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LOVE STUFF Great in Bed How Not to Be the Most Awkward Person at a Your guide to Maybe you’re a lucky newbie who’s FROM LEFT: STOCKSY; ELLEN VON UNWERTH. Sex Party acting like you’ve already scored a coveted spot on the been there before, as guest list of your choice. Or maybe you’re established by the pretty sure your invite is in the mail and people who have. you’re feeling some, uh, anxiety. Or, hey, maybe you’re just curious and you have BY KAYLA KIBBE a few questions about what really goes down at a sex party. The first thing you should know is this: Not all sex parties are alike, says Zachary Zane, an expert for Momentum Intimacy and the author of Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto. Just like regular shindigs, they come in all forms, from laid-back get-togethers among intimate groups of like-minded folks to upscale, Eyes Wide Shut–style masquerades. The one thing most have in common is the fact that they are, first and foremost, parties, says Robert Artés, director of experience at Snctm, an exclusive private members club that hosts erotic events around the world. But unlike the free- for-all eff-fests you’re probably picturing, sex parties aren’t just big orgies—they’re actual social functions that require a certain level of decorum. Not decorum as in rigid etiquette (obviously), but as in you gotta know the general rules lest you risk seeming sorely out of place. Here, intrepid readers, are those rules. 52 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8

DO YOUR HOMEWORK ...AND RESPECT OTHERS’ Assume the Study the event’s website and socials to get Consent is rule number one in any sexual a sense of what you’ll be walking into. You situation, and sex parties are no different. Position can even reach out to former attendees for “Understand that while play may be on the full scoop. Everything from the dress the table, consent is king,” Artés says. Most Party-perfect code to the timeline of the evening (there parties operate under explicit policies, moves, according to may be some scheduled mingling before the and any violation can carry severe conse- actual sex part) can vary. You’ll also want quences. At Snctm, for example, a single Zachary Zane. to make sure you review any event-specific offense will result in immediate removal and guidelines. Pro tip: Most parties enforce a a lifetime ban, so make sure you’re playing The strict no-phones policy, so be prepared to by the rules. Dapper check yours at the door. TWEAK YOUR SMALL TALK Dog BRING SOMEONE Privacy is paramount for some partygoers, Classic doggy, You know how walking into a regular party is which means your go-to social icebreakers with the receiv- a lot less angsty when you go with a friend? like “So what do you do for work?” might ing partner on all The same goes for sex parties. Whether you be out. Luckily, you have one major thing bring a romantic partner or a pal, having in common with every person in the room: fours and someone in your corner can help mitigate You’re all at the same party, so take advan- the penetrating the awkwardness that may come with unfa- tage. Zane recommends simply paying partner enter- miliar territory and make it easier to mingle. someone a (nonsexual) compliment and ing from behind, then asking what brought them to the event. is bound to turn PRESET YOUR BOUNDARIES... Have they been there before? What’s their heads and have play-party history? Think of it as an oppor- all eyes on you. Don’t assume that you have to have sex or tunity to bypass the usual snoozy chitchat. that it’s weird if you don’t, Zane says. Either Party of way, make sure you’re super clear about CHILL OUT AND ENJOY Three what you want. Are you open to threesomes? Oral sex only? If you’re going with a partner, Sex parties aren’t some alternate universe. Doggy-style are you both planning on having sex with They’re just places for sex-positive people but with a third others? What about kissing? Will you play to meet, mingle, and, yeah, maybe hook partner lying together or separately? Be honest about up in public. Be nice, read social cues, and on their back those boundaries and think about how you’ll remember that these events tend to attract getting oral sex enforce them ahead of time, says Dulcinea open-minded, nonjudgy people who defi- under the receiv- Alex Pitagora, PhD, a psychotherapist and nitely won’t care if you, say, immediately spill sex therapist in NYC. a drink on your lingerie. Or whatever. ing partner. Twice the Fun Double pen- etration, where one partner penetrates the receiving part- ner’s vagina and a third partner penetrates the receiving part- ner’s anus. If anal sex isn’t your thing, both part- ners can pen- etrate the vagina at the same time, aka DV, or double vaginal. ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 53

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LIFE STUFF Free Therapy I’m Thriving. Dear Minaa, My bestie and I have been My Best super close since we were Friend Isn’t. kids—we sold Girl Scout cook- ies together, shared the same Is It middle school crush (he still Wrong to doesn’t know!), and whispered secrets late into the night at Tell Her every childhood sleepover. About My She truly knows me better than anyone else does. Wins? But lately, our relation- Our advice columnist, ship has hit a bit of a pause. therapist Minaa B., I think it’s because she’s simply...not living her best life weighs in on what to do at the moment. Her career is when your highs stagnant, her mental health is in rough shape after a bad threaten to exacerbate breakup, she has a lot of credit your friend’s lows. card debt, and (understand- ably) she’s not happy about ILLUSTRATION BY any of it. I, however, am kind SOFIE BIRKIN of killing it. My relationship, career, finances—they’re all in a great place. I completely understand how lucky I am, and I want to share my happiness with my friend. But whenever I do, I feel bad because I know her situa- tion. And she always *seems* excited for me, but she never really follows up. Again, I don’t blame her, but I’m really sad that we’ve been talking less than we used to— it’s hard to connect on anything because we’re on such different pages. And when we do talk, I worry it seems like I come to her only to brag about my life— even though I just want her to be part of that life. I truly believe that celebrat- ing each other’s successes should be a keystone of our friendship, but am I wrong? Am I damaging her mental health further by making her feel like she’s only falling more and more behind? 60 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8

Dear Reader, What seems to be happening here is something called comparative suffer- ing. It’s when we measure someone else’s pain, decide their problems are bigger than ours, and start to suppress our own emotions to tend to theirs. It’s a mindset that isn’t helpful for you, your friend, or your relationship. Yes, it is important to recognize what your friend is going through and to have compassion for her, but in order to have a sound bond, you have to show up as your full self. If you’re dimming your light in an attempt to be supportive, your own needs aren’t being met—and reciprocity is part of what makes a friendship a safe space to begin with. I know your friend’s lack of follow-up might hurt. But it sounds like she is honoring the relationship by being excited for you, and she doesn’t seem to be downplaying anything, which is great. This is evidence that she’s mindful of your feelings (also great). She might not be actively digging deeper into your love life or career now because (1) she doesn’t know you want her to, (2) she’s super focused on figuring out how to get on track herself, or (3) she feels a sense of jealousy (which isn’t a bad thing!) or grief about her own job or breakup. Any or all of these motivations are totally normal. Whatever her reasons, try not to take it personally. Instead, remind yourself that your friend needs time to process how your conversations make her feel. Hiding your achievements doesn’t give her the tools she needs to overcome any of her own uncomfortable emotions. If you’d like to have a heart-to-heart and you’re truly cool with whatever feedback she gives you, go ahead and ask her how your news makes her feel. Say something like, “I care about you and I know all the things you’ve been dealing with, so if it’s ever difficult to hear any of my updates, let me know.” If she admits it’s tough, try to appreciate that she’s comfortable enough to be real, and remember that her feelings about this actually have noth- ing to do with you. From there, you might choose to hold off on day- by-day updates and share your You’re not doing good news with other friends for a while. Then check in with your her a favor by best friend in a week or a month keeping your to see how she’s doing. You’ll be accomplishments able to hear about her progress and decide if it makes sense to try secret. again. Remember: Relationships are a dance between compromise and boundaries. In general, though, and for what it’s worth, your exciting news might actually be helpful to her. Being exposed to joy and rewards is a huge moti- vator, and it fosters a feeling called co-regulation. That’s when one person’s steady nervous system (in this case, yours) helps regulate another’s (your friend’s). Meaning you can serve as an emotionally stabilizing force even if you’re just hanging out and catching up. You’re doing okay, and by proxy, she could see herself getting there too. Sharing the happy stuff deposits into the relationship—it doesn’t withdraw from it. The bottom line: You’re not damaging your friend’s mental health. Sharing your success is part of being in a friendship, and even though she’s going through a tough time, you’re not doing her a favor by keeping your accomplishments secret. And it never hurts to ask how she really feels. If you don’t let this period of your lives taint your history together, your friendship can be as close as—or even closer than—it once was. MINAA B., LMSW, is a therapist, writer, and speaker and the founder of Minaa B. Consulting, where she works with busy professionals on enhancing their well-being and developing workplace boundaries to improve their mental health. She is a cohost on Sydel Curry-Lee’s podcast Because Life and sits on the mental health advisory committee for Wondermind, a mental-fitness company cofounded by Selena Gomez. Have a question for Minaa? ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 61 Scan here to ask it.

