US versus UK Magazine Covers: January 2012

1. VOGUE

Vogue US: Vogue has been doing quite a lot of ocean, seaside covers, haven't they? Just last month had Charlize Theron emerging from the water. Obviously I love it, but that's a lot of repetition. Meryl Streep looks lovely by the water. The cover in general is very elegant. 

Vogue UK: I am blown away by this cover. The blue, red hair and gold looks so well together, the quality of the photo is sultry and dreamy, and Florence's eyes and makeup look perfect-- I just can't get over it! Mario Testino does it again. The way her body is positioned makes my eyes go straight to her eyes and hair, then down to her low-cut dress which is very Florence-esque. I'm not a fan of magazines putting celebrities in outfits that are totally not their style. It just feels so fake. So good job British Vogue!

WINNER: Vogue UK.

would you like to go to the seaside?

Of course you all know about my love for Keane, so it only makes sense that I start off this post with a graphic based on the lyrics to their b-side song, "Fly to Me." (Such a beautiful song. Please give it a listen!) I've recently been thinking about how much I want to go to the seaside. Not the whole honeymoon-style Mexico beach or California sun. No tourists and all that fuss. But the moody, romantic, dark, lovely cliffs and rocky beaches in England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. 

Trust me, I'm not wedding-obsessed like some people my age, but I would love to get proposed to on a Scottish seaside, like in the photo above. On a windy, misty day, wrapped in a trench coat. Some people are California babes, or love the Caribbean scenery. But I love a moody seaside, I just think it's beautiful.