Cosmopolitan Aug-14

OLD-SCHOOL SNAPS "FOR PHOTO BUFFS, POLAROIDS MAKE GREAT PARTY FAVORS. THIS NEW ANIMAL-PRINT FILM IS THE COOLEST." —Allie Kircher, photo editor Instant film, $23.49, the-impossible-project.com PEEKABOO SHOES "Chiara Ferragni's (aka The Blonde Salad) skater flats give new meaning to peep-toes." —MAY HASSO, FASHION ASSISTANT Shoes, Chiara Ferragni, $389.87, farfetch.com COOL FEET "Drake started at the bottom; now, he's here (to put a little swagger in your step)." —SERGIO KLETNOY, MUSIC EDITOR AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO JOANNA COLES Socks, Cocky Socks, $10.95, cockysocks.org EYES THAT POP "For their 30th anniversary, Make Up For Ever is launching 210 (!) brand-new eye shadows. I'm dying over these brights!" —MARTA TOPRAN, SENIOR BEAUTY EDITOR Make Up For Ever Artist Shadows, $22 each, sephora.com HA! COUTURE "Fun fact: August 16 is National Tell a Joke…

1 MARVEL AT THE WISDOM …THAT 20-YEAR-OLD (!) KEKE PALMER IMPARTS AS THE HOST OF BET'S NEW TALK SHOW THE KEKE PALMER PROJECT. 2 DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER Home is where the shark is! Syfy's sure-to-be-ridic Sharknado 2: The Second One (spot the Billy Ray Cyrus cameo) premieres July 30—an appeteaser to Discovery Channel's Shark Week, starting August 10. 3 BRING BATTERY BACKUP BETWEEN SETS BY EMINEM, LORDE, AND IGGY AZALEA AT CHICAGO'S LOLLAPALOOZA (AUGUST 1 TO 3), YOU'LL BE 'GRAMMING LIKE MAD. 4 GET IT, GET IT, GET IT (OH) NEW FRAGRANCE FANTASY BRITNEY SPEARS STAGE EDITION IS INSPIRED BY HER "I'M A SLAVE 4 U" PERFORMANCE AT THE 2001 MTV VMAS ($37.50, SEARS). 5 LAUGH SO HARD, YOU CRY NeNe, meet Phe Phe. Hulu's new series The…

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GABRIELA HERMAN INSTAGRAM: @GAB Photographer Herman traveled through Oregon and Nevada to document real-life cowgirls for "The Secret World of Rodeo Queens" (p. 132). CAREER-LAUNCHING MOMENT "At 15, I saw photographer Francesca Woodman's show. Something clicked. I thought, she isn't much older than I am and has images in a gallery. I can do this too." KIM STOLZ TWITTER: @KIMMYSTOLZ In the essay "My Phone Killed My Relationship" (p. 178), Stolz, author of the new book Unfriending My Ex: And Other Things I'll Never Do, reveals how social media was the kryptonite for her tortured former relationship. WORDS I LIVE BY "There is always enough time. One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone's excuse is 'I didn't have time.' From getting important work done to texting someone back,…

I fully expected that AnnaLynne McCord's essay revealing her sexual assault by a close friend and her years of private suffering would get a strong response. But I was taken aback by the incredible number of you who wrote in—and posted and tweeted—about how the actress's brave story inspired you. Maybe it's not so bad, McCord told herself on good days. That line was eerily familiar, some readers said, as a coping mechanism that made it easier to stay silent about sexual assault. McCord's story has become part of the wider constellation of shared experiences that has fueled the #YesAllWomen movement. The hashtag started in the aftermath of Elliot Rodger's shooting spree in California—a horrific act believed to have been motivated by misogynist rage. But it has become a call…

MEGAN DENISE FOX My nickname: Momma My guilty pleasure is: Bravo TV My favorite TV show is: Flipping Out Because: Jeff Makes Me Laugh My go-to snack is: Coconut oil Popcorn My idea of a perfect date is: Sushi, Sake, Third Base One thing leads to another.… After Ninja Turtles, the other '80s film I want to remake is: Lost Boys! My favorite place to visit is: Kona Hawaii The sexiest thing in my closet is: La Perla Bra + Undies Bra, $194, Thong, $128, La Perla My spirit Ninja Turtle is: Mikey! Because: He's a Sangline Temperament, Fun + Carefree COWABUNGA! Dress, Julien Macdonald. Necklace, Zales Jewelers. (On right arm) Bangle, Stefano Canturi. (On left arm) Cuff, Stephen Webster. Ring, Crow's Nest…