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Important Facts About Can I use tampons or menstrual cups with Excessive pain or vaginal bleeding during placement Kyleena® (levonorgestrel-releasing Kyleena? of Kyleena, pain or bleeding that gets worse after intrauterine system) 19.5 mg Yes, tampons or menstrual cups may be used with placement, or not being able to feel the threads may Kyleena. Change tampons or menstrual cups with happen with perforation. The risk of perforation is Read this Patient Information carefully before you care to avoid pulling the threads of Kyleena. If you increased if Kyleena is inserted while you are decide if Kyleena is right for you. This information does think you may have pulled Kyleena out of place, avoid breastfeeding, or if you have recently given birth. not take the place of talking with your gynecologist or intercourse or use back-up birth control. • Expulsion. Kyleena may come out by itself. This is other healthcare professional (HCP) who specializes called expulsion. Expulsion occurs in about 4 out of in women’s health. If you have any questions about What if I become pregnant while using Kyleena? 100 women. Excessive pain or vaginal bleeding during Kyleena, ask your HCP. You should also learn about Call your HCP right away if you think you may be placement of Kyleena, pain or bleeding that gets worse other birth control methods to choose the one that is pregnant. If possible, also do a urine pregnancy test. after placement, or not being able to feel the threads best for you. If you get pregnant while using Kyleena, you may have may happen with expulsion. You may become pregnant an ectopic pregnancy. This means that the pregnancy if Kyleena comes out. If you think that Kyleena has come Kyleena does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) is not in the uterus. Unusual vaginal bleeding or out, avoid intercourse or use non-hormonal back-up and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). abdominal pain may be a sign of ectopic pregnancy. birth control (such as condoms or spermicide) and call your HCP. The risk of expulsion is increased with INDICATION FOR KYLEENA Ectopic pregnancy is a medical emergency that often insertion right after delivery or second-trimester abortion. Kyleena is a hormone-releasing intrauterine device requires surgery. Ectopic pregnancy can cause internal (IUD) that prevents pregnancy for up to 5 years. bleeding, infertility, and even death. Common side effects of Kyleena include: • Pain, bleeding or dizziness during and after Who might use Kyleena? There are also risks if you get pregnant while using You might choose Kyleena if you: Kyleena and the pregnancy is in the uterus. Severe placement. If these symptoms do not stop 30 minutes • want long-term birth control that provides a low infection, miscarriage, premature delivery, and even death after placement, Kyleena may not have been placed can occur with pregnancies that continue with an IUD. correctly. Your HCP will examine you to see if Kyleena chance of getting pregnant (less than 1 in 100) Because of this, your HCP may try to remove Kyleena, needs to be removed or replaced. • want birth control that works continuously for up to even though removing it may cause a miscarriage. If • Changes in bleeding. You may have bleeding and Kyleena cannot be removed, talk with your HCP about spotting between menstrual periods, especially during 5 years the benefits and risks of continuing the pregnancy and the first 3-6 months. Sometimes the bleeding is heavier • want birth control that is reversible possible effects of the hormone on your unborn baby. than usual at first. However, the bleeding usually • want a birth control method that you do not need to becomes lighter than usual and may be irregular. Call If you continue your pregnancy, see your HCP regularly. your HCP if the bleeding remains heavier than usual or take daily Call your HCP right away if you get flu-like symptoms, increases after it has been light for a while. • are willing to use a birth control method that is fever, chills, cramping, pain, bleeding, vaginal discharge, • Missed menstrual periods. About 12 out of 100 or fluid leaking from your vagina. These may be signs women stop having periods after 1 year of Kyleena use. placed in the uterus of infection. If you have any concerns that you may be pregnant • want birth control that does not contain estrogen while using Kyleena, do a urine pregnancy test and call How will Kyleena change my periods? your HCP. If you do not have a period for 6 weeks during Do not use Kyleena if you: For the first 3 to 6 months, your period may become Kyleena use, call your HCP. When Kyleena is removed, • are or might be pregnant; Kyleena cannot be used as irregular and the number of bleeding days may increase. your menstrual periods should return. You may also have frequent spotting or light bleeding. • Cysts on the ovary. About 22 out of 100 women using an emergency contraceptive Some women have heavy bleeding during this time. Kyleena develop a cyst on the ovary. These cysts usually • have a serious pelvic infection called pelvic You may also have cramping during the first few weeks. disappear on their own in 2 to 3 months. However, cysts After you have used Kyleena for a while, the number of can cause pain and sometimes cysts will need surgery. inflammatory disease (PID) or have had PID in the bleeding and spotting days is likely to lessen. For some past unless you have had a normal pregnancy after women, periods will stop altogether. When Kyleena is Other common side effects for Kyleena include: the infection went away removed, your menstrual periods should return. • inflammation or infection of the outer part of your • have an untreated genital infection now • have had a serious pelvic infection in the past 3 Is it safe to breastfeed while using Kyleena? vagina (vulvovaginitis) months after a pregnancy You may use Kyleena when you are breastfeeding. • abdomen or pelvic pain • can get infections easily. For example, if you: Kyleena is not likely to affect the quality or amount of your • headache or migraine - have multiple sexual partners or your partner has breast milk or the health of your nursing baby. However, • acne or greasy skin isolated cases of decreased milk production have been • painful periods multiple sexual partners reported. The risk of Kyleena going into the wall of the • sore or painful breasts - have problems with your immune system uterus (becoming embedded) or going through the wall - use or abuse intravenous drugs of the uterus is increased if Kyleena is inserted while you These are not all of the possible side effects with • have or suspect you might have cancer of the uterus are breastfeeding. Kyleena. For more information, ask your HCP. or cervix • have bleeding from the vagina that has not been Will Kyleena interfere with sexual intercourse? Call your HCP for medical advice about side effects. explained You and your partner should not feel Kyleena during You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. • have liver disease or a liver tumor intercourse. Kyleena is placed in the uterus, not in the You may also report side effects to Bayer Healthcare • have breast cancer or any other cancer that is vagina. Sometimes your partner may feel the threads. Pharmaceuticals at 1-888-842-2937. sensitive to progestin (a female hormone), now or in If this occurs, or if you or your partner experience the past pain during sex, talk with your HCP. After Kyleena has been placed, when should I call • have an IUD in your uterus already my HCP? • have a condition of the uterus that changes the shape Can I have an MRI with Kyleena in place? If Kyleena is accidentally removed and you had vaginal of the uterine cavity, such as large fibroid tumors Kyleena can be safely scanned with MRI only under intercourse within the preceding week, you may be at • are allergic to these ingredients: specific conditions. Before you have an MRI, tell risk of pregnancy, and you should talk to an HCP. - do not use Kyleena if you’re allergic to levonorgestrel, your HCP that you have Kyleena, an IUD, in place. Call your HCP if you have any concerns about Kyleena. silicone, polyethylene, silver, silica, barium sulfate, What are the possible serious side effects of Be sure to call if you: polypropylene, or copper phthalocyanine Kyleena? • Ectopic pregnancy and intrauterine pregnancy • think you are pregnant Before having Kyleena placed, tell your HCP about • have pelvic pain, abdominal pain, or pain during sex all of your medical conditions including if you: risks. There are risks if you become pregnant while • have unusual vaginal discharge or genital sores • have any of the conditions listed above using Kyleena (see “What if I become pregnant while • have unexplained fever, flu-like symptoms or chills • have had a heart attack using Kyleena?”). • might be exposed to STIs • have had a stroke • Life-threatening infection. Life-threatening infection • are concerned that Kyleena may have been expelled • were born with heart disease or have problems with can occur within the first few days after Kyleena is placed. Call your HCP immediately if you develop (came out) your heart valves severe pain or fever shortly after Kyleena is placed. • cannot feel Kyleena's threads • have problems with blood clotting or take medicine • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Some IUD users • develop very severe or migraine headaches get a serious pelvic infection called PID. PID is usually • have yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes. to reduce clotting sexually transmitted. You have a higher chance of • have high blood pressure getting PID if you or your partner has sex with other These may be signs of liver problems. • recently had a baby or are breastfeeding partners. PID can cause serious problems such as • have had a stroke or heart attack • have severe headaches or migraine headaches infertility, ectopic pregnancy or pelvic pain that does • become HIV positive or your partner becomes HIV • have AIDS, HIV, or any other STI not go away. PID is usually treated with antibiotics. More serious cases of PID may require surgery including positive Tell your HCP about all of the medicines you take, removal of the uterus (hysterectomy). In rare cases, • have severe vaginal bleeding or bleeding that lasts a including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, infections that start as PID can even cause death. vitamins, and herbal supplements. Tell your HCP right away if you have any of these signs long time or concerns you of PID: long-lasting or heavy bleeding, unusual vaginal Should I check that Kyleena is in place? discharge, low abdominal (stomach area) pain, painful To learn more, talk about Kyleena with your HCP and Yes, you should check that Kyleena is in proper position sex, chills, fever, genital lesions or sores. see the FDA-approved Full Prescribing Information by feeling the removal threads. It is a good habit to do • Perforation. Kyleena may go into the wall of the uterus found on www.kyleena.com, or call 1-866-647-3646. this 1 time a month. If you feel more than just the threads (become embedded) or go through the wall of the or if you cannot feel the threads, be sure to call your HCP uterus. This is called perforation. If this occurs, Kyleena BAYER, the Bayer Cross and avoid intercourse or use non-hormonal back-up birth may no longer prevent pregnancy. If perforation occurs, and Kyleena are registered control, as Kyleena may not be in the right position and Kyleena may move outside the uterus and can cause trademarks of Bayer. may not prevent pregnancy. internal scarring, infection, or damage to other organs, © 2021 Bayer. Whippany, and you may need surgery to have Kyleena removed. NJ 07981 All rights reserved. How soon after placement should I return to PP-KYL-US-1053-1 / July 2021 my HCP? Call your HCP if you have any questions or concerns (see “After Kyleena has been placed, when should I call my HCP?”). Otherwise, you should return to your HCP for a follow-up visit 4 to 6 weeks after Kyleena is placed to make sure that Kyleena is in the right position.

