Elle magazine's latest cover is genius | Life

23 Sep 2015

Chanté Petersen

We’re so used to seeing models and celebrities on the covers of magazines depicting unrealistic and almost unattainable standards of beauty. They are perfectly airbrushed and polished. Their flaws deleted from view, leaving them almost unrealistic looking.

We have forgotten that there is an alternative. Women like you and me, flaws and all.

In their latest issue, ELLE magazine is doing things a little differently from most magazines out there.

Anyone able to get their hands on the latest issue of ELLE Australia can now call themselves a cover star and join the ranks of celebs like Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian.

According to Buzzfeed, the October edition of this popular fashion magazine replaced its cover page with a mirror-like material.

So, you lift the cover to your face and your face will appear – however blurred - on the mag's cover.

With the intention of breaking ground, especially in the fashion and beauty industry, ELLE celebrates the varying complexities of womanhood.

Women all over social media are showing us their covers.

I have this cute little troll on Twitter who likes to tell me that my ed's letters are too long and too self-indulgent. Pretty sure she'll self-combust when she sees the extreme lengths I was prepared to go to in order to put myself on the cover via the new issue of #elleaus, on sale tomorrow #bethecover #loveyourtroll (and a big shout out and thanks to @susanabarbosa x)
A photo posted by Justine Cullen (@justine_cullen) on Sep 20, 2015 at 3:59am PDT

#BeTheCover - Congratulations @elleaus and @justine_cullen on a fabulous cover! We love it x #elleaus #WeAreWomen
A photo posted by NAC Media Group (@nacmediagroup) on Sep 21, 2015 at 12:49am PDT

SYDNEY-LA-TORONTO ?? #bethecover #travel #tour
A photo posted by Natasia Petracic. (@npetracic) on Sep 21, 2015 at 8:54am PDT

The #elleaus October issue starring YOU! Pick up a copy and post your own cover from Monday. PLUS, check out our epic portrait of what it means to be a woman inside. #BeTheCover #teamELLEaus
A photo posted by ELLE Australia (@elleaus) on Sep 17, 2015 at 8:58pm PDT

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