Cosmopolitan - South Africa - September 2018

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Take Your Face To The Gym!

Just 10 minutes a day – that’s all you need to tone your face with these fun exercises. It’s like a nonsurgical face lift!

3 mins

Owning Her Throne

At just 28, Boitumelo Thulo – better known as Boity - is Well and truly Killing It

10 mins

Meet The Witches Of Instagram

Forget broomsticks and potions: the new-age witch is socially conscious and super-stylish, and she’s taking the Internet by storm. Morgan Reardon investigates the sorceresses of social media

6 mins

When Your Man's A Steroid Junkie

'Roid use among young men is so widespread, gyms are now installing needles exchange. But how does ‘ juicing’ affect your relationship? Alex Harris racks up with Tom Powell (pictured) to find out

9 mins

Million-Dollar Body

We’ve found the workout that carves a supermodel physique in record time

2 mins

Owning Your Feels Makes You Happier

You know stress. Who doesn’t? You also know it will probably pass – right after you meet that looming deadline. Except it doesn’t always fade, and you remain tense and clenched. Why? Perhaps because you’re not actually stressed. Turns out, big, well-known emotions can disguise a host of more nuanced feels. Stuff like stress can be the tip of an emotional iceberg, with a whole lot more going on down below. For example, perhaps it wasn’t the deadline frazzling you – it was the fact that your boss always subtly undermines you. Research shows that acknowledging and addressing these buried feelings can lead to ‘better psychological health, career success and meaning in life’, says psychologist Susan David, author of Emotional Agility – and people who don’t do so are at greater risk for mental health woes such as anxiety and depression.

2 mins

Bad Sex Happens. But It Doesn't Have to Happen Again

Bad sex is making a ton of headlines. The phrase has become an umbrella term for everything from a nsensual-but-lacklustre encounter to borderline-coercive intercourse.

4 mins

Dating + Social Media: The New Rules

Showing your romantic interest without looking too thirsty is a difficult balance to strike, especially on social media. After you’ve ‘researched’ your new crush online and gone on a few dates, when do you add them on Snapchat? Is it cool to like their Facebook status? How soon can you post an Instagram pic together? Don’t be fooled: these moves matter.

3 mins

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Cosmopolitan - South Africa Magazine Description:

COSMOPOLITAN magazine is one of the most successful women's glossy magazines in South Africa; an indispensable read for a tribe of loyal Fun, Fearless Females. COSMO is the magazine for woman in her freedom years, the ambitious young woman’s bible. The dominant force in the young girl’.