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BITES The Best Party Marissa’s Tips for Charcuterie Bring On Ze Bubbles Domination Sparkling wine instantly improves most 1. Make your masterpiece on a solid (ahem, all?) social situations. And lucky foundation. Use plates or boards with for you—and us, tbh—we tested a bunch a small lip around the edge so items to find the best. Uncork our absolute faves, don’t roll off in transit. below, and watch as guests flock to the sound of that sweet, sweet pop. 2. Use her Cheese by Numbers method to build your board. The steps are as G. H. Mumm Mionetto follows: (1) cheese, (2) meat, (3) produce, Grand Cordon Prosecco DOC (4) crunch, (5) dips, and (6) garnish. Bit of a splurge—but so It’s organic! So it’s classically crisp, it’s a healthy? Shhh. $16, 3. Pick 3 to 5 cheeses. Aim for a must. $50, mumm.com usa.mionetto.com variety of milks (cow, sheep, goat) and textures (hard, soft, bloomy). Keep the cheeses out for 45 minutes before serving—this will make all the difference with texture and flavor. 4. Use a cookie cutter to display semisoft cheeses in fun shapes, like the star-shaped dill Havarti here. 5. To make this fire-emoji-worthy Brie brûlée, cut off the top of a round Brie, coat with a tablespoon of sugar, and use a torch to brown. (You can also broil in the oven on high for 2 to 3 minutes.) 6. Create the classic “salami river” by folding slices in half twice and tucking the bottom points into the top 10 openings of the slices in front of them. 7. Add a dip for ~flavor pairing purposes~. As an example, something sweet like honeycomb can cut through the intensity of a blue cheese. 8. Place a few crackers on the board to get the guests started, but always serve a cracker plate on the side for easy refilling. 9. Don’t forget to garnish for a pop of greenery! Think: aromatic fresh herbs like rosemary and thyme. 10. Buy a bouquet of flowers or a set of linens that matches the colors on the board to really tie your 8 tablescape together. Previous page: Ecovibe vase. Sophie Lou Jacobsen cup and plate. La DoubleJ wineglasses. Rosemary Home bowl. Tom Dixon coupe. Helle Mardahl Studio plate and cocktail glass. The Last Line candleholders. Opposite page: Helle Mardahl Studio bowl. CB2 cheese knife. Rosemary Home dish set. This page: Max ID NY glass. YOUR SHOPPING LIST: soft-ripened goat cheese, truffle pecorino, Brie, dill Havarti, salami piccante, Genoa salami, raspberries, dried figs, dried cranberries, green grapes, Castelvetrano olives, fruit-and-nut crackers, flatbread crackers, candied nuts, Marcona almonds, shortbread cookies, honeycomb, fresh rosemary McBride Sisters Francis Coppola Diamond Sparkling Brut Rosé Collection Prosecco DOC Pairs well with all the salty party snacks. $25, Extra dry and extra mcbridesisters.com delish. $19, francisford coppolawinery.com ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 67

BITES The Best Party F*ck Entrées. Dinner Is Little Toasts Now. PSA: Finger foods are our new love language, and no one does a platter better than chef Elena Besser. It’s party food in peak form. But really, how do I grab Pistachio- and Black- PROP STYLIST: CARLA GONZALEZ-HART. MANICURES: ELIZABETH GARCÍA. MODELS: ANNABEL IWEGBUE, ERICA SARDA, BETH SACCA, AND KARA MILLER. ON MODEL: MEJURI RING. this off the page? Sesame-Crusted Goat Cheese Crostini *Adds to Soho Home Yali Glass Emporio Sirenuse cham- Bar Cart* cocktail shaker, cocktail stirrers, pagne flutes, about $290 MAKES 18 PIECES $250, sohohome.com $299 for 8, goop.com for 2, emporiosirenuse.com $17 watered-down 2 cups fresh or frozen drinks are so last year. cranberries Play bartender at home with these top- ½ cup honey or maple syrup shelf cocktail tools and 1 medium orange, trimmings—no liquor license required. zested and juiced 1 baguette, cut into 68 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8 ½-inch-thick rounds ½ cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 large garlic clove, peeled ¼ cup shelled and toasted pistachios, finely chopped 2 tablespoons toasted black sesame seeds 1 10-ounce log goat cheese ¼ cup finely chopped chives 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Combine the cranberries, honey, orange zest and juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and ground black pepper in a saucepan. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring until the cranberries break down, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. 2. Add the sliced bread to a baking sheet and brush both sides with olive oil. Pop into the oven for 5 minutes, flip, and cook 3 to 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and rub with the garlic. Season with salt, flip so the seasoned side is facedown, and set aside. 3. Put the pistachios and sesame seeds on a large, flat plate and mix together. Add the log of goat cheese and roll it in the mixture, delicately pressing down to coat the goat cheese. 4. Cut ¼-inch-thick slices of the coated goat cheese. Put onto the crostini. Add relish, chives, sea salt, and a drizzle of olive oil. Scan for more bite-size beauties courtesy of Elena:

