Cosmopolitan December 2013

Here's what our editors are shopping, Googling, and loving this month. Wine to Go "A flask for wine? Yep, that's right—it comes with a small funnel for easy pouring." —Charles manning, fashion editor In God We Trust x Thorny Rose, $60, ingodwetrust.com Saturday Nights Out "Suki Waterhouse (aka Bradley Cooper's GF) is my spirit party animal in her new campaign for Forever 21."—MAY HASSO, FASHION ASSISTANT Friday Nights In "A Friday evening at home with your DVR feels fancy with a luxe set of pj's. Just add wine."—KATIE L. CONNOR, DEPUTY EDITOR Olivia von Halle, $470, oliviavonhalle.com Hitting the Slopes "I'm from Canada, where snowboarding is just what you do, so I'm always on the lookout for colorful gear that stands out." —CATHERINE…

1. NAIL IT Step 1: Polish tips and toes with Mariah Carey's special shades for OPI. Step 2: Dance them dry to "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Ooh, baby. OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Nail Lacquers, $9 each, ulta.com 2. GIVE PROPS to all things female in comic books from lady illustrators to foxy superheroes with the new book Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896–2013. 3. YOU BETTER WORK B**CH Britney Spears releases her 8th studio album on December 3 (a day after her 32nd birthday) then kicks off a two-year gig at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas on December 27. Keep on dancing till the world ends, B. 4. to 8. TAKE THE OSCAR BAIT It's that time of year when studios release their most-likely-to-win-an-Academy-Award hopefuls.…

What You Thought of the October Issue SHOWSTOPPER "I loved Jennifer Lopez on the cover. She is such a powerful woman and has been my fashion icon since she came onto the scene. This was, by far, the best issue I've read. Thanks, Cosmo!" — Siranush O., North Hollywood, CA MIND OVER MATTER "Thank you so much for 'I'm Too Young…for a Brain Tumor.' I had a similar condition, and it gave me encouragement that I wasn't alone in this struggle!" — Jess W., Shreveport, LA MATERNAL INSTINCTS "I was shocked and touched by the story 'My Sister and I Will Never Get Along. My Mother Is Why.' As a mother of three, I can't begin to understand how a mother can choose favorites. In this case, Koren has shown…

How they got their start… Ada Calhoun For our Holiday Sextacular, writer Calhoun and her lucky husband put some vintage sex games to the test in "Sex Games, Anyone?" (p. 154). How I got my start. "I interned at magazines in high school, but when I graduated, I decided I wanted to travel the world. I worked on a lot of farms and studied Sanskrit for five years. When I went back to school at the University of Texas at Austin, I interned at The Austin Chronicle and rediscovered that I loved reporting. I met my husband, a performance artist, when I was sent to do a story on him 13 years ago!" Twitter: @AdaCalhoun Isabel Gillies Law & Order: SVU actress-turned-writer Gillies found a new beauty staple in her…

No female star has had a year quite like Miley Cyrus—from her split with fiancé Liam Hemsworth to her polarizing VMA performance (why do people feel so much more comfortable attacking female performers than they do male singers?) to the record-smashing success of "Wrecking Ball" and her hilarious turn on Saturday Night Live. When we spoke on the phone last week, she was bursting with energy. "I'm the happiest I've ever been," she chirped. "People keep looking at me and saying 'You're glowing and radiating this happiness.' I don't know how more could be going on in one human being's life!" In other words, it's Miley's moment—which is why we've put her on the cover for the second time this year. She concluded our chat by saying "It's so much…

MY FAVORITE SONG ON BANGERZ IS: AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE: THE COOLEST THING IN MY CLOSET IS: I HAVE A TOTAL GIRL CRUSH ON: a. Rihanna b. Katy Perry c. Angelina Jolie d. Britney Spears e. Other: THE #1 MEMBER OF MY #TWERKTEAM IS: BEST RELATIONSHIP ADVICE MY PARENTS EVER GAVE ME WAS: AT LA CASA CYRUS, OUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITION IS: THE SECRET TO LOOKING GREAT NAKED (ON A WRECKING BALL) IS: MY GUILTIEST PLEASURE IS: THE CRAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR LOVE IS: THE ALL-TIME BEST GIFT I'VE EVER RECEIVED IS: Bodysuit, Rihanna for River Island, $57; shorts, Bitching and Junk Food, $120; bra, Made by Niki, $208; (left hand) left ring, $240, middle ring, $560, right ring, $384, Thomas Sabo; (right hand) ring, Vivienne…