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These food subtractions are so painless, you won't be able to tell the difference-until you're pulling up your skinny jeans.

By Zoe Ruderman

The science is simple: Eating fewer calories makes you drop pounds. But depriving yourself by skimping on meals and banishing snacks only makes you hungry and pissed off. Plus, you are more likely to binge in the end anyway. The real solution lies in cutting out just a few little extra items from each meal (truly, your taste buds won't even realize their absence) as well as making some food swaps so you sacrifice one fat-bomb ingredient and replace it with a more flavorful option. Incorporate a few of these ideas into your day and you'll soon feel lighter and-as a bonus-healthier.

•Instead of one croissant, eat two pieces of whole-wheat toast with a smidge of butter or cream cheese on each slice.

•Scoop out the white-bread inside of your plain bagel.

•Order or whip up an egg-white scramble with two pieces of turkey bacon rather

The fashion craze that's been popping out all over the red carpet? Side cleavage. Subtle but very, very attention-getting.

Rachel McAdams

Forget business in the front and party in the back. Nothing is more seductive than rocking an unexpected side view.

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AnnaLynne McCord
A daringly bare style looks hot as hell...Just watch out for a nip slip.

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Blake Lively A form-fitting cut with a higher neckline is the breast, er, best bet for busty babes.

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Carrie Underwood Deep slits give an otherwise prim dress a good-girl-gone-bad edge.

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Eva Mendes Sparkly trimming draws attention to her curves.

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Scarlett Johansson Boobalicious? A one-shoulder shape reveals the right amount of skin.

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Just two months after getting married, a Cosmo staffer received a call that her new husband was being held hostage and the captors were threatening to kill him. Here, she opens up about the ordeal.

By Gabrielle Frank

In November 2008, Kristen Mulvihill was loving her life. She had recently started working as the Photography Director for Cosmopolitan and had just married New York Times reporter David Rhode. Then everything fell apart. She received a call that David had been kidnapped in Afghanistan. He had scheduled an interview with a Taliban commander, which led to his capture.

While many women might have broken down, Kristen fearlessly navigated the world of FBI agents and detectives, and even facilitated negotiations with her husband's kidnappers. Thankfully, David escaped and returned safely to the US. We talked to Kristen about the couple's new book, A Rope and a Prayer and how she found the courage to handle the harrowing seven and a half months they were apart and why

It's crazy how a simple piece of knitted material can make our fave hotties even hotter.

Russell Brand
Russell's hat and glasses give him a certain "man of mystery" look. Bet KP loves it as much as we do.
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Ashton Kutcher
OMG, so much better than the trucker hat.

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will.i.am
This Black Eyed Pea's beanie just put him on Cosmo's hot guy radar. How you doin', will.i.am?
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Prince William
We say beanie; the Royal Air Force says beret. Either way, the future King looks officially hot.

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Ed Westwick
Chuck Bass: notorious womanizer.
Ed Westwick: glorious accessorizer.



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Experts weigh in if you should give your ex a second chance - and share the three rules you must follow, if you do decide to go another round.

By Korin Miller

Shakira just announced on her blog that she and her boyfriend of 11 years are taking a break and "view this period of separation as temporary." But admit it: Whenever you hear about a couple planning to get back together, "Yeah, that'll last" often comes to mind. If a relationship ends, it's obvious there were problems, and it's hard to imagine things going any more smoothly the second time. That seems especially true if the split was awful. Shouldn't both people just learn from the experience and move on?

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Not necessarily, say experts. Yes, there may have been issues, but a serious time-out can make a couple stronger in the long run…if those issues are addressed and resolved.

That said, there are certain "rules of the repeat" that can help improve your odds

The salon isn't the only place where you can get a star-worthy blowout.

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Make it happen at home by following these steps and start your 2011 beauty regime off right.

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We love Sienna Miller's high-style, low-fuss look. Celeb hairstylist Guido recommends you prep first by rubbing a thickening lotion, like Redken Fabricate Heat Active Texturizer, $13, through damp strands. It'll give extra grip to your brush so you can create a smooth A-list look.

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1. Always work from the bottom layers up when blow-drying your mane - pinning the top portion out of your way helps you better see what you're doing.

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2. Using a medium-size round brush, grab hair at the roots and run the brush down strands, moving the blow-dryer over the brush as you go. Make sure you point the nozzle down; this flattens the cuticle to prevent frizz and keep

You've probably heard the terms "pink taco" and "hiding the sausage," but that's just the tip of the lap rocket - er, we mean iceberg - when it comes to the over-the-top (and hilarious) language men use to describe naughty bits and bedroom acts...

By Zoe Ruderman

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When we recently asked dudes to call in to our afternoon Cosmo Radio show, Cocktails with Patrick, and share the dirtiest phrases they use, we had no idea the phones would be blowing up for nearly an hour. If you missed the enlightening and laugh-out-loud segment, here's the inside scoop on the words guys are uttering when you're not around.

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meat curtains

the bearded clam

axe wound

ham wallet

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lap rocket

purple-headed yogurt-slinger

tube steak

throat-yogurt maker

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No matter how wicked that whitehead is, our concealment plan will make it disappear - yes, even on a 90-degree date night.

1. To get Zoe Saldana's perfect-looking skin, Clinique makeup artist Nancy Glass suggests putting a thin layer of a complexion-matching cover-up onto a concealer brush (one with point, flat bristles).

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2. Press the bristles on top of the pimple, then give the brush a twist. This gets the concealer into the blemish's nooks and crannies. Repeat till it's totally hidden.

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3. Place your finger on one side of the zit, then gently tap the concealer from the edge into the surrounding skin. Do this all the way around the zit to soften and blend the edges.

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4. Now apply foundation as usual to the rest of your face. Take it all the way up to the zit's perimeter so skin is one even shade.

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5. Dip a clean, dry finger into loose