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The more toppings, the merrier. But we don’t need to tell you that. And the Cure for Milk Bar Cookie Cake 1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with Your Drunchies the paddle attachment, cream together MAKES ONE 8-INCH COOKIE CAKE the butter and sugar on medium-high Mall-food-court cookie for 7 minutes. (No stand mixer? Elbow cakes are quaking. Milk Corn Cookie Dough Base grease and a spoon work just fine.) Bar founder and author Scrape down the sides of the bowl. of All About Cookies 1 stick (8 tablespoons) Christina Tosi is here unsalted butter, softened 2. Add the egg and mix until smooth, with the ultimate version. about 1 minute. ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons sugar 70 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8 1 large egg 3. Add the flour, corn powder, corn ¾ cup flour flour, salt, baking powder, and baking ½ cup corn powder soda and paddle on low speed just until 3 tablespoons + the dough comes together, no longer than 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of 2 teaspoons corn flour the bowl. This dough is now ready to be 1 teaspoon kosher salt made into a cookie cake! ¼ teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon baking soda It’s cookie city over here, ppl. And you’re gonna love it:

BITES The Best Party Every Party Needs a Cosmo (but Maybe We’re Biased) If Dan Levy is celebrating, he’s doing it with a cosmopolitan in hand. The perfectly tart cocktail has long been the Big Brunch creator’s party trick (he’s so obsessed, he just partnered with Cointreau), and this white-cran remix is perfectly festive. The Winter 1. Add all ingredients White Cosmo into a shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. 0.75 ounces Cointreau 2. Strain into a coupe or 2 ounces vodka cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cran- 0.75 ounces fresh lime juice berry (or three!). 0.25 ounces white cranberry juice ADAPTED FROM ALL ABOUT COOKIES. COPYRIGHT © 2022 BY MOMOMILK, LLC. CHRISTINA’S Steps to Build the Cookie Cake Previous page: Helle Mar- PUBLISHED BY CLARKSON POTTER, AN IMPRINT OF PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE. FAV O R I T E dahl Studio cake stand. MIX-INS 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch cake ring or springform Sophie Lou Jacobsen cups. mold and place it on top of a sprayed half-sheet pan. Misette plate. Chocolate 2. Prepare your cookie dough base. (We’re going with the corn cake because chips yum, but Christina’s new cookbook has more sweet flavor options.) Opposite page: CB2 flat- 3. Choose 1 to 3 mix-ins (look to your left) and add ¼ cup of each to the bowl ware. The Last Line glass. Butterscotch of dough. Mix on low for 45 seconds, until evenly distributed. chips 4. Flatten out the cookie dough into the ring evenly, making sure there are no This page: Boris de Beijer divots and the mix-ins are visible throughout. coupe, mociun.com. Misette Potato chips 5. Sprinkle additional mix-ins along the outer ¼ inch of the dough’s edge, just tumbler. Hay chopping board. inside the ring. Mini pretzels 6. Bake until the cookie is caramelized, the outer edges are set, and the center has color and is barely glossy, 20 to 22 minutes. White 7. Let it cool completely before unmolding. Serve whole or slice into 8 wedges. chocolate chips Dried blueberries Mini marshmallows Sprinkles ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 71

astrology The Most 2023 EDITION Important Dates for BY JAKE REGISTER Love... This year, you’re learning how to stand The people you surround yourself out—you’re ambitious! You’re creative! with—good and bad—say a lot about January 12 You deserve to be recognized! Pre- you, Taurus. Starting this March, it’s pare for some major life events (in a time to get rid of crappy colleagues Mars Retrograde, which good way) to occur sometime around and toxic friends. Which, yes, means started back in October, the eclipse in your sign on April 20 as you’ll lose some members of your ends. Meaning, you stop well as the eclipse in your opposite crew this year, but try not to feel bad sign, Libra, on October 14. And trust about it. You’re just freeing up space having all those little that people are watching while you for all the new, better friends who’ll arguments with your shine bright like the star you are. come around in October. partner. Related: Your You’re stepping into 2023 fully Okay, so. Your love life this year is GETTY IMAGES. libido skyrockets. loaded and ready for action. And looking a little...rocky. Problems in that’s very good news, because you’ll your relationships are popping up in March 2 be getting lots and lots of your favor- January and then again at the end ite thing this year: attention. But it’s of the year in December. This doesn’t Venus, planet of love, not gonna be all awards and TikTok mean you’re doomed to break up and Jupiter, planet of followers—you’ll also be asked to get or be alone, but it does mean you’ll luck, form a conjunction. to work. Some of this may not be fun need to deeply consider the way you or easy, but you’ll be rewarded for connect with others. Pick your friends Forget Valentine’s your efforts starting in July. carefully and your partner doubly so. Day—this is the best moment for romance in all of 2023. July 22 Remember how last year’s Mars Retrograde made things (a lot) less horny? Well, now Venus Retrograde in Leo is slowing down your love life. Sorry!! It’ll end on September 3. December 9 Our faves Venus and Jupiter are opposite each other in the sky, creating out-of-this- world chemistry. Say hi to the day on which you’ll have the best sex of 2023—and maybe even your entire life? 72 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8

You’ve spent a long time thinking Deep breaths, Virgo, because this about the value of partnerships, and year likely won’t be one for the high- now this year, you’re ready to com- lights reel. That doesn’t mean it’s mit. Whatever that specifically looks terrible—just that it’s about slow like for you, you’re yearning for deep, change and personal growth. Past meaningful connections. And you’re friends and exes will reappear, you’ll going to get them, by, say, falling for a be cutting some shitty relationships new cutie or getting even closer with loose, and July may be especially your current S.O. Springtime will be lonely. But all of it means you’ll have especially lucky for your love life. a very clean slate for 2024. Although you’re all about balance This is it, Scorpy—the year your on- Prepare for flashbacks, because (being the sign of the scales and all), again, off-again situationship needs to this year is all about the past. You’re your relationships—both roman- be over (for real). Because while fool- spending time with family, the peo- tic and platonic—are anything but, ing around may be a lot of fun, it’s time ple you have history with (your old- and you’ll spend most of the spring for something that matters. Cut them est friends and maybe an ex or two), and summer fixing the drama. The loose and look for a real connection. and, most importantly, yourself. Aka best way to get through it is to let go If you’re already coupled up, concen- you’re sorting out how your past has of your ego and consider the other trate on making sure you’re aligned on impacted the person you are today. people’s needs, and by the end of the the important stuff. Start the hard work Your most reflective and reminis- year, your ’ships will be unsinkable. early and your love life can thrive. cent month will be March. Sure, your entire vibe is calm, cool, You’ve always been the smarty-pants Honestly, there’s just nobody like you, and collected, but right now, you’re so of the zodiac, but your words and Pisces. And this year’s astrology is unwilling to be vulnerable that you’re actions carry extra weight once Pluto teaching you to double down on that closing yourself off from loving others. enters your sign in March. You’ll have without holding back. March may be And you’re blocking others from truly a drive like you’ve never felt before, a tough month, and same for Octo- getting to know you. This year is the time and you’re ready to get whatever you ber. But stick to your values, honor to change all that. May’s astro weather want. But a word of warning: It’s easy your emotions, and don’t be afraid to is attracting tons of love your way—start to become demanding or downright express yourself and all of your many practicing opening up early so that you ruthless as you chase your goals, so feelings (yes, all of them). It’s time for can be ready when it arrives. try to avoid stepping on others’ toes. people to get to know the real you. Else January 18 March 7 April 20 July 17 December 13 Oh, joyful day! Saturn enters NBD, just the The North Node The year ends The first Mercury Pisces, which = first solar eclipse is in Aries for the the same you + Big Feels. first time in nearly Retrograde of in Aries in 17 way it started, 2023 ends. (Stay Born from years, leaving two decades, with Mercury January 1994 to giving you Retrograde. Use ready though: April 1996? Hello, everyone it to reflect on all There are three Saturn Return. feeling a lot more permission to take more to come.) a major me-day. of 2023! independent. ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 73

