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Our August/September 2024 
issue starring Taylor Swift
is in mailboxes and on
newsstands July 16!

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You're cordially invited to join us for our legendary b-day blowout. In this extra-special issue celebrating 30 years of Girls' Life, all our wishes are already coming true—including that TAYLOR SWIFT (who's been a GL gal since the start) is attending our (metaphorical) party.

This may be our best era yet!

OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

The ultimate Western-inspired lookbook 🏜️🌵
Giddy up, GF. You don't have to be a horse girl to rock cowgirl kicks and fab fringe (but you could be).

Every BTS fash trend you need in your closet 👜👢
Snag these styles *before* they take over your FYP for a look that's textbook adorable. 

Psst: We’re revealing our best beauty secrets 💅
No more gatekeeping our top tricks for clear skin, speedy GRWMs and finding the perf lip gloss. It's going to be one seriously pretty semester. 

Allll the wisdom we've learned from Taylor Swift herself 🪩 💌
Dr. Taylor Alison Swift is in—and dropping major knowledge. You're going to want to take notes. 

High School 101: The good, the bad and the *totally* unexpected 🎒
Your guide to surviving (and thriving) the next four years.

Say buh-bye to single life 💗
Always wanted to make that special someone yours? Study up using our ~crush course~ on dating. 

QUIZ! One person is about to change your life
...and we're revealing who it's going to be. Prepare to meet your own personal cheerleader.

School supplies to match your favorite subject 📓 🖊️
Fresh pencils, fresh notebooks, fresh start. Rory Gilmore would be jealous.

Raise the barre on your next workout 🩰
Fitness just got fun with our ballerina-inspired exercises. No dance experience required, but cute leg warmers encouraged.

Happy slumber party season! ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁
From picturesque party themes to the best bonding board game (yes, you can actually play it!), we've planned the perf sleepover from midnight pizza to morning pancakes. 

Send perfectionism packing 
Welcome to your Chill Girl Year—those stress spirals are a thing of the past. Turns out being good enough is good enough.

Your dream first date is loading 💐
We planned a swoon-worthy outing based on you + bae's paired personalities. Trust, true romance is born in cozy bookstores/at amusement parks/on scenic hikes. 

Emotional support friends, you *must* read this 
Bc becoming your crew's unoffical therapist can quickly become a prob.

It's time for your long hair era🪞
Here's how you'll score lengthy, shiny locks before the days get short. 

The luckiest day of your life awaits 🍀 🌙 🥠
There's an ultra rare blue moon on the horizon (Translation: The stars are bringing some fab fortune your way). Plus, back-to-school horoscopes for every sign! 

Everything you need to watch, read and listen to this summer... 
Thirteen-year-old actress 🔮 Janice LeAnn Brown 🔮 is straight-up magical—so it's no wonder she's seriously spellbinding onscreen in the highly-anticipated Wizards of Waverly Place reboot. She spills on meeting the iconic Alex Russo (aka Selena Gomez) IRL, playing a mischievous wizard-in-training and prepping for red carpet premieres. PLUS: No matter your highly specific back-to-school scaries (Locker jams! Homework overload! Crush drama!), we've got just the watchlist to remind you just how very ~not alone~ you are.

                       

IN THIS ISSUE, YOU'LL ALSO FIND... 

🌟 Ace our mega crossword challenge 
If you start each day with the Wordle and can't sleep until you send your Spelling Bee score, you'll heart our epic puzzle. The best part? Solving reveals a secret keyword you can enter HERE for a shot at the ultimate beauty prize. (Psst: Stumped? Find the answers HERE.)

❤️‍🩹 Your honest guide to the gynecologist  
Got your first appt. on the books? Make your first “down there” doctor’s visit (gy)no problem.

📱 This inside scoop on AI assignments
So maybe your ChatGPT can do your HW for you...but should it?

💡 How well do you *really* know GL?
Whether you're a longtime fan of the mag or new to our fam (we're happy to have you, bestie!), see if you can slay this trivia straight from the Girls' Life vault. 

🧠 Reset your brain before the first day
PSA: An 8:30 a.m. hike, 1 p.m. crafting sesh and 6 p.m. fam dinner can work wonders for your mental health. 

💔 Survive every awk romance sitch
Honors chem is hard, but running into that ex in the hallways is harder...until now. 

PLUS!
+ Dear Carol on girl crushes, switching schools and social media stress
+ Book recs that def beat your teacher's required reading list
+ A cute cut-out origami fortune teller to predict your future
+ All the embarrassing moments: first-day-of-school edition
+ Tons of fun, games and freebies 
...and so much more!

FREE STUFF ALERT

WIN! SUMMER BOOK BUCKET LIST GIVEAWAY 📚 ☀️
See ya, end-of-sunny-szn boredom. These poolside page-turners can help you romanticize the last weeks of break. Grab your sunnies and enter to win HERE. 

WIN! BACK-TO-SCHOOL BEAUTY CHECKLIST GIVEAWAY 💋🧖‍♀️
Pop quiz: Who’s hitting the hallways with a fresh and fab look this year? It’s you—with the help of our A+ beauty picks. Enter to win an entire bundle of glow-up essentials HERE...and get ready to turn heads in homeroom. 

WIN! AUGUST BIRTHDAY FREEBIES GIVEAWAY 🎁 🎊
We’re celebrating three decades—and you, dear reader, are the one getting *all* the presents! Enter to win different swag each day plus our glam grand prize (that's 32 goodies, in case you were wondering) during the month of August right HERE.

Website mentions in August/September 2024...
Don't see a link? Check back soon!

PAGE 3: What's trending on girlslife.com this AUGUST and SEPTEMBER...
+ Throwback to our 30 fave GL covers through the years HERE 📸
+ Your Virgo bestie deserves the best-ever present, find it HERE 🛍️
+ 30 quizzes to take with your lunch table squad HERE ❓
+ How to curate a gorg (and forreal productive) study space HERE 📕📗📘
+ Every IG caption you'll ever need for a BFF hard launch HERE 👯‍♀️
+ The singalong songs to soundtrack your commute to school HERE 💿🎶
+ Tips for approaching that cutie in your algebra class/debate club/choir rehearsal HERE 💘

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+ We make Dutch braids look easy (plus give more second-day hairstyle hacks) HERE 🎀

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+ Think you've nailed our celebratory crossword? Check your answers (and enter to win the grandest of giveaways) HERE ✨

     

IMAGE CREDITS

August/September Cover (Taylor Swift): Erik Madigan Heck/Trunk Archive

Western-inspired Fashion: Photographed by Mike Azria. Styled by Lo VonRumpf. Hair by George Fragkioudakis. Makeup by Sophia Hutch.

BTS Fashion: Photographed by Mike Azria. Styled by Lo VonRumpf. Hair by George Fragkioudakis. Makeup by Christopher Miles.

Taylor Swift Illustrations: Dayat Banggai

GIF via Giphy

Beauty: instagram.com/bonitravo. High school: instagram.com/_xochitl.gomez. Single: instagram.com/ali.knutson Life quiz: instagram.com/rubyroseturner. School supplies: instagram.com/mbookblog. Ballet: instagram.com/chasemarieee. Slumber party: instagram.com/alexabrutus. Chill girl: instagram.com/ariana_greenblatt. First date: instagram.com/halleeee.sand. Support: instagram.com/jennibrhodes. Long hair: instagram.com/itscaroxline. Lucky day: instagram.com/alexissmueller. Janice LeeAnn Brown: Photo by Heather Altman. Julie and the Phantoms: instagram.com/julieandthephantoms.

by GL | 7/19/2024