Eve

Eve cleverly describes itself as the smarter woman's read. Smart is one of those deliciously ambiguous words which can mean well groomed and fashionable or quick witted and clever or perhaps both. I am sure I am not alone in aspiring to smartdom however defined and reading Eve is bound to help isn't it? But who are these smarter women Eve is targeting? In the June magazine Eve has given awards to what they consider to be the 20 smartest women in Britain, these are described as women who are out to change the world, perhaps following the footsteps of a certain eponymous heroine? "They are inspirational, not only for their jaw dropping ...

I like this magazine - it's glossy, but has more substance to it than the usual women's magazine It's from the BBC, so you assume it's trying to educate, slightly anyway, and the tone reminds me of the quality Sunday papers. But there is certainly a sense of humour there too, a touch of irreverence - for example, an article on thrush (infection) with illustrations of thrushes (birds). It's packed with features: food; health section with genuinely useful information; gardening; house-y type things. There are fairly serious articles e.g. one on the bionic man (with an artificial limb) and one on global threats like pollution and GM food. ...

Lately I get the feeling I'm getting old before my time. All the sex tips in the other magazines just seem to be the same old thing and when i look at some of the backless frontless bottomless dresses advertised I just wonder how the heck women wear them without freezing. I began to long for a magazine with some real meaty content. And what do you know, I found it. Eve is a marvelous piece of work. Finally intelligent and interesting articles on things ranging from the everyday (are we having too many periods?) to the slightly more bizarre (strange article on an enema holiday... well you had to be there I guess) all of them intriguing and good fun to read. It was ...