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Gucci gown. Jimmy Choo sandals. Boucheron earrings and rings. ON TOP and star of massively popular Emmy-winning series Abbott Elementary—the understatement. More accurate: the hardest-working and the most fun. INTERVIEW BY PATRICE PECK PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANNY K ASIRYE FASHION BY CASSIE ANDERSON SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE TURK’S INN

Dolce & Gabbana dress. Christian Louboutin sandals. BVLGARI earrings and rings. as she the one that yelled about the fight?” Quinta asks, racking her brain. “I can’t remember.” I’ve just told her that my adorable neighbor Zion played a student in the debut episode of Abbott Elementary, and Quinta is committed to pulling Zion’s last name from the recesses of her mind. Not that I’d expect her to remember it—after all, this is a woman who oversees hundreds of cast and crew members on any given day, whose hit show is currently three Emmy wins and two record-breaking seasons into its run, and who has the massive responsibility of keeping our country laughing through whatever fresh hell the world brings next. Honestly, it’s a minor miracle she’s managed to squeeze me in today at all, even if she’s already multitasking: At this moment, she’s getting ready to head to set, a plush towel swaddling her freshly (finally!) washed natural hair, when...boom. “Broadnax!” Quinta laughs. “Zion Broadnax. I know my kids!” Unlike folks who might’ve mistakenly equated the meteoric rise of a fresh Black face with overnight success, I first peeped Quinta’s unstoppable grind way back in 2014, when my friends and I obsessed over her video series The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date, aka “He got money!” And then again in her iconic BuzzFeed Video era. It was that specific moment in internet history when the rapidly growing media company’s video series were truly inescapable, and her unique brand of humor was right at their core. I started working at BuzzFeed not long after, and although we never got a chance to collab— she was in L.A.; I was in NYC—I watched closely as she dropped banger after viral banger. I learned that she’s been funny, unsurprisingly, since childhood, when she’d crack up her family with spot-on impressions, and since her college years at Temple University, when she’d skip 76 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8

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classes for a week at a time Such a huge part of the narrative around Abbott has been how to take intensive improv deeply it resonates across all different audiences. How, in all seri- workshops in Chicago. ousness, do you do that? Eventually, she dropped out of school to move to L.A., I can feel a chord that’s connected to everybody else, where I can feel what juggling her passion with a people would like to see right now or what would make people feel better. I job at the Apple Store. First think that’s why Abbott hits the way that it does. Even if we’re telling a really she was broke, then she was specific joke about Jill Scott or Lil Uzi Vert, there’s a way to craft it so that it booked. will still make a white grandma in Wichita laugh, even if she doesn’t know the reference. All that hustle laid the groundwork for her I’d argue that the same is true of your work from your BuzzFeed aforementioned creative days. Well, our BuzzFeed days. I just saw a tweet from a fellow alum baby, Abbott Elementary, where he said that working there in 2014 through 2017 “was like a mockumentary about being a part of the Suicide Squad.”1 That got me thinking...what passionate teachers in an movie describes your BuzzFeed experience? underfunded elementary school in Philadelphia. Oh, that’s such a good question. Some days it felt like The Wolf of Wall Street. And now comes her mogul Some days it felt like Animal House, and some days it felt like The Social phase: Quinta just scored a Network. What’s yours? multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Television Group to My first thought was The Social Network because of the crazy highs continue her work on Abbott and the unexpected lows. Then I was like, Okay, maybe more like and create and develop new Get Out. And that’s self-explanatory. content, and she even just portrayed the ultimate boss, Man, it’s interesting. My experience was more fun than most people’s, for Oprah Winfrey, in the biopic multiple reasons. When other people tell me about their experiences, I’m Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. like, “Fuck, that sucks. I’m sorry.” And I acknowledge that their experiences were real. But first, breakfast. “Sorry, Patrice,” she says. “I ordered I don’t fault myself. My role was to create comedy videos. But there were food, and it’s here, and I have times when I wished I was more of an asset to the Black employees who were to….” Quinta somehow going through things. I just was so removed from it all that it was shocking manages to chow down to hear later. I remember messaging an old employee, “Hey, I’m sorry. Back without breaking our flow. then, I was in my own world.” They were like, “There was nothing you could’ve When I ask a question she done.” I was like, “True, but….” It felt weird to feel that oblivious. I never wanna likes, she’ll tell me. When she have that feeling again. laughs, I take note. When there’s a Zoom snafu, she’s I feel that. I mean, it was quite a time. patient. And for a couple of hours, I get to experience It was. I want someone to write the book on it, but it won’t be me. I could be what it might feel like to work a source though. alongside her on-set or in a writers’ room. Well, back then, you were a team player, and now, on Abbott, you’re the captain. How would your team describe you as a boss? 78 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8 I wanna make sure that everyone is taken care of, that we’re not working everyone to death. It’s tiring work. Everyone’s waking up really early, the cast, the entire production crew. We’re very fortunate to have pretty good hours because mockumentaries just shoot faster. But still, I like to check in. I just wanna make sure people feel supported, taken care of, heard. I wanna have an open relationship with the cast, and that requires communica- tion and patience. It’s not easy. My writing and production staff often tell me how I’m a very good boss and one of the best ones they’ve had. But I still...I don’t know. I come from a production assistant background. That was my first role on a set before even being an actor, that and writing. I think with Abbott, there’s a possibility that we’re in this for the long haul. I try very hard to treat all the members of my staff—about 200 to 300 people—equally, and we try to put that ethos into the production, treating everyone with care and respect. Stuff like that trickles down, even to the kids and adult background actors. 1. Working there at that time was notoriously...interesting. Google “Why I Left BuzzFeed” for a deeper dive.

Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello coat. Boucheron ring. Speaking of the kids, your set seems like such a positive, safe envi- You seem big on setting intentions, ronment for children. These days, more and more former child stars which doesn’t really surprise me. are speaking out about their traumatic experiences in the industry. Word is you told your costar Sheryl How do y’all go about avoiding this? Lee Ralph’s son that you were gonna get her an Emmy. You did that! Got any We maintain a really healthy set. Our kids are not overworked. They’re more manifestations up your sleeve? always filming in the same classrooms with the same people, so they get to have friends and just be kids. It helps that they aren’t the focus of I did say that, and I meant it. But it was our storytelling. When I first started making this show last year, I said I more like, I’m gonna give her material that really wanted the children to almost be, like, the paper in Dunder Mifflin. will be Emmy-worthy, and I feel that way Like, that’s the job, you know, that they’re there to do. And hiring people about my whole cast. I’m gonna continue who knew how to work with and talk to children and who liked them to give them compelling material that was very important. makes people see their skills and see ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 79

Tom Ford dress, Bergdorf Goodman. Giuseppe Zanotti stilettos. Ondyn earrings and ring (left). Quinta’s own ring (right).

