic pain
• can get infections easily. For example, if you: Kyleena is not likely to affect the quality or amount of your • headache or migraine
- have multiple sexual partners or your partner has breast milk or the health of your nursing baby. However, • acne or greasy skin
isolated cases of decreased milk production have been • painful periods
multiple sexual partners reported. The risk of Kyleena going into the wall of the • sore or painful breasts
- have problems with your immune system uterus (becoming embedded) or going through the wall
- use or abuse intravenous drugs of the uterus is increased if Kyleena is inserted while you These are not all of the possible side effects with
• have or suspect you might have cancer of the uterus are breastfeeding. Kyleena. For more information, ask your HCP.
or cervix
• have bleeding from the vagina that has not been Will Kyleena interfere with sexual intercourse? Call your HCP for medical advice about side effects.
explained You and your partner should not feel Kyleena during You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• have liver disease or a liver tumor intercourse. Kyleena is placed in the uterus, not in the You may also report side effects to Bayer Healthcare
• have breast cancer or any other cancer that is vagina. Sometimes your partner may feel the threads. Pharmaceuticals at 1-888-842-2937.
sensitive to progestin (a female hormone), now or in If this occurs, or if you or your partner experience
the past pain during sex, talk with your HCP. After Kyleena has been placed, when should I call
• have an IUD in your uterus already my HCP?
• have a condition of the uterus that changes the shape Can I have an MRI with Kyleena in place? If Kyleena is accidentally removed and you had vaginal
of the uterine cavity, such as large fibroid tumors Kyleena can be safely scanned with MRI only under intercourse within the preceding week, you may be at
• are allergic to these ingredients: specific conditions. Before you have an MRI, tell risk of pregnancy, and you should talk to an HCP.
- do not use Kyleena if you’re allergic to levonorgestrel, your HCP that you have Kyleena, an IUD, in place.
Call your HCP if you have any concerns about Kyleena.
silicone, polyethylene, silver, silica, barium sulfate, What are the possible serious side effects of Be sure to call if you:
polypropylene, or copper phthalocyanine Kyleena?
• Ectopic pregnancy and intrauterine pregnancy • think you are pregnant
Before having Kyleena placed, tell your HCP about • have pelvic pain, abdominal pain, or pain during sex
all of your medical conditions including if you: risks. There are risks if you become pregnant while • have unusual vaginal discharge or genital sores
• have any of the conditions listed above using Kyleena (see “What if I become pregnant while • have unexplained fever, flu-like symptoms or chills
• have had a heart attack using Kyleena?”). • might be exposed to STIs
• have had a stroke • Life-threatening infection. Life-threatening infection • are concerned that Kyleena may have been expelled
• were born with heart disease or have problems with can occur within the first few days after Kyleena is
placed. Call your HCP immediately if you develop (came out)
your heart valves severe pain or fever shortly after Kyleena is placed. • cannot feel Kyleena's threads
• have problems with blood clotting or take medicine • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Some IUD users • develop very severe or migraine headaches
get a serious pelvic infection called PID. PID is usually • have yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes.
to reduce clotting sexually transmitted. You have a higher chance of
• have high blood pressure getting PID if you or your partner has sex with other These may be signs of liver problems.
• recently had a baby or are breastfeeding partners. PID can cause serious problems such as • have had a stroke or heart attack
• have severe headaches or migraine headaches infertility, ectopic pregnancy or pelvic pain that does • become HIV positive or your partner becomes HIV
• have AIDS, HIV, or any other STI not go away. PID is usually treated with antibiotics.
More serious cases of PID may require surgery including positive
Tell your HCP about all of the medicines you take, removal of the uterus (hysterectomy). In rare cases, • have severe vaginal bleeding or bleeding that lasts a
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, infections that start as PID can even cause death.
vitamins, and herbal supplements. Tell your HCP right away if you have any of these signs long time or concerns you
of PID: long-lasting or heavy bleeding, unusual vaginal
Should I check that Kyleena is in place? discharge, low abdominal (stomach area) pain, painful To learn more, talk about Kyleena with your HCP and
Yes, you should check that Kyleena is in proper position sex, chills, fever, genital lesions or sores. see the FDA-approved Full Prescribing Information
by feeling the removal threads. It is a good habit to do • Perforation. Kyleena may go into the wall of the uterus found on www.kyleena.com, or call 1-866-647-3646.
this 1 time a month. If you feel more than just the threads (become embedded) or go through the wall of the
or if you cannot feel the threads, be sure to call your HCP uterus. This is called perforation. If this occurs, Kyleena BAYER, the Bayer Cross
and avoid intercourse or use non-hormonal back-up birth may no longer prevent pregnancy. If perforation occurs, and Kyleena are registered
control, as Kyleena may not be in the right position and Kyleena may move outside the uterus and can cause trademarks of Bayer.
may not prevent pregnancy. internal scarring, infection, or damage to other organs, © 2021 Bayer. Whippany,
and you may need surgery to have Kyleena removed. NJ 07981 All rights reserved.
How soon after placement should I return to PP-KYL-US-1053-1 / July 2021
my HCP?
Call your HCP if you have any questions or concerns
(see “After Kyleena has been placed, when should I call
my HCP?”). Otherwise, you should return to your HCP
for a follow-up visit 4 to 6 weeks after Kyleena is placed
to make sure that Kyleena is in the right position.

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Sexy Stuff to Serve
Dinner On

Food accessories so good that...
is it starting to feel hot in here?

BY ELIZABETH KIEFER AND ANDREA ZENDEJAS
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHELSIE CRAIG

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1. Misette pitcher, $250, PROP STYLIST: BETH PAKRADOONI. FOOD STYLIST: JUDY KIM.
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3. Poglia knife, $345,
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13. Rosemary Home glass
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BITES Food for Thought

Please Enjoy This Excuse to Pick
the Marshmallows Out of Your Cereal

This balanced breakfast is brought to you by dessert alchemist
Dana Pollack, author of the gorgeous Dana’s Bakery cookbook, which,

honestly, you could consult for beauty inspo.

PHOTOGRAPH BY CHELSIE CRAIG

Cereal Bowl Cookies PROP STYLIST: BETH PAKRADOONI. FOOD STYLIST: JUDY KIM.

MAKES 24

2 cups sweetened fruit cereal
(like Fruity Pebbles)

3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1½ cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup white chocolate chips
2 cups oat cereal with marshmallows

(like Lucky Charms)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a
large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Throw the fruit cereal into a food processor
(or blender), and process until it’s ground up.
Set aside.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and
baking powder.

4. Using a standing electric mixer fitted with
the paddle attachment or a hand mixer with
regular beaters, cream the butter, sugar, and
ground cereal for 3 to 5 minutes or until light
and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix
until combined.

5. Slowly add the flour mixture and beat to
combine. Stir in the white chocolate chips and
oat cereal with marshmallows, but don’t
overdo it.

6. Using a cookie scoop, space the dough on
the baking sheet evenly. Bake for 8 to 10
minutes, until the edges are slightly golden
and the centers are still soft.

ADAPTED WITH PERMISSION FROM DANA’S BAKERY, BY
DANA POLLACK, PAGE STREET PUBLISHING CO. 2021.

TIP! These babies stay fresh for a week at room
temp—if you don’t house them all first.

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48 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 1 Or, you know, just
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