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ducking her head down low and urging thatwe take a discreet, far-comer booth amid the chic, white-an-white decor of the Boxwood Cafe in The London West Hollywood hotel. There's a party in full cake-and-punch mode in the banquet room, with a dozen young giggling girb whose decibel level would shatter glass if they knew who is sitting a few feet away. The always professional star loves her fans, but sometimes, even for an actress and singer who manages to get words like gratefi.tl into eve1}'other sentence, she needs to take an afternoon just to chill. "This is hard work," she says with a huge smile on her face to let us know she's not complaining. "Sixteen-hour days, working weekends. \Vhen I get a day off, I take it easy." Today's casual wardrobe and makeup-free face certainly communicate a me-time vibe, Her hair is pulled back in a ponytail, bangs slightly patted. She's wearing flats, skinny jeans, and a white blousy top

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A New York City native, her parents bought a house in upscale Tenafly, New Jersey; so that Lea could have a "good education and a normal childhood." So much for normal. When she was 8 years old, she tagged along with a friend who was going to an open casting call for Miserahles on Broadway. On a whim, she decided to audition and

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ended up being cast as Young Cosette. After that, Lea was hooked. The only break she took from professional acting gi.gswas during high school-where, naturally, she starred in the school play and the musical. Still, she insists she wasn't a nerd. '1 wasn't a goody-goody; 1loved to have fun." She laughs as she tells the story of her andsorne friends raiding her parents' liquor cabinet and mixing vodka drinks. "I had to refill the vodka bottle with water and stick it back in the freezer. Well, it was kind of obvious what rd done, because the water froze. 1 said to my parents, 'I don't know ... .The vodka must have frozen." Then, in a very Bachel-like way, she shudders while talling about the pressures high-school kids endure. "I never did drugs. I'm proud of that. Acting always came first. 1was lucky, because I reallv believed in who I was." She needed that self-confidence when it seemed like every girl at Tenafly High School was getting a nose job. "Of course, I thought about it," says Lea, whose proud, defined schnoz has become a winning trait ... and a sign of inner and outer beauty. "I'm sooo thankful 1 didn't. There were so many people in my school who, even if they had the tiniest hump, would be like 'Do you see it?' 1 would be like 'I can't." As soon as high school was over, Lea went back to Broadway, scoring a leading role in Spring Awakening, a rock musical about 19th-centUlY kids exploring their sexuality.
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the e-mail from the creator, Ryan Murphy, saying we got picked up for 13 episodes," Lea says, gushing as if it had just happened yesterday [enna will never forget that moment 'vVe were performing at a charity event over Christmas, and he e-mailed from Bali or something," she tells us during a phone interview. "We were just screaming together." After the pilot aired, pad of Lea's casting tape rnade its way onto YouTube, and it became even more clearwhy she stood out. In the middle of her song, the piano player screwed. up, and Lea stopped him and told him to start again. Then, during her monologue, a few people laughed, and she playfully told them it was a serious pi.ece and that they should be CIY~ ing, not laughing. Looking back, she thinks some of the things she did in the audition helped shape her character. To say that Glee has changed Lea's life would be an understatement; it's turned her into an insta-celebrity She's sung at the White House, performed at the Tonys, and been nominated for a Golden Globe. But with the spotlight also comes pressure. 'Tmin a position where everything I do can be looked at with a magnifying glass," she shrugs, Take the recent GQ cover and photo spread that features Lea in panties, kneesocks, and heels, with fellow cast member Cory Monteith's hand on her ass (his other hand was on the backside of the equally sexily dressed Gleek Dianna Agron). W11en it hit newsstands, prudish gossip columnists and bloggers squealed as if their viTgi.n eyes were buming. Lea smiles and repeats the same line she says anytime she's asked about it: "I WdS with two of my best friends, we had a great time, and Terry Richardson L~ amazing photographer." She's choosan ing her word .. wisely, because she has no de sire to have all s that negative attention on her again. She does add that the media kerfuflle surprised her, became "people forget that we are in om 20s and want to have a good time."

