Picking up the newest issue of CosmoGirl, which used to be my favorite magazine, I was somewhat disappointed by the contents. Tons of ads, very few interesting articles and it seemed like flavors of the month with nothing more to do than hocking their new flick were gracing the covers lately.
So, I shopped around and looked at what most people were buying. Having just turned seventeen, I was aware that I was far too old for such bubble-gum confectionaries like Tiger Beat and the like. I wanted something that had both an eye on fashion, hair and make-up, but also something deeper as well. A magazine not afraid to print articles about teens questioning their sexuality (which many still do) or safe sex and date rape.
Not that sex is the only issue out there, but for the average seventeen year old boy or girl it's on the table quite a bit. And yet I didn't want something like Cosmopolitan that only talked about sex and fashion.
Enter: Seventeen Magazine. I'd normally avoided it. It had seemed trashy in the past. It wasn't until flipping to the editorial page that I discovered why Cosmogirl had suddenly dropped in style and Seventeen was now coming up from behind. Atoosa, formally employed at the previous had now taken the helm at the second.
I took out a subscription as part of my birthday money, and so far have been quite pleased. Sure, it does feature girls like Hilary Duff, but the interviews are always responsible. There's less of the "So What's Your Favorite Color and Boy"? type of questions.
I'll admit it: Seventeen has made me a fashion junkie as well. Pair that with its "free stuff" page, one of the things I'd notice disappear from Cosmo Jr. and I was sold.
Another really, really good addition are the monthly "exercise advice" columns which include (healthy, not fad) diet advice, and a pull-out poster showing you some routines you can do to tone up a certain area of your body (legs stomach, etc.). They're not so intensive that you'll sweat (because they emphasize more on toning and light muscle than cardio), and are a great way to start out the day.
There are still plenty of ads, but it's something almost all publications are now forced to run. The thing that's really great about Seventeen is that it's practical: it knows we're not all Supermodels and actresses. Some of us have to deal with less-than-perfect bodies or bank accounts. So it does all recommendations in three tiers: Save, Spend and Splurge, letting you know where you can find the hottest fashions for much, much less.
In short, I think for the aging teen girl that Seventeen really is the ideal magazine: It's fun, but it's also smart.
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