Prada dress and turtleneck, Bergdorf Goodman. Giuseppe Zanotti platforms. De Beers Jewellers earrings and rings. what I see in them. I want them to have alone being nominated. Colman’s party the world at their fingertips. My writers too. felt like the release we needed. I love to That requires continuing to make a really straight-up dance. My older siblings would good show. So that’s where my focus is. throw house parties like that. I feel like that went outta style. Cell phones killed that And it shows! But have you actually vibe, once it became cooler to look cool taken the time to celebrate and sit than it was to actually have fun. It changed with your wins too? things. I miss it. I’m just not sure that certain things have On that note, I did clock that you been processing the way they should. I’m have a TikTok account…. finding my ways to celebrate, but it’s been a consistent grind. My focus is to make I got one just to have it in case I ever need more Abbott and make it well. So while to post Abbott stuff on there. As for other I’m grateful and appreciative for the wins, I just feel like I’m going through the motions. When Abbott’s first season wrapped, we went into promotion for that season. Then the show was airing and we were promoting it, and then we went right back into making the show again. But we have a winter hiatus and I’m looking forward to actually, like, going away and being able to sit in silence. Silence and sitting seem to be in short supply for me. I was recently telling someone older and way more successful than me that this period feels a little bit like a blur. But the person said that watching my wins has allowed her to remember her own wins and have this celebration she never gave herself. I was like, “Wow, that’s powerful.” I look forward to the day when I can look back and remember, Ah, yeah. That was cool. I binged some of your interviews on YouTube and found a fun GRWM video of yours where you said you’d been pre-Emmys partying so hard that you lost some of your voice. Which party was the coolest? As soon as you step into Colman Domingo’s2 party, you leave your inhibitions and self-consciousness at the door. Everybody was dancing everywhere and just having a ball. It’s not easy to craft that kind of environment. And Colman is so fun and loving and kind. His energy is so warm. He is the vibe. I went to the party with my Abbott costars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, and Chris Perfetti. Oh my god, I have a picture. [Quinta reaches offscreen to grab the cutest black-and-white photo of them at the party.] This is a new experience for all of us. This was my first Emmys, period, let 2. The Euphoria actor told Rolling Stone that the vibe for his star-studded Emmys party was “dress to sweat,” which should tell you everything you need to know. ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 81

“I’M NOT EVEN stuff, I was like, Ah, I could learn...mmm... Loewe sweater no. I have no interest whatsoever. Even if I and skirt, Bergdorf wanted to make a TikTok, I feel like there’s Goodman. Paris a high expectation and I’m like, Nope, Texas mules. not seeking any validation of any sort. So Dior sunglasses. many people are doing incredible things Cartier earrings on TikTok, like Tabitha Brown. But I’ve had and necklace. my fill of creating content for the internet Jimmy Choo bag. with the intention of making something that people would enjoy and that would go viral. Hair: Karen Miller using I don’t really tweet my thoughts anymore. Oribe. Makeup: Renée I just feel like I’ve moved to a different Loiz using Westman process of communicating with the world. Atelier. Manicure: Now I just wanna do nothing on the internet. Honey for Exposure NY. Tailoring: Susan Okay, here’s a question I’m asking for Balcunas for Lars a friend, aka me: You once said you’ve Nordensten. never suffered from impostor syndrome and you feel very good at what you do. you all make extremely difficult and wonderful acts look so natural. You added that if anything, your life is I think about that quite often. How do I try to word this without sounding probably harder because you “refuse like an asshole? I don’t think that Abbott is easy to do. Similarly, I don’t think to pretend” that you’re not good. First, Insecure was easy to do. I don’t think anybody can do that. That was unique werk! Second, please explain. to Issa3 and her version of storytelling. It’s just funny because often with men, it’s like, “Whoa, they’re revolutionary!” Some people have been hesitant to work with me because I’m very firm in my beliefs, They’re “geniuses.” which I don’t think is a bad thing. That’s “Genius”! You see the word applied to them more often. I’ll go back to Mindy Kaling.4 really healthy to be like, “This is not gonna work out and that’s that.” Why would 3. Why, yes, in case you were wondering: “Issa and I chat. The last time we talked, four hours I compromise? Because of that, I didn’t passed before we knew it. I just felt lighter. It’s like, Okay, someone understands these specific like work for a while. That’s how you can Black things that you go through as a woman running and producing a show, as someone make things harder sometimes, because I who feels so connected to your stories. It’s hard because as Black woman creators, we still could have been collecting a check. I also feel the responsibility of representation. But as artists, you want the freedom sometimes to not felt isolated. But I was very comfortably have to deal with that.” out of work and just trying things out here 4. Yes, Mindy and Quinta also chat: “I was curious what her experience was like writing a and there, finding other ways to pay my show while simultaneously filming and starring in it, with The Mindy Project. I reached out to bills, until something came along that was her and she gave me so much advice.” beneficial to me. That reminds me of a quote I read recently. In her review of the latest Marilyn Monroe film Blonde, critic Angelica Jade Bastién wrote, “The trouble with being a woman and making your art look so natural is that the world believes you unaware of your own magic.” Oh my god. Angelica’s so good. God- damnit. As a woman, especially a Black woman, that hit a nerve. It also brought to mind champion athletes like Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka and artists like you. Whether flipping, serving, or acting, 82 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8

CAPABLE OF THE SILLY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE WORLD.” FOR SHOPPING INFORMATION, GO TO COSMOPOLITAN.COM. Her Netflix show Never Have I Ever is downright incredible. And if it were Ryan looking at life. We have to just do better Murphy’s show, we’d all be like, “Ryan Murphy is such a genius!” I haven’t heard jobs as the generation before them, the word “genius” thrown around for Mindy. She’s created multiple hit shows! helping them to see that their lives matter Mindy Kaling is really the GOAT at this shit and doesn’t get enough credit. and that the lives of others matter. There are so many factors: poverty, mental And I think about Marilyn Monroe often. She does not get enough credit health. It’s just so layered, but ultimately, for her comedic timing. I study her a lot for my character Janine’s subtleties. we gotta start working with our youth, tell- Certain ways to move the eyebrows and mouth and to be a person that’s ing them that there’s a better tomorrow holding in so much more than they’re giving off because they’re actually and that this is not it. quite in control of the situation. I couldn’t agree more. I’m reminded Yes, more flowers for Marilyn the comedian, please. I remember you of something you said years ago saying that what the world needs right now is just some straight-up about your own outlook on life and silliness. how a friend gave you affirmations to say in the mirror after a breakup I’m not even capable of the silly I would like to see in the world. I’m a little that devastated you. You were skep- bit more serious than I let on. The Weird movie is a good step in the right tical, but then a year later, you real- direction. I hope it inspires somebody else to get even sillier. I feel the same ized they were working. What were way about that as I do about dancing. The kids need to be reminded of pure the affirmations? silliness. There’s such freedom in it. It was pointing at myself and saying stuff Okay, so who are some of your favorite silly people right now? like, “You are worthy. You are free. You are capable. You are beautiful.” I know it works Definitely Zack Fox, who plays Tariq on Abbott. He’s just a silly-billy walnut- because I do it through Janine to help get head, even in text messages. He fucking kills me. Ayo Edebiri, who plays me in her mind state. She’s someone who Sydney on The Bear, she says the craziest things, stuff where I’m like, “Yo, puts on her outfits that the internet hates, what is wrong with you?!” looks in the mirror, and goes, “Unique!” That’s such a quiet little revolution. And I The kids on Abbott are silly. One told me a joke between scenes, and I’m remember being able to do that for myself. a pretty hard audience. He goes, “What does a janitor say when he bursts That breakup was so hard on me. It just out of his closet?...‘Supplies!’” That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard in my broke my self-esteem. It was hard to get life! And then he just went right back to his little worksheet. That kind of stuff out of bed, to go to work. I really needed revitalizes me. to do that to get through it. And my husband5 is silly. I just laugh and laugh. That’s part of why I I’m struck by how open you are, in all married him. His silly is so surprising to me, and I’m very rarely surprised. the interviews I read to prepare for this too. Thank you for sharing that What’s marriage like with a silly partner? openness with me. Well, right now, he’s talking to the cat.6 Like, what?! The cat meows, and he’s It’s getting to that point where people know like, “Yeah, I know, Jack. Yeah, man.” What is wrong with you? The other day, more about my background than I do. we were watching some commercial. There was a crab on the screen, and I miss coincidences. This happened to we were like, “What sound does a crab make?” I just went like this in front of me recently with someone where I was his face [Quinta pinches her fingers open and closed like a crab claw], and like, “Oh my god. I love this song.” And he laughed for hours and hours. He was just in tears and so I was in tears. he was like, “Yeah, I know...that’s why I’m Stuff like that is just hilarious to me. These things probably aren’t going to playing it.” be funny in print, but they crack me up. 5. FYI: Her silly husband, Kevin Jay Anik, is not a It feels extra important to find the joy in those moments when the professional comedian. news cycle can be so bleak. Are there any causes particularly close 6. Their cat, Jack, sort of...is a professional come- to your heart? I know, for example, that you’ve spoken about gun dian? At least, he had his own moment in the spot- violence prevention in your hometown of Philly.7 Can you tell me light in a BuzzFeed video with Quinta. Jack was about that? unavailable for comment at press time. 7. Quinta has written about losing her cousin Doing anything at all with gun violence prevention is so tough. I feel for Tyrese to gun violence. the people that are in it day after day. It feels like a constant losing game, but there are levels to this. One, we need better gun control. There are guns everywhere. Two, we have to change how our youth, Black youth, are ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 83