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LP..a insists that the cast's love of a good time does not extend to sex behind the scenes. "Everyone thinks that everyone is sleeping with everyone," she guffaws. "We spend evely minute of evely day together, and when we're finished, we all go out to dinner, so of course, they think we're hooking up." She shakes her head. "I'm so thankful that doesn't happen. If people hooked up, there'd be awkward tension." Besides, Lea has a serious boylriend. She's been dating 26-year-old fellow actor Theo Stockman for two years. Theo recently starred in American Idiot, the Creen Day musical on Broadway, and they've been living 3,000 miles apart It's tough, but Lea says they find ways to stay connected, Heridea of a perfect night: "Iake a shower, put on a robe, pam myself a glass of wine, and Skype with Theo, Thafs the best." A self-confessed "stable-relationship junkie," she had the same boyfriend for all four years of high school. "He was not a football player," she laughs. Her Sp1ing Awakening castmate and Glee costar Jonathan Groff, who was the one to introduce her to Thea, explains why: "She's not a prude, but shes never been one to do the one-night -stand thing," he says. "She just seems to get more out of being in a relationship than she would hooking up." Lea says she's always wanted to find a man who's alot like her dad. " il Y father makes me laugh-my sense of humor comes from him-but at the sarne time, I know he's going to take care of everything," she says, smiling serenely. "Thats what I'm looking for. ..and I see some of that in my boyfriend," she finishes, toying with the "1'" pendant hanging from her necklace, a birthday gift from Thea. As she takes the last sip of he r drink and prepares to sneak out to her car, her expression switches from calm to panicky "Do you think that ki.ddie party is still going on?" •
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"My husband and I stayed in a supernice historic hotel during a trip together. One night, we were feeling horny, so we started going at it. But in the middle of the action, Iheard a huge ripping noise. Irolled over to see what had happened and was horrified: We'd managed to tear the vintage (and very expensivelookingl bedsheet. We hid the sheet from housekeeping, hal} ing they wouldn't notice ....but when we saw an odd charge on our bill, we knew they had."
.----.Kyra,

25 Then I had to run to work, and I didn't have time to look at the new album once it posted. When I got home, I had 50 notifications from people who were laughing at the pies of me making kissy faces at this guy's profile picture" ,including the guy," ~Pam, 20

Playing Dirty
"I was at the Laundromat and had to run an errand. Since my clothes had about a half hour to go in the dryer, I left them there. When I got back 20 minutes later, someone had taken my clothes out midcycle (the machines didn't lock when they were in use), thrown them on top of the dryer, and put in their own! Luckily,

Dog-Eat-Dog World
"I live in a house with two roommates, so when my guy comes over, we'll do our thing up in my room. One night, I accidentally left my door cracked open, I woke up in the morning to my dog, who had pushed his way into the room, sniffing around with a condom from the night before in his mouth. As I got up, he ran out the door and down the stairs. I wrapped myself in a sheet and tore after him ... but didn't catch him before he jumped into my roomie's lap, I screamed, 'Close your eyes!' and tried to grab the dog, but she saw anyway and was so grossed out."
-Kinsey, 23

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another dryer was free. My clothes needed only 10 more minutes, so I threw them in and waited. "When I got up to leave, I realized the first dryer my stuff had been in was still running ... and I decided to get revenge. The

machine was in a nook, hidden from most people's sight, so [ snuck over to it, threw all the clothes inside
~Alicia, 21

on the dirty floor, and left."

Abused, Busted, and Booted

"I really hated my last job. They treated me like crap, andl was so fed up that I actually searched for openings while at work. One day, I saw a posting that looked promising. It had an anonymous e-maii address to send a resume to, and I didn't think twice about applying. An hour later, Iwas fired on the spot. Turns out, Ihad applied to my current employer, and since it was anonymous, I had no clue. They asked me to leave the office immediately."
~Mari$sa, 26

Singled Out
"One evening, I was out with friends, including a few guys I hadn't seen in a while. The bar was packed, the music was loud, and everyone was having fun. At one point, the guys asked me about my dating life, and I said I was single but not looking for a relationship, which I practically had to yell over the music. As the last song stopped, I jokingly shouted, 'Actually, I prefer to have sex with random strangers!' It was so loud that everyone in the bar turned toward me, and all the guys were grinning from ear to ear. I got a lot of date requests that night." .....cfliara,30
-REPORTED BY GABRIELLE FRANK. KELLY THORf, AND STEFANIE TUDER

Kiss-Off
"During a girls' night, someone looked up my crush on Facebook ..I went over to the computer screen and posed next to his photo so my friend could take some funny pics-just to be stupid. Well, a few weeks later, I decided to upload a batch of pictures from my camera onto Facebook.1 clicked upload all, completely forgetting about those ridiculous shots.

