Elle and Vogue in February

Buying magazines is a fairly routine activity, but for some reason I still get a thrill when I pick up a new magazine each month, particularly when there is a lovely cover and the promise of new Spring fashion inside (especially in the middle of The Big Freeze). Today I picked up the February UK editions of Elle and Vogue and both are especially beautiful.

Elle has the edge, I think. Natalie Portman looks lovely and I love what she's wearing, but it's the muted tones of the cover that look fresh and particularly appeal to me.



Vogue jumped out at me for a different reason. Although I don't think I love that dress by itself, the colour combination of lilac and hot pink is really eye catching and full of promise that the snow, ice and slush will soon (I hope) disappear and be replaced by the colours of Spring.

I love a bit of wit with my daily dose of fashion

Love Carine Roitfeld's No Smoking shoot for the April issue of French Vogue, and love Jezebel's take on it even more...

Nylon magazine - read online

Nylon magazine is one of the more artistic and creative fashion magazines out there, with a fresh and irreverent take on fashion and a pleasantly different approach to the major publishers when it comes to beauty writing. Unfortunately it can be hard to find in Irish newsagents, which is why I was so pleased to see that they make their past issues available online, and for free! You'll need to sign up to a free 3 month digital subscription (no credit card details required!) to see the more recent issues and once you've created an account, you can log in anytime to read the issues online. Recent cover stars have included the White Stripes, Christina Aguilera, Christina Ricci and the infamous (and ubiquitous) Ms. Lohan and the current issue is fronted by Nicole "I don't know why I'm famous either" Richie. Happy reading!

Image courtesy of http://www.nylonmag.com/