Girlfriend Australia
Winter 2020Girlfriend is Australia's best teen girls magazine. It is independent, smart, a little bit naughty and pretty damn cool. It is familiar, comfortable and trusted like a good friend but it also likes to shock you with its honesty, surprise you with its innovation, engage you with its quality and impress you with its creativity. Girlfriend is confident, fun, loud, and pretty. She's the leader, the trouble-maker, she tells it like it is, she's the one that can make anything happen. She's the kind of girl that everyone teenager wants to be.
Editor
Welllll... I think it’s fair to say that 2020 has been absolutely CRAZY so far! In our last issue we didn’t have a care in the world and were busy swooning over Harry Styles when he told us about his new album. But since then the world has been shut down due to COVID-19, and we’re praying to the 1D gods that Harry’s Australian tour in November isn’t cancelled! If you are feeling overwhelmed or anxious right now, you’re definitely not alone. It is a scary time and when something is out of our control we can feel totally helpless. But at GF we’ve been trying to focus on the things that make isolation kinda great. Want to binge-watch Riverdale again guilt free? Easy! Been putting off redecorating your room?…
GF HQ
PATTERN PERFECTION We worked with the lovely @hellolittlesam to whip up some totally Insta-worthy prints for the background of our winter coat shoot. Then we joined forces with @misterwallpaper – they literally turn any design or image into wallpaper. All you do is upload your image on their website and it magically turns into a wallpaper! Bedroom feature wall/TikTok background, anyone? NAILED IT To help us prep for our new roles as hand models at the fash shoot, we had to call in the big guns. The legends at SNS Nails actually popped in to the office to treat us to personal manicures at our desks (pre-Coronavirus, of course)! From a flamin’ hot-pink lewk to cute blue polka dots, let’s just say our new nails inspired us to do even…
The edit
THE BUCKET LIST Who says bucket hats are just for summer? Give this headwear trend a makeover for the colder months by adding textures (corduroy, felt, even faux fur). Perfect to keep your noggin’ warm but without the beanie sweat! SUPERSIZED SCARVES Bigger is better when it comes to scarves this season. Wrap these chunky-yet-funky knits around your neck, use them as a shawl or an emergency blanket — the options are endless! LOUNGIN’ AROUND Prepare to be the ultimate lady of leisure in these baby-soft buys. Bra off, hair in bun, loungewear on — it’s Netflix and chill time, baby! (The PG kind, of course.) TURTLE-Y GORGEOUS If you haven’t got the memo, turtlenecks are officially cool again — everyone has been rocking this winter staple lately. And why…
Astro guide
GEMINI May 22 – June 21 The money gods have been good to you and you’ve got more funds to play with. Just don’t spend it all at once coz July’s eclipse does not bode well for finances. Also, soz to say, but a crush might ghost you. As they say, all things are temporary and August will bring an upturn in both your love life and dollarydoos. SELF-CARE TIP: Save your funds and spend quality time with the fam over a Netflix binge or 10. CANCER June 22 – July 22 As the Sun enters your money house on July 22, you’ll end up on a mad prosperity streak and $$$ will fall into your lap. While your financial sitch is thriving, your love life will be hit with…
Lunar power
It might look serene, but the moon is actually a total boss. It not only controls tidal forces, but some believe it can affect our emotions, too! And all from 300,000 kilometres away. Impressive! The thing about the moon is that it moves rapidly. While the sun takes 30 days to go through each star sign, the moon only spends a day or two in each! So, its ever-changing cycles are thought to have a serious impact on our everyday feels. Feeling teary? Probs a Blood Moon. Sudden breakup? Yep, that’s the Wolf Moon for you. There’s so many types of lunar cycles and each has some suuuuper freaky way of making everything awesome or chaotic AF. So, here’s the lowdown on everything lunar… THE MOST POWERFUL MOONS ... BLOOD…
WHAT’S IN A NAME? WELL, A LOT, TBH
JANUARY WOLF MOON Pop on that wolf onesie and howl it out! Yep, Wolf Moon –the first moon of the year – is always an intense one. You’ll probs burst into tears for no reason. It’s totally normal, so ride it out! FEBRUARY SNOW MOON Life’s challenges? Had those for breakfast, #thankyouverymuch. What’s next? We’re ready for anything! Bring it on, as Snow Moon has us feeling fuelled up! MARCH WORM MOON OK, worms… not that inspiring! But the Worm Moon is all about new beginnings. Srsly, that boy you’ve been crushing on since forever? Now is the time to go for it! APRIL PINK MOON Clear skin? Check! Locks looking glossy AF? Check! The Pink Moon is making you look lit, as it’s all about beauty making its way…