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Bending the Law
"I was out one night and saw this really hot girl. She was definitely out of my league, but I wanted to try my luck anyway, so I walked over and struck up a conversation. To seem more appealing, I told her I worked at a law firm downtown, even though it was a lie..When I said that, her eyes got big, and she asked which one. Thinking I had impressed her, I made up some prestigious-sounding name ..She said, Weird, I've never heard of it. Iwork at a firm here too. Where exactly is your office?' When she saw the shocked expression on my face, she instantly looked skeetcal. I panicked and gave a lame excuse about having to go find my friend and walked away."
-Bryan, 31

blood moving, I started singing .Ioudly and dancing by my desk ....when my bo ss walked in. Apparently, he'd left his cel'l in his office. He saw me dancing, and I immediately froze and said, 'I'm Just really pumped for our meeting: He gave me a blank stare, grabbed his phone, and left."
-Jake, 24

The Big Bang

"My girlfriend and I went on a spring-break trip to the beach with a few friends. We shared a room in a

condo with another couple, which kept us from getwe snuck back from the beach and got midaction, I grabbed the shower curtain

Crash Course in Dating

"A friend set me up on a blind date. As I was pulling up to the restaurant to meet the girl, I accidentally tapped the car in front of me. The driver, a woman who looked to be about my age, was furious and demanded we call the police to report the incident. While waiting for the cops,l realized that she matched the description my friend gave me for my date, and I thought, Oh, crap. When the cops got there, she blurted out, 'I'm here for a blind date my friend put me up to! I did not sign up for this.' I felt like an ass and wanted to bolt. but the cop asked why I was there, so I confessed that I also had a blind date. When she made the connection, she was livid."
-Dan. 22

ting any action. By day three, we were so horny that . in the shower together. To steady myself

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rod, tugging it by accident. The whole thing came down with a loud thud. Seconds later, there was a knock on the door (our friends had apparently come back early), and a voice asked if I was okay. The bathroom was right by the living room, so everyone saw us do the walk of shame."
-Sam, 24

A Close Shave
"My roommate was such a mooch. Since we shared a bathroom, I constantly caught him using my face wash and shaving cream and even stealing my razors. I was so fed up that one night, I waited until he was asleep, snuck into his room, and sprayed my shaving cream on his pillow. I did it in a U shape around his head so when he eventually rolled around, he'd get it all over his face. The next morning, he was pissed, and Ijust said, 'I guess you don't like my shaving cream that much after all, huh?"
-Bill,23

Un~Luck the Draw of

'While playing Pictionary with my girlfriend and her family, I pulled a word that her brother must have come up with: a Brazilian. The timer was on and I'm really competitive, so I started drawing. Luckily, her sister's boyfriend understood my doodle before we hit the one-minute mark and yelled out the answer. Unfortunately, I had the task of explaining what a
-Michael,24

Brazilian was to my girlfriend's dad."

Dance Party ... ofOne

"I stayed at work late to finish a project for my boss. I was tired, so to wake myself up, I took out my iPod and turned on my mix of workout songs. To get my

~EPORTEDBV

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Look who we caught in tees featuring the latest must-wear icon.

His Jerky Moves Explain'ed

Experts swear that a lot of so-called bad male behavior can be chalked up to the fact that men's brains are wired differently than ours are. Aggravating yet true. Here are four prime examples.
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He zones out
when you're

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A guy's brain can handle one task at a time, so if he's ignoring you, he's hyperiocused on something else, like that video game he's playing, When one thing is in his head, nothing else exists. (This is also the reason he interrupts when you're talking.) When he's with his friends, a switch flips-he's in bro mode, which means playing rough and joking around with the guys. If he's teasing you too, rts because he wants you to feel included. His solution to any problem? Rip it off like a Band·Aid. So when you're ranting about how your coworker really pissed you off, he'll gloss over the comforting "There, there" and Jump right to the next logical step: how to solve it. Guys live in the day-to-day, so plans that need to be made months-or even weeks-in advance go straight to the back burner. It's not that he's trying to weasel out of doing prep work; he's just too focused on what you two are doing in five minutes to worry about the long-term.

He teases you whenbis friends are around. He'sunsym .. pathetic about your crappy day. Hemaleesno elfort to help plan your vacation.