The Cosmo Quiz MY NICKNAMES MY IDEAL DINNER PARTY GUESTS AND THE PERSON I’D TRUST WITH THE AUX CORD THE MOST SPONTANEOUS THING I’VE EVER DONE MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL MY GO-TO COCKTAIL WHETHER I FOLLOW DRESS CODES OR BREAK ALL THE RULES

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C-SUITE Our second annual class of female entrepreneurs of color has come for—and earned—the corner office. Want to do the same? Right this way. BY ANNABEL IWEGBUE PHOTOGRAPHS BY TYLER JOE

News flash that’s less of a news flash and more of an are-you-freaking-kidding-me-still: In 2021, women of color held just 4 percent of C-level roles at U.S. companies. That number looks even worse when you narrow it down to C-level women of color founders, who—in addition to breaking down representational barriers in the country’s highest executive positions—*also* take on all the entrepreneurial grunt work while **also** setting new standards of excellence. And then there’s the fact that fewer than 1 percent of all venture capital dollars are going to these founders! It’s maddening. Which is why Cosmopolitan and digitalundivided (a nonprofit that focuses on catalyzing economic growth for Latina and Black female entrepreneurs) are beyond excited to do something positive: to celebrate the New C-Suite Class of 2022, 10 women who are redefining their industries while redirecting workplace culture. Prepare to be very, very inspired.

Shanté Elliott Isoken Igbinedion Founder of TasselTurn Cofounder and CEO of Parfait Her Business MY MOTTO Her Business How It’s Going TasselTurn is an education platform that con- nects unhoused and fostercareyouthwith learn- Technology company Parfait uses Parfait’s algorithms for developing ing counselors and colleges. AI to develop custom wigs. custom wigs currently have a near- Her Bragging Rights 95 percent accuracy rate, Isoken The platform will host 1,500 students by this sum- Her Bragging Rights says. Her goal is to raise that num- mer, and alums now include graduates from ber to 99.9 percent and expand schools like the University of Michigan, North Serena Williams and Kelly Row- internationally. Carolina State University,and Columbia College land have invested with Isoken and Chicago. her cofounders Ifueko Igbinedion, Why I Do It How It Started Marlyse Reeves, and Simone Shanté’s own experience in the fostercare system Kendle. “We’re in an era where technology plus herworkwith children’s advocacygroups led is making the lives of everyday herto pinpoint a crucial need: “Seeing how often How It Started people easier, but there’s still really young peoplewith fostercare backgroundswere little attention being paid to solving left out of the college admission conversation, I While earning an MBAat theWhar- problems for marginalized com- was like, Wow,what else can be done here?” She ton School, Isoken kept thinking munities. That this wig-matching launched TasselTurn as a weekly Saturday tutor- about how frustrating wig-buying problem is so deeply felt by Black ing group on the South Side of Chicago before can be,especiallyforBlackwomen. women…improving this process taking it digital in 2019. She decided to use technology to end to end really inspires me and How It’s Going improve and simplifythe entire pro- my team every day.” The company recently debuted a learning hub cess—helping shoppers create the for foster parents and caseworkers, Shanté says. perfect wigs (that actually fit) for “We’re teaching them educational advocacy their skin tone and preferred style. skills that they can take back and use with kids.” Why I Do It “Because education iswhat allows not onlyfoster youth but also children from otheradverse back- grounds to start over, to chart their own paths.” MY MOTTO “GOOD, BETTER, BEST. NEVER LET IT REST UNTIL YOUR GOOD IS YOUR BETTER AND YOUR BETTER IS YOUR BEST.” ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 87

Elise Smith MY MOTTO Cofounder and CEO of Praxis Labs Her Business Praxis Labs is avirtual realityimmersive learning platform that helps organizations become more equitable, inclusive, and valuable. Her Bragging Rights Her clients include some of the world’s biggest companies: Google,Amazon,Merck,Uber,and Etsy. How It Started Inspired by their own lived experiences, Elise and her cofounder Heather Shen launched Praxis in 2019,coincidingwith the continued rise of movements like Me Too and BLM that shed light on how urgently companies need to priori- tize diversity,equity,and inclusion.Elise used her background in education-tech and the diversity and equity space to explore how Praxis could leverage “immersive learning” (a combination of perspective-taking experiences in VR and IRL) to solve these challenges. How It’s Going Praxis now has almost 50 full-time employees. “I’m most proud that ourteam is as diverse as the learners we’re serving,” Elise says. And those learners? Nearly 80 percent say Praxis helped their companies become more inclusive. Why I Do It “To ensure workplace culture is equitable and inclusive and that products and services have equitable outcomes—so we can all thrive, regardless of background.” INSIDE THE NEW C-SUITE’S C-SUITE Launched by Cosmopolitan and digitalundivided in 2021, the New C-Suite is an annual initiative that highlights and supports women of color entrepreneurs. Our process starts with sorting through hundreds of applicants from all over the country, vetting each via quantitative and qualitative criteria, and conducting multiple rounds of judging (see our powerhouse panel below). Honorees get workshops, networking, and business support as well as star billing at the undivided We Rise Summit for female entrepreneurs of color. Jessica Lauren Quinta Paige Rochelle Giles Maillian Brunson Thomas Stewart Editor-in-Chief, CEO, Creator and Star, President and CEO, Director, Startup Cosmopolitan digitalundivided Abbott Elementary Saks OFF 5TH Banking at Silicon Valley Bank

MY MOTTO Hitha Palepu “CREATIVITY IS Cofounder and CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals CURRENCY.” Her Business to anyone suspected of having a Farah Allen heart attack or an ischemic stroke,” Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals devel- she says. Founder and CEO of The Labz ops safe, effective injectable aspirin. How It’s Going Her Business The Labz is a web platform that allows com- Her Bragging Rights Hitha isn’t just trying to get a drug to panies to build socially engaging interactive market—she’s trying to make sure websites and metaverse experiences. After raising $5 million in seed it’s affordable too. She recently Her Bragging Rights funding, Hitha’s product is now in signed a licensing deal to help In the past year alone, The Labz has seen a late-stage development. deliver both. “This is not a product 90 percent growth in users.And Farah herself that’s going to cost a ton of money,” was named the Atlanta Journal-Constitu- How It Started she says. “At the end of the day, it’s tion’s Woman of the Year for Technology. aspirin—it has to be affordable and How It Started In 2016, Hitha’s father, a pharma- it has to be accessible.” Afterworking as an IT management consul- ceutical scientist and now tant, Farah knew she wanted to be in the Rhoshan’s chief scientific officer, Why I Do It creative, fast-paced tech world. She started told her he’d developed a stable The Labz in 2018 as an app that music and formula for injectable aspirin, a “I want to educate people around film producers could use to protect theircon- potentiallylifesaving drug.Together, why this is important and also how tent. Then, during the height of COVID-19, they used it to found the company. to advocate for yourself when she took the company in a new direction, “Hopefully,itwill start to become the you’re in one of the most vulnerable running interactive events for film premieres standard of care in terms of deliver- moments of your life.” and conferences. ing a more consistent, faster aspirin How It’s Going Afterraising $3 million in funding in 2022,The MY MOTTO Labz nowcreates entire metaverses and runs interactive online experiences for mega- brands likeAmazon,Hulu,Microsoft,Google, and Salesforce. Why I Do It “If I can progress women, have us be the norm in technology,then it’s not about me.It’s aboutwhat I’ve been able to contribute to the next person coming up.” ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 89

