COSMO LIFE
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(Male model) ALEXA MILLER. Fashion editor: Charles Manning. Hair: ameneh.net. Makeup: Autumn Suna at artist-management.net. Shirt: Life After Denim. (Mimosas) istockphoto.com. (Laptop) Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images. (Tennis balls) Image Source/Corbis. (Tennis racket) Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images.
You can lose that shirt now, thanks.
Live Like the Other Half for a Day
Just don’t start calling him dahhh-ling.
Mimosas, pools, and riding around in a golf cart? Sounds like an awesome daytime date to us. During the summer, Groupon offers lots of one-day membership deals to country clubs nationwide, so keep your eyes peeled and snap up one the second you see it. They’ll run you about $50, which split between you and your guy is nada, especially considering it nets you access to all those luxurious amenities.
By Malia Griggs and Amary Wiggin
Party With Hot Jocks Guys get really carried away with anything costume related, so throw an Olympics-themed fiesta. Encourage everyone to come decked out in various summer sports gear—swimming, beach volleyball, swimming, tennis…no, really, swimming. Pick up cheapie trophies from the dollar store for the best-dressed to take home. Since you’re the hostess, you pick the winners. Oh, and let guests know that this judge is partial to shirtless boys in spandex.
THE WEEKEND HABIT DRAGGING YOU DOWN Studies show it’s pretty hard to avoid checking work e-mail on weekends, but staying plugged in cranks up anxiety. For balance, try this tip from Simon Rego, PhD, director of psychology training at Montefiore Medical Center: Check it once on Sunday afternoon. You’re less likely to break the rules than if you swear it off entirely, and you’ll still feel prepared for your Monday. Step away from the damn laptop.
COSMO LIFE Stretch It Out
Find 38 Your Sexy Summer Fling
This sausage fest is missing one thing: You.
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Enjoying a summer festival or concert
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Staying cool in a matinee showing of The Dark Knight Rises
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Relaxing in the park with friends
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3 Convo Starters That Work on Anyone Weekend schedules are more lax, so friends think it’s NBD to show up late, says psychiatrist Keith Ablow. Next time you’re stranded at a bar waiting, try these icebreakers.
She’s damning her late friend.
● The cool chick sitting next to you: Ask where she got her killer heels. Fashion is easy to discuss with a total stranger, and a compliment will warm her right up.
◼ Reach your arms up, lean right, return to center, and lean left to stretch your sides and along your spine.
Playing basketball outside
Drinking a cold beer at a rooftop bar
● The cute guy standing nearby: Ask if he knows a good spot to grab postdinner drinks. If things get flirty, you can always invite him and his friends to join.
◼ Lower the towel behind your head and bend your elbows to open your upper back.
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We asked men where they’re most likely to be on a hot Saturday after noon. Shockingly, doing damage at the mall didn’t make the cut.
◼ When you get out of the shower, grab your towel and stretch it out in front of you.
● The artender: b See if he has any secret signature cocktails that aren’t on the menu. He’s used to the same old drink orders, so he’ll love discussing a new creation.
Have him make you a drink from the June issue of Cosmo for Guys, available on iTunes.
Loving This Cool Hair Trick Going right from the office to dinner or happy hour? Use this tip to transition your look to going- 2 Then, wind hair into a messy bun out gorgeous. 1 First, kill frizz at the ends of your hair with a dab of hand lotion.
and secure it with a bright pencil.
3 Use paper clips as bobby pins to secure flyaways.
SOURCES: PAUL LABRECQUE, OWNER OF PAUL LABRECQUE SALON AND SPA; VALERIE SARNELLE, OWNER OF VALERIE BEVERLY HILLS
(Male models) CAITLIN MITCHELL. (Female model) CHRIS CLINTON. (Towels and paper clip) istockphoto.com. (Pencil) PhotoDisc/Getty Images. (Lotion) JEFFREY WESTBROOK/STUDIO D.
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“What You Knead” is a new Crunch gym class that nixes workweek tension. Creator Saharah Ali shares a move you can do at home Saturday a.m.