Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A woman's magazine with class and intelligence to spare
Whenever I'd finish reading a magazine like 'Cosmo', I'd feel guilty for indulging in a magazine so obsessed with sex. But whenever I'd finish 'Marie Claire', I felt like I'd read something with quality without loosing any of the fashion and beauty advice (and even a little dating) that I love. The articles range from lingerie to skin care to guns to third world countries. It's the one magazine I can always read cover to cover. I feel as though I've actually learned something about life in other places and at the same time learned how to apply eyeliner more easily. While some magazines pride themselves on featuring models who are (gasp) size 4, 'Marie Claire' shows women with real bodies (there was a woman who was size 20 and proud) which makes me want to appreciate my body that way. The bottom line is the magazine has class and intelligence and plenty of it. If you get this magazine, you're not only getting fashion, dating and beauty, you're also getting a magazine with mind, soul and heart. And isn't that what we're all looking for?
Rating: - Perfect Time-Killing Magazine
Unlike Cosmo, Marie Claire is not only about how to please your man- it's actually written for women. Of course magazines like these are not literary masterpieces, but that's not why we read them. Marie Claire is great for reading on a plane, bus, train or anywhere else when you want something light and entertaining. the fashion tips are fun to read, the love/relationship advice is really aimed towards women's problems. of course there's the obligatory human interest piece which often seems out of place among pages of expensive clothing and mascara tips, but overall this is a great magazine.
Rating:  - Not what it used to be, but still the best of its kind
The new editor of Marie Claire changed things to make my favorite women's magazine more like Cosmopolitan than I'd like . . . but it's still not quite THAT bad. If you're going to indulge in any women's magazine, this is the one to choose.This magazine touts itself as a publication for "women of the world" and I have to say, it does a pretty decent job of earning that label. Marie Claire is the first place I read about the Taliban (years ago ... long before Bush and Co. exploited the Afghan women to propagandize their aggression in Central Asia), and about genital mutilation, sex slavery, and other issues that have since become very important causes in my life. The articles aren't as in-depth and well-balanced as they would be in other, more scholarly sources, but they're enough to pique the interest of any would-be activist. Unlike it's trashy cousin Cosmo, Marie Claire avoids articles about how to achieve the 15 minute orgasm or how to drive your man wild, but instead features articles about real women of all ages, shapes and sizes. When was the last time you saw a size 22 woman in Cosmopolitan, let alone one wearing a bathing suit and talking about how she'd learned to love her body? I just read that in Marie Claire last month! Also, Marie Claire tends to put more "real" women on the cover--Camryn Manheim and Susan Sarandon, for example. In all honestly, I don't like the new editor as much as I liked the last one, but Marie Claire still takes the high road more often then not. This magazine is always a much-welcomed break from my law books and study groups--and sometimes I don't even feel guilty!
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