Cosmopolitan India

Cosmopolitan isn’t just a magazine, it’s a religion. Now in its 15th year in India, Cosmopolitan is the world’s largest selling magazine, with 200 million readers annually in a 100 countries. It is published in over 26 languages, but at its core, it speaks only one – that of fun fearless females globally. Another language it speaks? That of stupendous success!Top Indian actresses, models and singers have been on the cover of Cosmopolitan before the rest of the world recognised their spark-because we know a fun fearless female when we see one! When we put someone on the Cosmopolitan cover, we acknowledge her right to be counted among the best in the business.

Editor’s Letter

Cosmopolitan India

Contributors

You Heard It Here First • Everything you’ll want to text your group chat about.

Watch Out! • Stars, sequels, murders, and mysteries are lingering in the shadows.

Léanne Ansar Lives in a Movie, and a Million Are Watching • The French-American content creator brings books, films, and old Hollywood to life with cinematic storytelling that has found a large South Asian following.

The Rule Book of Being a Boss • Women in the business of beauty and wellness talk about navigating the market, impactful campaigns, and what mindfulness really means.

KAVYA The Method to Her Madness • From cinema and storytelling to music and performance, Kavya lives many lives, and none fits a formula.

How Celebs Makeup • On trends that last, the Insta-age of filters, and why individuality will always be in.

Making of a Bombshell in 2025 • The screen siren formula has evolved since the days of Marilyn Monroe, even as the gaze remains largely the same. Are we still celebrating the idea of dumb, hot, and complicated?

Curl, Camera, Action! • Hair that doesn’t wait for approval.

INTRODUCING THE COSMOPOLITAN Beauty Box

Huda, Unfiltered • Blogger-turned-billionaire, Huda Kattan opens up about regaining full ownership of her brand, why authenticity is always in trend, and the future of inclusive beauty.

How I Found My Shade • I discovered myself by rejecting the slow burn of the seven-step beauty ritual.

The Big Beauty Edit • We asked 25 beauty, fashion, and lifestyle insiders what they use, love, and restock.

How To Be a Person Who *Doesn’t* Have a Skin Crisis When Travelling • And all of our best on-the-road beauty hacks.

Lust List • Totally worth the hype.

Just Being Honest: You Need a Better Body Care Routine • You might only pay attention to your below-the-chin skin in the summer, but it’s begging you for some love all year round. Swimsuit or ski suit, these are the don’t-skip steps, must-try products, and trending treatments you need now.

Breaking Norms • Content creator Neehar Sachdeva’s bald beauty broke the internet and rewrote bridal norms. She speaks to us on shedding expectations (and wigs) to embrace her truth.

Drop the Filter • Cosmo loves! Eleven creatives get real about what beauty means to them—and why it should (mostly) be unhinged.

The Sun May Be Causing Your Breakouts—Here’s Why • Seasonal acne, be gone!

Your acne cheat sheet • Dr Ejikeme shares her top tips for keeping seasonal acne to a minimum

What It’s Like Being a Beauty Writer Who’s Allergic to Manicures • The story begins with an unhappy accident using an at-home gel nail kit.

Be a Drag • A queer world where beauty is resistance, makeup is a tool for social justice and everyone is welcome.

Is Grunge Makeup Officially Back? • We’re swapping gloss for grit and symmetry for smudge. It’s giving IDGAF—in the best way.

SHOP, SAVOUR, AND STROLL THROUGH THE DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE STREETS OF WASHINGTON, DC • A city like no other, Washington,...