I’ve been wanting to subscribe to a magazine lately, but I have no idea which one. Any ideas or mags that you love? I’ve done vogue and elle before, so now I’d like something a little more…realistic. Or just something totally ridiculous. Thanks for the help!
I understand completely! While I love to browse the pages of huge fashion magazines such as Vogue and look at all the gorgeous pictures, they are incredibly unrealistic. When was the last time you walked down the street wearing an outfit featured in Vogue?
While I love browsing almost any type of magazine, I find myself subscribing to the ones that aren’t just fashion, or aren’t just cooking. I like the magazines best that have stories, fashion tips, recipes, and tons more, all wrapped into one nice little bundle.
♥ Nylon. Somehow along the way I got a free subscription to this magazine, and completely fell in love. It has a good deal of fashion, makeup tips, music reviews and stories that always seem to peek my interest. It is one of the more realistic fashion magazines in my opinion, as I could see myself actually wearing the stuff on the pages throughout.
♥ Bust. I love Bust, and have been reading it for many years. I love their ‘anything goes’ attitude, and their feminist outlooks on things. Their articles are witty, and often times a bit off the wall, but that is part of the appeal. Great magazine, though possibly not for everyone. Check it out at your local bookstore, for some good laughs!
♥ Real Simple. This is just an all around fantastic magazine. There is a little something for everyone in their. With little bits of fashion, recipes, useful tips, book reviews, and tons and tons more, I am always happy when this arrives in the mail. It is the perfect magazine for someone who may have just moved out of mom and dad’s house or for anyone looking to manage their daily routines more quickly and efficiently, in fact, I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t get something out of reading this.
♥ Cooking Light. Don’t let the title of this magazine fool you. Though a good deal of the magazine is dedicated to cooking healthy, there is a lot of other stuff packed in their as well about living a healthy life. The recipes are fantastic, and they have a lot of little tips on entertaining a few or many.
♥ Imbibe. This is a really fun magazine, all about drinking, and no, not just liquor! There is all sorts of fun drinks in every issue, coffee, tea, juices, mixed cocktails, flavor infused liquors, etc. Definitely worth checking out if you are like me, and like fancy beverages, or if you love to host cocktail parties!
♥ Juxtapoz. An all around really great magazine that features a ton of up and coming artists. I love looking through and getting inspiration from other’s works.
I am still really upset that Jane magazine went under, that was such a fun magazine.
What magazines do you guys subscribe to or love dearly?
xoxo,
Cedar
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Sarah says:
God, I have such a love/hate relationship with Nylon. Most of the content is really fabulous and I love their music coverage, but they also seem to be extending Cory Kennedy’s 15 minutes of fame who, as far as I can tell, is famous for dressing like a homeless person. And that bothers me.
March 9th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
talley says:
i’m obsessed with nylon. i absolutely love it! i’m also a huge fan of 17, but i don’t know how old your asker is, so she may be a little old for it.
but if you’re looking for cheap magazine subscriptions, check out ebay. sometimes you can even get bundles!
March 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
MissCedar says:
Talley - Wow! Thanks for the tip, there are some really amazing deals on magazines on eBay…I will probably have ten new subscriptions before the night is over!
March 9th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Jfer says:
I love Adorn magazine! Its all about DIY clothes, furniture, art, crafts and jewelry. Everyime I get an issue I just want to stay home and create.
March 10th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Rose says:
I like Lucky mag. The styles in there meets my simple classic style… nothing too outrageous. I was acyually looking for some new subscriptions, I will def be checking out ebay and maybe nylon :).
Love the blog Miss Cedar. I just recently magically came across it and am hooked
I may not comment.. but am reading.
March 10th, 2008 at 7:31 am
MissCedar says:
Rose - Thank you for stopping in to say hello!
March 10th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Ava says:
I absolutely adore Imbibe. They are so pretty too! I keep all the issues on my cookbook shelf and protect them from spills when I’m mixing up the recipes.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
softspoken says:
my favorites (other than those already mentioned) are
-venus zine (very similar to bust)
-adbusters (breaking down the system and exposing how bombarded we are with advertising in our consumerist culture)
-radar (intelligent, interesting)
-adorn (diy goodness)
-papermag (fashion)
-knit1 (if you like to knit!)
-interview (started by andy warhol, the photography’s often fantastic and i just love the actual literal hands on feel of the paper they use. i usually look more to their fashion spreads than anything in vogue.)
-burdamode (for sewers!)
March 12th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Katie says:
Real Simple is wonderful! I love their articles on how to keep your life organized and they have lots of cute ideas.
This may sound silly but my favorite magazine has to be Glamour. It’s probably along the same lines as Elle except that Glamour takes the time to include articles on IMPORTANT things like women’s rights and sustainability.
Every issue has an article written by Marian Pearlman! She travels the world looking for remarkable women whose stories she can tell. They are incredible. Plus once a year they have their Green issue all about sustainability!
It’s a little trendy but I love it.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Ruby says:
I really love W Magazine. It does have the ridiculously out-of-touch with reality editorials found in Vogue and Elle, but it also has some really quite good articles.
March 18th, 2008 at 6:31 pm