Marie Claire (1-year)

I used to subscribe Cosmopolitan, which I find is more suitable for teenagers. And I am also in the subscription of ELLE. Comparing these two, I prefer M.C., since it puts many real life stories around the world about women in it, and gives you many wise advises not only about fashion, but also about family, career path, relationship and so on. For me, it is a great magazine!

Started receiving my issues a few weeks after I ordered them and there's been no problems, just a great deal!

I'm disappointed with the new direction that Marie Claire has taken. I remember reading this magazine just a few years ago, and it was full of fashion advice that I could actually use.

Not anymore. I suspect it's fashion director Nina Garcia's fault, but unless you are the kind of person who can drop $650 on a sweater or a couple thousand bucks on a dress, there isn't a whole lot in this magazine that you can use, nor is there very much that you would actually WANT to use. For example, my latest issue highlights floor-length tulle skirts paired with denim jackets. Where am I supposed to wear that? The "101 Ideas" section in the front is full of very pricey designer clothes; many items are so expensive that the caption simply reads, "Price Available on Request." Seriously, how useful is this for the majority of Marie Claire's readers? Marie Claire focuses on clothes you could probably never afford, with only a few "bargains" thrown in.

Marie Claire has turned into a snobby, useless imitation of Vogue/Elle. Its editors need to revisit the old axiom "know your audience." I will definitely not renew my subscription. If it had cost more than five bucks, I would be very angry that I had wasted my money.

This is a great magazine for fashion and trends if you are in highschool, college, or 20s and 30s. After 40, no way.

its a good magazine but truly for the younger set 20-30 although there was a few things that interested me. not really my thing but i am a grandma young one but still a grandma