The Face

I decided to buy this too-trendy-for-its-own-good magazine after noticing Hear’say on the cover (not that I’m a fan or anything…) I was pleasantly surprised. ------------------- Advertisements ------------------- I counted 84 of the 210 sides as adverts. When I worked this out as exactly 40%, I was as disgusted as I’m sure you are now. I then became intrigued by this and counted the adverts in Marie Claire – and utterly shocking 57%. And so, 40% may sound a lot but compared to others it’s not actually *that * bad. ------------------- Content ... more

The face = music, fashion, art, lifestyles, shopping, and love. I love the face for the artwork, the unique perspectives, and the reflection of culture in today’s media. It’s a magazine about the civil war with media. It’s a magazine which teaches you great things about fashion, and at the same time, how the mainstream media is for bag women. It’s a great magazine for inspiration and creation, as everything looks like it’s been randomly written by a schizophrenic gay pack packer who fell into Hollywood. It’s mainly aimed at straight women, bi, or gay men- as it’s focus is “trends” and random ... more

I have bought The Face in the past because of its up-to-the-minute coverage of music, films, clubs and youth culture. Occassionally the magazine contains very perceptive coverage of current events. However what has put me off is the self-conscious trend-hopping that the magazine seems to engage in. One month somethings "in" and the next its all but forgotten. I know that in a sense this is the nature of popular culture but nevertheless I think that the publication is too extreme in its desire to be "with it". Ultimately I feel intimidated by the aspirational lifestyle that the magazine pushes ... more

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