Weekend Reading: Kate Bosworth's New Bob Hair, Cosmopolitan's Powerful February 2015 Cover and More!

Kate Bosworth Is the Newest Member of the Lob Club - Kate Bosworth just joined one very popular Hollywood club. The actress had hair stylist Harry Josh cut off 10 inches of her shiny blonde locks, and it resulted in a stunning new lob. Josh shared photos of Bosworth's long bob transformation on Instagram . Talk about dramatic! [ instyle ]

Alternative Adult Acne Treatments - As an adult, acne blemishes can be even more frustrating than they were when you were a teenager (weren't they supposed to go away at least by the time you got out of college?!). Unfortunately, 51 percent of American women in their 20s and 35 percent in their 30s suffer from acne, says research from the University of Alabama. Usually, if acne is bad enough, you use oral antibiotics. The problem with that? After years of antibiotic treatment, your system develops a resistance to it, causing it to be less effective. [ shape ]

Cosmopolitan highlights the horror of honour killings with really powerful front cover - Pretty uncomfortable to look at isn’t it? The image is meant to represent teen Shafilea Ahmed. In September 2003, Shafilea was suffocated to death by her parents in front of her siblings for refusing an arranged marriage. She was 17. As part of Cosmo’s long-running campaign to highlight violence against women and so-called honour killings, readers are invited to rip open the plastic cover and free her. [ metro ]

Will You Use Lavender for Good or Evil? - Researchers in the Netherlands led by cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato knew that how we respond to others depends not not only on our relationships but also on environment, the authors write. One 1997 study, for instance, showed that prosocial behavior, like picking up a dropped item from the floor, went up significantly when pleasant fragrances were in the air — rather than when air just smelled like air. [ time ]

Jeremy Scott’s New Adidas Fragrance Gives You Wings - Jeremy Scott undoubtedly has his finger on the pulse of pop culture—from Hershey Bars to Barbie to Miley Cyrus, the designer has found a way to infuse them all into his quirky fashion world. His first fragrance for Adidas Originals (out in February) is no different in that it plays upon the continuous cultlike obsession around sneakers. [ style ]

5 Times Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss's Friendship Looked Like a Vogue Shoot - The best celebrity rumor we’ve heard this week? That Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss will cover the March issue of Vogue. (Apparently Swift was chatting about it at a Golden Globes afterparty, and Mario Testino’s name was mentioned!) So while we wait (and pray) that this collaboration is actually happening, we rounded up five photographs of the besties that are worthy of a high-fashion magazine spread. [ people ]

featured image: kate bosworth; vogue