Cosmopolitan_SriLanka_December_2016

32 ^ Cosmopolitan ^ DECEMBER 2016

Chokers apparently

make me look young...

#NotComplaining (66).

Glam up by

adding hints

of metallic to

your look (56).

Cute soaps

anyone?

Turn to (90)

This seductive

fragrance

inspired by

Queen Cleopatra

certainly makes

me feel like

royalty! (73)

A red lippie

for the

holidays:

Check (80).

http://www.facebook.com/cosmopolitansrilanka

@Cosmopolitan_SL

http://www.pinterest.com/cosmopolitansl

FinD us onlinE at http://www.cosmomag.lk

instagram.com/cosmopolitansrilanka

‘T

is the season

and I am looking

forward to all

the fun and

festivities. It’s the perfect

excuse to go shopping for

new clothes and try out

all the make-up I’ve been

collecting over the months

(it’s difficult to work at

Cosmo and ignore all the

lovely products we come

across). Experimenting with

make-up is loads of fun, but

I find that many women shy

away from wearing it. One

reason seems to be a lack of

know-how, but that’s easily

remedied with YouTube and

a myriad of beauty blogs out

there (psst... Cosmo features

plenty of tips and tricks, too).

Another reason is because

there seems to be some

negativity attached to women

trying to improve their looks.

At Cosmo, we firmly believe

there’s absolutely nothing

wrong with enhancing your

natural looks. You don’t need

to cake yourself in make-up,

but the right products and

techniques can help bring

out your best features. So,

why not? It’s human nature

to downplay our not-so-

great selves and put forward

our best instead—so there’s

nothing wrong in doing the

same with your appearance

too. Plus, there’s plenty of

evidence to say that when

you know you look good,

you tend to feel good too,

which results in an automatic

boost in confidence and

self-esteem. Check out the

interesting article on page

92, which discusses whether

make-up can actually make

you better at work.

This is also the time of year

when we reflect on our past

achievements. Bear in mind

that times have changed and

there are new definitions

of success. In case you

feel you haven’t achieved

enough this year, review

your benchmarks—you might

be surprised. Turn to page

103 for some eye-opening

thoughts in this regard. Let

us know what you think.

Here’s to a fun and fabulous

December...

FROM THE EDITOR

hello!

Trevina Abeyesundere

Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]