I’m feeling somewhat inspired right now. Sadly not to do my schoolwork, more along the lines of creatively inspired. I feel I ought to make use of this sudden rush of creative joy, but I’m not quite sure how to, so I’ll just blog about it instead!

Today mainly consisted of aimlessly wandering around the city centre. I was meant to be meeting my friend and as she was slightly late, I popped into Borders to flick through some magazines. Of course, what happens when you go without intending to buy something, you always spot something you HAVE to buy - in my case it was Lula Magazine. It was only £4.99, which compared to the £9 I thought it was going to be, seemed very reasonable (add that to the biannual publication and it strikes me as being very good value)

I’ve been searching for Lula since around issue 3 or 4 (we’re now on issue 6, so that tells you how long I’ve been searching) and nowhere in Birmingham seemed to stock it. Borders seems to have had an influx of interesting (would you call them indie or alternative or what?) fashion mags lately - there’s been one called Muse (which I considered getting until the £9.50 price tag reared it’s ugly head) as well as ones like Wonderland, ID, Dazed & Confused, V etc. I honestly don’t buy many magazines anymore before I find a lot of them a little pretentious or boring (Vogue I find of the utmost tedium, but in it’s defence, it’s not aimed at my age group). In fact, the only one I read regularly is Nylon, which I have a subscription to (still haven’t received my April issue though…) and love loads. I only wish they had a UK based equivalent.

Anyway, I’d heard loads of great things about Lula, so naturally I wanted to have a read. Having finally got my hands on a copy today, I’ve had a little flick (read about a third) and so far I quite like it. It’s not pretentious and definitely not boring. I’d say it’s quite whimsical and appeals to a side of me which no-one knows about - my romantic girly side. Yes, I am a hidden romantic - there, I said it. Tears have trickled down my cheeks during films more times than I care to admit and I’m not exaggerating when I say no-one knows. (We’ll just keep it between ourselves I think…)

The format of the magazine strikes me as looking like it just consists of editorials. Which is fine by me; me like pictures! Yet it’s not, because it has some thoughtful interviews with various people. The questions are intriguing as they touch where inspirations are drawn from, what the person was like as a child and other things of that ilk. I love the fairy-tale atmosphere the magazine evokes through the photography, layout, content and general attitude. So far I’m quite liking it, but I’d say it’s not something that will appeal to all. I think it’s more suited toward the dreamer. An atypical girl who likes to explore, romanticise and be inspired. I think a liking for fashion, clothes or just dressing up would help too. Certainly, many people have those qualities and maybe it’s really just a matter of having a read for yourself to decide. Maybe many of you have already read it, in that case, what did you think?