Maybe it's because I skipped the two 'summer' issues and have therefore forgotten how great this magazine can be, but I bought this today and really liked the page design.
I feared that because it was such a thin issue, that there wouldn't be much content. But everything was so visually striking, I was satisfied with what I saw. The mood was quite dark, the sense of drama was all in the shadows, and what a woman might be hiding.
I was also relieved to see that the 'new Brazilian' referred to the hair straightening treatment, rather than a new method of torture for where the sun doesn't shine.
Having been alerted to the quality of the free bag, I was prepared for the fact that I had to sit there for five minutes and snip all the loose threads from the seams, before it looked half-reasonable - and I'm only intending to use it for laundry.