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Q: We've heard you're clase with your mom. What did she

teach you about women? To listen. There are a whole lot of mistakes you can avoid as long as you keep your ears open.
Q: Sa what's the secret to getting a guy to do that? You can't tell him 15 things and expect him to hear all of them. If you give a guy too much to locus on, it becomes difficult for him to figure out what to do. You need to be obvious and specific. Q: Studies show that men these days are a bit lost when it cames 10 figuring DUllheir careers and futures. Should that be a dating deal breaker? No. What matters more is ifhe knows who he is as a person. If he's kind, if he cares for family, then the rest is just details. Q: What is a majur diflerence

Tips From a Man We Love)

We've been smitten with Wes Moore, investment banker and New York Times best-seltng author of The Other Wes Moore, ever since he was a panelist at our first annual Man Summit last year. He impressed us so much with his insight, we had to ask him to share more of his guy wisdom.

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between men and wo.men? 'Women are more complex than men understand, and we're more simple than women realize.

Is it really pussible tu change a man? On the surface, yes. You can change his wardrobe. A lot of times, though, women fan in love with the person they hope he'll become one day, and men can't Fundamentally change who they are. He's showing you right now who he'll be in 10 or 20 years.
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This photo will totany brainwash him...in a good way.

ASu~ereasy Love Booster

Studies show that simply looking at photos of happy moments makes you feel warm and fuz.zy all over again. You can totally use this to your advantage in your relationship by taking more pics of you and your guy having fun together and printing out copies for him (instead of letting them virtually rot in an iPhoto folder). "When you hand the snapshot to him, talk about what a great time you were having, which helps reinforce the pleasant memory," says Alan Brown, PhD, a professor of psychology at Southern M.ethodist University.

Secret.s His Top TV Show Reveals

The next time you want to size up a new guy, take a peek at his DVRlist. Consumer research firm Mindset Media found that people who name these programs as their faves have key personality traits in common.
THE OFFICE
Men who feel superior are 47 percent likelier to watch The Office than the average person. They consider themselves alpha dogs.

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DEADLIEST CATCH

THE COLBERT REPORT AI1tago nists are 61 percent more likely to watch Stephen Colbert. They say whafs on their mind and are quick to argue,

You've gotta wonder why guys like Tiger Woods, Jesse James, and now supposedly Tony Parker step out on their wives with women who are a major downgrade. According to experts, they probabty chose those women because they'll kiss their butts (figuratively ... or, hey, maybe literally), making them feel like less of a loser. The lesson: Even devoted men need an ego boost. So if you've been giving him lots of constructive criticism lately, also tell him what he's been doing right.
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"Quit Ragging on Ml Chest Hair Please'

Making jokes about his resemblance to King Kong may feel lighthearted to you, but secretly, it kiills him. One dude fills us in.
BY JOSEPH RIEKE
........._ A while back, a female friend

~ and I were in our bathing suits at a local lake, when she looked me over and said, "Hey, Wolfman, pass me a beer." My ego shriveled, but I played it off as I stealthily put my shirt back on, covering my animal chest. She continued to enjoy the day, but I felt emotionally scarred. Honestly, I don't think it should have bothered me quite so much, except it did ... and stilldoes. And it'snot just me: Most guys I've talked to are also sensitive when it comes to being Jibbed about their chest hair.

reaction: "Will women be turned off?" In a flip-flop, that evidence of manhood 1N'a~ecoming a source of b self-consciousness,

think we can take it. But what it ends up doing is making hirsute guys question their sex appeal.

The Tease That Doesn't Please

So why have I, and other shaggy dudes, become so touchy about body fuzz? Almost evely woman I know has gushed about how hot certain hairless actors are. And those innocent comments can sting. In fact, they made me so walY that I was actually a little freaked out to disrobe for the shirts-versus-skins Ultimate Frisbee games during college. Splinting down. the field, sweaty, I kept expecting to hear screams of terror: "It's Bigfoot, run for your lives!" Okay, so no one ever yelled that, hut I have endured many jokes about body hair from women. Not that these women are being mean ... they're mereiyteasing, because they

Help Out I:O!Jr Busby Boyfriend

It may not always be apparent, but guys base a lot of how they feel about their appearance on Signalswomen send. You can make a man feel more confident ahout his hair situation."\Ve don't even need you to praise our chests. Just keep yom Yeticomments to ... vourselves. If -you want to make him feel great, do something subtle. Talk up a celeb who actually spOlis hair on his body. No need to worship The Hoff (in fact, I strongly urge against it). But mention that you think Jake Gyllenhaal seems extra manly because he obviously doesn't have monthly appointments with Helga, the waxing extraordinaire. That lets us know that hairless wonders aren't the only guys you like.•

Hairy Situation
Bycollege, the smalltufts ofhair I had were beginning to divideand conquer my chest. Somehow, they had also started an alliancewith the hair below my belt line, and both armies started marching toward a rendezvous point somewhere ahove my navel. My first reaction: "I'm a man!" My second

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New tubes offer two shades or textu resthat you can wear on their own or mix whenyou want to get creative.
Inside RimmelT Glam'Eyes Day 2 Night Mascara, $8: a lengthening brush (open the pink cap) and a volumizing one (in the black ca p).

