Minx

Minx - Not bad, but not very good value for money (178 words)
by PoshAshMoshGirl - written on 08.07.00 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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As opposed to the other scathing reviews on here, I actually think Minx isn't as bad as it is being made out to be! Ok so maybe it is rather overpriced, and yes they do exhaust certain fashion topics etc, but I do still think there are often things worth reading in it! It has always intrigued me why there are no problem pages in the magazine, but I think this is deliberate to focus on positive thinking, and too many problem pages are tiresome! I love the feature where they have a celebrity describe their ideal date, and also the real life stories of people who have led exciting lives (unlike mine!) Maybe Minx isn't the best around, I prefer 19 ...

It's not rocket science - so what? (156 words)
by merlina - written on 16.08.00 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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To criticise Minx for its lack of serious journalism and heavyweight articles is to entirely miss the point. This is the mag for girls who just wanna have fun. Or just have fun at that moment, anyway. Its target market is girls who are quite happy to dub themselves 'laddettes' and want to read silly, fun and irreverant stuff about having a good time. And if that's its brief it does it fairly well. I'm too old to be in its target market but I enjoy reading this fairly regularly. It has a high feel-good factor, a completely different take on the world from its rivals, who all too often can be justifiably accused of taking themselves too seriously. If ...

Minx: Not minxy anymore! (171 words)
by h.rayfield - written on 20.07.00 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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I first started reading Minx when it first came out and it was quite a good read - however, it has gone seriously downhill since then. I used to enjoy the fact that it was fairly humourous, but now it seems to take itself really seriously. It has got loads more adverts than it used to and the articles seem to be aimed at 16 year olds instead of 20 somethings. Certainly, it contains nothing of interest to me. The celebrity interviews are all daft, they ask stupid questions and the interviews are far too short. You don't learn anything new and the magazine only seems to interview B list celebs these days anyway. Minx is expensive at £2.30 ...