Real Simple Magazine Reviews

This is one of the few magazines I have found that is well worth the money.  The newsstand price is pricey but it is cheaper to subscribe to the publication.  Each issue I have found is very informative, has great ideas that are simple, & has fantasic tips on organization.  This magazine has been recommended to tons of my friends, many of which have subscriptions now.  —  I would highly recommend picking up a copy of Real Simple.  I have found SO many helpful hints that I utilize.  Sometimes the ideas are so simple (things you probably have already at… read full review »

No home should be without a subscription to this magazine! — I can't remember when I first picked this magazine up, but from that moment on I became a loyal subscriber.  Real Simple has something for everyone.  It's easy to read, always covers a large variety of topics and has beautiful pictures. — My favorite monthly feature are the product reviews.  They always pick several things from clothes to make-up and food.  The brands that they review range from the inexpensive to the expensive.  They actually have staff members and readers use… read full review »

This magazine is the best magazine I have read.  I have stopped subscribing to Glamour (most of those tips only work for supermodels) and Cosmo (again.. not great tips for the everyday female) and only subscribe to Real Simple.  Real Simple has most of the type of articles I read in other magazines anyways and is twice the size.  — I have a notebook where I keep inspirations and "ahas".  Most of the pages in there are from Real Simple magazine.  I find numerous great ideas in each and every magazine I recieve.  I also buy this magazine as a mother's day… read full review »

I've been receiving this magazine for over three years. I love the writing, as you get witty humor and helpful hints! I read it cover to cover every time I get it, even if it's 300 pages! I've got so many good recipes out of it also. It's a great magazine, and makes a wonderful gift to a woman of any… read full review »

I got this magazine one time, as a get a free trial, if you aren't happy just cancel your subscription, keep the magazine, blah,blah. — I loved the magazine. When it came it the mail, it was reminiscent of the huge JC Penny Catalog you get at Christmas! It was huge! Then I began to flip through....all the ads! It was ridiculous! Every other page was another ad! As many ads as the thing had, the magazine should have been free! — I loved the articles, it had wonderful, simple ideas! For the average woman, like me. I am nowhere near rich, but, am always looking for new, unique,… read full review »

I have subscribed to Real Simple for many years -- since near its beginning, I believe.  This, however, will be my last year.  Over the years, the magazine's content has diminished, and its advertisements have increased.  This is true with most magazines today, which is why I won't be subscribing to anything. — Real Simple always has some beautiful cover art, and I love the paper sculptures that are made and photographed to hilight the magazines various sections.  I also usually enjoy their product reviews (though I often wonder how "independant" they actually… read full review »

When Real Simple was a new magazine, I read a few issues and was impressed with the number of useful tips in each issue.  Real Simple had fresh tips I'd never heard of that seemed so innovative and effective.  — — Recently, however, I read a couple more issues.  (I had ordered a  two-issue trial subscription.  If I liked the two issues, I could pay for the subscription and continue to receive it.)  I read both issues cover to cover, including all the ads--and sadly, those seem to make up the majority of the content.  Not only were there plenty… read full review »

Real Simple Magazine is truly the most worthwhile impulse buy while you're waiting for all of your groceries to be rung up. It is full of amazing, unique ideas, uplifting pictures and stories, and is all put together in a really fresh way. — — Just seeing this magazing on the rack shows you that it is really something different than the rest of the glossy gab rags. It is a large magazine, filled with everything you want in a magazine and put together so beautifully that after you have read and reread, shown your family, read again... and well, maybe read one last time because… read full review »

I have been subscribing to Real Simple for about five years, and I have (I hate to admit this, because it's kind of ironic when you consider how I read Real Simple for ideas on how to pare down, organize, and live simply) kept every single issue.  The magazine design is beautiful and classy --- have you noticed that magazines like Family Circle and Woman's Day are now copying the types of clean, photographically beautiful covers of Real Simple? — I love the recipes, which for the most part (unlike Martha Stewart Living) do not call for bizarre ingredients or things like eggplant,… read full review »

 When this magazine first came out, I was given a sample copy because I was a subscriber to a "sister magazine".  That first issue did not impress me much...there were too many ads, and overly simple articles that offered nothing new.  I decided that I would not subscribe, it was just not for me.  This year I was again offered an opportunity to subscribe after sampling another issue, and I must say that the magazine has definitely come into its own!  While the articles are still short and simple, they do offer valuable ideas.  The recipes are good, the… read full review »

This is one magazine that is worth the subscription! It takes several days to get through one issue, since every page is full of fantastic information, interesting articles and worthwhile tips. Everything is relevant to the average reader; I never feel that the writers are talking down to me! I can use and try all that they recommend - and they rate just about everything! From make up to cleaners to the best jeans for our body type - this magazine can point the way to the best of the best in every category. And the recipes are the best! Each one can be made by the average cook with no… read full review »

My mother bought me a guest subscription 4 years ago and I've been hooked ever sense. After about a year, I came to find out that my husband would read them as well. He put down his Maxim and actually ready the tips in the Real Simple. I'd tell him about a way to organize our office and he'd finish my sentence! I was a little jealous, I wanted to seem like I was the only one in "the know". It has come in handy on many occassion and has probably saved us on many occassions with articles that tell you when certain food items go bad. I like the product comparisson and have found them helpful and… read full review »

The recipes in RealSimple are great, especially as they give you the shopping list of ingredients. Sometimes items recommended in RealSimple are over my budget, but they usually offer a range of options for those on a tight budget, which is nice. I do think that in order to utilize all of the tips they give, one has to be willing to throw out some extra dough to get the items suggested. Being that I am only 25, hopefully over the years I will be able to get to all of the suggestions they offer while staying within my budget. — RealSimple has great tips for everything, from clothing, to… read full review »