Sandra MY MOTTO Velasquez Kimberly Wilson Founder and CEO of Nopalera Founder and CEO of Hued Her Business Nopalera is a Mexican botanicals bath and Her Business Hued a year later, initially as a plat- body-care line. Hued is a digital health company form to connect Black patients with Her Bragging Rights that’s working to create equitable Black doctors. Nopalera made more than half a million dollars and inclusive health care experi- in revenue in 2021. This year, it was named ences for Black, Latinx, and Indig- How It’s Going Latino Startup of the Year at the 2022 L’Attitude enous communities through Conference. training programs. Hued recently unveiled a new digi- How It Started tal platform called See My Skin. “It Sandra’s job history includes everything from sales Her Bragging Rights is the only database or directory rep to Latin alt band front woman.When she found that lets you search skin conditions herself unemployed for the first time in 2019, she Hued raised $1.6 million last year on melanin-rich skin,” Kimberlysays. began making soaps as a hobby, and that led her and was selected for Google’s “We provide people of color with to identify a distinct lack of culture-forward Latina Black Founders Fund. trusted resources and education to beautybrands.“I decided that Iwas going to create ensure that patients get the care a high-end Latina brand that would sit on the How It Started they need and deserve.” shelves of premium retailers to disrupt the Eurocen- trism that we have all been conditioned to,” she says. In 2017, Kimberly was diagnosed Why I Do It How It’s Going with uterine fibroids that left her in Nopalera is currently sold at Nordstrom, Credo, debilitating pain, on top of feeling “What gets me out of bed is my and Free People plus at 350 independent retailers ignored by the multiple health care desire to protect the preciousness nationwide—with 700 more applications from providers she approached looking of Black lives. I am fiercely passion- boutiques wanting to sell its soaps and exfoliants. forwhat she calls “culturallycompe- ate about doing my part to make Why I Do It tent, culturally sensitive care.” The sure other Black women wouldn’t “Here in this country, it’s like, Oh, if it’s from France, experience inspired her to launch have to go through what I did.” it can be expensive. If it’s from Italy, it can be expensive. Why is it that we have been condi- tioned to aspire to all of these Western European brands? I really wanted to position our culture as aspirational.” MY MOTTO “IT IS MY TIME.”

ANOTHER WAY TO BEAT YE OLDE BUSINESS WORLD? By dressing like you own the place and making it work on your terms. “It’s both common and uncomfortable for me to stand out in my industry as a young woman of color,” says honoree Hitha Palepu. “In the beginning, I struggled to find a style that was appropriate and helped me feel confident. Workwear is more than just clothes—it’s both armor and a security blanket.” To outfit our 2022 class, we tapped our friends at Saks OFF 5TH because of the company’s own focus on supporting women of color at work. This year, it publicly shared the gender, race, ethnicity, and career-level breakdowns of its team and pledged to work with more minority-owned vendors. Saks OFF 5TH is also customizing a mentorship program just for our 10 honorees. And yes, in case you’re wondering, they did get to keep the clothes. MY MOTTO Jaclyn Fu Cofounder and CEO of Pepper Her Business Pepper is a bra company geared toward the AA- to B-cup size range. Her Bragging Rights Pepper has sold more than 1 million bras and tripled its revenue from 2020 to 2021.Huge in any context, but especially majorconsidering Jaclyn and her cofounder Lia Winograd were the only full-time employees for the first three years. How It Started As a smaller-chested woman, Jaclyn consis- tently found herself stuck with ill-fitting bras. She started Pepper in 2017 to solve the prob- lem, hitting her Kickstarter campaign’s fund- raising goal in just 10 hours. “We were getting so many emails and messages from strangers saying things like, Where have you been all my life?” How It’s Going Pepper, now a mid-eight-figure business, has 30 employees and is looking to take over the rest of your closet: “We’re expanding product categories, channels, and countries next year,” Jaclyn says. “Anything that a small-chested woman wears that doesn’t fit quite well or that she doesn’t feel confident in…we want to fix that and do it better.” Why I Do It “We have the ability to really inspire women, to build body confidence. I want to turn every single person into an advocate for loving their body.” ISSUE 8 Cosmopolitan 91

Autumn MY MOTTO Adeigbo “SUCCESS IS NOT Founder and Designer of A HAPPENING—IT Autumn Adeigbo IS A RESULT. IT IS Her Business DOING INSTEAD Autumn Adeigbo is a lifestyle-driven fashion OF DOUBTING AND brand inspired by African art and culture. WORKING INSTEAD Her Bragging Rights Fans of Autumn’s work include Mila Kunis, Gabrielle OF WISHING.” Union, and Cameron Diaz—they love it so much that they’re now investors in hercompany. Natasha Bansgopaul HAIR: WALTON NUNEZ FOR SEE MANAGEMENT. MAKEUP: ASHLEIGH CIUCCI FOR SEE MANAGEMENT. MANICURE: MAMIE ONISHI How It Started FOR SEE MANAGEMENT. PROPS: ELISIA MIRABELLI FOR B&A REPS. TAILORING: IRINA MAIOROVA FOR LARS NORDENSTEN. Aftermajoring in economics at Spelman College Cofounder and COO of VegaX Holdings and getting a degree in fashion design from Parsons, Autumn worked a myriad of jobs in the MY MOTTO Her Business we use technology to make fashion industry with everyone from A-list stylists things easier in an industry that to top designers. In 2017, she rolled out her first VegaX Holdings is a digital asset purposely puts up barriers for collection of dresses and accessories, taking management firm forcryptocur- you?” Heranswer:VegaX,which them all around the country doing trunk shows. rency investors. she and her partner Sang Lee How It’s Going launched in 2019. In 2020, Autumn became the first Black woman Her Bragging Rights to raise $1 million fora fashion brand (she’s raised How It’s Going a total of $4.4 million to date). You can now find VegaX was the first-ever Black- her clothes (which she’s modeling below!) and female-led fintech company VegaX has at times represented accessories at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and backed by the global venture more than $120 million in Bitcoin Bergdorf Goodman. capital firms SOSVandArtesian. on its platform.Its overall network Why I Do It Today, women make up about has grown by50 percent in 2022. “Because there’s a lack of representation in the 40 percent of its employees, a fashion industry, there isn’t any product like ours major feat in the male-domi- Why I Do It on the market. And because I’ve had a sketch- nated crypto industry. book in my hand since I was 19, telling everybody “We want to provide real solu- that I was going to be a fashion designer. No one How It Started tions that both general people believed me. I love to prove them all wrong!” and institutions can use, all in the “The reality is you are enough to world of moving this industry for- 92 Cosmopolitan I S S U E 8 learn the basics of what you ward. Also pretty big for me is need to take charge of your making surewe continue to focus financial well-being,” Natasha on giving women in tech oppor- says. “What got me into fintech, tunities at companies like mine.” mymotivation,was: Nowhowdo

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