Girls' Life Magazine

It’s your complete guide to a sweet, smart, sparkling 2022! In our Dec/Jan issue, the always inspiring Jayden Bartels dishes on everything from fearlessness to fashion. Plus: All the inspo you need to *sleigh* your style (sorry, had to), the sneaky secret to clear skin, real girls share how they are making a difference in their communities, 80+ fabulous gift ideas for everyone you heart (including your crush) and a v. solid argument against New Year’s resolutions (trust). Order now and we'll keep you shining throughout the season…and into an amazing new year.

Karen

Girls' Life Magazine

girlslife.com • WHAT’S TRENDING THIS AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Back-to-School Fun and Freebies • Hot girl summer is turning into organized girl autumn.

Julia Butters and Sophia Hammons are for real friendship goals • In Freakier Friday y (coming [coming to theaters Aug. 8), they play soon-to-be stepsisters caught between family drama and abody-swap disaster. But IRL, they’re they're completely in sync- and nc—and took our BFF pop quiz to prove it.

WE JUST WROTE YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL BUCKET LIST • …and paired it with a read that’ll inspire you to Check. Things. Off.

This school year’s about to be a movie • CALL IT YOUR MAIN CHARACTER MOMENT—EXCEPT THIS TIME IT LASTS THE WHOLE SEMESTER.

Is there anything Swayam Ranjeet Bhatia can’t do? • Her days of being known as “the girl from Malachi’s TikTok” are long gone. You can call her Sway—and prepare to see her name everywhere.

DRESS UP YOUR DENIM • Let us guess: You reach for your jeans six out of seven days a week, which means it’s probably time to make those true blues a little more…interesting. Enter your new getting dressed motto: styling > wearing. Even if you’re a classic jeans-and-tee girl, time to make your best basics less, well, basic.

the Walk Line • Fall rushes in—and with it, all the modern prep looks worth lining up for. Pleats, plaids and plenty of punchy pieces to make your M-F feel fresh, right here. Your BTS shopping list? We’ve got it.

HEY YOU, Cute Accent!

Acne Having An After-Party? Make Post-Pimple Marks Disappear • You to your acne: Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Cute Hair in 5 Minutes • Go ahead—hit the snooze button. Your strands will still be super stylish in time to catch the school bus.

THINK YOU’RE READY TO DATE? READ THIS FIRST • Crushing is the easy part. But knowing if it’s the right time to start something real? That can be harder than you think.

CRUSH CHEMISTRY CALCULATOR • FORGET PICKING PETALS—IT’S TIME TO LET OUR FOOLPROOF FORMULA REVEAL WHETHER YOU-KNOW-WHO LOVES YOU… OR LOVES YOU NOT.

WE KNOW WHAT YOU’VE BEEN KEEPING FROM YOUR CRUSH • ABOUT THAT SECRET YOU’VE BEEN SITTING ON (YOU KNOW THE ONE): IS IT TIME TO FESS UP?

Dear Carol

Consider this your back-to-school Vision board • THIS YEAR, YOU’RE NOT JUST HEADING BACK TO CLASS—YOU’RE SHOWING *UP*.

READ THIS IF YOU CAN’T STAND YOUR SIS • She’s your built-in BFF—or at least she’s supposed to be. Here’s what to do when sisterhood gets complicated.

WELCOME TO YOUR Productive Girl Fall • We appreciate a color-coded Google Cal and a BTS vision board as much as the next gal. But what’s *really* going to transform your semester? Find out.

PSA: YOUR THREE-PERSON FRIENDSHIP MIGHT BE TROUBLE • MAYBE YOU’VE BEEN IN ONE. MAYBE YOU’VE BEEN LEFT OUT OF ONE. WE’RE GETTING HONEST ABOUT THIS COMPLEX BFF DYNAMIC.

enna aine • can confirm that you don’t need to have it all figured out

THE REAL GIRL’S GUIDE TO THRIVING IN HIGH SCHOOL • School supplies? Purchased. First-day fit? Lined up. Now all that’s left to do is hit the halls.

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