Cosmo Happy Hour

What beauty trends will be huge in 2016 — and which ones are totally over? How does what’s happening in the world influence the beauty space? Cosmopolitan.com beauty editors Carly Cardellino and Brooke Shunatona join host Elisa Benson and special guest Sir John, L’Oréal Paris’ Celebrity Makeup Artist, for a candid conversation about identity, celebrity, social media, and the eternal allure of cat eye liner.  

If you’re not a Pretty Little Liars addict, it’s time to consider becoming one. Cosmopolitan.com’s resident PLL fangirls Elisa Benson and Eliza Thompson join Seventeen.com editor Ariel Nagi to talk about the increasing appeal of the long-running young adult mystery show and their experiences interviewing the cast. Plus: The best scenes in PLL history.

Resident Cosmopolitan.com hotties Mark Conte and Shakeel Simmons join editors Lauren Lumsden and host Elisa Benson to candidly discuss Tinder dating, what defines a fuckboy, whether twentysomething men ever think about marriage, and other burning questions you would probably never ask the guy you’re hooking up with IRL.

Cosmo editors Eliza Thompson, Danielle Tullo, and host Elisa Benson discuss why high school is so significant as a pop culture trope and why none of us can stop stalking high school frenemies from afar. Plus: Real-life high schooler Jenna — a Cool Teen — joins the episode to tell us what teens are really up to these days (slash make us feel Old AF).

Writer Logan Hill — the voice behind Cosmopolitan.com’s weekly Ask Logan advice column — joins editors Emma Barker, Leah Finnegan, and host Elisa Benson to talk about the craziest questions he’s received after answering over 300 love and sex questions from millennial women.   

Cosmopolitan.com entertainment editors Patti Greco, Alex Rees, Eliza Thompson, and special guest Danielle Henderson join host Elisa Benson to discuss the most "mind-blowing" pop culture moments of the year. You'll never guess what made #1 on our list — but you probably won't disagree, either. 

Worldwide, more than 62 million girls are not in school. Cosmopolitan.com senior writer Prachi Gupta joins host Elisa Benson to discuss girls’ education in war-torn nations and her recent reporting trip to the Middle East, where she met with a family of Syrian refugees, profiled a 25-year-old female graffiti artist, and took a selfie with Michelle Obama.

What's the difference between someone who can barely run a mile — and someone who runs 100 miles? Cosmopolitan.com health editor Elizabeth Narins and host Elisa Benson talk to special guests Jes Woods, an ultramarathoner, and Jessica Lynn Marino, an elite endurance athlete, about the small but growing world of young women who accomplish mind-blowing athletic feats. Warning: This episode is probably going to make you cry. 

Eating nothing but pizza for a week straight. Transforming into Kylie Jenner. Wearing lingerie daily to transform your sex life. Hosts Elisa Benson and Alex Rees join a roundtable of editors to discuss the craziest “I tried it” experiments ever featured on Cosmopolitan.com. You definitely don’t want to miss the one involving something called “dress lube.”    

Don’t even think about bringing your host a bottle of red wine and more non-boring advice on how to not be a hot mess during the holiday season. Host Elisa Benson is joined by Cosmopolitan.com Executive Lifestyle Editor Helin Jung and Delish.com Site Director Joanna Saltz. Plus: Do you really need to buy your boss a holiday gift? Find out.

If you’re single and dating in 2015, you’ve either been ghosted on or been the ghost. Cosmopolitan.com editors Emma Barker and host Elisa Benson join special guests Sophie Tweed-Simmons, Ramy Zabarah, and Jack Dylan to discuss why people ghost and when it can actually be a good thing — and even propose a way to shutdown ghosting altogether.

Of course millennial women want to sound confident and intelligent in the workplace — but are attacks on typically feminine speech patterns like upspeak and vocal fry really helping women get ahead? Cosmo editors Amy Odell, Alie Martell, and host Elisa Benson discuss the line between practical career advice and sexism. Guests include TV writer Laura Beck and Levo’s VP of content development Kathleen Harris.

There are two types of people in this world: Those who keep up with the Kardashians and liars. Cosmopolitan.com entertainment editors Patti Greco, Alex Rees, host Elisa Benson, and special guest Mariah Smith of the blog Keeping Up with the Kontinuity Errors discuss how the family became a pop-culture phenomena — and what that means for the rest of us.

Body-shaming, slut-shaming, mom-shaming, Halloween-costume-shaming — can a girl live?! Cosmo editors Lauren Lumsden, Elizabeth Narins, Alie Martell, and host Elisa Benson talk about how social media has made it easy (and seemingly normal) to police and judge every decision a person makes, especially for women.

Millennial women get married later than ever, spend more money on their weddings than ever, and have more access to images of “dream weddings” (thank you, Pinterest) than ever before. So how does this change the way they feel about wedding planning? Recently engaged Cosmopolitan.com editors Tess Koman, Elizabeth Narins, Kathleen Kamphausen (who is also a professional wedding photographer), and host Elisa Benson — who have been to hundreds of weddings in total — discuss the myth of the "chill bride," whether social media rules are helpful or annoying, and the #1 most crazy-making things bride do.

Half the population deals with it, yet no one ever talks about it. (It’s just blood, people!) Cosmo editors Emma Barker, Prachi Gupta, Danielle McNally and host Elisa Benson discuss why it’s more important than ever to talk about periods — calling bullshit on why the government taxes tampons and why the health community has basically ignored menstruation. Plus: Those crusty old dudes who still use “that time of the month” as an insult? Take a seat.

It's the weekly Cosmopolitan Happy Hour and this week Elisa Benson, Social Director at Cosmo, chats with Cosmo staffers Alex Rees, Madeline Haller and Danielle Tullo about all things Fall, from Pumpkin Spiced Latte to Fall TV and what it means to be 'basic'.

In 2015, one woman's photo of stretch marks of a post-baby body can spark a worldwide body-positive moment overnight. But has the influx in images of "real bodies" made us feel better about our own? Cosmopolitan.com editors Emma Barker, Elizabeth Narins, Alanna Nunez and host Elisa Benson discuss Cosmo's most viral body image stories and how they've impacted the way millennial women feel about health, sex, celebrity ideals, and their own unfiltered selves.

Humble-bragging about yourself at the office ‹ and plastering your personal social feed with selfies ‹ can feel gross, but it can also help you build the kind of following that boosts your career and leads to new opportunities. Cosmopolitan.com editors Amy Odell, Patti Greco, and Carina Hsieh and host Elisa Benson talk about the weird line between self-obsession and self-deprecation in a time where trying to be a social media star is equal parts fun, eye-roll-y, and incredibly useful.

Welcome to the Cosmo Happy Hour! Host Elisa Benson is joined by Cosmo fashion editors and experts Amy Odell, Charles Manning and Carly Cardellino. The Cosmo Four talk big fashion events and share hilarious stories from their experiences.