Our August/September 2026 issue starring Embreigh Courtlyn is in mailboxes
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EXCLUSIVE! Embreigh Courtlyn is exactly the energy we need rn. The 16-year-old content creator-turned-entrepreneur is taking us through her no-fail BTS reset routine (and dishing on her brand new Target fashion line while she’s at it).
OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL ISSUE
Hallway or runway? 👗
Ace your first-day style.
These beauty looks deserve extra credit 🎀
Easy hair and makeup for last-min mornings.
Everything your crush wants you to know 💭
NBD, we just decoded their deepest thoughts.
This is the year you meet your bestie 💖
Every friendship green flag in the book.
Your productivity glow-up awaits 🌟
You’re about to become a Certified Organized Girlie.
Warning: These school supplies might make you excited for homework ✏️
New pencil case and gel pens, pls!
Your first concert survival guide 🪩
You made it through the Ticketmaster queue (phew). All that’s left is…well, everything else.
See ya, sneaky acne 🫧
We’re calling this the semester of good skin.
Get dressed around your denim 👖
Step 1: Pick your jeans. Step 2: Peep our fit inspo.
The ultimate crush bucket list ✅
Yep, it’s a thing.
QUIZ! How will you shine bright this semester? ✨
Best year yet? We think so.
A bash fit for a Gilmore 🍂
Cue the la la la’s—we planned the perf Stars Hollow soirée.
Everything you need to watch, read and listen to this fall 🎶
Danielle Chand is serving Elle Woods energy (what, like it’s hard?) as the breakout co-star of the Legally Blonde prequel series. 💜 PLUS: Content creator Deja Clark has some ~thoughts~ about back-to-school confidence. 📖 AND: A fresh read based on the club you’re joining this year.
IN THIS ISSUE, YOU’LL ALSO FIND…
~Head~ of the class 💇♀️
Oh, just tons of adorable hair ideas.
QUIZ! Is your crush too much drama? ❣️
No more stress-y S.O.’s, tyvm.
Study secrets we swear by 🤓
Go ahead—break the curve.
Every extracurricular prob, solved 🎭
From too-tough coaches to favoritism fallouts, we’ve got the club conundrum handbook.
Dealing with doctor anxiety 🩺
Don’t put off your back-to-school checkup just yet.
PLUS!
+ Dear Carol on flaky friends, switching schools and strict parents
+ The beginner’s guide to doing your brows
+ One girl’s story about living with OCD
+ How to organize your entire life before school starts
+ The hidden cost of concussions
+ Low-key reasons why school is the best
+ The astro guide to slaying the semester
+ Our ultimate BTS crossword
+ All the embarrassing moments in Ode to Awk
+ Tons of inspo, fun and freebies
…and so much more!
FREE STUFF ALERT
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WIN! Summer Book Bucket List 📚
Title wave incoming. Enter to win our end-of-summer reads HERE.
WIN! Back-to-School Freebies 🎒
Hitting the beach or hitting the books…why not both? Enter to win our faves starting Aug. 1 HERE.
WEBSITE MENTIONS IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2026
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+ Your ultimate end-of-summer bucket list HERE ☀️+ Healthy after-school snack ideas HERE 🥑+ 12 ways to add whimsy to your life HERE 🌈+ QUIZ! We found your perf first-day-of-school fit HERE 🎒
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+ The beginner’s guide to bullet journaling HERE 📒
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+ The yummiest homemade Pop-Tart recipe HERE 🍓
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+ Answers to our back-to-school word search HERE 🧩
CREDITS
August/September cover (Embreigh Courtlyn) and Fashion (Hallway or Runway): Photographed by Mike Azria. Styled by Whitney Brielle. Hair by George Fragkioudakis. Makeup by Christopher Miles.
Danielle Chand: Photographed by Kristine Cofsky Photography. Styled by Mahkeebah Fleming Creative. Hair and makeup by Molly Etherington.
Beauty looks: instagram.com/iambrooklynnpitts, Crush: instagram.com/paigehyland1, Bestie: instagram.com/itsjennaraine, Productivity: instagram.com/allisonbickerstaff, School supplies: pinterest.com/leahchapmandance, Concert: instagram.com/julia_glaubitz, Sneaky acne: instagram.com/katiefang, Denim: instagram.com/elodieromy, Crush bucket list: instagram.com/iampresleefaith, Quiz: pinterest.com/blogbyronnie, Gilmore girls: instagram.com/gilmoresshome, Summer Book Bucket List: instagram.com/readanotherchapter, Back-to-School Freebies: pinterest.com/martaagirll, Website Mentions: instagram.com/madysenclark
