Cosmopolitan Australia

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Cosmopolitan Australia

The trends you need to know that are ruling culture, style and beyond

Cheeky Chapters • Calling all aspiring storytellers, seasoned scribes and steamy scene makers: Cosmo is turning up the heat with Cheeky Chapters, our saucy new erotic fiction competition. We’re on the hunt for Australia’s boldest, most captivating short stories to feature in Cosmopolitan Australia.

This season’s most addictive read • After practically inventing the whole women-in-STEM-in-romance thing, best-selling author Ali Hazelwood (who also casually has a PhD in neuroscience) is back with Not in Love, a hot-as-hell workplace drama about biotech engineer Rue Siebert and finance guy Eli Killgore and their … well, read for yourself, in this exclusive adaptation of the first two chapters

Cartia Mallan’s guide to London • It feels like every 20-something Aussie is planning a move to London right now. As usual, content creator Cartia Mallan was ahead of the curve

The stars on your fave stars • Here, our astrologers break down the cosmic compatibility of celebrity couples. Are they meant to be … or will they have broken up by the time this story comes out?

Rico Nasty • On biting back on boxes

the playlist • What to watch, stream and queue up – plus the live shows that might just tempt you off the couch this winter

Lucy on love • As part of our “On Love” series, we speak to artists about the many ways love shapes their lives and their work — from friendship and queerness to heartbreak, healing, and self-love

REINTRODUCING RICO NASTY • Over a decade, Rico Nasty built one of the most distinct personas in modern rap. Then, all of a sudden, she realised that character had become a cage. On her latest album, the punk-rap superstar bites back at those who want to keep her in a box – and proves she can be anything except what people expect her to be

Blusher is racing to the top • The Australian pop trio is known for sparkling synths and ethereal sensibilities, but it’s the ode to connection at the core of their music that is winning them fans worldwide

Top beauty rituals • Across the globe

Is grunge makeup officially back? • We’re swapping gloss for grit and symmetry for smudge. It's giving IDGAF – in the best way

The best beauty rituals from five time zones • So many of life’s greatest (and often simplest) joys are steeped in ritual. Where travel moves us outward, the ritual of beauty can move us inward – more grounded, more glowing and more connected to ourselves. From hammams in Marrakech to Ayurvedic oils in India, here are five time-tested beauty rituals sworn upon by women around the world – and the products and practices worth bringing home

Drops of wisdom from Summer Fridays co-founders Lauren Ireland and Marianna Hewitt

Winter warmers

Tech as fashion • Wearable gadgets

Tech, but make it fashion • Express yourself with your gadgets

En pointe!

boho is back, babe

Bankrupted by the haul • Is ”little treat” culture hiding a darker and more insidious approach to shopping that’s having a detrimental impact on our bank balances – and our mental health? Harriet Hall investigates …

Tackling polyamory • It’s not a one-size-fits-all

There are many ways to polyamory • Your guide to understanding it all

My best sex ever was with a married dominatrix • New to London and new to being dominated, one writer throws themselves into...