Jessica Alba's space-age eye look is fearlessly

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Asharp shadow shape like Jessica Alba's stands out in a sea of smoky eyes, says celeb makeup artist Tina Turnbow ..Use a damp liner bru.shto etch black eye shadow (such as Revlon luxurious Color Perle in Black Galaxy, $5) along your lower lashes. At the outer corner, extend color in an upward diagonal until it's under the tail of your brow,then angle it back toward the eye, moving across your crease to create a triangle. Fillin the area (lids included) with a dry shadow brush, and finish with mascara.

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Dragon breath takes an a.m. hookup from hot to not, so we had staffers try long-lasting funkfighters before bed. Here's what worked through the night
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~Korin,29

• Crest ProHealth Clinical Gum Protection Invigorating Clean Mint, $3.75. "Judging from my man's morning kisses, the superminty flavor lasted all night long."
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• Colgate MaxClean Toothpaste, $3.29. "My boyfriend loved this paste's fresh taste so much that he begged to use it too. I happily shared!"
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Every month, we answer a bunch a/your burning beauty questions.

Can hair products that contain alcohol fade my color?

Yes."Besides the usual suspects like sun and water, products with high alcohol contents-such as mousses, hair sprays, and volumizers-will strip pigment from the surface of strands," says NYC colorist Sharon Dorram. Preserve your hue with a volumizing, color-protecting shampoo (like Aveeno's, at right). When blowdrying, pull the hair at the crown straight up with a rou nd brush, blast it with hot air, and then switch to cool a ir to lock in the lift.

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No, says CND cofounder Jan Arnold. It gets a bad rap for drying out nails, but since it gets rid of polish faster (with less product) than nonacetone, it's still your best option. To cut nail contact time more, soak a cotton pad with remover and rest it on tips for two seconds to soften the polish before swiping off.

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A Smoldering Stare
To re-create Miley's defined eyes, apply charcoal liner and top it with matching shadow.

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DiorEye Shadow Palette in Gris, $58, and Smash box Powder Liner Grey, $22
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Head-turning red is superhot right now. Keep it vibrant by usi ng a crimson colordepositing conditioner daily.

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Conditioner, $6.50

Bombshell Boobs
Contour your curves, Shakira-style. Apply liquid bronzer, then brush on an eyecatching highlighter.

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The difference between the wow factor and the JWoww factor: a bottle (or five!) of self-tanner.

Nars Laguna Illuminator, $29, and Physicians Formula Beige Pearl,$14

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Mastera ______ -Moon Manicure
We like to think ofthis cuttingedge trend as the French mani's racy sister. Skip the salon and nail this cool effect at home.
THE PRO
Celebrity manicurist Kimrnie Kyees

THE PREP
File your nails to a rounded edge, apply a base coat, and pick two polish hues: a bright or dark plus a metallic (like Iegan's maroon and gold combo),
THE TECHNIQUE
Paintnailswith two coats of the bright or dark polish, ~irst swiping the brush down the center then moving to the side.s, A thinner edge of paint prevents cutidestains.

Next,dipafine'_ tipped paintbrush (a pointy eyeliner brush also works) into the other lacquer, and create a half moon-shaped arc that starts at the base of one side, extends about a quarter of the way up the nail, and finishes atthe base of the opposite side.

Fillin the space underneath each arc using the same polish and its regular brush (not the finetipped one). Apply two thin coats for more impact. Then amp up the shine and protect, your work from chipping by applying a layer of top coat to each nail.

Finally, dean up any skin smudges with the fine-tipped brush (skip cotton swabs, as the tiny fibers act like magnets, sti.cking to the damp paint), dipping it into polish remover and wipin.g it across stains until they disappear.

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Be sure your top coat is labeled quick dry. The ingredients in these formulas fuse the polish layers together (especially important for the moon area, which is made up offour layers of paint).

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