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2024 Acne Awards

The Most Popular Acne Products of the Year, Tested by Cosmo Editors

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welcome to Cosmo's first-ever acne week

(bye, breakouts <3)
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*This* Is How I Have Smooth Skin Post-Acne Scars

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Found: The 11 Best Foundations for Acne-Prone Skin

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Does Smoking Weed Cause Breakouts?

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The Laziest, Easiest Acne Routine You’ll Ever Try

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Your Skin on Sex: 3 Experts Break It All Down

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Is Acne Face Mapping Legit?

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10 Pimple Patches That Actually Work

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Can You Manifest Clear Skin?

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award-winning beauty finds

Introducing: Cosmopolitan’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards

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Cosmopolitan’s 2024 Holy Grail Beauty Awards

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Now Presenting: Cosmo’s 2024 Clean Beauty Awards

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58 Products That’ll Clear Up Your Acne...For Good

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These Beauty Awards Are (Literally) All About You

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the latest from us

xoxo, your fave beauty editors
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Dyson Airwrap vs Shark FlexStyle: Which is Better?

medicube review

If You Want Glass Skin, You Need This Tool

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The Best Lip Balm of All Time, Per a Beauty Writer

2025 makeup trends

These Will Be the Most Popular 2025 Makeup Trends

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The 11 Best Red Lipsticks of All Damn Time

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I Found the Best Korean Vitamin C Serums

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2025 Ins and Outs: Makeup Edition

2025 skincare trends

The Only Guide to Skincare Trends You Need to Read

nails

All the Trending Nail Inspo You Need for 2025

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The Inkey List Vs. The Ordinary—Which Is Better?

best colognes to gift 2024

The *Only* Colognes You Should Be Giving This Year

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Lohan Looks Amazing...but Why?? We Asked Experts

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everything we've tried that's worth your $$
kayali yum boujee marshmallow review

Kayali’s New Gourmand Perfume Is So Delicious

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Simply the Best Retinol Serums I’ve Ever Tested

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Who Would Win in a Fight: Olaplex or K18?

shark flexstyle review

My Unfiltered Review of the Shark FlexStyle

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best perfumes of 2024
fragrances we love

150+ Perfumes Tested Later, and These are My Top 27 of All Time

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hermes barenia

Behold: The One Perfume You Need This Fall

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It’s Time to Buy a Sophisticated, Sweet Perfume

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‘Cosmo’ HQ Reviewed the 2 New Glossier Perfumes

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Yup, This is the *Best* Vanilla Perfume of 2024

trending treatments
halo laser

Is A Halo Laser Treatment Actually Worth the Pain and Price Tag?

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Testing, Testing: Why I Love DiamondGlow So Much

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I *Swear* by This Facial for an Instant Glow

aviclear

I Finally Have Clear Skin, Thanks to This Laser

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Celebs Are *Obsessed* With This Skincare Treatment

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Found: Selena’s Exact Engagement Nail Polish Color

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Omg, These December Nail Trends Are So Perfect

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45 Festive-as-Hell Christmas Nail Ideas for You

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The Chicest Nail Colors to Try This November

editor approved
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Love Clean Beauty? You Need Kosas on Your Radar

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Everyone is Sleeping on Maelove Skincare, FYI

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Is The TheraFace Mask Actually Worth the $$$?

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I Can't Stop Using These Kulfi Makeup Products

Is your hair...

...straighter?

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Get Sleek, Straight Hair with These Amaze Products

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PSA: Straight Hair Does Not Mean Boring Hair

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The Best Volume Products for Majorly Full Hair

Hair, Face, Lip, Eyebrow, Blond, Beauty, Hairstyle, Nose, Forehead, Skin,

7 Hacks That Make Flat-Iron Waves *So* Much Easier

...curlier?

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The *Only* Brushes You Should Use on Your Curls

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Ahem, Your Curly Hair Needs One of These Shampoos

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A Beginner's Guide to the Curly Girl Method

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We Tested the Top Curly Hair Products of All Time

...coilier?

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How to Get the Healthiest Curls of Your *Life*

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Uh, This Gel Gave Me the Best Curls of My Life

Hair, Face, Hairstyle, Beauty, Skin, Chin, Eyebrow, Lip, Ringlet, Long hair,

Why Co-Washing Will Give You the Best Hair Ever

protective styles

23 Protective Styles That’ll Legit Save Your Hair

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we asked, celebs answered

the beauty Qs you wanna know
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Lili Reinhart Talks Acne Shame and Mental Health

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Lindsay Lohan Really Wants to Try Bangs

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Demi Lovato Spills on Injectables and Skincare

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Madelyn Cline Told Me Her Exact Hair Color

makeup products and tips to try
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JT Just Wore the Holiday Makeup Trend I’ll Be Copying for Every Party

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Can't Talk Rn, I'm Shopping The Sephora Sale

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Glossier on Sale for Cyber Monday? I’m Sat.

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These Concealers Make My Acne Disappear Like Magic

mac advent calendar 2024 review

BFFR: Is the Mac Advent Calendar Worth It?

editor-at-large Julee Wilson on all things black beauty
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Where Are All the Black-Owned Perfume Brands?

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From Cosmopolitan for Vaseline

How I Expertly Moisturize From Head to Toe

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15 Beauty Gifts From Our Fave Black-Owned Brands

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Hey, Have You Heard of Clean Beauty Justice?

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Dyson Airwrap vs Shark FlexStyle: Which is Better?

medicube review

If You Want Glass Skin, You Need This Tool

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The Best Lip Balm of All Time, Per a Beauty Writer

2025 makeup trends

These Will Be the Most Popular 2025 Makeup Trends

best red lipsticks

The 11 Best Red Lipsticks of All Damn Time

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Beauty Gift Sets That Sleigh

best korean vitamin c

I Found the Best Korean Vitamin C Serums

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2025 Ins and Outs: Makeup Edition

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The Only Guide to Skincare Trends You Need to Read

nails

All the Trending Nail Inspo You Need for 2025

inkey list vs the ordinary

The Inkey List Vs. The Ordinary—Which Is Better?

best colognes to gift 2024

The *Only* Colognes You Should Be Giving This Year