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                                                                      T H I S = T H A T
                                                             What your


                                  middle school hair





                                        reveals about your future



                         Remember that time your BFF cut your side bangs? Yeah....                              B y   S A R A H   W E L D O N





                                                                                                                            Choppy,
                                                                                                                        straight layers
                                                                                                                       Your love for punk rock
                                                                                                                      morphs into an obsession
                                                                                                                       with EDM. You’ll move
                                                                                                                       to Colorado, plan your
                                                                                                                       life around raves at the
                                                                                                                      Red Rocks Amphitheatre,
                                                                                                                       and score a sweet job
                                               T AY L O R  A N D R E W S     R AY D E N E  H A N S E N     A N N  W A N G
               Middle part                 a s sist a n t s e x & re l a t io ns hips e dit o r  s e ni o r v is u a ls  e d it o r  f a s hi o n e d it o r  running a CBD company.
             You’ll make your first                                                                                   We see you on the cover
             million by inventing a                                                                                    of Forbes as America’s
           DNA-based dating app.                                                                                           Chillest CEO.
            Your “F*ck Your Glass
           Ceiling” Facebook group
           has millions of followers,                                                                                        Ombré
            which sparks your run
           for POTUS in 2028. Your                                                                                      You’ll snag a 9-to-5
             platform: a four-day                                                                                      as a buyer for a much-
                 workweek.                                                                                            loved department store.
                                                 K I A  G O O S B Y     R O S A  H E Y M A N     L A U R E N  A D H A V     But your real passion
                                                 f a s hi o n e d it o r  d e p u t y e d it o r  a s s o c i a t e  f a s hi o n  e d i t o r  will be designing and
                                                                                                                        selling kitchenware
                A swoopy                                                                                                featuring lyrics from
                side bang                                                                                             Lizzo and Kesha songs.
                                                                                                                       Your future best seller
             Future you quits your
             job to run your dog’s                                                                                     is a pie pan that says,
            Instagram account full                                                                                     “I’m 100% that dish.”
             time, which will be a                                                                                          Bravo, fam.
             huge success! You’ll
            land an anchor spot on
            a morning show, where                                                                                     Chunky statement
                                               J E N N A  A N D R E W S     A S H L E Y  O E R M A N     A N D R E A  Z E N D E J A S
            you meet your very hot,            s e ni o r v is u a ls  e d it o r  d e p u t y lif e s t y l e d ir e c t o r  f a s hi o n e d it o r  headband
            very helpful bae, who
            becomes your assistant.                                                                                   Although a literal prince
              He and your fur bb                                                                                       proposes to you, you’ll
                propose to you                                                                                        end up getting hitched to
              on Instagram Live.                                                                                      your on-again, off-again
                                                                                                                       college boyfriend in a
                                                                                                                      very ~fashun~ wedding
                                                                                                                        dress. You stay close
               Boob-length                                                                                            with all your old besties,
                  strands                                                                                             including your childhood
                                                                                                                       maid. And every time
             Any day now, you’ll
                                                 M A R Y  F A M A     C H L O E  M E T Z G E R     R U B Y  B U D D E M E Y E R     hatbands come back into
             realize the corporate                a r t d ir e c t o r  s e ni o r  b e a u t y e d it o r  b e a u t y e d it o r
            world is not for you and                                                                                   style, you cry tears of
             decide to “eat, pray,                                                                                    joy. You’re Blair Waldorf.
            love” your way through
             the rest of your 20s.
             By 30, you create a
              naked yoga studio                                                                                    C O S M O
           franchise that holds only
             morning classes. You                                                                                Y E A R B O O K
            call it Wake and Nake.                                                                                Yes, this entire
                                                                                                                story *is* a subtle
                                                                                                                drag of our 2007
                                              K A T I E  C Z E R W I N S K I     C A R LY  C A R D E L L I N O  V A C C A R O    R A C H E L  J O H N S O N
                                                 m o t i o n d e si g n e r  b e a u t y d ir e c t o r  s e ni o r  d e si g n e r  hair choices.


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