Elle

If this is a magazine for contemporary women then I've been marooned on the planet Zarg for the past decade. I would ask who on earth buys this - but I know. It's bought by the folks lured by the freebies on the front. I confess - I am one (the book wasn't bad either). Such freebies are currently the subject of a publishers' inquiry - concerning whether or not magazines like Elle can claim accurate circulation figures when 'inducements beyond the incidental' (to use their words) are on offer. In other words - would we have bought it if we hadn't been bribed? I would certainly hope not. I am sure there are women who spend hours ...

Elle is a glossy magazine full of fashion and articles about fashion. It is good for anyone working in the fashion industry that needs to keep up to date and for those women who are genuinely fashion-obsessed. I felt it was full of adverts so never bought it but hubbie picked up a copy on the train for me last night so I thought I'd read it. I did an interesting test first. I held it in one hand and just let the pages flick through from back to front. I have to say it failed my readability test. I did not notice one article. It was all adverts! Like I said, if you need to keep up to date with the fashion industry then I'm sure a collection of adverts ...

It is quite difficult to write a review about a magazine unless you buy it on a regular basis as, generally, there are variations between issues and it wouldn’t be fair to write a review based on one very good (or very bad) issue of a publication. From the rating that I have given this particular magazine, you may wonder why I continue to buy it as I so obviously do not seem to like it. However, I received a yearly subscription as a present for Christmas last year along with an exclusive subscription give containing Liz Earle cosmetics. Who is Liz Earle I hear you ask, well if you read Elle then you may know! Elle is a typical glossy magazine ...